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Dread Locks: Dark Fusion # 1

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Tara is nothing like Parker ever expected. With her reflective sunglasses, golden dread locks, and mysterious personality, who couldn't resist her? On the other hand, is Tara directly related to the mysterious illness affecting students at the private school? Suddenly everyone is drinking a ton of milk, lethargic, and having cravings for... weird things. By the time Parker realizes whats happening, he's already in too deep...

Even though I predicted the ending on page 43, I still read the rest because the writing was very good. Once I started the book, I literally couldn't put it down. I finished it in about an a hour. The characters were thoughtful and (except for Tara) realistic.

On the other hand, the ending WAS a bit predictable. I think the author left in one too many hints. The ending was extremely depressing (for me).

Overall, I loved the book while I was reading it, but afterward, I wasn't so sure...

This book was pretty good, although very predictable. I did enjoy the part where he goes into someone's house and the author makes it sound like goldie locks. You know, who ate this, who sat in that, and who slept in this. I did like that, but part of the story had to do with Greek mythology, so I didn't quite get how that tied in. Oh, and also. I didn't really like the ending. It's kind of stupid, like the author couldn't think of anything so he just jotted that down. But I guess it's okay if you think about it for a minute. Despite my complaints, overall it was a pretty good book.

In this thrilling book, Dread Locks by Neal Shusterman, a girl moves into the neighbor hood where Parker Baer lives. The girl's name is Tara, and Tara is no ordinary girl. She has a very big secret. Tara makes many friends at school but the people that Tara befriend develop strange quirks including drinking gallons of milk, eating dirt, and becoming lethargic. Soon, something strange starts to happen to Parker.
My favorite part of Dread Locks was when Parker found out what Tara really was.
I recommend this book to people who like thrillers and a good page-turner.

Parker Baer wakes up one morning and discovers someone has been in his family's house. There are clues all over. Then he finds the invader asleep in his bed. She is Tara and is a new neighbor. Although beautiful there is something very strange about her and its not just that she always wears sunglasses. Parker, or Baby Baer as Tara calls him, becomes fascinated with Tara. She seems more open with other than with him. She goes on dates with other guys but not with him although she is friendly enough.

Then parker notices that guys she has been out with are starting to act very strange. Some of the other students are acting strange as well. Why is one student eating dirt? What is going one? Then it is learned that one of the students is sick with an almost unheard of ailment. Others start to show the same signs. Finally the problem spreads to Parker's home and his brother and sister. Parker knows something must be done at that Tara is at the heart of the problem. During their final confrontation we learn the truth behind Tara and what she is doing.

This is a fast and fun book. The opening scenes are right out of Goldilocks and the Three Bears but it is quickly tied into older myths and legends. The plot moves nicely with building dread and steady revelations. Although some of the secrets at the end will not come as a surprise, they way they are handled and resolved are fresh and new. This is the first in a new Dark Fusion series and bodes well for the quality of the rest of the series. Check it out.

In Neal Shusterman's new DARK FUSION Series, the author takes myths, legends, and fairy tales, mixes them up with modern-day tales of teen angst and horror, and comes up with an entertaining read. In DREAD LOCKS, we get a whole stew pot full of retold stories--GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS, MEDUSA, KING MIDAS. They're all there, and the finished product is a quick, fun, and sometimes depressing read.

Parker Baer is the type of fifteen-year old I both love and hate. He's always been given everything he's ever wanted, due to the fact that his parents are wealthy. He has an obnoxious older brother, Garrett, and an irritable little sister, Katrina. For his birthday, his brother bought him a motocross bike, and his parents gave him a statue. Yes, the teenaged Parker is now memorialized in bronze.

Then Parker meets his new next-door neighbor, Tara Herpecheveux, in the most surprising way--she's sleeping in his bed. But Tara's strangeness, and undeniable attractability, is a hodge-podge of attributes--she's exotically beautiful, has the strangest blond dread locks, always wears mirrored sunglasses, and has an aversion to the belief of personal property.

As Parker gets more and more entangled in the strangeness that is Tara, he begins to notice the ever-increasing weird behavior of the students in his school. Odd cravings, incessantly strange behavior, and a general weirdness pervade the halls of the private school for the rich. Once Parker finally accepts the truth of what's happening, it's too late.

The ending, although slightly predictable in some ways, was a surprise overall. It left me feeling sad, but then again, most fairy tales have one or more tear-inducing scenes in them. DREAD LOCKS is an interesting retelling of some notable myths, and if you're into horror stories, this one should definitely do the trick!

The setting of this place takes place on a saturday morning. The plot is first parker meets tara and then they tara starts to go to the same school as parker and parker introduces tara to all the kids she wants to meet. Then weird things start happening to the kids she wants to meet.The conflict is strange things start happening to the kids she wanted to meet. I think that it was a really great book, it keeps you wondering about what is going to happen next. So i think everyone should read it.

I read the book Dreadlocks by Neal Shusterman. It's a book which combines old myths, classical fairytales, and legends. There's an ordinary kid named Parker and he lives in an ordinary town, until this new attractive girl arrives and stirs up things in the town, but there is something different about this girl. I liked this book because it kept me on the edge of my seat and it kept me guessing. It is funny also. The main characters are teenagers, so teens that read can relate to some of the stuff. I would recommend this book to people who like suspense thrillers. Overall I thought this book was great.

This is Goldilocks meets Medusa, and that combination is definitely something a bit different and unexpected. It would take a mind like Shusterman to come up with it, and it's mostly well-executed. There are some plot and logic holes in it (For instance, if Tara is always moving around, how has she managed to get all her statues to every new place without them breaking? And for that matter, why keep them at all?) but those can be forgiven if not overlooked. Overall, I enjoyed the read and liked the ending despite the unlikely and late introduction of a third party into what should have been a showdown between the main two characters. It's a quick read, and it entertains and it made me want to check out the other "Dark Fusuion" titles, so it succeeded.