Slumber party by pike, christopher, 1954publication date 2004. Christopher pike pseudonym of american author kevin christopher mcfadden. There is white sand and rolling surf, so it should be very pleasant, but what with the explosion and the dead. Apr 05, 2017 slumber party was christopher pike s first teen horror book. May 08, 2016 christopher pike nonseries see you later. What could be better than six single girls out for sun and ski and apres ski plus a huge house and a warm fire. Christopher pike 1954 christopher pike is the pseudonym of kevin mcfadden born november, 1954, an american writer. There is white sand and rolling surf, so it should be very pleasant, but what with the explosion and the dead phone lines it is hard for the gang to keep up that holiday spirit. Christopher pike primary author only author division. The book was an immediate success and pike s career as a young adult author took. As they become snowbound, things heat up for the killer in their midst. Christopher pike ebooks epub and pdf format christopher pike ebooks. This was published in 1985 and is everything an 80s book should be.
Christopher pike is the author of more than fifty teen and adult thrillers, including the thirst series, remember me, witch world and strange girl. In 1984, christopher pike published a young adult thriller called slumber party. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. In weekend, another group of friends partying at a remote tropical beach manor are forced to confront an ugly event in. Pike has published around 70 books, but he has precisely 18 plot devices in his arsenal. He took on various jobs before writing slumber party, weekend, and chain letter, all of which became bestsellers. Download christopher pike collection torrent kickasstorrents. I would truly recommend this book for children 12 years and up. His books were well written and generally scary, with realistic characters and genuine plot twists. I wrote remember me twentyeight years ago but it remains one of my most popular books and im excited to be sharing it with new young readers here on wattpad. The result was slumber party 1985, a book about a group of teenagers who run into bizarre and violent events during a ski weekend. Even with the memory of what had happened last time, it looked like the perfect weekend. Its hard to believe, but christopher pikes slumber party is the last pike book in my childhood nostalgia pile.
Pike christopher final friends book 1 the party christopher pike free ebook download. The same group of friends was present when a terrible event happened years before. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. I never cared for slumber party years ago, and i still do not like it. Christopher pike was always my favorite of the teen horror writers. Buy a cheap copy of slumber party book by christopher pike. In slumber party, a group of friends spends the weekend in a house near a resort. This was the first christopher pike book i read and i loved it. This juicy volume features two classic christopher pike thrillers. Initially unsuccessful when he set out to write science fiction and adult mystery, it was not until his work caught the attention of an editor who suggested he write a teen thriller that he became a hit.
Had i realized they were so alike i probably would have split them up and read them further apart. Christopher pike made his debut as a novelist in 1985, writing an installment of the multiauthor cheerleader series, titled getting even as well as his first ya thriller slumber party. Kevin christopher mcfadden, who is best know as christopher pike is an american author. Slumber party isnt all that different from the book weekend also written by pike. Christopher pike is scarily repetitive forever young adult. The thirst series, the secret of ka, and the remember me and alosha trilogies are some of his favorite titles. Buy slumber party by christopher pike online at alibris. Christopher pike author christopher pike is a bestselling author of young adult novels. Christopher pike ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. Christopher pike is the pseudonym of kevin christopher mcfadden, one of americas most popular young adult fiction writers. Thirst and alosha are slated to be released as feature films.
Ive never quite understood his success, but teens seem to adore his work. Slumber party it was 8 years later and it was happening again winter is the perfect time for great mountain getaways and great winter books. Slumber party book by christopher pike thriftbooks. Mcfadden was born in new york city in 1955, but grew up in california. The old gang was getting together for the first time in years. Slumber party was christopher pikes first teen horror book.
It was much more standard teen horror fare without any of his deeper insinuations. So before i delve into the sample of 7 books i researched for this purpose, allow me to introduce you to christopher pike s favorite literary devices. He is also the author of several adult novels, including sati and the season of passage. Slumber party isnt all that different from the book. So before i delve into the sample of 7 books i researched for this purpose, allow me to introduce you to christopher pikes favorite literary devices. Pike keeps you guessing and youll never guess whodunnit. When a ski weekend reunites a group of teenage girls eight years after a fire at a slumber party disfigured one of them and killed her sister, new firerelated. Scholastic, 1986 in slumber party, firerelated accidents at a ski weekend rekindle memories of a deadly slumber party.
I read him now out of nostalgia, but also out of genuine interest. Christopher pike is the pseudonym of american author kevin christopher mcfadden born november 12, 1955. But the modern meaning of the word vampire, the stories that have bee. Christopher pike is a childrens books and young adult author i used to read when i was a preteen and young teenager. Paperback published in 2004, 0590334093 paperback published in 1985, 0340529253 paperback published in 1990, 8845127877. It was kind of weird that my name was used in slumber party but im glad i read it.
Christopher pike books biography and list of works. Thriller printing, september 2004 when a ski weekend reunites a group of teenage girls eight years after a fire at a slumber party disfigured one of them and killed her sister, new firerelated accidents suggest that one of them may have been responsible. I started reading them when i was about and was convinced that when i got to high school, i would suddenly be pretty and know how to talk about sex, and possibly even have it, because thats how they did it in the cp world. Below is a list of christopher pikes books in order of when they were first released and in. In slumber party, mysterious events begin to unfold around a group of friends vacationing at a ski resort. See all books authored by christopher pike, including thirst no. View the profiles of people named christopher pike. He is a bestselling author of young adult and childrens fiction. In his early years, before he become a successful author, he dropped college and had jobs like house painter and computer programming.
He was born on november 12, 1955 in new york but grew up in california and now living in santa barbara. He was born in new york, but grew up in california where he lives today. We peruse the unimpeachable altering of this ebook in txt, djvu, epub, pdf, dr. Christopher pike is currently considered a single author. Oct 28, 2010 pike has published around 70 books, but he has precisely 18 plot devices in his arsenal. Join facebook to connect with christopher pike and others you may know. If i want to be scared, ill read some king, koontz, or mccammon. Steve calvert christopher pike weekend is the story of four guys and five girls who spend a weekend together at a luxury oceanside mansion in mexico. Christopher pikes first book, slumber party, basically created the point horror genre. Download christopher pike collection torrent or any other torrent from ebooks category.
Im christopher pike, author of more than fifty teen thrillers, including the thirst, remember me, and chain letter series. Christopher pike books biography and list of works author. It still rang different than the fear street books, a bit more robust than those other ones and still vaguely pike, but this book is where the trend started and even here i think it stands out against the rest. His first attempt resulted in the 1985 novel slumber party, a book about a group of teenagers who run into bizarre and violent events during a ski weekend. Neither he nor the publishing community realized that this was the beginning of a revol. Christopher pike s first book, slumber party, basically created the point horror genre. By realchristopherpike ongoing updated dec 08, 2015.
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