The Accident

by Diane Hoh

Book Overview

Diane Hoh's teen horror classic . . . in a striking new package One drowned girl One living one. Two worlds colliding -- in scary ways. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590443305
• ISBN13: 9780590443302
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
• Length: 165 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.2" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Can accidents happen by themselves

Megan Logan was just sitting in her room when an image appeared in her mirror. At first it seemed unreal, but then everything fell into place. Megan made a new friend Juliet or maybe an enemy. Juliet was just a figment of Megan's imagination or so she thought, that is until she decided to agree to let Juliet into her world. Juliet asked Megan to trade places with Megan for just one week. Little did she know that, that was not all Juliet wanted.....

My First Diane Hoh Book

Forty-six years ago, a 15-year-old girl named Juliet accidentally drowned in a nearby lake just before her long-awaited Sweet Sixteen birthday party. Now, in 1991, Juliet's ghost appears to another 15-year-old girl, Megan Logan. In just a few weeks Megan will be celebrating her own Sweet Sixteen birthday, but, in the meantime, Juliet pleads for Megan to trade places with her for just one week. At first, Megan is reluctant and scared, but she eventually gives in after hearing Juliet's sad story of dying so young.Once Juliet makes the physical transition into Megan's body, she doesn't waste any time taking over Megan's life--first, by giving herself a sexier makeover and then by seducing Megan's semi-boyfriend (Justin Carr). In time, Juliet's true colors begin to show when she starts acting rude and inconsiderate towards Megan's family and best friend (Hilary Bench).Yet Megan has bigger problems to worry about, such as the recent unexplained accidents befalling her friends and family. Each one ultimately leads back to Megan, and Megan begins to fear she may be the next victim. If she is, what will happen to her soul if she dies while Juliet still inhabits her body? Will she return to life once Juliet leaves--or will she remain a ghost forever?"The Accident" was the first book I ever read by Diane Hoh, sometime back in my middle school days. After re-reading it ten years later, I can see why I enjoyed it so much. There's plenty of otherworldly suspense in this book, plus it has a terrific ending. If you enjoy supernatural teen thrillers, then you'll probably enjoy "The Accident".

Great book, if you liked to be freaked out

This book really makes you think of the after life, where will you go if you dye and its not your itme? This book is all about a girl named megan who has someone talking ot her from her mirror, the thing talking from the mirror wants to trade places with megan, for just "a little while" all while megan thinks about this decision, horrible drawings are in her locker, and aweful things are happing to her best friends and family.

It is thrilling and exciting

This book is about a girl named Megen.She is living in a peaceful neighborhood ,when suddenly a whispy, shadowy plume appears in Megan's mirror. They become friends and then the ghost asks a startling question. She asks Megan to trade places with her for a week. Megan must decide. My opinion on the book is that it is thrilling and exciting. I think this because Megan must decide on wether to stay where she is and not help the ghost or to trade places and be a ghost for a week.

I was too scared to sleep

Really creepy and chilling. When Megan sees a vision in her bedroom mirror, she knows that her life will never be the same. The ghost, Juliet, wants to live a week in Megan's life. Entranced by Juliet's tragic death and determined to solve the mysterious crimes around her, Megan agrees. This book is beyond original. The writing is so rich---really descriptive and vivid. Dare to enter the world of the living dead