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Suspicious and uneasy about the atmosphere at her new boarding school, fourteen-year-old Kit slowly realizes why she and the other three students at the school were selected.


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Why does the exclusive boarding school Blackwood have only four students?

Kit walks the dark halls and feels a penetrating chill. What tterror waits around the next corner?


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  • Reading level: Young Adult
  • Mass Market Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Laurel Leaf (September 1, 1990)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0440918057
  • ISBN-13: 978-0440918059
  • Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (124 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #75,027 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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53 of 55 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, March 22, 2000
I remember years ago when I first picked up this book I really didn't expect much from it. I must say I was blown away with because it had elements that I loved. Ever since I read this book, I've been a Lois Duncan fan. The book is about a a fourteen-year old girl named Kit going to a special boarding school named Blackwood while her mother and her new stepfather take a long Honeymoon. But Kit soon finds out some thing strange: they are only four girls in the boarding school. What follows is a supernatural mystery. Kit and her new friend Sandy soon find out the reasons why they were selected to attend Blackwood. Soon their lives are at stake and it's up to Kit to find a way out.

Great read. I highly recommend it.

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I'm 22, and it scares me like I'm still 12., September 12, 1997
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Here's the deal: I read a spooky book when I was twelve. I couldn't remember the title or the author; all I knew is that the memory of long, dark hallways, doors locked from the inside and four lonely girls trapped in an institution haunted my nightmares for ten years. My concrete memories consisted of the thread of a plot: Four young girls, gifted with ESP, are brought to a private school so the headmasters can channel dead artists through their minds and sell the art as originals.

About a month ago, I mentioned the elusive book to a friend, who immediately named the title and the author, admitting his fear, as well. Pretending to buy for a younger sister who doesn't exist, I bought the book again -- with a new cover no longer featuring the young heroine with a candle -- and was overcome once more by Lois Duncan's ability to surround the simple narrative with swirling mists, dark corners and flickering candlelight.

DOWN A DARK HALL introduced me to the glorious world of wondering what's behind the door, a passion that extended into Stephen King, Clive Barker and even dark comic books. But even the "adult" writers can't capture atmosphere the way Duncan can. Like King's Carrie, Duncan illustrates the pain and chaos of adolescent girlhood, and the impossibility of escaping a world that doesn't understand. The difference is that your little sister can read Duncan while she's still young enough to feel the character's confusion... and the impact is strong enough to last a decade.

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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars THis book is hard to put down!, April 24, 2002
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Have you ever read a book and you were on the edge of your seat the whole time? Down a Dark Hall, by Lois Duncan is a suspenseful and engrossing book.

A fourteen year old girl named Kit Gordy is sent away to an all girls' school called Blackwood. Madame Duret is the head of the school and the other teachers are her son Jules and Professor Farley. Kit and the other girls that applied had to take a "special test" that determined if they had "special powers" in order to be accepted. Kit has a bad feeling about the place from the minute she arrives. She then realizes there are only three other girls that will be attending the school Sandy, Ruth, and Linda. A few months after they arrive, famous dead people started taking over their bodies. The famous piano player Franz Schubert took over Kit, the poet Emily Bronte took over Linda, and the two other girls were taken over by more than one person. Do they escape the dangerous Blackwood school?

I never wanted to put this book down. It had a plot that was twisted and the details through out the book were incredible. It is the kind of book that makes a person scared to walk through his own house after he reads it. Lois Duncan made it feel like I was actually there, in the story. I recommend this book to anyone who likes to read suspenseful books.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I would say PERFECT, but they say nothing's perfect...
This book made me a fan of Lois Duncan and now I'm reading Summer Of Fear and The Twisted Window.

The atmosphere in this book is amazingly chilling and it is like... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Nikola Grbavac

5.0 out of 5 stars Down A Dark Hall
I loved this book back when I was in Middle School. For some reason I started thinking about some of the books I had read as a teenager and I thought of this one right away. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Barbara A. Bakker

5.0 out of 5 stars great scary book
Read this book when I was a kid and LOVED IT......very scary and surreal, but accessible. I wanted to go to that school and have the powers those kids had....a must read. Read more
Published 7 months ago by chicklit

5.0 out of 5 stars Lois Does It Again
Down A Dark Hall sis a horror/mystery book by Lois Duncan. This book mainly takes place at an old mansion that has been renovated to be a all-girl boarding-school. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Kevin M Byers

5.0 out of 5 stars wow, a great book
I really liked this book. like always with mrs. duncans work, its filled with mysteries. i recommend this book to anyone. another page turner.
Published 10 months ago by pk

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Paranormal Teen Story
The first time I read this book was about 25 years ago when I checked it out from my school library. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Kara J. Jorges

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent teen horror
Duncan was one of the authors that always managed to terrify me when I was a teenager. This is a deliciously scary story about a place that should freak out anyone--school. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Emily Taylor

1.0 out of 5 stars Lois !!! What Happened !!!????
I don't understand how someone can go from writing such a good book like 'Stranger With My Face' to this..... I couldn't even get to the middle of the book !! Read more
Published 21 months ago by E. Ramos

4.0 out of 5 stars Down a Dark Hall
When I bought Down a Dark Hall I knew it was going to be interesting. Louis Duncan is one of my favorite authors. Read more
Published 23 months ago

5.0 out of 5 stars Through A SUSPENSFUL BOOK!
This book (like other Lois Duncan novels) is one of the best books I have ever read. The other keeps you hooked in every second. read this book!!
Published on October 26, 2007 by Britney&Michael4EVER

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