Dance of Death [Mass Market Paperback]

Jo Gibson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1996

Finding a beautiful pair of red shoes, Tammy Peters tries to overcome her superstition when she is told that the shoes are cursed, but whenever a friend borrows them, strange and terrible things happen.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 13 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Scholastic (December 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590693344
• ISBN-13: 978-0590693349
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 3.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,198,511 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice!....., December 1, 2002

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T (Sacramento, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dance of Death (Mass Market Paperback)

Donna Burke and her friends anxiously attend the school carnival. Filled with thrilling rides, good food, and sales-booths, the carnival promises a fun time! Unfortunately, the fun turns to horror when Tammy Peters buys a pair of ruby-red shoes at a mysterious booth at the back of the field. The saleswoman hastily sells Tammy the shoes, warning her that they are cursed. When you wear them "you'll be given incredible fortune, but unfortunate luck." Tammy dismisses the claims, yet Donna is uneasy. Tammy wears the shoes for the school play and mysteriously breaks her leg backstage. Did Tammy fall victim to the evil curse? Where are the shoes now? Claiming their next victim? Who's next?.....

I thought that "Dance of Death" was a pretty good book. The story claims to be a thriller, yet I found that it wasn't very thrilling. I thought that it would want you to think that the shoes were at fault, but it turns out that an actual person is behind the accidents. Unfortuantely, that wasn't the case. The shoes really were cursed, and I don't care for those types of stories. I like horror/stalker-type stories, and this was more of a sci-fi book. Also, Jo Gibson's writing style is so repetitive it's uncanny! Every other page has someone blushing, and one of the scenes mimicked a scene out of one of her other books. I had deja vu! Overall, the story was good, but isn't one I'd recommend often! Instead, for a real scare, I'd recommend "Slay Bells" about a group of people stranded in a mall with a twisted killer in their midst, or "My Bloody Valentine." I've written reviews for both of these stories! Be sure to check them out! Enjoy!

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

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Shoes of evil, June 16, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Dance of Death (Mass Market Paperback)

I read this book, and loved it. Donna kind of got of my nearvs. She always talked about her grandpa. Besides that it was good. The plot was good, evil shoes. The book would have been better if it told how the shoes got evil.There should be an other a part 2!!!!