Nightmare

Nightmare

<p><b>For fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes <i>Nightmare</i> from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon.</b><br>  <br>        Emily has never fit in with her overachieving family. Instead of getting straight As, she sits in the back row and hides behind her hair. As a result, her parents have enrolled her for the summer at Camp Excel, an academic camp for underachievers. Emily doesn€t want to go, and not just because she thinks it isn€t necessary. Since she was a child, she€s been plagued by a recurring nightmare. And something about this camp feels familiar. Has she been there before? Why can€t she remember?<br>        With the help of two new friends, Emily discovers that her nightmare is not just in her head. Someone at Camp Excel has a secret and will do anything€"even kill€"to keep Emily from uncovering the truth.<br>  <br> €œA taut, well-constructed mystery.€ €“<b><i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b><br>  <br> €œReaders will once again fall under Nixon€s spell as they enjoy this page-turner.€ €“<b><i>School Library Journal</i></b><br>  <br> €œ[An] inimitable blend of horror and whodunit.€ €“<b><i>Booklist</i></b><br>  <br> €œ[<i>Nightmare </i>has] taut suspenseful passages€¦[and] clever false leads.€ €“<b><i>Publishers Weekly</i></b></p>