Tamara is a fifth grader who does the right thing no matter what. Teachers love her! Marshall is her seventh grade friend and neighbor that she walks home with because she is not allowed to walk home by herself. Chad is the new kid that has decided to bully Marshall, and no one knows why.
One day, Chad tells Marshall they are going to fight after school, so Marshall decides to take a shortcut home to avoid him. Tamara knows something isn't right, but she reluctantly follows. They get lost and come across some strange looking mud that appears fuzzy. Things get worse than they could ever imagine!
Review
Louis Sachar does an amazing job combining science, government, and suspense in his latest book. Sachar is great at scaring children and creating suspense. The characters in this book are fabulous. Sachar introduces each of them and builds them up so that the reader understands their actions. I would have liked to have had more story about Chad to understand him more throughout the book. Sachar does a wonderful job of running three story lines parallel to each other, then having them meet together at the end.
This is a wonderful book full of friendship and acceptance. It will be a great read for young readers and middle grade readers that like scary books and suspenseful books.
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