Dreadful Sorry (Point Signature) [Library Binding]

Kathryn Reiss (Author), Tonya Alicia Martin (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1996 | Series: Point Signature

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Seventeen-year-old Molly spends the summer at her father's Victorian house, hoping to find an escape, but she is haunted by mysterious dreams and her frightening similarity to Clementine, a girl who lived there 80 years earlier.

--This text refers to the School & Library Binding edition.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Readers with a craving for supernatural romance will not find much satisfaction in this dry and predictable tale. Though outwardly a well-adjusted teenager, Molly suffers from severe hydrophobia and is plagued by an eerie recurring dream; both these conditions are aggravated when Jared, her love-interest-to-be, throws her into a swimming pool and she nearly drowns. Then Molly arrives to spend the summer in the small Maine town where her father and new stepmother have recently set up house, and things go from bad to worse. Not only does the ever-persistent Jared show up, but the strangely familiar town itself brings on a series of rather tepid waking visions in which Molly believes herself to be Clementine, a shallowly depicted and unpleasant girl who lived at the turn of the century. With the help of her New Age stepmother, Molly comes to realize what most readers will have guessed long before: somehow, possibly through reincarnation, Molly and Jared are connected to the lives of two long-dead young people. Given that the characters are invested with no more than a single dimension, not even the triple prospect of dramatic coastal storms, paranormal flashbacks and Jared's earthly kisses is enough to enliven this plodding story. Ages 12-up.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From School Library Journal

Grade 8-12-- Clementine Horn disappeared over 80 years ago. Why, then, is high schooler Molly Teague haunted by her memory? Her recurrent nightmares are of people and places she can't possibly know; an ominous melody invades her mind; and the image in the mirror is not her own. Her feeling of deja vu is overwhelming, as is her inexplicable terror of water. Molly tries to escape her fears and a nagging mother by joining her father and new stepmother in Maine for the summer. But their Victorian house only proves more confusing and frightening; her nightmares become vivid visions as she slips in and out of Clementine's life. With its skillful plot twists, the book will have readers anxious to solve the mystery. Reiss has crafted a fine tale of psychological time travel. Her literary talents allow readers smooth transitions into each character's world; she draws clever parallels between the two girls' lives with subtlety. Accurate and relevant period research is integrated into the well-paced dialogue and descriptive passages. Supernatural tales require some suspension of disbelief, but this well-executed story transports readers into the plot. Booktalk it as a mystery or ghost story. --Sharon Korbeck, Milwaukee Public Library
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Library Binding
• Publisher: Econo-Clad Books (August 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0613015789
• ISBN-13: 978-0613015783
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,185,333 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nightmares can't turn real - or can they?, September 13, 2004

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dreadful Sorry (Time Travel Mysteries) (Paperback)

Nightmares can't turn real - or can they? Teen Molly has always been plagued with nightmares of drowning - to the point that she jeopardizes her high school graduation and perfect academic records by refusing to get into the water. When one of the boys in her dreams turns up in the real world and nearly drowns her, Molly flees to her stepmother and father's new home in Maine - only to find the past follows closely behind. Kathryn Reiss has made a name for herself in previous tales of timeslip and supernatural events and Dreadful Sorry represents another powerful contribution to the genre.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dreadful Sorry, April 29, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Dreadful Sorry (Point Signature) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is one of my absolute favorites. If I were a producer, I would get this story into a movie without a second thought. The book is about a young girl named Molly who has waterphobia eversince she was little. One day, she met her best friend's cousin, Jared, and when they were a party together, she gets thrown into a pool by HIM. Ever since then, she starts seeing hallucinations while she's awake, other than just the bad dreams she's been having before. Read it, I totally recommend it. It's one of the best stores, I think.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb!, June 16, 2005

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Britaline "Britty" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dreadful Sorry (Time Travel Mysteries) (Paperback)

This is certainly one of the best scary books I have ever read. This book was given to me by a friend and it was the perfect choice. It was scary, but in perfect doeses, fast-paced and a definite page-turner. I really, really loved it! I highly. HIGHLY reccomned it to any one seeking a thrill!