By: Lois Duncan
Pocket Books, 1973
You probably identify this book with the teenage slasher film with the same title. The book is very different from the movie.
Julie, Ray, Barry, and Helen. They had all been in the car that night. The night of the fatal hit-and-run accident they were responsible for. They made a pact never to tell anyone what happened that night. But someone knew. When Julie gets a mysterious letter in the mail with no return address and a note with the words "I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER" she must face that horrible memory that haunts her. Someone wants to get even. Will the four friends be able to find out who it is? Will they be able to survive his terrible games? Will they ever break the pact?
Personal Review: I loved this book. It is a quick read because it is so thrilling. It wasn't really like a horror book but read more like a mystery, which I liked. This book was written in the early 1970's and you can tell. It was actually pretty funny at some points because of the time period it is set in. I thought this was great and a real eye-opener for those of us who think "I'll just see the movie" because the movie was nothing like the book (from what I hear, I never actually saw the movie). In fact the author Lois Duncan was not happy when she saw that her book became a teenage slasher film. Warning: The plot of this book (death, murder) is probably not the best for sensitive readers or even readers who may have lost a loved one. One of the main characters in this book is in college so it does talk drinking and cheating on your girlfriend. Honestly, this book is rather harmless.
Here is one kid's English project for the book.
Personal Review: I loved this book. It is a quick read because it is so thrilling. It wasn't really like a horror book but read more like a mystery, which I liked. This book was written in the early 1970's and you can tell. It was actually pretty funny at some points because of the time period it is set in. I thought this was great and a real eye-opener for those of us who think "I'll just see the movie" because the movie was nothing like the book (from what I hear, I never actually saw the movie). In fact the author Lois Duncan was not happy when she saw that her book became a teenage slasher film. Warning: The plot of this book (death, murder) is probably not the best for sensitive readers or even readers who may have lost a loved one. One of the main characters in this book is in college so it does talk drinking and cheating on your girlfriend. Honestly, this book is rather harmless.
Here is one kid's English project for the book.
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