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Wicked Dead #5
Prey
Rabbit food. Windowpanes. Pennies. Chelsea Kauer counts and frets over everything—her OCD won't let her stop. But when her biology teacher, Ms. Mandisa, asks her to pet-sit, Chelsea can't think of a reason to say no. After all, it's extra pocket money nothing to worry about, right?
Wrong. Ms. Mandisa's "pet" is a six-foot lizard with a poisonous bite and a taste for red meat. And if Chelsea doesn't think fast, she'll be dead meat. . . .
Wrong. Ms. Mandisa's "pet" is a six-foot lizard with a poisonous bite and a taste for red meat. And if Chelsea doesn't think fast, she'll be dead meat. . . .
191 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2008
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About the author
Stefan Petrucha
321 books274 followersStefan Petrucha (born January 27, 1959) is an American writer for adults and young adults. He has written graphic novels in the The X-Files and Nancy Drew series, as well as science fiction and horror.
Born in the Bronx, he has spent time in the big city and the suburbs, and now lives in western Massachusetts with his wife, fellow writer Sarah Kinney, and their daughters. At times he has been a tech writer, an educational writer, a public relations writer and an editor for trade journals, but his preference is for fiction in all its forms.
Born in the Bronx, he has spent time in the big city and the suburbs, and now lives in western Massachusetts with his wife, fellow writer Sarah Kinney, and their daughters. At times he has been a tech writer, an educational writer, a public relations writer and an editor for trade journals, but his preference is for fiction in all its forms.
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May 21, 2024
It wasn't my favorite. But it also wasn't terrible. I loved Lurker and wanted to read the rest. But this one just fell flat for me.
July 16, 2009
Reviewed by Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen for TeensReadToo.com
Chelsea Kauer's life is surrounded by numbers.
Not because she enjoys the occasional mathematical equation, but because her OCD makes her this way. Call her The Count if you have to, but when Chelsea is either tired or stressed, her OCD kicks in on overload and she is forced to count anything from food pellets to the squares on cages. If she doesn't, Chelsea imagines horrible images of animals burning or things falling on her.
One day at work, Chelsea is approached by Ms. Mandisa, her biology teacher. Noticing that Chelsea is working at a pet store, Ms. Mandisa asks if she is able to pet-sit for her own pet. Of course, this would be the perfect job for Chelsea, since not only does she work at a pet store but she want to study animals when she gets into college.
Except Ms. Mandisa's pet isn't the ordinary pet like a dog or cat. Rather, it's a monitor lizard all the way from Egypt.
Skeptical at first, because it is a lizard, a six-foot one at that, Chelsea thought it would be good to kill two birds with one stone by making some extra cash and getting extra credit. Just Chelsea's luck, once Ms. Mandisa leaves, Koko, the lizard, begins to exhibit carnivorous qualities that aren't just for rats. It seems like dogs and other animals are on the menu.
Could Koko really be the culprit in helping these pets disappear or is it just a number of freak accidents? With the help of her understanding boyfriend, Chelsea is trying to get to the bottom of it, before she is at the bottom of Koko's stomach.
With chills and thrills just like the other novels in the WICKED DEAD series, PREY makes you think twice about certain animals, in this case lizards. After finishing this installment, full of bloodthirsty images, readers will shudder at the sight of a lizard. Chelsea is a nice balance to the ever-frightening Koko, and who wouldn't want to have someone like Derek in their life?
Stefan Petrucha and Thomas Pendleton are the new kings of horror, and they definitely know how to create - or even cause - a nightmare!
Chelsea Kauer's life is surrounded by numbers.
Not because she enjoys the occasional mathematical equation, but because her OCD makes her this way. Call her The Count if you have to, but when Chelsea is either tired or stressed, her OCD kicks in on overload and she is forced to count anything from food pellets to the squares on cages. If she doesn't, Chelsea imagines horrible images of animals burning or things falling on her.
One day at work, Chelsea is approached by Ms. Mandisa, her biology teacher. Noticing that Chelsea is working at a pet store, Ms. Mandisa asks if she is able to pet-sit for her own pet. Of course, this would be the perfect job for Chelsea, since not only does she work at a pet store but she want to study animals when she gets into college.
Except Ms. Mandisa's pet isn't the ordinary pet like a dog or cat. Rather, it's a monitor lizard all the way from Egypt.
Skeptical at first, because it is a lizard, a six-foot one at that, Chelsea thought it would be good to kill two birds with one stone by making some extra cash and getting extra credit. Just Chelsea's luck, once Ms. Mandisa leaves, Koko, the lizard, begins to exhibit carnivorous qualities that aren't just for rats. It seems like dogs and other animals are on the menu.
Could Koko really be the culprit in helping these pets disappear or is it just a number of freak accidents? With the help of her understanding boyfriend, Chelsea is trying to get to the bottom of it, before she is at the bottom of Koko's stomach.
With chills and thrills just like the other novels in the WICKED DEAD series, PREY makes you think twice about certain animals, in this case lizards. After finishing this installment, full of bloodthirsty images, readers will shudder at the sight of a lizard. Chelsea is a nice balance to the ever-frightening Koko, and who wouldn't want to have someone like Derek in their life?
Stefan Petrucha and Thomas Pendleton are the new kings of horror, and they definitely know how to create - or even cause - a nightmare!
October 19, 2015
My students will love this book. The first chapter has a horrid headmistress ghost terrorizing these child ghosts very violently! I was confused about this, however, this isn't book 1 - so I'll read that and pull it all together. Then we go to a modern day OCD girl who is approached by her teacher to care for a large lizard while the teacher is away for a week. Trying to conquer her OCD - she says yes, only to find, of course, that the lizard (6ft + long) has escaped and has a penchant for human flesh. Not for the easily spooked - but my 7th and 8th graders will love this! A bit of language and making out - very creepy!!
March 22, 2012
love it so far girl is about to die
August 21, 2012
once again another page turning, easy reading book. i loved it and cannot wait to read the next one! BRAVO!!
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