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April Fools (Point Horror Book 7) Kindle Edition

by Richie Tankersley Cusick (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.3 132 ratings

Part of: Point Horror (14 books)

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Revenge is no joke
On their way home from an April Fools’ party, Belinda and her friends mistakenly cause a horrible accident. Fearing they’ll be on the hook for murder, they flee the scene and vow to keep silent. But weeks later, Belinda’s conscience won’t give her any peace—and neither will the mysterious person who is terrorizing her with cruel pranks. After enduring a series of sickening jokes, Belinda fears that she and her friends aren’t the only ones who know their secret—and that these pranks may be a deadly warning in disguise.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Richie Tankersley Cusick including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.

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For three decades, Richie Tankersley Cusick (b. 1952) has been one of the most prominent authors of horror fiction for young adults. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana—home to some of the country’s most ancient ghosts—Cusick grew up in a small bayou town called Barataria. Inspired by the eerie Louisiana swampland, she began writing at a young age. After college, Cusick took a job at Hallmark and moved to a haunted house in Kansas City, where she began work on her first novel, Evil on the Bayou, whose success allowed her to leave her job and begin writing fulltime. Since then, Cusick has written more than two dozen novels. She and her three dogs live in North Carolina, where Cusick writes on an antique roll-top desk that was once owned by a funeral director. The desk is, of course, haunted.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00HZ9Q8XM
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Open Road Media Teen & Tween (February 11, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 11, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 5529 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 199 pages

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For three decades, Richie Tankersley Cusick (b. 1952) has been one of the most prominent authors of horror fiction for young adults. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana—home to some of the country’s most ancient ghosts—Cusick grew up in a small bayou town called Barataria. Inspired by the eerie Louisiana swampland, she began writing at a young age. After college, Cusick took a job at Hallmark and moved to a haunted house in Kansas City, where she began work on her first novel, Evil on the Bayou, whose success allowed her to leave her job and begin writing fulltime. Since then, Cusick has written more than two dozen novels. She and her dog live in North Carolina, where Cusick writes on an antique roll-top desk that was once owned by a funeral director. The desk is, of course, haunted.

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Tennessee

Excellent Novel

Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2014

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I started this book last evening, stayed up half the night, then up early, and finished it this morning. What an intense, scarey, page turner. One you might want to read during the day to avoid nightmares!!!! This is the first time I have read anything by Ms Cusick, but believe me I will be reading the rest of her books as soon as I can get to them. Being an avid reader, I read constantly and am going to start another book by her after I finish this review. Suffice it to say, I'm sure the other novels will be as terrifying as this one. I highly recommend this novel to anyone love mystery/horror books. It is definitely a nail biter!! Happy reading. Don't say I didn't warn you!!

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Rachaelbookhunter

Very entertaining

Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2022

On April Fools Day a group of friends are driving home after a party. There is a car accident but believing that there were no possible survivors they leave and go home. Two weeks later Belinda is the only one who feels guilty. Soon pranks begin. Could someone know what happened?

This was a fun, quick read. There is a lot of action and something is always happening. There is no filler so we get straight to the story and never leave it. There are many elements that are similar to today's thrillers. We get suspicious characters, odd behavior, the main character doubting herself.

I didn't quite guess who was behind everything or why. It's pretty devious. The story isn't realistic or meant to be taken seriously but it is a very entertaining read.

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CynDee

<3 it.

Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2017

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<3 it. It was originally written in the 90's and definitely passed the time I remember when her books were offered in the scholastic magazines and Id save some of my snack money, and fill out the little order form to give to my English teacher then waiting eagery for the delivery day where shed open the box and pass out peoples books that they wanted.

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Celestina80

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Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2018

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My teen years were spent devouring Point horror books and I was ready to reread some oh the classics but I think I started with the wrong book. They characters of this book were so unlikable I became disgusted with them within the first chapter and could not continue. Even the main girl who showed some remorse for her actions within the program turned my stomach for the way she accepted and excused her best friends' actions. I have read some dark characters before but there is a thin line between bad and morally offensive and these teens crossed that line. I gave it three stars cause to be fair to the author I did not finish the book to see if it got any better and I really have no desire to either.

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Haunted Reader

Return to 80's YA Horror

Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2016

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Really twisty. Refreshing to read "old-style" 80's YA horror by an accomplished author

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megan

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2015

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It was a great book.

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BRN

Better than expected

Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2019

This was a fairly interesting read by a female author. The blurb of this story sounds like I Know What You Did Last Summer but is very different. I liked Belinda, the high school senior leading lady, and didn't mind her two uncaring friends, Hildy and Frank, much but found her female best friend Hildy to be annoying and negative. And I don't understand why Hildy, a seventeen year old, was wearing her hair in braids in 1990.

I liked the very dark character of Adam, the boy close to her age that she was tutoring. I don't have much of an opinion of his stepbrother, Noel, other than to say he's the opposite of Adam in personality, outwardly, anyway. They're the same age, eighteen. I liked Noel's cold mother and would have liked to have seen more of her but her time in the novel was very short.

There were several possibilities as to who the villain could be but I didn't guess it. I doubt many did. This is one novel that should have been longer than it was. It could have easily been another 100 pages. I'd have liked some backstory on Noel and his mother, and more too on Adam.

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J.K. Galecki

Strong premise, failed execution

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2020

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I know this book was intended for YA readers but I found it too light on the horror. The book moves at a glacial pace, with huge chunks playing out more like a 90's rom com than a horror film. It wouldn't be nearly as bad if the characters were remotely interesting but they're not. The lead is boring. Her "friends" are anything but. I was drawn to the title because the synopsis made it sound like a teen slasher but (SPOILER ALERT)...there is no slashing. None.

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