Dont look behind you lois duncan thrillers paperback october 5, 2010. How to be productive at home from a remote work veteran. Griffin dont look behind you the third eye i know what you did last summer stranger with my face down a dark hall locked in time summer of fear daughters of eve a gift of magic readers with additional questions can visit lois duncan at. Duncan believes that dont look behind you was a premonition of her daughters death. Duncan received the 1992 margaret edwards award from the american library association for her contribution in writing for teens. This character is a teenage girl in a family that becomes part of the federal witness security program. Read dont look behind you by lois duncan available from rakuten kobo.
The name of the book is dont look behind you, by lois duncan. But kit settles into a routine, trying to ignore the rumors that the highly exclusive. Lois duncan i need a full book summary but every site i go to i have to pay to see it. Lois duncan, the author of 40 bestselling books for young adults, is considered a master of suspense. If you like the book dont bother to watch,if you think you want to watch it. A string of thrillers by lois duncan, including i know what you did last summer, killing mr. Read dont look behind you online read free novel read. At the end of the book, she comes face to face with vamp and she has to act fast. Dont look behind you audiobook lois duncan audible.
Its about a girl by the name of april corrigan who used to live the perfect life in high school. This study guide consists of approximately 20 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of dont look behind you. Arquette was shot to death shortly after the book was published while riding home from her friends house. Unfortunately, they were decisions with rather immense consequences, which i think were glossed over somewhat. This movie made you hate the characters, made the plot bland, and the acting didnt do anything for it. To completely honest, dont look behind you wasnt that great of a book and i wasnt that impressed with april. Dont look behind you tv movie 1999 dont look behind. She is the good guy that is trying to stop the antagonist vamp from hurting their family. When lois duncans thrilling novel dont look behind you begins, the. Duncan wrote dont look behind you in a teenager perspective as her life changed dramatically. In louis duncans dont look behind you, mike vamp is a hitman hired to kill the storys heroine, april corrigan.
Dont look behind you by lois duncan, paperback barnes. This book is typical for lois duncans writing style. As far as i could see, it was totally innocuous, void of every shred of real information. As she struggles to hold on to her old identity, will she wake up to the danger that stalks her. Almost all my books are now available as ebooks, so you can download them to your kindles or nooks or whatever other electronic devices you own. April is a popular happy 17 year old who appears to have it all. This set of lesson plans consists of approximately 156 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons. Dont look behind you character descriptions lois duncan this set of lesson plans consists of approximately 156 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials. The imposing mansion sends a shiver of fear through her. Dont look behind you book report by taylor davis on prezi. This set of lesson plans consists of approximately 156 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials. The movie is okay for, oh, the first ten minutes or so. A family is thrust into the federal witness relocation program that fails, in deadly ways, to protect them. Lois duncan born april 28, 1934 is an american writer of childrens books, best known for youngadult novels ofsuspense.
When lois duncans thrilling novel dont look behind you begins, the corrigan family is a stereotypical family. April corrigans life is turned upside down when her family is taken into the witness security program. She is best known for her youngadult novels, and has been credited by historians as a pioneering figure in the development of young adult fiction, particularly in the genres of horror, thriller, and suspense the daughter of professional photographers lois. I have been reading dont look behind you by lois duncan.
Dont look behind you character descriptions for teachers. April corrigans life is turned upsidedown when she when she learns that. She wrote two early novels under the pen name lois kerry. Dont look behind you kindle edition by lois duncan author 4.
Believable characters, believable plot that gains tension as the book goes on. Start studying dont look behind you by lois duncan. With patrick duffy, pam dawber, dominic raacke, anne marie deluise. Lois arquette wrote successful teen thrillers like i know what you did last summer under the name lois duncan until 1989, when her daughter was murdered. If you like lois duncans work, this is some of her best. Dont look behind you is a read full of twists and turns that will keep your heart pumping its no secret that i am a huge mel sherratt fan. She knows how to find that secret evil in her characters hearts, evil that she turns into throatclutching suspense in book after book. Lois duncan i know what you did last summer wiki fandom. Aprils parents, upon discovering her ruse, have left to look for her. What is the setting of the novel dont look behind you by. The novel tells the story of seventeenyearold april corrigan after her family is forced to enter the witness protection program and relocate to a different state.
