Stephen King. The Shining. Garden City, New York, Doubleday, 1977 1st ed.
Genre: Adult books for teens/ horror/fiction
Annotation: This fictional horror story by Stephen King was published in 1977 and became one of his best books ever. He is one of the best supernatural/horror story writer and one of the popular adult writers whose books are constantly read by young adults. The novel is about a family of three who moved into a resort home in the mountains of Colorado. The father Jack Torrance had recently lost his job as a teacher and was picking up a job as the caretaker of a resort, “The Overlook Hotel.” Jack struggled in his new job as a caretaker as he tried to control his alcohol addiction, hot temper and violent attitude. His son Dan had telepathy and psychic powers and could see into the future. The mother Wendy did all she could to keep the family together but they all had to battle against the ghosts and evil forces present in the mansion.
Nomination Justification: I nominate this book because it is such an interesting read. It is full of suspense and engaging characters and the supernatural and horror plot is a favorite among young adults. They can relate to Danny as a character as he interacts with a father fighting addiction and all his other inner struggles. The “Creepiness” in the story is very high as flower hedges move about and ghosts basically take over the resort. The setting of the story (an empty magnificent hotel in the snowed up mountains)is very suitable for the plot and the teen reader is going to go away with a great experience after reading this book.
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