Don't Scream

By Joan Lowery Nixon

For fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes Don’t Scream from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon.
 
        When two new guys start at Jess’s high school, she thinks the year is really looking up. What she can’t know is that there is a connection between them. One has been given a new identity by the government. The other is seeking revenge. Jess doesn’t know whom she can trust. Will she be the next victim?
 
“A page-turner.” –VOYA
 
“An exciting thriller that will keep teens on the edge of their seats.” –School Library Journal

• Language: English
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Release date: Sep 25, 2013
• ISBN: 9780307823526

Joan Lowery Nixon

Joan Lowery Nixon (1927–2003) was a renowned author of children’s literature, best known for series like the Orphan Train Adventures and Casebusters. Born in Los Angeles, she began dictating poems to her mother before she could read. At the University of Southern California, Nixon majored in journalism, but took a job teaching the first grade upon graduating. In 1949, she and her husband moved to Corpus Christi, Texas, and in 1964 she published her first novel, The Mystery of Hurricane Castle. Nixon became a fan of mystery fiction when she was a child, and many of her most popular series incorporate elements of sleuthing. She won four Edgar Awards for best young adult mysteries, including prizes for her novels The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore (1979) and The Name of the Game Was Murder (1993). In addition to writing more than 140 young adult novels, Nixon also co-wrote several geology texts with her scientist husband.      

Reviews for Don't Scream

[jlarsonhamilton · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Two cute new boys have just moved into town, so best friends Jess and Lori befriend them. Jess senses some strange behavior from both Mark and Scott as she gets to know them. Now strange things are starting to happen in her neighborhood. Could Scott or Mark be the trouble? Jess is determined to find out. The story was a good mystery that kept you guessing until the end. The story also demonstrated that what students are learning in school can also be useful outside of school. We see this when Jess learns from her journalism class how to investigate people, which ends up helping her solve the mystery.