The Creek by Jennifer Holm is an intense and suspenseful novel that is hard to put down. A quiet, peaceful suburban neighborhood is turned upside-down when a juvenile delinquent returns to his parents' home. Horrible things associated with this young man's past begin to happen again when he returns, and it seems as if his acts of violence are targeted toward one particular group of friends who live in the neighborhood, especially a young girl named Penny. To save Penny, the truth of these acts must be discovered, yet in this book the truth is not always what it seems.
The mystery of this story is one that pushes beyond the typical plot of a child-turned-detective tale and I was kept on the edge of my seat throughout the book, waiting anxiously to see what would happen next while wondering what would happen to Penny. The author does a fantastic job of creating a heightened sense of suspense as the action unfolds, making this a book that readers of mystery and suspense will enjoy.
Due to the intensity of the events in this story, I would recommend this book for students in grade 8 and above.
Keywords: friends, neighbors, community, murder, suspense
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