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Heroine archetypes
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Synopsis
High on a hillside overlooking Salem University, hidden in shadows and shrouded in silence, sits Nightingale Hall. Nightmare Hall, the students call it. Because that's where the terror began. Jess is eager to start college--until she arrives at her off-campus dorm. She can see why everyone calls it Nightmare Hall. Especially when she learns the dark secret hidden within the house. A girl named Giselle hanged herself there. In Jess's room. But was it really suicide? Or was Giselle murdered? Echoing through the house, Jess can still hear the sound of Giselle's last scream. . . Jess arrives at her room in the off-campus dorm only to find that the previous occupant supposedly committed suicide by hanging herself.
Is The Silent Scream appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
This YA horror mystery involves a college freshman investigating a possible murder disguised as suicide, with haunting supernatural elements and moderate suspense. The book deals with death by hanging and features typical 90s teen horror thriller tension without graphic violence or sexual content.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include suicide, murder, death, and grief (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will be drawn into this suspenseful mystery about a college student investigating whether her dorm room's previous occupant was murdered or committed suicide.