Whispers from the Dead (Paperback)

~ Joan Lowery Nixon (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

After Sarah Darnell's near-drowning, she feels haunted by a shadowy ghost-like presence. So when her father announces he is being transferred to Houston, the family welcomes the opportunity to put Sarah's tragic experience behind them. But the moment Sarah enters their new house, she is paralyzed by a cold mist that is only apparent to her. And she is convinced something horrible has happened in that house. Her fears are confirmed when she learns that the previous owner's son had been charged with murdering a delivery girl, and the maid had mysteriously disappeared. But nothing prepares Sarah for the cruel trick perpetrated by a new friend--a trick that backfires and endangers Sarah's life. A master at creating compelling suspense novels, Nixon ( The Dark and Deadly Pool ) has written yet another carefully plotted, subtly terrifying thriller. Ages 12-up.
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Product Description

Only Sarah senses the horror.



The minute she steps through the doorway of her family's new home, Sarah feels a smothering cold mist, and hears the echo of a scream and a heartbreaking whisper in Spanish, "Help me!"



Sarah feels compelled to find out who is trying to reach her. But can she uncover the mysteries of the past before terror strikes again?

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Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Laurel Leaf; 1st Edition Edition edition (January 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440208092
• ISBN-13: 978-0440208099
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #672,925 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars IT'S GOOD!!!!! TRUST ME!!!!!!!, June 9, 1999

By A Customer

Mystery, excitement, and intrigue, this book has it all. It's about a teenage girl named Sara who has a life or death experience. Soon after she starts hearing noises, whispers, and odd sounds when she is alone in the house. Sara quickly separates herself from her friends after telling them her insane secret. After going to several shrinks, her parents move her to a different town so her dad can get a job. Sara and her family are often looked at strangely. They soon find out the truth behind the under priced, beautiful house. Someone was murdered in it! Her parent's forget about the strange murder but Sara finds it to odd not to investigate. Sara's just a teenager from a different town trying to unravel the secret of a mysteries murder. She turned the town upside down only to find that the true murderer is right under her noise and he's as angry as ever. Will she excape? To find out, you'll have to read " Whispers from the Dead " now showing at a library near you. I recommend it. Bye-bye.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book ever written!, January 3, 2000

By	Chris L. Wood (oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Whispers from the Dead (Hardcover)

In this book, a girl named Sarah moves to a new town, and anew house that has had a murder init! The second that Sarah steps into the new house she hears someone whisper help! in spanish. Sarah promises that she will help whatever spirit is trying to contact her, but she doesn't know what to do and she's very scared! Ifound this book excellent! and i liked this book because it was scary and very unpredictable.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a wonderful book I recommend you to read, June 11, 2005

A Kid's Review

Whispers From the dead is an excellent book. If you like mysteries I'm sure you would like it. Its about a girl named Sara who had a near death expearence. After that she has been feeling that ghosts were watching her. Then her family moves into a new house when she goes into the house she gets an earie feeling. She keeps on seeing werid visions. And hearing a spanish girls cry for help. Can she help the girl? Can she figure out the mystery? Find out for your self by reading the book.