[.ca] Reef of Death (ISBN 0786813091)

From Amazon.com:
Some say that the reason teens are so addicted to horror stories is because disgusting monsters, ghouls, and tentacled amphibians psychologically and creatively personify a teen's innermost angst. Proving that there is more than a grain of truth to the theory, crowned king of teenage angst Paul Zindel plunges into the world of horror with style in Reef of Death, his third fast-paced, thrilling tale of smart teens battling the slime of the earth. Even the most reluctant readers will find themselves furiously turning pages to find out what happens to P.C. McPhee when he hops a plane to Australia to help his crazy uncle solve an offshore mystery. A tidal wave of adventure and a cast of villains--including the biggest, nastiest, man-eating fish on earth--await him Down Under. Teens who love being scared out of their wits won't want to miss Zindel's other two horrifying tales: Loch and The Doom Stone, both chosen as Recommended Books for Reluctant Young Adult Readers by the American Library Association.

review for reef of death:
I recommend this book to anyone who likes horror and action. An example of horror is when the sea creature has killed Arnhen and is now ripping him to shreds. "It snapped at them as the girl saw Arnhem's torso float up to the surface, saw the white flash of spine and the circle of shredded, raw flesh." An example of action would be when Dr.Ecenbarger put a guard in the torture chair. A crab was put in a cage and then the cage was put on the guard's head. "The guard was dead only moments before the crab began the feast on his brain." In conclusion, I think anyone who likes horror stories and action, should read this book.

THIS BOOK ROCKS!!!\o.\c:
I am a HUGE Paul Zindel fan, and when I picked up this book and started reading, I almost fell asleep! I mean, a kid gets invited to look for treasure with his uncle. Sound familiar? I mean,how old is that? But after the first 20 pages or so, this book gets good.Really good. People geting eaten, torture chambers with people inside (That was REALLY gory)and an evil, man-eating fish. I mean, what more can we ask from life? HOW MUCH BETTER CAN A STORY GET?!?!?!?!\o.\c

SEA MONSTERS ON THE LOOSE!!!!!!!!!!!!:
Paul Zindel's next book has giant sea monsters and stuff like that in this exciting book. PC's uncle Cliff invites him on a treasure hunt in Australia in The Great Barrier Reef. A girl named Maruul is also joining the hunt. Unfortunately, the treasure is guarded by a giant man eating fish {like always}. Pc, Cliff, and Maruul become invloved in a game of cat-and-mouse where winner takes all. The torture chamber scenes were also cool but the conclusion was the best. With the underawter submarine chase and the ginat robot. This is one of Zindel's best books.

Another good book by Zindel:
This book was exceptional and very difficult to put down. There is constant surprises and you never know what is going to happen next. Defiantly worth reading.

AWESOME!! Kicks:
I have recently gotten into Cryptozoology (study of still unknown animals.) When I read this book, I was thinking "Finally, a good book about undiscovered animals." Zindel was very creative coming up with these animals. I thought the torture tank scenes were especially gorey. Well done, Zindel. Your the next Michael Crichton. I am very into stories with animals, action, and of course, gore. Kids need a book like this. Adventure. It's a nice big juicy way of flipping off all those media people that say kids should be sheilded from action and adventure stories because of every little piece of content. Any ways, this book rules. Read it.