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Skeleton Creek

(2009, Fiction - Mystery, Written by Patrick Carman)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 9, age appropriate for kids over 11; suggested age 9.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    Book/online-video hybrid is creepy fun.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 9–11

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Two teens lie to and disobey their parents.
  • Violence:

    A gruesome accident in which a man's leg is ground up in a machine, a boy is seriously injured in a fall, a man bashes a fish's head against a rock.
  • Sex:

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    Food, soft drink brands mentioned.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Skeleton Creek

Parents need to know that the accompanying videos might be scary to younger or more sensitive readers/viewers: though nothing worse than a skeletal ghost is shown, the mood is suspenseful and creepy.

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  • Families can talk about this book/video hybrid. What do you think of the way they work together? Is this the beginning of a new form of media? Or just a gimmick? Would it have worked better if the whole thing was a book, or a movie? Or does the interaction between the two add interest?

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Most Recent Reviews

  1. Kid Reviewer Age 10
    I rate this title on for age 12 and give it 5.0

    looks ok

    i havent read it yet, but i have to get my mom to sign a sheet of paper allowing me to resd it. so im guessing its REALLY scary, which is something i like. but im a little scared of what im going to see in the videos!

  2. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    Lives in Utah
    I rate this title on for age 14 and give it 1.0

    Uuuuuh Scary!

    This book is interesting but the video's you need to watch to get the book is dang scary. Don't read it.

  3. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    Lives in Illinois
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 1.0

    Not likeable

    Even for some 12 year olds, this book is scary and inappreate.

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