The slumber party by christopher pike used very good. Pike keeps you guessing and youll never guess whodunnit. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the uk. The pacing is good, although there are some slow moments in both books. Be the first to ask a question about the slumber party from hell lists with this book. Christopher pikes first two published novels, slumber party 1985 and weekend 1986 are packaged together as a. From the moment fred met aja, he knew she was different. Christopher pikes thrilling slumber party in a fantastic new point. Christopher pike s thrilling slumber party in a fantastic new point package.
I read him now out of nostalgia, but also out of genuine interest. Buy the slumber party by christopher pike, in very good condition. The author of the slumber party from hell, a memoir about her prison journey, sue ellen was awarded the dawson prize in memoir in the 2009 prison writing contest for pen american center. Neither he nor the publishing community realized that this was the beginning of a revol. Paperback published in 2004, 0590334093 paperback published in 1985, 0340529253 paperback published in 1990, 8845127877. I was reading stephen king and clive barker and stuff like that. Ill give you either the first quote of the book, or the name of the book, and you have to choose the correct first quote of the book. I wasnt sure what to expect from a teen horrorsuspense novel. Each book features two different groups of teenagers on a weekend getaway rehashing old tragedies. Id read a couple of pages and then just groan and throw it down.
The really early ones like chain letter and slumber party and weekend, even then i was like 14 or 15. Mcfadden began writing mystery and science fiction novels after leaving college, but he was unable to publish them. This was published in 1985 and is everything an 80s book should be. Christopher pike was always my favorite of the teen horror writers. This quiz tests your knowledge of christopher pike book quotes.
Pike book list slumber party 1985 weekend 1986 chain letter 1986 the tachyon web 1986 last act 1988 spellbound 1988 gimme a kiss 1988. Christopher pike made his debut as a novelist in 1985, writing an installment of the multiauthor cheerleader series, titled getting even as well as his first ya thriller slumber party. It involves a group of high school teens going to mexico for a vacation. Lara is the main character in slumber party and she would also probably be the most attractive member of the gang if. Slumber party 1985 so, for reasons too boring to get into, i find myself with a nearcomplete collection of christopher pike s young adult horrormystery novels. Slumber party by christopher pike 1985 its hard to believe, but christopher pike s slumber party 1985 is the last pike book in my childhood nostalgia pile. In 1984, christopher pike published a young adult thriller called slumber party. In slumber party, a group of friends spends the weekend in a house near a resort. Born kevin christopher mcfadden, christopher pike really, really, really wanted to be an author and so when his agent heard that there was a publisher looking for teen horror books, pike wrote slumber party, the editor said it was too good for the line, he sent it to jean feiwel at avon who asked him to remove the supernatural element, he did, then she left avon and moved to scholastic and brought slumber party. Slumber party has 4 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Of course, he has written many more books than the ones i bought in my youth, so maybe some more will come into my life some sweet day in the future. His first attempt resulted in the 1985 novel slumber party, a book about a group of teenagers who run into bizarre and violent events during a ski weekend.
Pike is a private person, rarely giving interviews, but he has acknowledged his some of his influences as arthur c. In his early years, before he become a successful author, he dropped college and had jobs like house painter and computer programming. What he gets instead are shots of one of them murdering the other. Kevin christopher mcfadden, who is best know as christopher pike is an american author. What could be better than six single girls out for sun and ski and apres ski plus a huge house and a warm fire. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Christopher pike is the pseudonym of american author kevin christopher mcfadden born. The title and cover are both entirely prosaic, so yes, they are representative of the book. This was the first christopher pike book i read and i loved it. The same group of friends was present when a terrible event happened years before. Slumber party isnt all that different from the book weekend also written by pike. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. He was most popular in the 1980s and 1990s, moving on to publishing adult works in the 2000s.
As i mentioned in my last post, at first i was trying to write story that could sell to a new ya. Ive tried bidding on a few lots of christopher pike books but ive yet to win any since i dont want to spend a fortune. But its a key deus ex machina in a christopher pike novel, youll find. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the.
