FICTION

Return to the Dark House

368p. (Dark House: Bk. 2). ebook available. Disney-Hyperion. 2015. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9781423181736.
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Gr 7 Up—Two months have passed since Ivy Jensen escaped the Nightmare Elf's grasp. She is frustrated with the police who seem to be doing nothing to find her missing friends, including her potential love interest, Parker, who sacrificed himself in order for Ivy to make it to freedom. She is certain the Nightmare Elf is holding them captive. When she receives a cryptic homemade video in her email—a video that appears to be a message from Natalie—she turns to the one person she never thought she would see again—Taylor, the girl who abandoned the other teens to save herself before the Nightmare Elf could begin his twisted game. Taylor and Ivy follow the clues to an old abandoned private school to face their fears a second time and possibly save their friends. A second installment in a terrifying horror series for younger teens.
Ivy (Welcome to the Dark House) is convinced that the Nightmare Elf didn't actually kill her friends and is instead holding them captive as bait to lure her back for another game. Ivy's realistically portrayed psychic trauma adds to the tension of her cat-and-mouse interactions with the Nightmare Elf. Fans of horror thrillers will find plenty to enjoy in this sequel.

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