The Gathering

by Isobelle Carmody

Book Overview

Winner of the CBCA of the Year- Older Readers When Nathanial and his mother move to the quiet, safe streets of Cheshunt, he immediately senses something wrong.Violent gangs patrol the streets, feral... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803717164
• ISBN13: 9780803717169
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: Dial Books
• Length: 279 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Suspensful, nerve-wracking and utterly wonderful!

Carmody shows her mastery of plot and theme in "The Gathering" as she writes about the sinister town of Cheshunt, where Nathanial has been drawn. He finds others like himself, called to fight the evil that grew a long time ago in Cheshunt. Just as good- the Circle has been called to fight evil, so has the Darkness been called. Nathanial, must not only face this evil, but the hostility of the "good" members of the circle, and the betrayal within the circle as he searches for the answer to unlock the key of the evil in Cheshunt, and forever purge the evil that has lain there for so long. A thoroughly superb book to be read by any age, and person, it's unputdownable!

Ages 9 to 12? I don't think so!

This book is suitable for ages 9 to 95. I am 27 and it is my favorite book. It explores humans and betrayl. get it- no matter what your age!

unforgettable suspense

I did not have to read this story as a class novel and so I loved the suspense and horror that much more. This is the first story I have read by this author and I can't wait for her next one.

An intriguing and mysterious read

The Gathering is a very thrilling story and contains a fiendish plot. It relates to human behavior and the impossible. Isoble Carmody captures the mood brilliantly and creates much suspense.