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    Nine Doors
    Nine Doors
    Nine Doors
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    Nine Doors

    By Vicki Grant

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    When Richard suggests a game of "Nicky Nicky Nine Doors," Emery can't come up with a good excuse not to play.

    Emery's neighbor, Richard, is the kind of kid who gets under your skin. Using chocolate bars as "stunt poo," the boys start playing the classic prank of the burning bag on the doorstep, but this game has a modern twist. They record their neighbors' reactions. The naked guy and the man in the apron are highly entertaining, but Emery starts to get cold feet when another neighbor is reduced to tears. Emery wants out, but he's not sure how to stop the game without losing face. Soon the game gets serious, and Emery has a lot more to worry about than his reputation.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOrca Book Publishers
    Release dateApr 1, 2009
    ISBN9781554696772
    Nine Doors
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    Vicki Grant

    VICKI GRANT left her career in advertising and television to write her first novel, The Puppet Wrangler, in 2004. She has written many books for young readers, including Not Suitable for Family Viewing, winner of the Red Maple Award, Quid Pro Quo, winner of the Author Ellis Award for Best Juvenile Crime Fiction, Betsy Wickwire’s Dirty Secret, Pig Boy and B Negative. She lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Web: vickigrant.com Twitter: @VickiGrantYA Instagram: @vicki_grantya  

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      Book preview

      Nine Doors - Vicki Grant

      Cover: Nine Doors by Vicki Grant, Orca Currents series

      The cover photo shows the entrance door of a house with a bulb light lit just above.

      NINE DOORS

      Vicki Grant

      Logo: Orca currents, Orca Book Publishers.

      Copyright © Vicki Grant 2009, 2020

      Published in Canada and the United States in 2020 by Orca Book Publishers.

      Previously published in 2009 by Orca Book Publishers as a softcover (ISBN 9781554690732) and as an ebook (ISBN 9781554690756, PDF; ISBN 9781554696772, EPUB).

      orcabook.com

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without permission in writing from the publisher.

      Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

      Title: Nine doors / Vicki Grant.

      Names: Grant, Vicki, author.

      Series: Orca currents.

      Description: Second edition. | Series statement: Orca currents | Previously published: Victoria, BC: Orca Book Publishers, 2009.

      Identifiers: Canadiana 20200321137 | ISBN 9781459827424 (softcover)

      Classification: LCC PS8613.R367 N55 2020 | DDC jc813/.6—dc23

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2020944970

      Summary: In this high-interest accessible novel for middle readers, Emery and Richard discover there are serious consequences to scaring your neighbors.

      Orca Book Publishers is committed to reducing the consumption of nonrenewable resources in the making of our books. We make every effort to use materials that support a sustainable future.

      Orca Book Publishers gratefully acknowledges the support for its publishing programs provided by the following agencies: the Government of Canada, the Canada Council for the Arts and the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council and the Book Publishing Tax Credit.

      Cover image by Firstlight

      Author photo by Megan Tansey Whitton

      Printed and bound in Canada.

      23 22 21 20 • 1 2 3 4

      Orca Book Publishers is proud of the hard work our authors do and of the important stories they create. If you are reading this book and did not purchase it or did not check it out from a library provider, then the author has not received royalties for this book. The ebook you are reading is licensed for single use only and may not be copied, printed, resold or given away. If you are interested in using this book in a classroom setting, we have digital subscriptions with multi user, simultaneous access to our books, or classroom licenses available for purchase. For more information, please contact digital@orcabook.com.

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      This book is dedicated to my much older brother,

      Robert G. Grant, QC, in belated thanks for—among

      many, many other things—making sure

      I never lost my retainer.

      Prologue

      Despite what my math teacher might think, I’m not stupid.

      I’m not mean either. At least I try not to be.

      So that’s not how I got into this mess.

      I got into it because I was bored.

      I know that’s a dumb excuse, but I bet boredom’s the reason lots of people get into trouble. It can drive you nuts. It can make you do stuff you’d never do in a million years.

      For me, that meant hanging out with Richard.

      There’s nothing wrong with him—at least, not really. In fact, it’s almost the opposite. Spend a couple of minutes with Richard and you end up feeling like there’s something wrong with you.

      I don’t know how he does it. He just stands there all innocent and smiling, but somehow he makes you feel like garbage. It’s as if the guy’s a pickpocket, only he doesn’t take your wallet or your cell phone or anything like that. He takes your brain. When he’s done messing with you, you can’t even think straight anymore.

      It’s kind of hard to explain, but here’s an example.

      My name’s Emery. I can’t say I love it, but that’s my name. Usually, I don’t think too much about it one way or the other.

      So one day I ran into Richard down by the Snack ’n Go, and we were having an okay time just talking about music and movies and whatever. I was thinking he’s not such a bad guy. He’s actually pretty funny. It was the middle of August. Everyone else was away. I figured, why not spend some time with him?

      Then, out of the blue, he started calling me Emily. As in, "So, Emily, seen Scream 12 yet? Or, Whoa, nice sneakers, Emily." Just kind of dropping it into conversation like that.

      I let it go a few times, but then I said, Would you quit it with the Emily stuff?

      He got all serious and said, "Oh. Sorry. I didn’t

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