Best Selling Books by Lois Duncan

From the author of I Know What You Did Last Summer, delve into this thrilling doppelganger mystery that will keep you looking over your shoulder long after the last page. Laurie Stratton finally has everything a sixteen-year-old could ever want. But just as her perfect summer comes to a close, things start to unravel when her boyfriend insists he saw her out with another guy—when Laurie was really home sick! More mysterious sightings convince Laurie someone very real is out there, watching her. . . . The truth reveals a long-lost sister who has spent the years growing bitter and dangerous. She has learned how to haunt Laurie, but the visits soon become perilous. She wants something from Laurie—her life!

Nore Roberts didn''t ask for a new life, but now that her mom is gone and her dad is newly married, she has to settle in at Shadow Grove, the old Civil War mansion her stepfamily calls home. When she meets her stepmother, Lisette, Nore is shocked by her youth and beauty that gives her chills- and a hint of something sinister. There''s hope of becoming friends with her stepbrother and sister, until Nore realizes they''re hiding something. When she begins to feel like the target of a deadly plan, Nore starts digging into her stepfamily''s past. The skeletons in their closet are more real than she ever imagined. Can Nore expose her stepmother''s dark secret before an old and evil magic swallows her up?

Four teens fight to outsmart a killer who intends to avenge a young boy''s death in this suspenseful thriller that inspired the classic horror film. After a party, four teens are in a hit-and-run accident that results in a young boy''s death. Unable to deal with the consequences, they leave the body behind and make an anonymous phone call to the police, tipping them off. The group makes a secret pact to bury the memory of that night and never speak of it again, but when one of the girls receives a note that reads "I know what you did last summer," their dark lie is unearthed. With twists and turns at every corner, they''ll have to fight to stay steps ahead of a killer determined to make them pay.

An edge-of-your-seat thriller from the bestselling author of I Know What You Did Last Summer. When Karen closes her eyes, the visions come. Through time and space, she sees a place where stolen children sleep. And if Karen denies a young policeman''s request for help, the children may never go home again. Lois Duncan presents a ticking clock mystery with thrills at every turn.

Two teenage boys disappear while on a hikingtrip in the mountains.

The lives of five captives hang in the balance while their families gather the ransom. Two brothers, their family frantic to find their sons. A loner whose uncle doesn''t even know he''s missing. An Army brat whose family will never be able to raise enough money. And a cheerleader who can''t count on her stepdad, but knows her father will come through.

The Salem witch trials haunt a teenage psychic in this suspenseful thriller from the New York Times–bestselling author of I Know What You Did Last Summer. When Sarah Zoltanne moves from sunny California to a small town in Missouri, she feels like she’ll never fit in. Her mother is dating a jerk, the kids at her school despise her, and she misses her old home. So when a popular boy asks her to tell fortunes at a school fair, she jumps at the chance. But soon her crystal ball begins to swirl with strange visions and her outlandish predictions start to come true with startling accuracy. Now Sarah must confront a community that not only mistrusts her, but also fears her strange powers. Gallows Hill is a spine-chilling thriller based on the story of the Salem witch trials. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Lois Duncan including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.

April Corrigan''s life is turned upside-down when she when she learns that her father has been working secretly undercover for the FBI. When his testimony convicts a notorious drug dealer, the whole family must relocate and enter the Federal Witness Security Program. April''s entire way of life changes--not just her name. And when she attempts to communicate with her boyfriend, an agent is killed. With thrills, chills, and a high-speed cross-country chase, master suspense writer Lois Duncan will leave readers breathless!

DIVThe new guy at Tracy’s school is handsome, intense, and desperately needs her help—but there’s something about him that isn’t quite right /divDIV High school junior Tracy Lloyd is unsure about the new guy in school. Brad Johnson is attractive, smart, and polite, but Tracy can’t help but feel he watches her too closely. Then one day Brad confides in Tracy a horrible secret: His little sister Mindy has been kidnapped by his stepfather, and he needs Tracy’s help to get her back. But even as Tracy commits to a plan to help her vulnerable new friend, details emerge that suggest nothing is what it seems./divDIV /divDIVThe Twisted Window is a zigzagging thriller that keeps readers guessing up until the final page. /divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Lois Duncan including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection./div

A paranormal rollercoaster ride with goosebumps at every turn--now a motion picture starring Uma Thurman and Anna Sophia Robb! Kit Gordy sees Blackwood Hall towering over black iron gates, and she can''t help thinking, This place is evil. The imposing mansion sends a shiver of fear through her. But Kit settles into a routine, trying to ignore the rumors that the highly exclusive boarding school is haunted. Then her classmates begin to show extraordinary and unknown talents. The strange dreams, the voices, the lost letters to family and friends, all become overshadowed by the magic around them. When Kit and her friends realize that Blackwood isn''t what it claims to be, it might be too late.

