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Dread Detention

By Jennifer Killick

By Jennifer Killick

By Jennifer Killick

By Jennifer Killick

By Jennifer Killick

By Jennifer Killick

By Jennifer Killick

By Jennifer Killick

By Jennifer Killick
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By Jennifer Killick
Read by Jamie K. Brown

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Jul 30, 2024 | ISBN 9780593652282 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Feb 13, 2024 | 344 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About Dread Detention

    The Breakfast Club meets Stranger Things in this middle grade horror novel for fans of Goosebumps! Detention turns even scarier when a group of classmates discover dangers lurking in their school.

    When classmates Hallie, Angelo, Gustav and Naira are forced to come to school on a Saturday, they think things can’t get much worse. But they’re wrong. Things are about to get seriously scary.

    What has dragged their teacher underground? Why do the creepy caretakers keep humming the tune to Itsy Bitsy Spider? And what horrors lurk in the shadows, getting stronger and meaner every minute . . .? Cut off from help and in danger each time they touch the ground, the gang’s only hope is to work together. But it’s no coincidence that they’re all there on detention. Someone has been watching and plotting and is out for revenge . . .

    About Dread Detention

    The Breakfast Club meets Stranger Things in this middle grade horror novel for fans of Goosebumps! Detention turns even scarier when a group of classmates discover dangers lurking in their school.

    When classmates Hallie, Angelo, Gustav and Naira are forced to come to school on a Saturday, they think things can’t get much worse. But they’re wrong. Things are about to get seriously scary.

    What has dragged their teacher underground? Why do the creepy caretakers keep humming the tune to Itsy Bitsy Spider? And what horrors lurk in the shadows, getting stronger and meaner every minute . . .? Cut off from help and in danger each time they touch the ground, the gang’s only hope is to work together. But it’s no coincidence that they’re all there on detention. Someone has been watching and plotting and is out for revenge . . .

    About Dread Detention

    The Breakfast Club meets Stranger Things in this middle grade horror novel for fans of Goosebumps! Detention turns even scarier when a group of classmates discover dangers lurking in their school.

    When classmates Hallie, Angelo, Gustav and Naira are forced to come to school on a Saturday, they think things can’t get much worse. But they’re wrong. Things are about to get seriously scary.

    What has dragged their teacher underground? Why do the creepy caretakers keep humming the tune to Itsy Bitsy Spider? And what horrors lurk in the shadows, getting stronger and meaner every minute . . .? Cut off from help and in danger each time they touch the ground, the gang’s only hope is to work together. But it’s no coincidence that they’re all there on detention. Someone has been watching and plotting and is out for revenge . . .

    About Dread Detention

    The Breakfast Club meets Stranger Things in this middle grade horror novel for fans of Goosebumps! Detention turns even scarier when a group of classmates discover dangers lurking in their school.

    When classmates Hallie, Angelo, Gustav and Naira are forced to come to school on a Saturday, they think things can’t get much worse. But they’re wrong. Things are about to get seriously scary.

    What has dragged their teacher underground? Why do the creepy caretakers keep humming the tune to Itsy Bitsy Spider? And what horrors lurk in the shadows, getting stronger and meaner every minute . . .? Cut off from help and in danger each time they touch the ground, the gang’s only hope is to work together. But it’s no coincidence that they’re all there on detention. Someone has been watching and plotting and is out for revenge . . .

    About Dread Detention

    The Breakfast Club meets Stranger Things in this middle grade horror novel for fans of Goosebumps! Detention turns even scarier when a group of classmates discover dangers lurking in their school.

    When classmates Hallie, Angelo, Gustav and Naira are forced to come to school on a Saturday, they think things can’t get much worse. But they’re wrong. Things are about to get seriously scary.

    What has dragged their teacher underground? Why do the creepy caretakers keep humming the tune to Itsy Bitsy Spider? And what horrors lurk in the shadows, getting stronger and meaner every minute . . .? Cut off from help and in danger each time they touch the ground, the gang’s only hope is to work together. But it’s no coincidence that they’re all there on detention. Someone has been watching and plotting and is out for revenge . . .

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    About Jennifer Killick

    Jennifer Killick is the author of the Dread Detention and other series for kids. She lives in Uxbridge, in a house full of children, animals and Lego. When she isn’t busy mothering or step-mothering (which isn’t often) she loves to… More about Jennifer Killick

    About Jennifer Killick

    Jennifer Killick is the author of the Dread Detention and other series for kids. She lives in Uxbridge, in a house full of children, animals and Lego. When she isn’t busy mothering or step-mothering (which isn’t often) she loves to… More about Jennifer Killick

    About Jennifer Killick

    Jennifer Killick is the author of the Dread Detention and other series for kids. She lives in Uxbridge, in a house full of children, animals and Lego. When she isn’t busy mothering or step-mothering (which isn’t often) she loves to… More about Jennifer Killick

    About Jennifer Killick

    Jennifer Killick is the author of the Dread Detention and other series for kids. She lives in Uxbridge, in a house full of children, animals and Lego. When she isn’t busy mothering or step-mothering (which isn’t often) she loves to… More about Jennifer Killick

    About Jennifer Killick

    Jennifer Killick is the author of the Dread Detention and other series for kids. She lives in Uxbridge, in a house full of children, animals and Lego. When she isn’t busy mothering or step-mothering (which isn’t often) she loves to… More about Jennifer Killick

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure

    Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Yearling
    Jul 30, 2024 | 224 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593652282

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Delacorte Press
    Feb 13, 2024 | 208 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593652251

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure

    Hardcover | $20.99
    Published by Delacorte Press
    Feb 13, 2024 | 208 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593652268

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure

    Ebook | $10.99
    Published by Delacorte Press
    Feb 13, 2024 | 208 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593652275

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $18.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Feb 13, 2024 | 344 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593795606

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    Praise

    “A creepy tale that boasts both thrills and authentically complex characters.” —Kirkus Reviews

    “Between nail-biting chase scenes and elegantly wrought character development, hardly a moment is wasted in this arachnophobia-inducing thriller, making for an icky-fun adventure full of scares and gallows humor.” —Publishers Weekly

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