A detailed description of dont look behind you characters and their importance. She wrote more than fifty novels, several childrens picture books, and two volumes of poetry. April corrigan feels like her life is over when she learns that her father has been working undercover for the fbi and the family must relocate under. April corrigan april is a red hot tennis player, in the eleventh grade. So,imagine my surprise when i discovered a book of hers that ive never read. She takes teenage angst and selfconscious paranoia and spins them into a web of horror and mystery.
This fox family channel original movie is based on the novel of the same name by. Dont look behind you by lois duncan 597 words 123 help me. The primary setting of dont look behind you by lois duncan is the small florida town, grove city, which the corrigan family escapes to under the guidance of the federal witness protection program. Once alyssa bresnahans dramatic narration of dont look behind you begins, youll be held in its compelling grip until the final, thrilling chapter. She knows how to find that secret evil in her characters hearts, evil that she turns into throat. So i have a soft spot for lois duncan, as she was one of the very first ya authors i was ever introduced to. Lois duncan is an acclaimed suspense author for young adults. Her full name is lois duncan steinmetz, and she was born in philadelphia, pennsylvania, on april 28, 1934. Have you ever been so blown away by a series that you dont even know how to put all your.
I dont know if its true or not, but i dont find the concept unacceptable. George corrigan is an airline employee with a wife and two kids april and bram. She is known most well for her books written for children and young adults as well as crime thrillers for adults. Stine, author of the goosebumps and fear street series. I am well i guess a nerd and this is my last chance to bring up my english grade. Until her father who was testifing against a company gets shot at and his family is treatended. What is the theme of dont look behind you by lois duncan. Kit gordy sees blackwood hall towering over black iron gates, and she cant help thinking, this place is evil. The use of suspense to create the mystery element in the story as the corrigan goes in hiding to run away from a hit man.
The character starts out a bit shallow but she starts to grow up a bit by the end of the book. She has published nearly 50 books for children, including i know what you did last summer, which was adapted into a highlysuccessful horror film, and who killed my daughter. Dont look behind you by lois duncan after id completed the letter i reread it carefully. Detective and mystery stories, mystery and detective stories, household moving, fiction. Dont look behind you by lois duncan0440207290 down a dark hall by lois duncan0440918057. Do not see this if you have read the book of the same name by lois duncan. A family is thrust into the federal witness relocation program that fails, in. Dont look behind you is a suspenseful thriller by lois duncan. Lois duncan discussion questions and activities for the following books.
They never came home new mexico press womens zia award the twisted window junior literary guild selection new york public library best book for the teen age further reading daughters of eve by lois duncan0440918642 dont look behind you by lois duncan0440207290 down a dark hall by lois duncan0440918057. My daughter, robin, has now established me on twitter. Dont look behind you lois duncan thrillers and millions of other books are. How can april give up her name, her friends, her boyfriend steve, and everything shes ever. Duncan modeled the heroine, april, after her 18yearold daughter, kait, and gave kait the bound galleys, inscribing them, for my own special april, adding jokingly, but perhaps with an undercurrent of foreboding. Dont look behind you have a speaker, occasion, audience. April, a girl whose life was perfect, until her dad almost got shot, since then they went into hide out. The main character, april was rather a silly, annoying teenager who made foolish decisions throughout the book.
Dont look behind you is the story of april corrigan and her family and their life when they have to enter the witness security program. Dont look behind you lois duncan 1989 read for the challenge. What are some character traits for george corrigan in dont look behind you. Griffin, and dont look behind you, first sent shivers. April is the typical high school girl whos involved in sports and has a wonderful. Given her huge success and permanent position in the amazon top 100, it seems i am not alone.
April is unhappy that she has had to leave behind everything she cares about in. In the beginning of the novel she has a perfect life. Dont look behind you lois duncan thrillers 9780316126588. Dont look behind you by lois duncan flashcards quizlet. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion on dont look behind you by lois duncan. The book is based on lois duncans daughter kaitlyn arquettes personality. I know they say the movie is never as good at the bookbut this could be the worse case ive ever seen. The publisher is bantam doubleday dell publishing group, inc. Dont look behind you is a 1990 young adult novel written by lois duncan. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Dont look behind you is a 1990 young adult thriller novel by lois duncan.
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