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    The Deadly Past
    The Deadly Past
    The Deadly Past
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    The Deadly Past

    By Christopher Pike

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    Dinosaurs create prehistoric hysteria in this eleventh book in New York Times bestselling author Christopher Pike’s Spooksville series—now on TV!

    There are dinosaurs in Spooksville! Huge meat-eating lizards attack people in their cars. Flying reptiles swoop down and lift kids away. But where did these dinosaurs come from? Adam and his friends discover a huge doorway that connects present-day Spooksville with sixty million years ago. It’s through this that the dinosaurs are emerging and attacking the town. Who created the doorway? And can it be closed before all of Spooksville is destroyed?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAladdin
    Release dateNov 5, 2013
    ISBN9781481410922
    The Deadly Past
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    Christopher Pike

    Christopher Pike is a bestselling young adult novelist and has published several adult books as well—Sati and The Season of Passage being the most popular. In YA, his Last Vampire series—often called Thirst—is a big favorite among his fans. Pike was born in Brooklyn, New York, but grew up in Los Angeles. He lives in Santa Barbara, California, with his longtime partner, Abir. Currently, several of Pike’s books are being turned into films, including The Midnight Club, which Netflix released as part of a ten-part series. The Midnight Club also draws from a half dozen of Pike’s earlier works. Presently, The Season of Passage is being adapted as a feature film by Universal Studios while Chain Letter—one of Pike all-time bestselling books—is also being adapted by Hollywood. At the moment, Pike is hard at work on a new YA series.  

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      Tings start to happen in chapter one, but it made me think, This is like a huge 1500 pages book, and each book its a new chapter. Thats way there is very little need to explain the characters, background and their look for adventures.
      With that said, I liked this book, it had new items, as well as new secrets, half way to the series, now you want to finish to see what they were talking about.
      The characters develop nicely and a lot of funny "romantic" things happen.

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    The Deadly Past - Christopher Pike

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    The horror started without warning.

    Adam Freeman and his friends were not far from home when they were attacked, just a half mile north of Spooksville, in an area where they seldom went. The woods they had hiked through to get there were not nearly so thick as the others around Spooksville. Resting on top of a hill, they saw nothing but rocks, desolate valleys, and a few bushes. Sally Wilcox, who had led them to the spot, said it looked like the far side of the moon.

    I bet they used to do nuclear testing here, she said as they continued climbing to the top of a rocky bluff that gave them a view of the ocean and Spooksville itself. That’s why not much grows here.

    That’s ridiculous, Cindy Makey replied, brushing her long blond hair back from her cute face. The government only performs nuclear tests in Nevada.

    Sally stared hard at her with brown eyes that matched her brown hair. I wasn’t talking about the U.S. government, she said. Remember Spooksville used to be part of ancient Lemuria, which went under the Pacific Ocean more than twenty thousand years ago. New Agers believe the Lemurian culture was peaceful, but I know for a fact that they built just as many bombs as we have today.

    Like you would know, Cindy snapped.

    Bum does say that Lemuria really existed, Watch said tactfully. Watch was known for always wearing four watches and having no last name.

    I hate to disagree with Bum, Adam Freeman said, catching his breath and wiping the sweat from his face. Adam was the shortest one in the group, and very conscious of the fact. Yet he was also the group’s leader. But how come there isn’t more evidence of Lemuria and Atlantis still lying around?

    You heard what Bum said, Watch replied. When the two lands warred, they completely wiped each other out. But Bum says that Lemuria and Atlantis were descendants of even more ancient cultures. I believe him. I think our history books are very limited in their scope.

    But do you really think this place used to be radioactive? Cindy asked, uneasily glancing around. If that’s true, we shouldn’t be here.

    Why? Sally asked with a snigger. Are you afraid you might mutate into a plain-looking girl?

    It looks like that happened to you already, Cindy replied.

    Watch raised his hand before the two girls could get going. If there was radiation here, he said, there would be no plant life at all. I don’t think we have to worry about it.

    Adam cocked his head to one side. What’s that funny sound?

    I don’t hear anything, Sally said before pausing to listen closely. Then a puzzled expression crossed her face. It sounds like wind blowing through a narrow valley.

    Watch shook his head, as he also listened. It sounds like a distant heartbeat to me. He scanned the area with his thick glasses. But I don’t see anything that could be making the sound. Do you guys?

    Cindy pointed. What about that bird way over there?

    The brown bird to which Cindy was pointing seemed to be flying over a mountain range far beyond Spooksville. This puzzled Adam who didn’t understand how they could even see something as small as a bird at such a distance. The sharp peaks over which the bird swept were at least three miles away. Also, it was kind of a funny-looking bird, with a long pointed head and an especially wide wingspan. He shook his head as he stared at the creature.

    That can’t be a bird, he said.

    Of course it’s a bird, Sally said impatiently. What else could it be? A plane?

    Watch—who didn’t see very well even wearing his glasses—stared at the strange creature. I think Adam is right, he said after a long pause. That’s much too big to be a bird.

    Sally shielded her eyes from the glare of the sun. How can you tell how big it is? she asked. It’s so far away.

    That’s our point, Adam said. We shouldn’t be able to see it from here.

    The brown bird appeared to see them.

    It turned in their direction. The peculiar sound grew louder.

    Whatever it is, it’s definitely making the sound, Watch said. And look how fast it’s coming. Now it’s twice as big as it was a minute ago.

    Sally was getting worried. No bird can fly that fast.

    So it can’t be a bird, Cindy insisted.

    Adam began to back up. Let’s argue about what it is later. Right now it’s coming our way at high speed and it’s big. I think we should take cover.

    Sally slowly nodded. It might be hungry.

    Cindy giggled uneasily. We’re going to feel stupid running from a bird.

    Watch had also begun to back up. I would rather feel stupid than dead. He paused and squinted. The bird—or whatever it was—let out a screeching cry. It pulled in its wings and seemed to go into free fall, plunging toward them like a missile. Even Watch, who seldom showed any sign of fear, stammered as he spoke next. That looks like a pterodactyl.

    What’s that? Cindy asked.

    Sally gasped. A dinosaur!

    Watch shook his head. It’s not technically a dinosaur. But it lived at the time of dinosaurs, and was just as deadly.

    But that’s impossible! Cindy cried.

    Nothing is impossible in this town! Adam yelled. He grabbed Cindy by the arm and began to pull her backward. Let’s get out of here. Now!

    They half-ran and half-slid down the bluff into a narrow valley. But then they became terribly confused. They each began to run in a separate direction, having no idea where to go. Adam stopped them.

    We have to find a cave! he yelled.

    We passed one a few minutes ago, Sally cried, stopping, pointing. It was back that way!

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