Tuesday, October 20, 2009

School of Fear by Gitty Daneshvari


Daneshvari, Gitty School of Fear, 339 p. Little Brown, 2009. $15.99. Content: G (suspense only). Meet Madeline Masterson – deathly afraid of bugs; Theodore Bartholomew – angst ridden over the thought of his loved ones dying; Lulu Punchalower – terrified of confined spaces; and Garrison Feldman – tormented by deep water. Under the tutelage of Mrs. Wellington, the acerbic Schmidty and the mysterious Mr. Munchauser, these four are submitted to some very unorthodox methods in order to conquer their fears. I don’t want to give too much away in this wacky book. This is what Lemony Snicket fans were waiting for and they didn’t even know it. MS – ADVISABLE. Cindy, Library-Teacher.

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