His hobbies include astronomy, meditating, running, playing with his nieces and nephews, and making sure his books are prominently displayed in his local. Tales of terror six original short stories, includes a master of murder sequel. The old gang was getting together again for the first time in. We ended up talking about christopher pike novels for ten minutes, too, so be forewarned. The content of slumber party is the usual christopher pike stuff,a group trip gets involved with a mysterious murder, someone goes missing, crazy plot twists, etc. Slumber party book by christopher pike thriftbooks. I would truly recommend this book for children 12 years and up.
When an editor at avon books suggested that he write a teen thriller, he wrote slumber party, which was published in 1985 and went on to a bestseller. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. It was kind of weird that my name was used in slumber party but im glad i read it. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Prior to becoming a writer, he worked in a factory, painted houses and programmed computers. Christopher pike is a childrens books and young adult author i used to read when i was a preteen and young teenager.
Christopher pike is scarily repetitive forever young adult. Grady hendrix on the paperbacks from hell reissues and. Author christopher pikes complete list of books and series in order, with the latest. See all books authored by christopher pike, including thirst no. New york times bestselling author christopher pike is back for a whole n. Thus, when it became apparent that some of the books featured in his overview of horror paperbacks through the decades, paperbacks from hell, would be getting reprints through valancourt books, we knew we had to hop on the phone to talk to hendrix about it. Slumber party by christopher pike april 15, 2020 by carriejay leave a comment six friends gather at a cabin for a weekend ski trip, expecting some sun and ski in lush surroundings, but things quickly take a darker turn. Christopher pike is the pseudonym of kevin mcfadden, born november 12, 1954.
I just sort of missed the christopher pike boat, so. Thriller printing, september 2004 when a ski weekend reunites a group of teenage girls eight years after a fire at a slumber party disfigured one of them and killed her sister, new firerelated accidents suggest that one of them may have been responsible. I never cared for slumber party years ago, and i still do not like it. The book s synopsis does, but for me it wound up spoiling some of the twists in the story. And someone wants to make sure they never forget it. I blurted out christopher pike on the spur of the moment, the author recalled. It still rang different than the fear street books, a bit more robust than those other ones and still vaguely pike, but this book is where the trend started and even here i think it stands out against the rest. His first attempt resulted in the 1985 novel slumber party, a book about a. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.
Christopher pikes first book, slumber party, basically created the point horror genre. It seems that many readers shared my morbid childhood enthusiasm for christopher pike alison flood mon 3 sep 2012 07. Christopher pike is an american author of, primarily, teen thriller and horror titles. It was much more standard teen horror fare without any of his deeper insinuations. He was born on november 12, 1955 in new york but grew up in california and now living in santa barbara. Slumber party wasnt quite as engaging as some of pikes later books i think this is his first published book under this pseudonym, but it was still a fastpaced mind twister, with a little bit of romance thrown in between lara and a 22yearold guy percy chand she meets at the lodge. Pike, out of santa barbara, california started making headway into the young adult field in the mid 1980s with works such as slumber party in 1985 and the tachyon web in 1986. The old gang was getting together for the first time in years. In christopher pikes debut, an unexpected visitor pays the characters a visit they will never forget. How to plot a novel from the story christopher pikes writing advice by realchristopherpike.
The book was an immediate success and pikes career as a young adult author took off. Even with the memory of what had happened last time, it looked like the perfect weekend. Herb trasker is a high school loser who hides a camera in the girls locker room to get shots of the cheerleaders showering. Covering christopher pikes teen horror scifi book series. Then one of the girls goes missing and one of her skis is found near another circle of ice frozen into the snow andto make things worsea storm is coming in. Slumber party was christopher pike s first teen horror book.
It seriously took me weeks to finish the book, and its like 150 pages. Clarke, isaac asimov, agatha christie and stephen king. The library seems to have gotten rid of all his books except the adult. Slumber party by pike, christopher, 1954publication date 2004 topics horror stories. The pike sisters tackle the first of christopher pike s books, slumber party. Its also pike s first published novel, so ill give him a. For me, slumber party is the seminal christopher pike novel. Christopher pike pseudonym of american author kevin christopher mcfadden. When slumber party was about to be published, they asked if i wanted to use a pen name. Slumber party book by christopher pike 4 available.
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