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Deadly Detention

Eric Weiner (2000)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingR
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age16
Goodreads3.56
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Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

MurderViolenceStalkingDeathCaptivity

Positive tags

SurvivalFriendship

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble CastSurvival

Tropes

FellowshipSurvival HorrorFinal Girl/BoyTrapped Location

Themes

SurvivalFearPunishment and JusticeGroup Dynamics Under PressureAuthority Gone Wrong

Synopsis

Six unsuspecting high-school students, kept after school for misconduct, discover that detention can become deadly as they are stalked by a sadistic madman out to administer his own lethal form of discipline. Original.

Is Deadly Detention appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 16 and up.

Six high school students face a deadly threat from a sadistic killer during after-school detention. Contains strong violence and suspenseful life-threatening situations appropriate for mature teens.

What to know going in

This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include murder, captivity, and death (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Teens will find this a gripping, suspenseful survival thriller where students must band together to escape a killer.

Tags

HorrorThrillerSurvival Horror