Scavenger Hunt [School & Library Binding]

Christopher Pike (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1990

With school nearly over, a scavenger hunt planned for the senior class is transformed into a nightmare for Carl Timmons, a troubled young man, when he is lured away from his friends by his love for a mysterious girl, a journey that leads to a confrontation with a haunted past. Reissue."

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Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Once again Pike gives readers a roller-coaster ride. Carl Timmons, a high-school senior in a small California town, is troubled by the accidental death of his best friend. Trying to achieve some normalcy in his life, he is drawn into the school scavenger hunt. His team includes an old friend, his best friend's girl, her handicapped brother, and three newcomers to the town. As the hunt progresses, it takes a freakish turn with an horrific ending that leaves readers shaken but hopeful. The plot and mood move along consistently, drawing readers in and sustaining an uneasy feeling throughout. Parts of the book are very suspenseful, while others give readers a chance to catch their breath. Scant characterization at the beginning is so well done that readers will be compelled to keep reading to find out more. A skillfully woven ending clears up any questions about the characters. This quick read will appeal to teens seeking some distractions from the ordinary, and to those who are interested in the creepy, gory, gruesome, bizarre, and macabre genre. --Molly Kinney, North Dade Regional Library, Miami, FL
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• School & Library Binding
• Publisher: Tandem Library (December 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0833533304
• ISBN-13: 978-0833533302
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,633,775 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Christopher Pike is the author of over forty teen thrillers, including series REMEMBER ME, FINAL FRIENDS and CHAIN LETTER.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definetly worth reading, December 31, 2002

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A. Ostrow "Lexi" (Las Vegas, Nevada United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scavenger Hunt (Mass Market Paperback)

I think I have read all of Pike's books that are still in print and he is my favorite author. I love to read horror and mysteries and that's what he writes. Not to mention he has amazing details. Scavenger Hunt was one of my favoirtes.

The book opens in a church where a frantic boy tells the story of his day to a fairly disbeliving preist.

Carl, Cessy, Tom, Tracie, Rick, Paula and Davey are just a few seniors whose class is having a scavenger hunt. Carl just lost his best friend Joe and Tom is his only other really good friend since.

The scavenger hunt has weird rules and weird clues. But no one seems to think it as anything odd. They are all just happy to be having fun and not be in school.

Soon things get even weirder. Carl notcies that apart from his group Tracies group is the only other one they've seen since about the second clue.

Before they can stop it they are thrown into a deadly game. A Scavenger Hunt where they are the scavengers prey.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good read!!, July 11, 2002

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Paladin08 (Folsom, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scavenger Hunt (Mass Market Paperback)

As a person who is 30-something years old I was looking for a change of pace from the "mature adult" sci-fi and fantasy books I normally read.
I found this little treasure in the young adult section of one of my used books stores and am sold that Christopher Pike is definitely worth a few more tries.

Great book! On section was truely suspensful and very little could be guessed as I read through the book. This left the end as a nice suprise. A great sense of building tension and mystery in what appears to be a totally innocent event but turns into something so much more.

SPOILER...Pike doesn't ever really tell you about the "bad guys" and what their origins are yet the story seemed totally believable in the midst of so many questions that needed answering. Great job Pike!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Christopher Pike - a young reader's favorite, June 26, 2007

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AmandaC "mystery lover" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scavenger Hunt (Mass Market Paperback)

I discovered Mr. Pike's books when I was about 12 or 13 years old back in the late 80s and was immediately hooked. I am 30 now, and remember how much I enjoyed his stories and how they were at just the right reading level for a young teen looking for a suspenseful, sometimes gory, and challenging storyline. I didn't care about stupid New Kids on the Block, I wanted to know how Pike's Final Friends trilogy was going to end. Who did it?! My friends and I had our own theories and analyzed the facts together. Mr. Pike is writing for the future fans of such writers as Patricia Cornwell and David Baldacci and I highly recommend him for any young, maturing reader.