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Peter and the Mannequins — Darren Pillsbury
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Published:
Dec-2011 -
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Main Genre:
Fantasy -
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149 -
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The fifth book in the young adult horror series, PETER AND THE MONSTERS!
What readers are saying about other books in the series:
“I was not sure what to expect by this book so I opened it with an open mind. I was hooked by page 2!...This is a Young Adult book but trust me, adults will enjoy it just as much, maybe even more. Normally I don't read or enjoy YA but I devoured this and want more! Highly recommended.” " SenoraG
“I loved reading this book. It's got everything you could want, lovely, lovely characters, humor, great writing, some dead things that go bump in the night…” " L.E.Olteano - Butterfly-o-meter Books
After a harmless prank goes awry, Peter and Dill end up locked inside the town shopping mall.
After hours.
In the dark.
Worst of all, the mannequins in the stores have come to life.
And they hunger for a human sacrifice…
Excerpt from the book:
Peter looked to the center of the mall. In the glow of the moon through the skylights sat a woman on a bench.
She was tall, with long brown hair cascading down her neck. She sat with her back to Dill and Peter so they couldn't see her face. The bench was surrounded by a brick island full of plants and ferns, so it was hard to see much more than the back of her head.
“Ma'am?” he called.
Even though he spoke normally, his voice sounded like a shout in the silence.
The woman didn't move, not even a millimeter.
“You think she's deaf?” Dill asked.
“I don't know.”
Peter circled around the ferns and the bench so that he could see everything about her " and immediately his fear became panic.
It was the woman.
The mannequin.
The one who had turned her head in the shop.
Peter gasped " but nothing happened.
She sat there on the bench, staring out into space. Lifeless.
Dill exhaled in relief.
“It's a dummy...dummy,” he said to Peter.
Peter stepped closer. She wore the same blue evening dress, had the same painted-on blue eyes.
“It's the same one I saw earlier,” Peter managed to say. He still kept waiting for her to move, for her head to slowly swivel around…
But she seemed harmless now. She only sat there, quiet and serene in the darkness.
Finally he understood: this was all a joke. Somebody was playing an elaborate prank on them, locking them up in the mall, placing this dummy here to scare them. None of it was real. Someone knew exactly how to scare him, and had done everything in their power to make him pee his pants.
But it wasn't going to work. Not today.
He stepped closer to the dummy, close enough to touch her.
She was actually very beautiful. Her hair looked almost real, and her face was flawless. She could have been a supermodel or a movie star if she were alive.
Peter stared at her and wondered who would have been twisted enough to drag a dummy out into the middle of the mall and put her here on the bench.
Without warning, her hand lashed out and grabbed his wrist.
What readers are saying about other books in the series:
“I was not sure what to expect by this book so I opened it with an open mind. I was hooked by page 2!...This is a Young Adult book but trust me, adults will enjoy it just as much, maybe even more. Normally I don't read or enjoy YA but I devoured this and want more! Highly recommended.” " SenoraG
“I loved reading this book. It's got everything you could want, lovely, lovely characters, humor, great writing, some dead things that go bump in the night…” " L.E.Olteano - Butterfly-o-meter Books
After a harmless prank goes awry, Peter and Dill end up locked inside the town shopping mall.
After hours.
In the dark.
Worst of all, the mannequins in the stores have come to life.
And they hunger for a human sacrifice…
Excerpt from the book:
Peter looked to the center of the mall. In the glow of the moon through the skylights sat a woman on a bench.
She was tall, with long brown hair cascading down her neck. She sat with her back to Dill and Peter so they couldn't see her face. The bench was surrounded by a brick island full of plants and ferns, so it was hard to see much more than the back of her head.
“Ma'am?” he called.
Even though he spoke normally, his voice sounded like a shout in the silence.
The woman didn't move, not even a millimeter.
“You think she's deaf?” Dill asked.
“I don't know.”
Peter circled around the ferns and the bench so that he could see everything about her " and immediately his fear became panic.
It was the woman.
The mannequin.
The one who had turned her head in the shop.
Peter gasped " but nothing happened.
She sat there on the bench, staring out into space. Lifeless.
Dill exhaled in relief.
“It's a dummy...dummy,” he said to Peter.
Peter stepped closer. She wore the same blue evening dress, had the same painted-on blue eyes.
“It's the same one I saw earlier,” Peter managed to say. He still kept waiting for her to move, for her head to slowly swivel around…
But she seemed harmless now. She only sat there, quiet and serene in the darkness.
Finally he understood: this was all a joke. Somebody was playing an elaborate prank on them, locking them up in the mall, placing this dummy here to scare them. None of it was real. Someone knew exactly how to scare him, and had done everything in their power to make him pee his pants.
But it wasn't going to work. Not today.
He stepped closer to the dummy, close enough to touch her.
She was actually very beautiful. Her hair looked almost real, and her face was flawless. She could have been a supermodel or a movie star if she were alive.
Peter stared at her and wondered who would have been twisted enough to drag a dummy out into the middle of the mall and put her here on the bench.
Without warning, her hand lashed out and grabbed his wrist.
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