Lubar, David Beware the Ninja Weenies: and other Warped and Creepy Tales 192 pgs. Starscape, 2012. $11.67. (Rating: PG)
A series of
short creepy stories. Most of them end in some macabre or twisted way. For
example, a bully gets his just desserts when his victim comes up with a twisted
plot to get revenge. After being forced to buy and give him soda after soda,
the boy gives the bully his extra sticky old Caramel/toffee –which sticks his
mouth closed. On the next ride they go on –it fizzes up and has no place to go.
Ends up pretty violent.
I hated this
book. I don’t mind a few twilight zone endings but most of this was gross,
stupid, or just plain horrifying. Well, I know that sounds like the perfect
recipe for students –but this book didn’t have heart. Part of what makes
stories really scary and creepy is bonding a bit with the characters first.
These stories don’t provide that and are not well written -just cold and
angular. See the Deadtime Stories series if you want some better supernatural
and/or scary stories.
ELEMENTARY–NOT RECOMMENDED Reviewer: Stephanie School Librarian & Author.
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