Dont Scream by Joan Lowery Nixon

The main characters in the book are Jessica Donnally, Lori Roberts, Mark Malik and Scott Alexandar. Jess is a normal sixteen-year-old girl with an unsatisfiable curiosity and a great compassion for kids. Lori is Jess’s best friend. Mark and Scott have both recently moved to Oakberry, Texas.

Jess is excited when she learns that there is going to be two new students in her school. When she finds out that one of them, Mark, is moving in next door, she jumps at the chance to welcome him. Her mom bakes a cake and when Jess takes it over to the Malik’s house, she finds out that they are a little different from most families. Mrs. Malik seems confused and threatened by Jess offering her the cake as a welcome gift. However, Mark seems semi-normal, and he explains that where his family used to live, in New York, people are not neighborly. Jessica likes Mark despite that she does not know much about him. When she calls Lori, Jess discovers that she is interested in a new student also, Scott

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Unfortunately, Mark hits him on the head with the pitcher handle, knocking him out.

After Mark is out of the woods, Eric runs to call the police. Eric discovered that Scott Alexandar was a little boy who had died when he was only a few months old. Jess, assuming Scott is the one who killed the cats, runs out of the woods with Scott following her. All of Jessica’s questions insult Scott, and he asks her to stop. He had been following Mark to protect people from him. Then, she hits him over the head with a stick.

When she gets to the hospital, Mark and Scott, who has also become involved in the program, have already begun setting the program up. Then, Jess thinks someone is watching them, and both of them run out of the forest.

As Scott, Eric, and Jess are all carrying Mark out of the woods.

The next morning, the Donnally’s elderly neighbor’s cat is missing. When she finds an open can of tuna in her trash can, she knows that Pepper is gone forever. Jess immediately thinks of the figure by the tree and goes over to check it out. Jess reluctantly agrees to go with them if they every search for the cemetery. Instead of going with her friends after school, Jess goes straight home to convince her mother to allow her to head the volunteer committee.

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Approximate Word count = 2107
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)

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