Be sure to check out my reviews of Scary School #1 and Scary School #2
The Northern Frights
(Scary School #3)
by Derek Kent
Pub Date: 6/25/13
Pub: Harper Collins
Format: Hardcover
Source: from pub and author
In The Northern Frights, the third book in the spooky Scary School series, Charles “New Kid” Nukid and his friends, including Lattie, a girl ninja, must fight an epic battle with an ice dragon to save their school. But first they must survive going to Scream Academy as exchange students. And that may be hard, because the Academy has an abominable snowman for a principal, a Headless Horseman as one of the teachers, and the students are yetis, trolls, and ogres! Will Charles survive to make an ancient prophecy come to pass and save everyone? The illustrated Scary School trilogy by Derek the Ghost, with its mix of humor, scares, and adventure, is a perfect pick for middle-grade readers of the Wayside School series and the Zach Files books.
Books 1 & 2
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Derek Kent's spooktacular, awesomely kooky Scary School Trilogy comes to a wildly fun end with the third book, The Northern Frights. This is one of my absolute favorite middle-grade series, and while I'm sad to see this trilogy end, I'm happy to report that it goes out with a frighteningly fantastic finale!
In
The Northern Frights Charles
“New Kid” Nukid and several of his classmates, including Lattie,
a new ninja girl, find themselves at Scream Academy as exchange
students. Scream Academy is the scariest, wildest, most terrifying
monster school there is. With an abominable snowman for a principle,
the Headless Horseman as a teacher, and trolls; ogres; and witches as
classmates, the Scary School kids are up to their eyeballs in all
things spooky and kooky. And the scariest thing of all is an epic
showdown between a huge ice dragon and the Scary School kids. Charles
and his friends must defeat the ice dragon or lose their beloved
school.
Derek
Kent's (aka Derek the Ghost) over-the-top in the best way possible, a
laugh and a fun scare a minute Scary School series is the epitome of
fun reading! Everything I've come to love about this series- the
pitch-perfect MG voice, the spectacular storytelling, the
unforgettable characters, the awesome illustrations- is seamlessly
and fantastically carried over from each book and really sparkles and
shines in The Northern Frights.
Derek
Kent knows his audience and “gets” them so well. Younger readers
will be charmed by this series' silly humor, thoroughly entertained
by the wacky situations the characters find themselves in, and
utterly addicted to the world-building, which is equal parts
whimsical, eerie, and fascinating. The Northern
Frights,
like books one and two, has the perfect mix of thrills and chills and
humor and adventure, and is always appropriate for its intended
audience. The spooks and kooks in this series are scary enough to be
exciting, but never nightmare worthy. In book three, we get to
explore a whole new setting, Scream Academy. I've said before that
Scary School is like a crazier, zanier, but just as unpredictable and
enthralling, Hogwarts...well if Hogwarts had an evil, bonkers twin,
it would be the too cool Scream Academy. Just like the Scary School
exchange students, readers will explore every dark corridor and
classroom of Scream Academy with spine-tingling anticipation, and
open every door and take every footstep with bated breath, never
knowing what might just jump out, fall down, or magically appear.
I
just adore the unique, eclectic bunch of characters in this series!
Kent has a real knack for creating refreshing characters that are
relatable and lovable, even when they may have a frightening
appearance (or appetite!). All my faves are back and many new,
awesomely unusual faces are introduced in The
Northern Frights.
I loved meeting the more monstrous students and teachers of Scream
Academy, but Lattie the ninja girl is especially cool. But what I
love the most about all these characters, are the genuine, surprising
friendships and relationships they develop with one another. And as
spooktacularly fun as this series is, these books also send young
readers a really great message about the power of friendship,
acceptance, and courage.
The Northern Frights will
keep readers eagerly turning pages, especially when the thrilling and
explosive battle with the ice dragon begins, and ends on a really
satisfying and happy note (and ends with room for future
adventures...I really hope there's more Scary School fun to come!).
MY RATING
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Derek Kent
Derek 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. Derek the Ghost communicates through the first-time ghost whisperer Derek Taylor Kent, who is a writer and performer in Los Angeles, California.
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