April Fools (Point Horror) [Paperback]

Richie Tankersley Cusick (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Point; First Edition edition (March 15, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590764209
• ISBN-13: 978-0590764209
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,406,214 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Book!....., January 28, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: April Fools (Point Thriller) (Paperback)

Belinda Swanson and her two best friends are driving home from a forbidden April Fool's Day party when Belinda's friend, Frank, decides to "play a little joke." He chases after a car on a narrow road, and they're sure they've caused an accident when they find the car crashed in an embankment. Belinda is the only one who's desperate to help, but the others steer her away. To make matters worse, Belinda is sure she saw someone standing at the top of the hill, watching them! Soon after, sickening pranks begin, and Belinda can't help but fear for her life!

I thought that "April Fools" was an awesome story by Richie Tankersley Cusick, as usual! Richie's birthday is April 1st, believe it or not, which added a unique element to the book. The storyline was nicely formatted, resembling "I Know What You Did Last Summer," yet a bit hard to get into. I still think it deserves four stars. Every book has at least one minor flaw! Still, it's ending was unexpected and shocking, which is a must for thrillers! Richie Tankersley Cusick is an awesome writer, and I feel that this is among her best, alongside "Someone at the Door" and "Starstruck." Happy reading!

Also recommended:
a.) "Someone at the Door" by Richie Tankerlsey Cusick
b.) "Starstruck" by Richie Tankersley Cusick
c.) "Vampire" by Richie Tankersley Cusick
d.) "The Train" by Diane Hoh
e.) "Slay Bells" by Jo Gibson
f.) "My Bloody Valentine" by Jo Gibson
g.) "Double Date" by Sinclair Smith
h.) "The Invitation" by Diane Hoh
i.) All R. L. Stine young-adult thrillers
j.) All books by Joan Lowery Nixon

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Don't be a fool and miss out on a great book, April 30, 2003

By 

James N Simpson (Gold Coast, QLD Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: April Fools (Point Thriller) (Paperback)

On April Fools Day three teenagers are involved in a road rage incident which ends in a flaming wreck for the other car. I Know What You Did Last Summer style two of them convince the other one (Belinda) not to help save the victims but to flee the scene.

Two weeks later a guilt stricken Belinda receives a bloody dolls head. Previously she has volunteered to tutor the son of a family who she later suspects are the victims. Scared she contemplates confessing as more gruesome pranks occur. She doesn't know who is messing with her mind. Is it her friends, the family or someone else? She also doesn't know if she is in danger.

This is a good short book. You won't be able to put it down although it doesn't take long to read.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars April Fools, May 24, 2006

By 

Michael Johanson "Mark" (Sacramento, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: April Fools (Point Thriller) (Paperback)

In the book "April Fools," by Richie Tankersley Cusick, three teenagers, Belinda, Frank, and Hildy, were involved in a deadly car accident on April 1st including three other people. These kids were so frightened they didn't even want to wait for the cops so they ran before anyone else could witness what happened. A few days after the accident, they found out that two of the passengers did not survive that accident and only one did with serious injuries. They felt really sorry for the other passengers, but they were too afraid to admit what happened, even though what happened really wasn't their fault. Then a few months later, the teens have tried new things to get that accident out of their minds. Belinda started a tutoring job to help kids with their studies that weren't able to get to school for a legitimate reason. Only one kid needed her help and his name was Adam. He was in a car accident a few months ago and was bruised up over his body and had a few broken bones. She felt really comfortable around him and his family and has also met a handsome guy, which who was Adam's brother, named Noel. Later after she met Adam, Belinda has received in her mail a bloody doll's head and someone has even attempted to run her over with their car. Belinda has been real traumatized after all this and had been freaking out thinking that Adam has done it all by himself because everything always seemed to lead to him; he has even been really suspicious around the house whenever Belinda was present. She tried her best just to help him with all he needs and has been on him since then, but Noel really doesn't think it was him. It is obvious someone has witnessed the car accident and they are paying her back for what she did. Is it really Adam that has been behind all the pranks or was it someone else that witnessed it with them? Whoever it is, they really want her to pay for what she did. The pranks are still happening to her even as April Fools' Day has already passed.

This is a very good book. I have enjoyed reading it and I do recommend this to anyone that likes books that has them thinking the whole way through. Every chapter has something new happening and it is just very hard to put the book down. I rated this book five stars because it is sort of a suspenseful book that has your mind working through the whole thing. Hope you enjoy it!