The girls at Modesta High School feel like they''re stuck in some anti-feminist time warp-they''re faced with sexism at every turn, and they''ve had enough. Sponsored by their new art teacher, Ms. Stark, they band together to form the Daughters of Eve. It''s more than a school club-it''s a secret society, a sisterhood. At first, it seems like they are actually changing the way guys at school treat them. But Ms. Stark urges them to take more vindictive action, and it starts to feel more like revenge-brutal revenge. Blinded by their oath of loyalty, the Daughters of Eve become instruments of vengeance. Can one of them break the spell before real tragedy strikes?

Now a major motion picture! “A humorous tale of two siblings who turn an abandoned house into a rooming house for stray dogs.” —Herald Tribune The Walkers are moving to a new town, and staying with an aunt who’s allergic to dogs. Too bad for Andi and her brother Bruce, who love dogs—and happen to meet a stray that needs help. Soon, Andi hatches a plan, turning the abandoned house down the block into a hotel for dogs. But as more and more tenants move in, the secret gets too big to keep. Can the kids save their canine castle? Or will the hotel have to close?

From beloved author Lois Duncan comes a frightening novel about a group of students who set out to teach their malicious teacher a lesson -- only to learn that one of them could be a killer. Mr. Griffin is the strictest teacher at Del Norte High, with a penchant for endless projects and humiliating students. Even straight-A student Susan can''t believe how mean he is to her crush, Dave, and to the charismatic Mark Kinney. So when Dave asks Susan to help a group of students teach Mr. Griffin a lesson of their own, she goes along with them. After all, it''s a harmless prank, right? But things don''t go according to plan. When one "accident" leads to another and people begin to die, Susan and her friends must face the awful truth: one of them is a killer.

When the old woman died, she left her grandchild Nancy with the extraordinary gift of magic. Nancy can read people''s minds, know their thoughts, and make them do what she wants. Will she use her gift for good, or satisfy her own selfish desire? Lois Duncan presents a paranormal rollercoaster ride with goosebumps at every turn. This edition features updated text and an exclusive Q&A with author Lois Duncan!

From the moment Rachel''s family takes in her orphaned cousin Julia, strange things start to happen. Rachel grows suspicious but soon finds herself alienated from her own life. Julia seems to have enchanted everyone to turn against her, leaving Rachel on her own to try and prove that Julia is a witch. One thing about Julia is certain-she is not who she says she is, and Rachel''s family is in grave danger.

High school senior Karen, who worries that her psychic powers will make her seem different from other people, is frightened at first when a young policeman asks her to use her gift to help the police locate missing children.

Little does that jungle cat know you don''t play rough with the kind of kids who are raised in the world of the circus! They''re brave, they''re spirited, and they''re not about to become tiger food.

From the beloved author comes the sequel to Hotel for Dogs. It’s up to Andi and her brother Bruce to foil the plans of evil dognappers. Now that Andi is no longer running a hotel for dogs, she decides to start a new project—a newspaper for dogs! With her brother Bruce and a few friends, the kids make a hit out of their paper. But they also attract the attention of some mysterious dognappers. Can the kids find the criminals and bring their dogs safely home? “Readers seeking wholesome fare will appreciate the resourceful characters. At bottom, it is the dogs, from loyal Red Rover to pampered Bully Bernstein, who should win best in show.” —Kirkus Reviews “A plot that mixes journalism and crime into a potpourri of canines and middle-school moralizing . . . kids with a yen for dogs and a low tolerance for suspense will be comfortable with this.” —Booklist

An illustrated collection of lullabies and poems about sleep.

An illustrated discussion of the planets and bodies such as moons, comets, and meteoroids found in our solar system. Also outlines the relationship the solar system has with the galaxies. The fourth entry in the SHIPMATE''S GUIDE series.

