Truth or Dare...
by P.J. Night
Illustrations by Ornofio Orlando
At Glass House Graphics
Simon Spotlight
Simon & Schuster Children's Pubishing Division
2022
160 pages
ISBN: 9781665915649
Available September 27, 2022
Fans of Goosebumps, Stranger Things and Are You Afraid of the Dark? will love this new series of graphic novels. Truth or Dare is the first in the series and delivers brilliant cover design, spooky themed end papers and decorated book spine complete with the number '1" in a splotch of what could be blood tell young readers this is the first book.
Full color vibrant illustrations by Ornofio Orlando are brilliant! If the publisher uses this artist for the entire series, it's a guaranteed win for everyone, including lucky readers.
Truth or Dare is a game played by a group of four friends at a sleepover.When it's her turn, Abby chooses Truth and confesses she likes Jake. Leah sends Jake a text on behalf of Abby. When that text causes an anonymous threat text, Abby is terrified. She can't believe it's a text sent by a ghost, but who else would be mad if Jake has a new girlfriend?
When Jake asks Abby to the school dance, the threat level ramps up. Abby enlists BFF Leah to help her contact the ghost of Sara, Jake's old girlfriend who died the previous year. If it is Sara, there must be some way of allowing her closure to complete whatever is holding her spirit in Riverdale.
Age appropriate spookiness with twists and turns will keep younger readers guessing. Creepover may be the next BIG graphic book series for upper elementary and middle school.
Recommended grade 4 and up.
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