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      The Boy Who Couldn't Die

      by William Sleator
      Published
      Mar 2004
      Main Genre
      Horror Horror
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      184
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      When his best friend is killed in a plane crash, Ken makes a decision: He will never die. He finds a woman who claims she can make him invulnerable to pain and death for the unbelievably cheap price of fifty dollars. And her strange ritual works. Ken can't be burned, beaten up, or even bitten by the sharks he dives among on his spring break in the Caribbean.

      Ken can't die, but he can kill. As long as he's awake, he feels in complete control of his life. But at night the dreams take over—dreams of digging up graves, of knifing strangers ... then of trying to murder someone he loves. And no one can stop him, not even himself.

      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      Speculative Fiction

      Subgenres

      Horror

      Characters & Occupations

      Zombies

      Age Level

      Kids (12 & Under) Kids: Middle Grade

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      Apr 2005 Harry N. Abrams ISBN13 9780810987906 ISBN10 0810987902
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      First Edition Mar 2004 Harry N. Abrams ISBN13 9780810948242 ISBN10 0810948249
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      Mar 2005 Turtleback Books ISBN13 9781417675678 ISBN10 1417675675
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      Jan 2008 Paw Prints ISBN13 9781435244245 ISBN10 1435244249
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      Jan 2005 Random House ISBN13 9780329429690 ISBN10 0329429698
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