Slumber party (A Point paperback) [Paperback]

Christopher Pike (Author)

Book Description

Series: A Point paperback | Publication Date: 1985

When a ski weekend reunites a group of teenage girls eight years after a fire at a slumber party disfigured one of them and killed her sister, new fire-related accidents suggest that one of them may have been responsible.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 7-10 Six teenage girls in a luxurious winter vacation home experience a series of bizarre and violent incidents during a blizzard that makes communication and travel difficult. Old secrets weigh heavily on the group. Lara has explained to newcomer Celeste that Nell's facial scars were caused by a tragic fire during the group's last slumber party, but she is unable to talk about the death that also occurred. For a while, Lara is pleasantly distracted by handsome Percy, but tension returns when Dana disappears. Where she was last seen, only melted snow, ash, and bone remain. New horrors multiply as the plot races to a surprising and violent end. The easy vocabulary will appeal to reluctant readers, and the light cursing won't bother most students. In spite of simplistic characterization and some incredulous plot elements, a mood of mystery and terror prevails. While critically mature readers may question the idea that parents would stage a mock funeral because a disfigured child doesn't fit the image that they wish to project, this and other elements of sensationalism will appeal to non-criticial readers. Cindy Darling Codell, Belmont Junior High School, Winchester, Ky.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Paperback: 170 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic (1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590334093
• ISBN-13: 978-0590430142
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #669,473 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

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "It was eight years later, and it was happening again....", October 12, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Slumber Party (Point Paperback) (Mass Market Paperback)

In "Slumber Party," 17-year-old Lara Johnson (the protagonist) and her five girl friends (Celeste Winston, Dana Miller, Rachael Grayson, Nell Kutroff, and Mindy Casey) travel to Cedar Stream, California, for a weekend ski trip. Shortly after they arrive, strange and dangerous things start to occur: a snowman mysteriously melts; Dana goes missing, leaving unusual ski tracks in the snow--both events leading Lara to a "supernatural hypothesis"--and then Mindy's arm gets seriously burned in the fireplace. What it all leads back to is a fiery slumber party eight years ago when one of them was disfigured and her sister died. And someone wants to make sure they never forget it.

"Slumber Party" wasn't quite as engaging as some of Pike's later books (I think this is his first published book under this pseudonym), but it was still a fast-paced mind twister, with a little bit of romance thrown in between Lara and a 22-year-old guy (Percy Chand) she meets at the lodge. It vaguely reminded me of "Weekend" (the book published just after this one), because of its conspiratorial vacation setup; though instead of heading South, this one heads for the slopes. If you've read "Weekend," then you may be able to uncover the mystery in "Slumber Party" a little quicker. This is certainly worth picking up if you're a Pike fan and/or like teen suspense.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW, November 18, 2001

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Kate (Beaverton, OR United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Slumber Party (Point Paperback) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book surprised me! It wasn't like others I've read by Christopher Pike. It is about how a girl named Lara who goes on a skiing vacation with her friends to a house owned by one of the girl's family. In the story Lara runs into a lot of bad luck and most of the incidents seem to be related to fire. Lara gets spooked because in her childhood she and her friends had a slumber party. During the slumber party, Nell, the girl who's family owns the cabin, had to bring her little sister Nicole and she ended up dying from fire. Lara thought Nicole had come back to haunt her because she died caught on fire and Lara tried to put her out by dumping brandy on her. A couple minutes later she blew up. At the cabin weird things happen. A snowman melts that is in shade and it is freezing out side. Dana suddenly disappears and one of her skis is found on the path. Mindy's arm suddenly catches on fire and her arm wasn't touching any fire. To top it all off the so-called police man that parks their car for them may not even be a police man but a car theif. This book was very unpredictable!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A wounderful book, November 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Slumber party (A Point paperback) (Paperback)

The book "Slumber Party" by Christopher Pike was the first book I've read of his and it was exellent. I would give "Slumber Party" a 4. i loved the book "slumber Party" because it delt with a group of 6 girls that went on a ski trip to find out that something weird was going to happen to them. It started with a snowman that melted and shouldn't have, then went on to a mysterious phone call. When one of the girls went for a jog and didn't return the girls start to wounder whats happening. "Slumber Party" is a great mystery book that keeps you in suspense.