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Summary: Decent exercise in young adult whodunitism
Review: If you're looking for a good, swift read to take you through a cozy night by the fire, you could do a lot worse than to pick up Slumber Party, which is about a gaggle of high school girls who are snowbound in a luxurious winter resort. And oh, it seems that one of them is a murderess.
Pike does a good job in this one, sticking to his by-the-numbers formula involving attractive teens, plot twists designed to throw suspicion on everyone but the murderer, and a paranoid feeling that the muderer walks among us.
It may not be original, especially when measured against Pike's other books from the same period, but at least he does it well, moving us from point A to point B without a pause to catch our breaths.
Young adults will like the way that this novel has been tailored to suit their culture (pop culture, that is), and while it may not educate anyone about the real world, it's a pleasant diversion. And hey, you're reading, so that's good.
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Summary: "It was eight years later, and it was happening again...."
Review: In "Slumber Party," 17-year-old Lara Johnson (the protagonist) and her five girl friends (Celeste Winston, Dana Miller, Rachael Grayson, Nell Kutroff, and Mindy Casey) travel to Cedar Stream, California, for a weekend ski trip. Shortly after they arrive, strange and dangerous things start to occur: a snowman mysteriously melts; Dana goes missing, leaving unusual ski tracks in the snow--both events leading Lara to a "supernatural hypothesis"--and then Mindy's arm gets seriously burned in the fireplace. What it all leads back to is a fiery slumber party eight years ago when one of them was disfigured and her sister died. And someone wants to make sure they never forget it."Slumber Party" wasn't quite as engaging as some of Pike's later books (I think this is his first published book under this pseudonym), but it was still a fast-paced mind twister, with a little bit of romance thrown in between Lara and a 22-year-old guy (Percy Chand) she meets at the lodge. It vaguely reminded me of "Weekend" (the book published just after this one), because of its conspiratorial vacation setup; though instead of heading South, this one heads for the slopes. If you've read "Weekend," then you may be able to uncover the mystery in "Slumber Party" a little quicker. This is certainly worth picking up if you're a Pike fan and/or like teen suspense.
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Summary: Best book I have ever read.
Review: It was the first of his books I read and I think it was for a school reading assignment and I could not put it down. I was so involved in the story that even when company came I was rude and kept reading. Once again he ties everything in and made me want a sequel just so I could hear further of the characters. I have read it twice and hope to buy it when I have the chance and I see it in the store. Hoping, everytime I walk into the bookstore to see a sequel hasn't done me much good but I hope, someday to see a follow-up because I daresay that it was truly the best book I have read. I can't say enough about it
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Summary: My review for "Slumber Party"
Review: Slumber Party was a great book and it was very well written. The book had me guessing throughout. Mr. Pike did a wonderful job on writting this book . It keeps the reader intertwined in it. I think it is a great book. And many more people should read it.
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Summary: Slumber Party
Review: Slumber Party was the first Christopher Pike book I read (my 5th grade teacher had a whole shelf full of them) and just reading this one got me hooked. Slumber party is a great horror story - suspenseful, scary, and has a lot of mystery. I wouldn't recommend this book to children under twelve, but then again, I read it when I was ten, and it didn't bother me... I loved it! I give this book five out of five stars... try reading some of Christopher Pike's other books! They're awesome! I personally recommend the "Last Vampire" seriees (6 books), the "remember Me" series (3 books), "Fall into Darkness", "Spellbound", "Die Softly", "Bury Me Deep", and "Scavenger Hunt". These are all excellent, spine-tingling books with a bit of a twist!
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Summary: A wounderful book
Review: The book "Slumber Party" by Christopher Pike was the first book I've read of his and it was exellent. I would give "Slumber Party" a 4. i loved the book "slumber Party" because it delt with a group of 6 girls that went on a ski trip to find out that something weird was going to happen to them. It started with a snowman that melted and shouldn't have, then went on to a mysterious phone call. When one of the girls went for a jog and didn't return the girls start to wounder whats happening. "Slumber Party" is a great mystery book that keeps you in suspense.
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Summary: Couldn't put it down!
Review: This book is really awesome and I would reccomend it to anyone, because it's very exciting and quite creepy. Out of all the books I have read, I will never forget this one. You are constantly trying to figure out what the mystery is to it, therefore you HAVE to keep reading it. I highly suggest that you read it!
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Summary: WOW
Review: This book surprised me! It wasn't like others I've read by Christopher Pike. It is about how a girl named Lara who goes on a skiing vacation with her friends to a house owned by one of the girl's family. In the story Lara runs into a lot of bad luck and most of the incidents seem to be related to fire. Lara gets spooked because in her childhood she and her friends had a slumber party. During the slumber party, Nell, the girl who's family owns the cabin, had to bring her little sister Nicole and she ended up dying from fire. Lara thought Nicole had come back to haunt her because she died caught on fire and Lara tried to put her out by dumping brandy on her. A couple minutes later she blew up. At the cabin weird things happen. A snowman melts that is in shade and it is freezing out side. Dana suddenly disappears and one of her skis is found on the path. Mindy's arm suddenly catches on fire and her arm wasn't touching any fire. To top it all off the so-called police man that parks their car for them may not even be a police man but a car theif. This book was very unpredictable!
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Summary: WOW
Review: This book surprised me! It wasn't like others I've read by Christopher Pike. It is about how a girl named Lara who goes on a skiing vacation with her friends to a house owned by one of the girl's family. In the story Lara runs into a lot of bad luck and most of the incidents seem to be related to fire. Lara gets spooked because in her childhood she and her friends had a slumber party. During the slumber party, Nell, the girl who's family owns the cabin, had to bring her little sister Nicole and she ended up dying from fire. Lara thought Nicole had come back to haunt her because she died caught on fire and Lara tried to put her out by dumping brandy on her. A couple minutes later she blew up. At the cabin weird things happen. A snowman melts that is in shade and it is freezing out side. Dana suddenly disappears and one of her skis is found on the path. Mindy's arm suddenly catches on fire and her arm wasn't touching any fire. To top it all off the so-called police man that parks their car for them may not even be a police man but a car theif. This book was very unpredictable!
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Summary: Excellent Mystery!
Review: This book was one of the best books I've ever read in my entire life! I've read tons of mysteries and horror stories but this is the best one! Christopher Pike is an excellent author, and I'm currently reading another book of his titled, "Remember Me" Slumber Party has a lot of characters involved in the story, but it introduces them carefully so you can remember them, and try to figure out who is the murderer. It has an excellent plot, and I'd love to tell you it, but it would spoil the whole suprise. I would definetly recommend this book for teens you hate to read. I myself am 13 years old and my other friend was staying at my house and we actually read the rest of the book together, and she hates to read, but she LOVED the book! I look up to Christopher Pike as an EXCELLENT author and hope to become one myself someday!
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