Sleator, William. Hell phone.SLEATOR, William. Hell phone. Abrams, Amulet amulet (ăm`yəlĭt), object or formula that credulity and superstition have endowed with the power of warding off harmful influences. . 256p. c2006. 0-8109-5479-6. $16.95. S When Nick buys a used cell phone to call his girlfriend Jen, he starts to get frightening calls from strange people; some cry for assistance, others order him to take action. Excited by the mystery and danger, Nick follows the directions he's given, and finds himself pushed into lying and stealing--and then things get worse. A demanding man named Fleck appears, claiming to have risen from hell after being killed by a man named Rusty rust·y adj. rust·i·er, rust·i·est 1. Covered with rust; corroded. 2. Consisting of or produced by rust. 3. Of a yellowish-red or brownish-red color. 4. . Meanwhile, a pathetic pa·thet·ic also pa·thet·i·cal adj. 1. Arousing or capable of arousing sympathetic sadness and compassion: "The old, rather shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic" woman named Lola, the sister of Rusty, claims Rusty is after their grandfather's fortune, and will kill Lola to get it; she pleads for Nick's help. Then Rusty appears and starts to make moves on Jen. Nick kills Rusty when he catches him trying to rape Jen, and is sentenced to death and then in hell. Can Nick use the cell phone to get back and explain how he was manipulated into killing Rusty? Sinister sinister /si·nis·ter/ (sin´is-ter) [L.] left; on the left side. sin·is·ter adj. 1. Presaging trouble; ominous. 2. On the left side; left. suspense SUSPENSE. When a rent, profit a prendre, and the like, are, in consequence of the unity of possession of the rent, &c., of the land out of which they issue, not in esse for a time, they are said to be in suspense, tunc dormiunt, but they may be revived or awakened. Co, Litt. 313 a. abounds here, and the vivid descriptions of the tortures and miseries of hell will send shivers down readers' spines. Sleator, the author of Intersteller Pig, The Boy Who Couldn't Die, and many other SF thrillers for YAs, excels at this genre, and horror fans will enjoy every nasty detail. Paula Rohrlick, KLIATT S--Recommended for senior high school students. |
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