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Nightmare Academy
First edition
AuthorFrank Peretti
LanguageEnglish
SeriesVeritas Project
GenreFantasy, Young adult
PublisherThomas Nelson
Publication dateJuly 9, 2002
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages311 p.
ISBN978-0-8499-7617-9
OCLC50237739
LC ClassPZ7.P4254 Ni 2002
Preceded byHangman's Curse 

Nightmare Academy is a 2002 Christian fictional novel by Frank Peretti and the second novel in the Veritas Project series authored by Frank Peretti. The book was one of the ALA's young adult book picks for 2004.

Plot summary

Twin siblings and Veritas Project members Elijah and Elisha Springfield are sent to investigate the last place a boy was seen after that missing boy mysteriously reappears with his mind wiped clean of almost all of his memories. The only two things he can say are "I don't know" and "Nightmare Academy". When the young man dies mysteriously, the Springfield family is tasked with the investigation of what happened to the boy and what exactly the Nightmare Academy is. Elijah and Elisha are sent to Knight-Moore by a fake shelter and discover that sinister happenings abound on the campus, such as campus raids and frequent fights. During the course of the investigation the teens lose contact with their parents and Elijah is taken to a mysterious mansion after someone starts a fight with him. Elijah's sister has to find a way to save her brother without help from her parents before he is murdered or loses all of his memories...

Reception

Teen Reads positively reviewed the book, writing "By the closing chapter, readers will appreciate more fully the value of developing the skill to think critically in every circumstance."

References

  1. ALA Book Picks 2004 (Young Adult) Archived May 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine School Library Journal
  2. Nightmare Academy: The Veritas Project, Volume 2 Teen Reads
Works by Frank E. Peretti
Novels
The Veritas Project series
The Cooper Kids Adventure series
  • The Door in the Dragon's Throat
  • Escape from the Island of Aquarius
  • The Tombs of Anak
  • Trapped at the Bottom of the Sea
  • The Secret of the Desert Stone
  • The Deadly Curse of Toco-rey
  • The Legend of Annie Murphy
  • Mayday at Two Thousand Five Hundred Feet
Non-fiction
  • The Wounded Spirit
  • No More Victims
  • No More Bullies
Video series
  • The Wild and Wacky World of Mr. Henry
Films
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