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Down a Dark Hall
Down a Dark Hall | Lois Duncan
Kit Gordy sees Blackwood Hall towering over black iron gates, and she can't help thinking, This place is evil. The imposing mansion sends a shiver of fear through her. But Kit settles into a routine, trying to ignore the rumors that the highly exclusive boarding school is haunted. Then her classmates begin to show extraordinary and unknown talents. The strange dreams, the voices, the lost letters to family and friends, all become overshadowed by the magic around them. When Kit and her friends realize that Blackwood isn't what it claims to be, it might be too late.
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booklover3258
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My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/13NRukqAMhI

Enjoy!

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Sleepswithbooks
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“A group of five emotionally sensitive teenagers are committed to a strange school meant for gifted girls that has a sinister true nature behind it.” This is a new one for me.

#TeamSlaughter #Scarathlon

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MaleficentBookDragon
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This 1990 copy of the 1974 book is actually falling to pieces as I read it. I hope it stays intact for 40 more pages.😬
Then I get to watch the movie on HBO.

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Jess_Franzino
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WOW! When I saw a preview for the recent movie adaptation last night and decided to read the book before watching it, I was not expecting THIS. How have I never heard of this book until now? Despite how it was written for teen readers, it was more chilling, thoughtful, beautiful, and inventive than a lot of the adult ghost novels I‘ve read. This was such a great ghost story, that I can now say I‘m officially ready for Fall.

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toofondofbooks
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One of my fave authors when I was a pre-teen. Just saw online that Down A Dark Hall will be a movie later this year starring Uma Thurman.

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shadowspeak17
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#dark #NoteworthyNovember

I read the tagged book a long time ago and the other is still on my TBR.

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DebinHawaii
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Day 30 #UncannyOctober #Spooky I've posted about all of these before but here are three books that while not flat-out scary, have provided me with some good spooky chills and fun. I picked the audiobook of Coraline because Gaiman reads it & the singing rats 🐭🐭🐭😱 are extra spooky. You could include many Lois Duncan books here, but this is one of my YA favorites from her. We Have Always Lived in the Castle is a good classic spooky tale. 😱👻💀

BookishJess02 Love Coraline & We Have Always Lived in the Castle! Happy to see a Lois Duncan title I never read before. 7y
DebinHawaii @JessJFarias It's a fun and spooky Lois Duncan! 📚👍 7y
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RevizeKevinXiong
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"I'll never be at home here!" Kit cried. "Can't you feel it, Mom? There's something about this place-something-"(10). #san_35

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RevizeKevinXiong
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Never ever read or seen this book before but it look pretty interesting and and scary. I'm a person who like to read scary book and this book seen kind of scary. 😆 #san_35

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DebinHawaii
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#LyricalApril #UmaThurman I googled 'Uma Thurman movies from books' & found out she's in an upcoming movie of a childhood favorite; Lois Duncan's Down a Dark Hall. It shot partially in the Spanish Canary Islands in December. Interestingly, Stephenie Meyer (yes that one) optioned the book & her company is producing it. I also learned that Meyer produced Austenland--a fun Austen-inspired movie from a book that I love. Very bookish all around! 📚👍💜

DebinHawaii BTW: The Uma photo on the right is supposed to be from when she was in Spain filming. 😀 (edited) 8y
Cinfhen Look at you @DebinHawaii 😃😃😃🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻all full of bookish knowledge and movie trivia ❤️❤️❤️great post...and look at those legs on #Uma 🙀no wonder Fall Out Boy chose to dedicate a song to her 💖 (edited) 8y
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Cinfhen This book should make for a great movie!!! 8y
DebinHawaii @Cinfhen Well thank you for the photo prompt that led me to the info! 🤓 And yes, those legs are amazing! 👍😆 8y
MaleficentBookDragon Lois Duncan really messed up my tween years. Can't waIt to see the movie. (edited) 8y
batsy I really enjoyed Austenland and didn't know there was a movie! I should check it out. Also, I only discovered Lois Duncan after her death and read Down a Dark Hall recently because all the writeups about her made her books sound like just the thing I would have loved when I was younger ... And it terrified me as an adult, lol. Yay for the movie! 8y
DebinHawaii @MaleficentBookDragon Hah! I like to think she prepared me for loving thrillers & horror at a very early age! 😆👍 8y
DebinHawaii @batsy The movie is cute and fun with Keri Russell. 💜 I reread all of Lous Duncan's books from my childhood a few years ago then reread my favorites after she died last year. She definitely influenced (and scared) me growing up! ❤️📚 8y
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DebinHawaii
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Day14 #booktober #setinaschool Lois Duncan had several books set or mostly set in a school & these are two of my favorites. Bonus, they're perfect for #spookyoctober w/ their respective gothic/paranormal & witchcraft themes. And since I was teaching a workshop all morning & it's a crazy day, I'm ticking all the boxes-besides my Trixie Belden series & assorted Judy Blume's, Duncan is who I read in grade & middle school for my #funfridayphoto 😱📚

AWahle Lois Duncan's books were some of my favorites in high school. I still keep an eye out for the cheesy 80's covers I love so much. 8y
Suetara I loved her books! 8y
RealLifeReading Great multitasking post! 8y
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LisaJo
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#funfridayphoto Lois Duncan was the first author I read where I specifically decided to read all of her books. Who knew that junior high is where I would begin "backlisting". The first one I read was, of course, Summer of Fear. But, Down a Dark Hall, was my favorite. I I know it's Gothic feel is the reason I continue to like Gothic novels to this day.

Merethebookgal Oh, man, I loved Louis Duncan! 8y
LisaJo I think a lot of us are readers due to her. @Merethebookgal 8y
Alisnazzy Yes to Lois Duncan!!! Loved her books 8y
megt I devoured this one in junior high! I think I ended up checking it out of the library more than once. 8y
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strikingthirteen
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Gothic thriller for teenagers. Definitely a great nostalgia trip and still holds up pretty well after all this time.

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elkeOriginal
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Well, Lois did it again - kept me up past my bedtime so I could finish this paranormal darkly Gothic thriller. I should just pick another book to start because after that ghostly excitement I won't be falling asleep any time soon...

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Jlokdhorses
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Gutted that the woman who would keep me up at night passed away. So many sick spent in bed reading her stories. RIP

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misswendyd
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Still some of my favorite gothics/paranormals/thrillers. RIP Lois Duncan--you gave me so many feverish summer reads as a teenager, and I'll always be grateful.

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled I hadn't heard. 😢 8y
misswendyd @ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled.com Yes, apparently last night. 😔 8y
ObsessiveBookNerdLauren Oh no. This is terrible news. I loved her books as a teen reader. 8y
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Imagineannie Oh no. I loved her books growing up. I suspect I'd love them still. 8y
Jenryland So sorry to hear that. She was my one of my very favorite authors when I was YA age. 8y
misswendyd @ObsessiveBookNerdLauren @Imagineannie @Jenryland So did I--they hold up pretty well for adult readers, too. She went through so much with her daughter, I hope she's finally at peace. 8y
ReadingRover So sad. Down a Dark Hall was a favorite of mine as a child. 8y
misswendyd @ReadingRover That one was my favorite as well. It's very sad, though I'm glad she was appreciated in her time. 8y
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