The Dark Pond.THE DARK POND. Joseph Bruchac. 2004/2005. Read by Ramon de Ocampo. 2 tapes. 2.75 hrs. Recorded Books. 1-4193-3103-5. $24.00. Vinyl; plot, reader notes. JS From the KLIATT review of the book, July 2004: "Arnie, part Shawnee and part Armenian, boards at a prep school while his parents, high-powered lawyers, are off working for the rights of native people. Arnie feels awkward with people but he has an uncanny closeness with nature and with animals.... His prep school is in the Adirondacks and Arnie enjoys hiking in the wilderness, until he is drawn to a mysterious dark pond in the woods and begins to have nightmares about it ... A member of the school grounds crew, a Native American named Mitch Sabattis who is studying zoology zoology, branch of biology concerned with the study of animal life. From earliest times animals have been vitally important to man; cave art demonstrates the practical and mystical significance animals held for prehistoric man. , rescues him when the pond calls to him once again. Sabattis suggests the pond might be the lair of some type of gigantic worm, and he sets out to kill the monster. This creepy creep·y adj. creep·i·er, creep·i·est Informal 1. Of or producing a sensation of uneasiness or fear, as of things crawling on one's skin: a creepy feeling; a creepy story. 2. , fast-moving tale will appeal to fans of horror stories, with a message about self-discovery neatly tucked in as well." De Ocampo's even, serious voice, along with the story, builds creepy suspense. His voice convincingly allows the protagonists' frustrations and fears to come through as they become entangled en·tan·gle tr.v. en·tan·gled, en·tan·gling, en·tan·gles 1. To twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; snarl. 2. To complicate; confuse. 3. To involve in or as if in a tangle. in a mystery that holds grave dangers for them both. De Ocampo is the perfect reader for this modern-day encounter with the supernatural. Sally Tibbetts, LRC (Longitudinal Redundancy Check) An error checking method that generates a parity bit from a specified string of bits on a longitudinal track. In a row and column format, such as on magnetic tape, LRC is often used with VRC, which creates a parity bit for each , Maine West HS, Des Plaines Des Plaines, city, United States Des Plaines (dĕs plānz), city (1990 pop. 53,223), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago on the Des Plaines River; inc. 1925. Among its manufactures are chemicals and electronic equipment. , IL |
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