In 1992, Lois Duncan, acclaimed author of fictional suspense novels, wrote a horror story she could never have imagined writing--a true account of the murder of her own daughter, Kaitlyn Arquette. Kait, 18, was shot to death as she drove home from a friend''s house on a Sunday evening in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Police closed the unsolved case as a "random shooting," refusing to accept information that indicated otherwise, although it had all the earmarks of a professional hit. That first book, WHO KILLED MY DAUGHTER?, was Duncan''s desperate attempt to motivate informants and prevent the facts of Kait''s story from becoming buried. It turned out to accomplish much more than that. Duncan''s new book, ONE TO THE WOLVES: ON THE TRAIL OF A KILLER, is even more horrifying than its predecessor as new information poured in, the family ran for their lives, and their original suspicions turned out to be the tip of an iceberg so immense that Kait, herself, could not have known how dangerous the information was that she had been sitting on in order to protect a now-estranged boyfriend. Since Kait didn''t live to reveal it, her mother now does so in a book so intense and yet so painfully human that the reader will never forget it. All of the elements of a suspenseful mystery are here--intrigue, turns and twists, cover-ups, and page-turning action. The sobering fact is that, this time, the story isn''t fiction. Perhaps most chilling is the fact that the cover art is an etching of a wolf that Kait made when she was ten years old. Is it possible that, even then, she was having nightmares about the predator who would come for her eight years later? This is probably the only occasion when a murder victim was the cover artist for a book about her own murder.

An enchanting, authentic Navajo tale about the importance of keeping one''s life in balance. Wandering Girl, a strong-willed shepherdess, promises Spider Woman she won''t weave too long. But as soon as spring bursts into glorious colour, she begins creating the most beautiful blanket in the world. "Begay''s dramatic shifts of perspective, his innate sensitivity to the land and people depicted, and the text''s powerful message about pride''s deadly effects combine in an appealing and meaningful way." - School Library Journal, starred review

"Based on characters created by Lois Duncan"--T.p.

O livro que deu origem a um dos maiores sucessos do terror no cinema. Neste clássico do terror – adaptado para o cinema e para a televisão –, quatro adolescentes tentam escapar de um assassino que deseja vingar a morte de um garotinho. Depois de uma noite de muita festa, quatro adolescentes atropelam acidentalmente um garoto de dez anos. Sem querer lidar com as consequências de seus atos, eles abandonam o corpo e decidem fazer um pacto, com a intenção de manter o ocorrido em segredo. No entanto, nem tudo é tão simples, e o sentimento de culpa não será o único problema com que terão de lidar. No ano seguinte, uma das adolescentes recebe um bilhete anônimo com uma mensagem curta, mas que diz tudo: "Eu sei o que vocês fizeram no verão passado". Em um romance repleto de reviravoltas e obstáculos constantes, os quaro jovens terão que lutar por suas vidas, fugindo e se escondendo de um assassino que está determinado a fazê-los pagar pelo terrível crime que cometeram.

Lois Duncan is known for award-winning suspense novels, such as "I Know What You Did Last Summer." Few people know she has led a secret second life as a poet. From early childhood, Lois chronicled events of her life in verse. At ten, she began submitting her poetry to magazines. Since then, Lois has written hundreds of magazine articles and forty-eight books. She is the recipient of the "Margaret A. Edwards Award," presented by the American Library Association for an "outstanding contribution to literature for young adults." Renowned as a novelist, she kept her poetry notebooks tucked away in a drawer "like a secret vice." Generations of readers who grew up on "Lois Duncan" books have been urging her to write her autobiography. That task seemed formidable until she began to leaf through those notebooks. There, she found herself in every season of her life-a dreamy child, entranced by fairies and magic; an adolescent, embroiled in turbulent romances; a busy young wife and mother; a heartsick divorcee; a remarried, middle-aged housewife, watching children leave the nest; and then, as a grief-stricken mother, struggling to cling to sanity after the murder of her youngest child. "Seasons of the Heart" is the deeply personal story of an "ordinary woman," told in an extraordinary way. "It was with a strong sense of kinship that I read "Seasons of the Heart." The romanticism of the young girl; the passions, frustrations and heartbreak of motherhood; the quiet joys of aging, all are captured in the deft and disciplined cadence of poetry."-"Lois Lowry, twice winner of the Newbery Award"

Relates the wonderful things you can do with the perfect birthday gift--the moon.