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Synopsis
They call it the Academy. A secluded, cliff-top mansion overlooking the rugged Pacific coast. A school for children gifted -- or cursed -- with extraordinary minds. Children soon to come under the influence of an intelligence even more brilliant than their own -- and unspeakably evil. For within this mind a dark plan is taking form. A plan so horrifying, no one will believe it. No one but the children. And for them it is already too late. Too late, unless one young student can resist the seductive invitation that will lead... into the *Shadows*.
Is Shadows appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
This 1970 dark fantasy features gifted children being mentally manipulated by an evil intelligence at an isolated academy. Contains psychological horror themes and moderate peril involving children, but no graphic violence or sexual content.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include child harm, captivity, and manipulation (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will be drawn to the suspenseful story of gifted students who must resist a brilliant but evil mind trying to control them.