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The Stone Child (2009)

by Dan Poblocki(Favorite Author)

4.05 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0375842543 (ISBN13: 9780375842542)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Random House Books for Young Readers

review 1: It's always great when I find a new favorite author. And it's even better when they already have several books out that I can read all at once. For me Dan Poblocki is one of these authors. Last week I highlighted two of his newer books, The Ghost of Graylock and The Haunting of Gabriel Ashe, both of which I found to be excellent. So I was eager to read another one by him.The Stone Child revolves around a young man named Eddie and his family who have recently arrived in Gatesweed so his mother can hopefully get back to writing. But from the first minute he hears about the supposed Olmstead curse, Eddie realizes that there is something very wrong with this town. When he discovers an encrypted book that appears to have belonged to Nathaniel Olmstead, his favorite scary b... moreook author, he is fascinated and determined to discover what is going on. With the help of some new found friends he sets out to do just that, but the sudden appearance of some of the monsters from Olmstead's books add new tension to the quest. Especially when it appears they will have to face off the the scariest monster of all, The Woman in Black who appears to be watching their every move.One of the things that I have especially enjoyed about Poblocki's books is the rapidly rising tension that he creates as the problem gets bigger and bigger until the climax explodes across the page. The characters are also appealing and likable. The only problem I had with the book is that the story revolves around a myth about the Garden of Eden. As I am quite religious I found this a bit uncomfortable as it contradicts my own strongly held beliefs. But once I set that aside and looked at it as just a myth created for the story, it was okay.Poblocki is also really good at creating believable plots despite the large number of fantasy elements. I found it remarkably easy to get pulled into this story.
review 2: I think the book The Stone Child was a very good book. Eddie was a great character and was an interesting character. He loved Nathaniel Olmstead and loved his books. Once he moved to the town that olmstead used to live in, he starts discovering things. They find a book by Olmstead and have to figure out what it means. They have to figure it out before Eddies mom finishes writing the book that she has been working on. less

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