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Book Reviews of Killing Mr. Griffin

Killing Mr. Griffin
Killing Mr Griffin
Author: Lois Duncan
ISBN-13: 9780881035148
ISBN-10: 0881035149
Pages: 224
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Rebound by Sagebrush
Book Type: School Library Binding
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8 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

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Helpful Score: 3
I read this book when I was about eleven years old, in a week on summer when my friends went away to day camp. Fabulous reader though, I especially loved the unexpected twists and turns the story took every character through. Their way of scaring the teacher goes sour, but the main story here doesn't. I recommend it to any young adult reader who enjoys mysteries, and/or thrillers.
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Helpful Score: 1
This will appeal to teens - when I read it in 9th grade I loved it. A tough-but-"good" English teacher upsets his class just a bit too much and some of them decide to kidnap him to teach him a lesson. Unfortunately, he has a weak heart and they end up killing him instead. The rest of the story revolves around Mrs Griffin trying to get to the bottom of it, and she knows that one of the students had something to do with it...the "good girl" and teachers pet who got sucked into the plot not knowing how it was going to turn out.

Adults reading this after years of reading crime/mystery novels will see that the plot is "way out there" and a bit silly but it's a fun campy read anyway...
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Really good.
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Great book for teenagers!
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A group of high school students kidnap their teacher, Mr. Griffin, just to scare him. Sometimes things go horribly wrong...
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Interesting
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They only planned to scare their English teacher.

They didn't mean to kill him.

But sometimes even the best-laid plans go wrong.
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They only planned to scare their English teacher.
They didn't mean to kill him.
But sometimes even the best-laid plans go wrong.