FINAL PROJECT READING 3

Title : Black Out Taurus (Tess must find the murderer before he finds her)
Pengarang : Jahna N. Malcom
Publisher : Harper Collins Publishers
Date of publication :1995
Number of page : 189 pages
Novel size : 16.5 x 10.5 cm

Synopsis
Tess found herself in a strange place when she is wake up. Her body also has several
scratches. She confused why she can be there. In fact last night she was in a party. She couldnt
remember about last night. She just remembers when she was in her home to get ready go to the
party. Her mother and her sister were in her bedroom to see Tess make up herself. But she didnt
remember how she can be there. Tess struggle to walked and heard the workers said that there
was a fire in hawthorn mansion. Tess very shocked when she heard that there were also have a
victim. She still couldnt remember what happened last night.
Tess goes to a church near there and met one boy that sees her spying on hawthorn
mansion where the fire happened last night. His name is Sebastian a new occupant around there.
Tess doesnt want Sebastian knows about her. From Sebastian she knows that Anthony was the
victim last night. Sebastian accompanies Tess to her home. Because there was so many polices in
her home she climb her room and find her sister. Tess asked her sister to tell her parents that se is
okay and tell them later after the police go. Tess directly go again to her friends home to ask
about the party last night. In rose home, Tess see rose gave her clothes to Arden, Tess enemy
in the school. Everybody in school believes that they have magical power. Rose help Tess to find
out what exactly happened.
Many magical things happened to them. An accident happened and made Tess and rose
in worried. Rose broke her legs and Sebastian helps her to go to school. Tess waited in the
outside of school and she finds something. Sebastian use a car that have been followed her lately.
Then, Tess runs away after knowing about that. Tess goes to Ardens home that nearby there to
avoid Sebastian. Arden tell Tess that Anthony has a magical power he can put a hex to somebody
and the rival of Anthony come and wants a book that Tess find when party. Tess remember that
she was buried the book in the church. They go the church and find the books.
They need equipment to shatter the book. And Tess asks her sister Kelly to find that
equipment in house and bring it to church. Finally Tess arrives and gives that equipment. Tess
and Arden start a ritual. Sebastian come and hostage Tess. But Tess run away and crumbles the
book.