Back from the Dead

by Carol Gorman

After witnessing the murder of a classmate by local bullies, Julia is threatened to keep the act secret and fears telling the truth to the police, but things become more complicated when she receives an ominous note from the dead boy

176 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1995

About the author

Carol Gorman is an Iowa-born writer of over 40 published books. She spent 17 years teaching in middle-school, high-school, and college classes. Her writing time has been devoted to creating mystery and suspense novels for children.

She originally aspired to be an actress, and while studying at the University of Iowa, was cast in the lead of both West Side Story and Peter Pan. In the 1980s, Carol married writer Edward Gorman, who inspired her to write. She conducts writers’ workshops at elementarys, middle schools and high schools, and enjoys talking to students about writing and publishing.

Reviews

[Frankie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very predictable. I also felt the language was really juvenile. I think maybe I didn't realize it was a YA book, but even at that, I usually love YA books. Not this one. It's just a little over a hundred pages and I still struggled to get through it. I didn't care about any of the characters, not even the ones I should have felt sorry for.

I hate giving bad reviews, but I also want to be honest. If you like any sort of substance to your stories, I wouldn't recommend this one.