SPOOK
Mary Ann Nelson has never been to school. She is fifteen years old. Her and her mother, Muriel live in an old
house. No one has ever seen what Mary
Ann looks like in years because she always wears a hood to cover her face. The other children used to make fun of
her. They called her the
"Spook".
An educator comes to town. Her name is Lola Aragon. She hears of Mary Ann and wants to help
her. Lola wants to get Mary Ann into
school. But she has to hurry because by
law after Mary Ann turns sixteen she can't be forced to go to school.
Lola and Her friend, Deputy Ross Walker, go to
Mary Ann's house to see if she is alright and also to see if she is
educated. when they arrive at the house
Muriel comes out with a shotgun and asks them what they want. They tell her that they just want to check on
her daughter. Muriel insists that Mary Ann is fine. After a lot of arguing Muriel lets Lola and
Ross in. The house is a mess, there are
boxes of books everywhere and everything is covered in dust. Mary Ann is locked in her room. Muriel will not let Mary Ann come out to talk
to Lola and Ross. But Muriel asks Mary
Ann a few questions to prove that she is educated. Mary Ann answers all of the questions
successfully. then Lola and Muriel get into
an argument about what is fair for Mary Ann.
Muriel tells Lola and Ross to leave.
They do so with no argument.
That night when Muriel left to go shopping Mary
Ann went out for a walk. She came across
a camp and went in. While she was in
there a teenaged boy saw her and called all of his friends over to see
her. Mary ann ran. When she returned home her mother was still
not home. Later that night two men came
to see Mary Ann. They shot the Nelson's
dogs. Then they walked down the long
driveway. Mary Ann saw them and told
them to go away or she would call the dogs.
They told her that the dogs were all dead. The men entered the house through the
basement. One thing they didn't know is
that there was another dog in the basement.
the dog killed one of the men.
The other man managed to escape.
He ran down the driveway and into the van. he started the van and sped down the road to
the nearest house. he turned towards the
driveway but missed and went into the ditch and flipped upside down. The van collided with a parked car in the
driveway. The owner of the car came out
and told his wife to call an ambulance and the police.
On Muriel's way home she passed the crash on
her bicycle. She saw the dead dogs on
her way up the driveway, but she didn't stop because she was worried about Mary
Ann. When Muriel arrived home Mary Ann
came out and told her the whole story and showed her the dead body. When Muriel heard the police sirens she
ordered her daughter to go into the woods and run. When the police arrived at the house they
ordered Muriel to come out of the house with her hands up. As she was coming out of the house one of the
police officers spotted a gun and began shotting at Muriel, she died soon after.
Some of
the police Officers went after Mary Ann into the woods. They didn't spot her until the next morning,
the helicopter piolet spotted her. The
policemen in the helicopter told her to surrender and they would not harm
her. Mary Ann ran again, she ran as fast
as she could. They lost sight of
her. Then not much long after they found
her trail again, but lost it again.
Later that night Lola convinced Ross to sleep
over with her in the Nelson's barn. Mary
Ann came to the barn when Lola and Ross were sleeping. Lola woke up because she heard something
moving. She woke Ross up and handed him
the pistol without saying a word. A
shadow drew nearer to them. Lola called out
Mary Ann's name, there was no response.
Lola then told Mary Ann that her and Ross have been waiting for her because
they were worried about her. Finally
Mary Ann spoke, she asked where her mama was.
Lola didn't answer. Then Mary Ann
asked what her name was. Lola told her
and she also told her that her mother had been shot. Lola asked Mary Ann how they could help
her. She told them that they could kill
her so that she could be with her mother again.
Lola and Ross told her that they would not kill her. Lola hugged Mary Ann and rocked her in her
arms. Ross turned on the lantern. He was surprised at the sight of Mary Ann,
she was beautiful.
Mary Ann went to live with her father, a doctor
in the town. Mary Ann went to school and
was very happy living there.
Lola and Ross go to Mary Ann's house to see if
she is alright and to see if she is educated.
They finally get inside after a lot of arguing with Muriel. Mary Ann is in her room and Muriel will not
let Ross and Lola go in. But Muriel asks
Mary Ann a few questions, like say and spell all the months of the year. Mary Ann answers all of the questions successfully. Muriel and Lola get into an argument about
what is fair for Mary Ann. This conflict
is finally resolved when Lola and Ross leave the Nelson house.
Another conflict is when two men break into the
Nelson house when Mary Ann is home alone.
They kill the dogs. Then they go
into the basement where they are attacked by another dog that they didn't know
was there. This conflict is resolved
when the dog kills one of the men and the other man manages to get away alive,
but injured badly.
The last conflict is when Lola and Ross finally
meet Mary Ann. Mary Ann returns home
after along night of being chased by the police. Lola and Ross are sleeping in the Nelson's
barn when Mary Ann comes in. They told
Mary Ann that they were there to help her.
This conflict is finally resolved when Mary Ann agrees to let Lola and
Ross help her. They take her to live
with her father, Dr. Endicott. Mary Ann
is very happy living here.
One event which is of major importance is when
Lola comes to town and hears of Mary Ann and wants to help her. This is important because Mary Ann did need
help. If Lola didn't come to town Mary
Ann might be dead because Muriel was very abusive towards her. Nobody else seemed to care about Mary Ann
other than Lola.
Another event in the story that is important is
when the men break into the Nelson house.
This is important because if they hadn't broke in then the police would
have never cared about Muriel and Mary Ann.
Muriel would still be alive and she would still be abusing Mary Ann.
The third and last important event in the story
is when Ross and Lola slept overnight in the Nelson's barn. This is important because Lola got to help
Mary Ann. Now Mary Ann is living in a
safe and secure environment. Also she
has a future to look forward to because now she is going to school. If it wasn't for Lola, Mary Ann could
possibly be dead.
I would recommend this book for others to
read. But only if you like books full of
suspense and mystery. This book was
scary and it has many surprises. The end
is not what you would expect at all. In my opinion this book was one of the
best books that I've ever read. When I
was reading it I couldn't put it down.
Before reading this book I had never read any of Steve Vance's books, but
later in the future I hope to read more.
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