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    Scary School by Derek the Ghost | Book Spotlight

    Bianca SchulzeBy Bianca Schulze2 Mins Read Halloween Books
    Scary School by Derek the Ghost | Book Spotlight
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    By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review
    Published: October 1, 2011

    Scary School BookThe spine-tingling and often hilarious tales of life at a school where just making it to lunch with all your arms and legs is considered a great day make it the perfect book for Halloween.

    Reading level: Ages 9-12

    Hardcover: 256 pages

    Book overview: Scary School is a new book series from HarperCollins written by Derek the Ghost. It tells the spine-tingling and often hilarious tales of life at a school where just making it to lunch with all your arms and legs is considered a great day. Join Charles “New Kid” Nukid as he makes some very Scary friends—including zombie kids, werewolf kids, and vampire kids—and figures out that Scary School can be just as funny as it is spooky! The perfect book for Halloween, this is a series that will be cherished for years to come.

    Critical acclaim: “[T]his is a laugh-out-loud offering that should find a broad and appreciative audience among boys and girls alike.” –Booklist

    About the author: Derek the Ghost is an eleven-year-old ghost who haunts the classrooms and hallways of Scary School writing down all the spine-tingling, often hilarious things that go on there. Despite his ghostly state, Derek still enjoys reading comic books and hopes to one day become a master ninja. If that doesn’t work out, he will continue to share the fun of this very special, very secret school, so all kids can experience the scariest school on Earth.

    For more information, visit: http://www.derektaylorkent.com/

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    What to Read Next:

    1. Kids’ Halloween Books: Cats, Bats, & Skeletons
    2. “Scary School” by Derek The Ghost
    3. Halloween Books for Kids Ages 7-10
    4. Zombelina School Days, by Kristyn Crow | Book Review

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    Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

    7 Comments

    1. Kelly Thuet on October 10, 2011 1:23 pm

      The kids would enjoy reading this for Halloween. Thank you for the chance.

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    2. Kathy on October 10, 2011 1:33 pm

      Thank you for the chance!

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    3. Jeana on October 10, 2011 11:29 pm

      This sounds like a fun read especially with Halloween approaching. Thank you for the giveaway!

      Reply
    4. Mindy fangedmom on October 11, 2011 10:37 am

      This book looks like a lot of fun to read! Thank you for the chance to win!!

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    5. Marcia Berbeza on October 22, 2011 9:25 pm

      My students LOVE scary stories, they would love the addition of a new one!

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    6. Derek the Ghost on October 31, 2011 6:32 pm

      Congrats to all the winners! Sending them out today!

      If you didn’t win, sorry! But I hope you still check out the book – ScarySchool.com – it’s the spookiest and funniest book of the year!

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      • Bianca Schulze on November 2, 2011 6:31 am

        Yes, congratulations to the following winners:

        Terra Heck, Regina Zobel & Sally Spratt.

        Enjoy!!

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