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The Boy Who Couldn’t Die by William Sleator

Although this book isn’t super scary, it’s definately creepy! It’s creepy in the sense that you want to keep reading to find out what is going to happen. Ken is sixteen years old and dealing with the reality of death since he just lost his friend in a car accident. For $50 Ken has the opportunity to make sure he never dies. The problem is that he basically needs to sell his soul. He soon realizes he also feels no pain. One example is when Ken is pummeled by a much larger boy, he doesn’t feel it. More problems arise (the first of many) when he also doesn’t feel extreme joy. Many of his dreams also become problematic (people die) which he realizes when he meets Sabine and learns more about his life, Zombies, and other evils.