Ebook {Epub PDF} I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan

Before it was a '90s slasher movie, I Know What You Did Last Summer was actually a novel by Lois Duncan and believe it or not, a very good one. Published in and revised by the author in , I had superficial issues with her decision to rebrand everything from fashion to geopolitics to telephones for the Young Adult reader of today--a decision that felt financial as opposed to creative--but where it /5(K). Lois Duncan’s I Know What You Did Last Summer () follows a group of teenagers in an American town as they deal with the ramifications of accidentally killing a young boy. The novel was adapted as a major motion picture in Its themes include guilt, selfishness, and revenge. The novel opens with protagonist Julie James nervously opening a letter. I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan. First Edition, hardcover, pages, ISBN: Very rare, valuable First Edition. Last summer, four terrified friends made a desperate pact to conceal a shocking secret. But now, someone has learned the truth and is. An excellent collectible copy of this great work of literature by Lois.

Lois Duncan, whose suspenseful young adult novels inspired the slasher movie "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and who later wrote about the unsolved murder of her daughter, died on Wednesday. I Know What You Did Last Summer was part of the '90s teen slasher boom, and based on a YA novel by Lois Duncan, who hated the movie. Despite I Know What You Did Last Summer being one of the '90s most successful teen slasher movies, the author of the novel that inspired the film absolutely hated what was done with her original material. Kevin Williamson wrote this script before Scream (), but was unable to sell it. Following the big screen success of his next screenplay, "Scream," Columbia Pictures immediately bought I Know What You Did Last Summer (). This is the reason many critics and fans felt this was a huge step down from his more clever and innovative Scream scripts.

I Know What You Did Last Summer is a suspense novel for young adults by Lois Duncan.A film adaptation loosely based on the novel was released in Plot. High school senior Julie James receives a note in the mail that reads, "I know what you did last summer". Publisher: Simon Schuster Merchandise Date of Publication: Binding: paperback Edition: Condition: Good with minor reading wear Description: Lois Duncan was an acclaimed suspense author for young adults. She published nearly fifty books for children, including I Know What You Did Last Summer and Down a Dark Hall, which were both adapted into movies, and Who Killed My Daughter?, a non-fiction book about the harrowing experience of her daughter's murder.