Malice

By Chris Wooding
(YA F Wood)
377 pages 2009 Fantasy / Horror

Malice is just a rumor, a game, something made-up to scare kids, right? If you gather and burn the right ingredients and repeat the chant “Tall Jake, take me away” six times, you’ll be whisked away to the horrifying land of Malice, which is depicted in an underground comic book. That’s the story anyway. Seth and Kady don’t believe until their friend Luke disappears, and a new character appears in the pages of Malice, who looks strikingly similar. Seth decides he must stop Tall Jake and those behind Malice before anymore kids die within the ghastly pages. What better way is there than to enter the comic himself? Part novel, part comic, Malice is sure to delight, thrill, and chill readers. (Grades 6 & up)

Reviewed by Teen Librarian Elizabeth S.
 
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