But how do you trust a leader when you suspect he's more dangerous than the animals you're running from? Heath came to Camp Harmony to be surrounded by nature. Heath and a ragtag band of campers are faced with a choice: follow Will's lead and possibly survive, or follow the camp staff and die. Wolves, bears, mountain lions-even the chipmunks are infected, spurred on in droves by one horrific goal: hunt and kill every human they find. A darkness is spreading, driving them mad with rage. Something's wrong with the animals in the surrounding forest. Heath soon learns there's a much bigger threat to contend with. Brilliant, cold and calculating, Will views the world as one big chess game, and he's always three moves ahead of everyone else. But no one rattles Heath like his creepy cabin mate, Will Stringer.

The camp offers distractions: his friends, Cricket and Dunbar, always up for trouble his reluctant crush on Emily, one half of the beautiful Em & Em Twins and hulking bullies Thumper and Floaties, who are determined to make him their punching bag for the summer. Somethings wrong with the animals in the surrounding forest. It's the perfect place to enjoy the soothing calm of nature as he weighs a heavy decision. Young readers looking for a quick read will likely overlook this andĮnjoy the tension Frenzy creates.-Kelly Czarnecki.14-year-old Heath Lambert is spending his summer at Camp Harmony in the picturesque Cascade Mountain Valley. Perhaps the combination of a forest full of rabidĪnimals and people with real lives and problems is hard to sustain. Play out during their quest for survival-at times, they feel Personalities-like Will, who views life as a chessboard of moves that Zombie-themed stories and a little bit of mystery will likely want to Who unfortunately succumb to a mysterious illness in which lethal bitesĬover the skin quickly in long purple vines.Īn over-the-top scenario that tugs at most people's fear ofīeing attacked by an animal will entice readers. Kirby Larson, Frenzy by Robert Lettrick, Windblowne by Stephen Messer, Hero by Sarah.

Wide black eyes were locked on his exposed flesh, eager to tear meatĪway from his body.' The story follows those who survive and those Soon after, animals are coming in droves from the forest toĪttack the young campers who are running for their lives. Whose cries make them sound like they are out to kill something or Lifeless, and everyone is temporarily relieved. Rage-filled porcupine chasing Cricket, a first-time camp attendee.įortunately, water from Heath's squirt gun renders the rabid animal $16.99.Īny story that takes place at summer camp is bound to have