The Well

If Hamlet thought he had issues, he should have talked to Cooper Warner.

His mother's normally sunny demeanor has turned into something--homicidal.

And what's worse, she has help in her hunt for Cooper: A ravenous monster living at the bottom of the old well in the woods behind their house. She's determined to deliver her 14-year-old son straight into the creature's eager clutches. Cooper turns to his girlfriend, Megan, for help, but then, to his horror, the creature takes her prisoner.
Now, it's up to Cooper to fend off his murderous mother, finish his Hamlet paper, and enter the putrid lair at the bottom of the well to rescue Megan. And when he confronts the creature, Cooper must make the toughest decision of his life: kill, or be killed.

Inspired by Hamlet, THE WELL puts a terrifying twist on the Shakespearean classic.


Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 09/21/2009
ISBN: 9780547232294
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 6.99h x 5.10w x 0.85d

Review Citations: Booklist 08/01/2009 pg. 56
Romantic Times 09/01/2009 pg. 62 - Excellent
School Library Journal 12/01/2009 pg. 136
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2009
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2010 - Recommended - Readable

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 134968 / Well
Reading Level: 4.4 / Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus / Point Value: 10