Robert Lettrick

San Francisco Book Review's Top 20 Back To School Reads

"This is a wonderful story about bravery, perseverance, and the meaning of true friendship." -- San Francisco Book Review

"...an action-heavy book with plenty of chills and appealingly gruesome details...Give to the kids who have outgrown Goosebumps and are ready for something with more of a bite." -- Booklist

"Fans of “Goosebumps” looking for something with a little bit more substance will enjoy this action-packed adventure filled with plenty of fun and a few scares...The Murk is an excellent action adventure that will have readers burning the midnight oil to finish...The Okefenokee swamp setting is so well written that it becomes an additional character—a dangerous character with something up its sleeve at all times...The plot moves fast enough to keep pages turning while leaving just enough room to develop character...A good choice for readers who like action, adventure, and horror." -- School Library Journal

"The cinematic plot puts a unique spin on the current zombie trend." -- The Horn Book Guide to Children's and Young Adult Books

"Lettrick's middle-grade debut is most successful during the many action scenes and in the slow reveal of certain facts about the characters."--  Kirkus

"Readers who have chewed through Goosebumps or similar titles will appreciate the gruesome terror of this Night of the Living Dead meets The Island of Dr. Moreau story in a classic summer-camp setting." -- Booklist

"The pace is breathless (with a brief time-out for a swimming lesson) and the scenario plenty gory and horrifying... Readers who like their horror strewn with corpses, leavened with compassion, and rooted in reality will find this one entertaining indeed."-- School Library Journal

"Offer this to adventure fans and budding horror buffs, sure, but realistic fiction fans may also find the effective character development and thoughtful pacing as worthwhile as the monstrous foaming-mouthed squirrels.”--  Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books