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Spellbound

by Christopher Pike · 1988

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They found Karen Holly dead in the mountain stream and thought Jason had murdered her in a fit of rage. Now Jason has a new girlfriend, and together with some new kids in town is returning to the place where Karen was killed. Some will die. The others will come face to face with a horror beyond imagining.

Genre
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Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of thishigh schoolhigh schoolMore like thisLess of this
Mood
creepycreepyMore like thisLess of thisnostalgianostalgiaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adultchildrens
Length
medium · 211 pages

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