Innocent Blood

by Susan Koehler

Overview

Life has been tough since Rosa Vieja's dad went missing. On top of the rumors that her dad walked out, the sophomore is haunted by a strange voice coming from the mist. The voice becomes more persistent after a classmate—the football team's wide receiver and Rosa's not-so-secret crush—disappears. She finds herself drawn toward the mysterious voice. Does the voice have anything to do with the nearby sinkholes? What does it mean when it says "innocent blood," and what will make it stop?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728479514
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/01/2023
Series:	Sinkhole
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	112
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	9 - 10 Years

About the Author

Susan Koehler is the author of four professional books for teachers, five nonfiction books for children, and two novels for young readers. Nobody Kills Uncle Buster and Gets Away With It is a contemporary mystery filled with quirky characters and some unexpected twists and turns, and Dahlia in Bloom, set in 1933 North Carolina, was named among the "Best of 2019" by Kirkus Reviews. As a veteran educator, Susan loves to work with students and teachers. You can learn more about Susan's books, author visits, and writing workshops at susankoehlerwrites.com.

Editorial Reviews

02/01/2023

Gr 7 Up—Ever since Rosa's dad disappeared, life has been tough for her and her mom. Classmates at Foggy Creek High School are speculating why he might have taken off, and Mom has to take a second job. A month after the disappearance, on the night of the full moon, sleepless Rosa is looking out her bedroom window when she hears a mysterious voice calling, "Innocent blood." Soon after, at a party following a football victory, star quarterback and possible love interest Kyle mysteriously disappears into the fog at the edge of an abandoned oil field. A search party discovers not only a sinkhole, but also Rosa's dad's truck hidden in a thicket, confirming Rosa's belief that he had not abandoned his family. Rosa finds some consolation talking with odd but sympathetic history teacher Mr. White. He fills her in on the legend of Bucky LeBlanc, a 19th-century local who was murdered and had his oil-rich land taken from him by an ancestor of Kyle, then later appears to her in a dream as Bucky's ghost bent on revenge. The book is written at a fourth grade reading level. VERDICT Part of a new series centered on the mysterious Texas sinkhole, this is fun, light horror for fans of supernatural stories.

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