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Suburbia. Shady, tree-lined streets, well-tended lawns and cozy homes. A nice, quiet place to grow up. Unless you are teenage Meg or her crippled sister, Susan. On a dead-end street, in the dark, damp basement of the Chandler house, Meg and Susan are left captive to the savage whims and rages... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Megan Loughlin: the girl/victim next door
- Susan Loughlin: Meg's little sister
- Ruth Chandler: Mother of three boys who takes custody of Meg and Susan
- Willie: son of Ruth, brother of Woofer and Donny
- Woofer: real name Ralph, son of Ruth, brother of Willie Jr and Donny
- Donny: son of Ruth, brother of Woofer and Donny, friends with David
- David: narrator, only one that tries to help Meg
- Eddie: unstable neighbor kid who likes to cause pain to others
- Denise: Eddie's sister
- Officer Jennings: officer Meg tries to get to help her
- Thompson: police officer
First Sentence edit
You think you know about pain?
Series & Lists edit
This book is in True Crime: Fictionalized Versions. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Jack Ketchum (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Warner Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: November 1989
ISBN: 0446349097
Page Count: 240
Publisher: Warner Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: November 1989
ISBN: 0446349097
Page Count: 240
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
Notes for Parents edit
Reading Level: AdultsHorrible choice for young adults, even though this book is aimed at that demographic, and despite the fact that most of the characters are kids. Based on a true story, the author makes it even worse to increase the titillation factor and turn a buck at the same time. I suggest the true crime version, John Dean's "House Of Evil."
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- JACK KETCHUM'S THE GIRL NEXT DOOR: http://www.moderncine.com/feature_girlnextdoor.php
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