Watchers #2: Rewind [Paperback]

Peter Lerangis (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Series: Watchers

Adam Sarno is a Watcher. His new video camera can rewind reality. Just point, focus, and see the past unfold. The he steps into the picture.

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Adam felt cold. Cold and alone.

Darkness had swallowed the woods. His path was vanishing fast.

Guys?

The word died in the air, swept away by a shriek of north wind. Above him, branches waved wildly in the moonlight, clattering like old, brittle bones.

This was a stupid idea, Sarno.

He shouldnt have agreed to play laser tag. Especially here. Especially at this time of year, when the reminders were so strong.

He tried not to think of what happened. It was four years ago. He had to get over it. He couldnt avoid the lake his whole life.

Thump.

Adams heart nearly stopped.

Ripley? he called out. Lianna?

No answer.

Maybe they were hiding from him. Listening to his voice. Laughing at how it sounded. Timid. Scared. So very Adam.

(Adam is a wimp ... )

Or maybe theyd left already. The lovebirds running off, not telling anyone.

Okay, fine.

No problem.

I know these woods.

I am ten blocks from home.

He slung his laser gun over his shoulder. To his right, the woods disappeared into blackness. To his left, the moon peeked through the trees, dimly lighting a path toward the lake. He could follow the trail along the bank to the big clearing, where his bike was.

Stay away from the lake.

Adam ignored the thought. He was older now. Too old to be afraid.

It was only a memory.

Memories couldnt hurt you.

As he trudged to the lake, his heart began to race.

Warning signs were legible even in the faint moonlight: DANGER! THIN ICE! DO NOT ENTER UNDER PENALTY OF LAW!

Adam glanced beyond the signs. The lake looked remote. Unfriendly.

The last time he was on the lake, the signs didnt exist. You could sneak onto the ice and no one bothered you.

But the last time was four years ago. A January afternoon.

He did sneak out onto the ice that day. To practice hockey.

Dont think about this now. Turn away.

But Adams eyes fixed on a distant spot on the snow-dusted ice. In line with a clump of pine trees at the opposite bank.

That was where it happened.

Lianna was there. She had come along with

Dont.

With Edgar.

Edgar didnt want to practice. I forced him.

They were ten. The hockey net was heavy, and no one was helping Adam set it up. Edgar was skating around, teasing Adam (showing off for Lianna), challenging him to take away the puck, being a total jerk, and (I wanted to kill him) that was it, wasnt it, that was the reason for the fight (its not my fault), and when Edgar was pulled out of the hole, he had a big bump on his head (because it hit the ice) but Adam couldnt remember because hed fallen in, too, and blacked out, and if it werent for Lianna he would have died himself, which would have made more sense, because what did poor Edgar do to deserve what he got, a deadly blow to the head from his supposed best friend?

Its not my fault.

And the next thing Adam remembered, he was in the hospital screaming (Edgar! Edgar! ) while the doctors scratched their chins and told him it wasnt his fault (they didnt see it, only Lianna did) and from then on, everything was different, he couldnt concentrate, and the kids at school steered clear of him but the rumors got back (Adam killed Edgar, whacked him in the head, pushed him in the ice and left him for dead), the rumors he ignored even though they were true, werent they?

Stop.

He began to run. Away from the lake. Blindly. His laser pack and coat snagged on brambles, but he didnt care. He had to get away. He had to go home.

But wheres Edgar? I cant leave without Edgar.

The thoughts were following him. Taunting him.

Edgar is dead.

Dead. Dead. Dead.

Help!

Adam stopped in his tracks.

The voice was coming from behind him.

Real. And loud. As if reaching across time.

Adam, help!

Its Ripleys voice, you fool. Ripley, not Edgar.

Adam spun around.

Adaaaaaaam!

Oh my god ... he murmured.

It wasnt over.

It was happening.

Again.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (November 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590109979
• ISBN-13: 978-0590109970
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #464,368 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Peter Lerangis's books have sold over 4.5 million copies and been translated into 28 languages. Titles include THE SWORD THIEF, THE VIPER'S NEST, one-fourth of VESPERS RISING, and the upcoming THE DEAD OF NIGHT (in the N.Y. Times bestselling series, THE 39 CLUES); the novel SMILER'S BONES (a N. Y. Public Library Best Book for Teens); the SPY X series; the YA thriller WTF; and the upcoming YA novel SOMEBODY, PLEASE TELL ME WHO I AM, written with Harry Mazer. He'll gladly recite the rest of the list if you ask nicely. He's also performed on Broadway, run a marathon, rock-climbed in Yosemite during a 6.1 earthquake, and, with his wife, sprouted and grown two sons in NYC. At the moment he's moving his car for alternate-side-of-the-street parking and will be right back. (Meanwhile, for a longer bio, see http://peterlerangis.com/about-peter/bio/.)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Full of Suspense!, July 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Watchers #2: Rewind (Paperback)

It was great, I loved it! I couldn't figure out why Adam's friend (not gonna say her name) was so negative! I couldn't wait to finish reading the story, and when I did I wished I had the other books! It's about a guy named Adam, aged 14, whose friend died when he was 10. Adam can't remember what happened. According to another of Adam's friends, Adam was the one who killed his friend. Then Adam finds a video camera that shows him the past and Adam uses it to find out more about the his friend's death...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for kids, February 23, 2003

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Salvatore (Bayonne, New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Watchers #2: Rewind (Paperback)

I am a teacher in Newark and had my students read this book in class. They could not put it down and kept reading ahead awaiting what would happen next. Any parents trying to get their child to read should get this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars unusual, mysterious and suspensful., December 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Watchers #2: Rewind (Paperback)

This book is about four friends, age 13, that find a camera that shows them the past. One of the boys uses the camera to change something terrible that had already happened. This book makes you think about the importance of friendships and how important it is to live each day. I suggest this book to anyone who likes sit-on-the-edge-of-your-seat mysteries. The only thing I didn't like about the book was the ending. By the time I got to the middle of the book, I already knew how it would end.