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Reef of Death [Library Binding]

Paul Zindel (Author)
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11 and up

PC--
could really use your help.
It's a nuthouse down here!

Seventeen-year-old PC can't resist his uncle Cliff's frantic call and is soon aboard a plane to Australia. Within hours of arriving, PC realizes that his uncle has gotten himself into an even more bizarre predicament than usual, and that Cliff is counting on him to unravel the threads of a mystery linking: a missing scuba diver, presumed dead; Maruul, a beautiful Aboriginal girl suffering from amnesia; a strange map based on a legend of a sacred treasure; an eerie, seemingly deserted ship; and a huge, horrible creature that lurks in the depths beneath the reef.

Trying to help the shaken young girl, PC and Cliff return to the reef where Maruul's brother vanished and take up the search for the Aboriginal treasure that will save the people of Maruul's tribe. But someone else is looking for the treasure too-and when the two groups collide, a lethal game of hideand-seek is played out beneath the deep and bloody waters of the reef.

Seventeen-year-old PC McPhee is intrigued with the bizarre details of a deadly mystery'a missing scuba diver, a hidden treasure, a seemingly deserted ship, a corrupt scientist, a beautiful girl suffering from amnesia, and a deadly creature prowling the depths of an Australian reef. PC is convinced that these are all strange pieces to a dangerous puzzle. When he teams up with a beautiful girl, Maruul, he soon realizes that they are in a race against time to solve this mystery if they are to save her Aboriginal village'and their own lives.

Paul Zindel has created a spine-tingling adventure that will thrill readers with its startling events.

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Some say that the reason teens are so addicted to horror stories is because disgusting monsters, ghouls, and tentacled amphibians psychologically and creatively personify a teen's innermost angst. Proving that there is more than a grain of truth to the theory, crowned king of teenage angst Paul Zindel plunges into the world of horror with style in Reef of Death, his third fast-paced, thrilling tale of smart teens battling the slime of the earth. Even the most reluctant readers will find themselves furiously turning pages to find out what happens to P.C. McPhee when he hops a plane to Australia to help his crazy uncle solve an offshore mystery. A tidal wave of adventure and a cast of villains--including the biggest, nastiest, man-eating fish on earth--await him Down Under. Teens who love being scared out of their wits won't want to miss Zindel's other two horrifying tales: Loch and The Doom Stone, both chosen as Recommended Books for Reluctant Young Adult Readers by the American Library Association. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Set on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, this "thrill-a-chapter adventure... offers a maximum of gore and gimmicks," said PW. "On a literary-merit scale, this deep-sea escapade falls several leagues below the author's best work, but rises above many other books in the genre." Ages 10-14. (June)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 11 and up
  • Library Binding: 192 pages
  • Publisher: HarperTeen (April 30, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0060247339
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060247331
  • Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.7 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,707,513 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Reef of Deth is an exciting book with many surprising turns, November 4, 1999
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In the book Reef of deth the people go exploring. They don't know what is wating for them at the bottom of the deep. Every dive is anoter danger or possible another deth. The details of the story make you feel as if you are standing right in the spot of the characters so watch out.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A page turning thriller., May 28, 2000
This review is from: Reef of Death (Paperback)
American teen PC is visiting his uncle in Australia. He meets Maruul, an Aboriginal girl whose brother is missing. After PC's uncle dies, the two begin to suspect foul play. But nothing can prepare them for the horrors they will face as the uncover a devious scientist's plot and encounter a vicious sea monster under the Great Barrier Reef. I highly reccomend this thriller to horror fans.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Shocker, April 11, 2001
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I think you should read this book because you can picture what is going on. Reef of Death by Paul Zindel was exciting from beginning to end. This was a five star book.
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The creature swam in the blackness at the base of the reef, ganglia rising out of its head like glistening, dead eels. Read the first page
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