The Dark Pond, by Joseph Bruchac
In The Dark Pond, Joseph Bruchac has skillfully combined Native American lore with a gripping tale of suspense.
As the son of an Armenian father and Shawnee mother, Armin Katchatorian (Armie) has always felt like an outsider. Because his parents travel frequently, he has enrolled in a prestidious boarding school in upstate New York. The first time he discovers the quiet pond, deep in the woods on his school’s property, he knows that something dangerous lurks in its waters. The thing haunts his dreams and draws him back to the pond time and time again. Armie doesn’t know what the thing is – only that is incredibly old and awakens only rarely to kill and feed. It is awake now and Armie is its prey!
