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Aunt Eda's Rule #9: NEVER?UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES? GO INTO THE FOREST.Samuel and Martha have just moved to Norway to live with their aunt Eda, and she's taking some getting used to. She has too many rules, no TV, and insists that they eat local delicacies like brown cheese and reindeer soup. And then there's the most peculiar thing about her'her irrational fear of her own backyard. Sure, Uncle Henrik hasn't been heard from since he disappeared into it ten years ago, but that can't be the forest's fault . . . can it?Samuel is skeptical, until he disobeys Rule #1?Never go up to the attic'and finds an unusual book: The Creatures of Shadow Forest, which gives scary descriptions of the fantastic creatures supposedly living in the forest. So when Sam starts seeing strange things venture past the treeline after dark, he can't help wondering . . . could Aunt Eda be right, and what really happened to Uncle Henrik?This highly inventive fantasy is full of amazing characters and unexpected twists that will elicit both laughter and chills.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0399247394
ISBN13:9780399247392
Release Date:June 2007
Publisher:Putnam Juvenile
Length:352 Pages
Weight:1.06 lbs.
Dimensions:8.5" x 1.2" x 5.8"
Age Range:8 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 3 and higher
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Award Winner
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Shadow Forest won the Overall 2009 Blue Peter Book Award; it also won the Book I Couldn't Put Down category.
Great Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I am always on the lookout for new books for my grandchildren. This one fits the bill. It is scary, but not too scary....funny....sad.....and has a good ending. I would not recommend it for children under the age of 10 to 12 though. It will definitely be on my grandsons' gift list for next year.
Wouldn't go much under ten for the reader's age
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
I started to read this to my 6 year old and though she liked it, she said to stop reading it even before the boy enters the forest - too scary and sad (the parents die in a car wreck, sister becomes an elective mute, Samuel hates his aunt who lost her husband to the forest) and the forest is described in scary terms. I continued to read it to myself and thought it was a great boook (I read the end to my daughter and she liked that).
Just won Nestle Award in UK
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
This has just won the award the used to be called the Smarties Award -- where kids pick their favorite book (that's how a book called Harry Potter got started!) This one reminds me of Roald Dahl-- fantastic imagery and fast-paced fun!
great read!!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
My nine-year-old couldn't put this book down--it is well-written and interesting, with just enough suspense and comedy for a boy this age.
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