SuitabookThe new kid
Temple Mathews
- Reading
- Try reading a little together first, then check how the supernatural suspense and missing-family storyline are landing. Continue independently or pause according to the reader’s response.
- Themes
- Trusting what you perceive: Natalie reports seeing strange eyes beneath the water, but others do not believe her. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Hidden danger beneath appearances: Will distrusts the cheerful surface of school life and believes evil is present; he is also connected to the town’s secret. This sets up a contrast between public appearances and concealed danger, but does not establish how the story judges Will’s outlook.
- Worth knowing
- These elements may bring grief and suspense.