Sleepless

By Terri Clark

The swaying Palms Hotel late-night room-service menu

Tuck-Me-In Tuna Salad on Rye
$7.50

Catch-Some-ZZZs Cheeseburger and Fries
$10.00

Up-All-Night Chocolate-Chip Cookies with Milk
$5.50

Bedtime Banana Split
$7.00

I can't go to sleep!!! And not because of the cute boy lying next to me. There's a killer stalking me in my dreams. And if it's up to him . . . I'll never wake up. I have to find a way to get him, before he gets me.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperTeen
• Release date: Feb 17, 2009
• ISBN: 9780061828959

Terri Clark

Terri Clark has the two best jobs in the world. She works as a teen patron specialist in her local library and has realized her dream of publishing teen fiction for the readers she interacts with on a daily basis. Prior to selling her first book, she worked as a movie critic and entertainment writer, among other things. Her biggest brush with fame came when she was asked to stalk a celeb-reality star’s parents for a tabloid magazine. Terri currently lives in Colorado with her husband, two children, and their dog, Domino. sleepless is her first novel. You can visit Terri online at www.terriclarkbooks.com.

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