cover image The Gathering

The Gathering

Isobelle Carmody. Puffin Books, $4.99 (288pp) ISBN 978-0-14-038538-0

This ""superbly crafted"" supernatural thriller features a teenage boy who moves to a strange, Stepford-like village and becomes embroiled in a cosmic battle against a mysterious evil force. In a starred review, PW said, ""The suspense never slackens.... Utterly riveting."" Ages 12-up. (Dec.) r