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Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Just the Series: Scare School Diaries Vol. 1

Series and Publisher: Scare School Diaries

Annotation: Bash is a young ghost who has never been good at scaring people is nervous about his first day at scare school, where he will learn to master the necessary skills to become a successful ghost.

Genre: [Horror fiction]

Reviews: 1

Catalog Number: #385868

Format: Perma-Bound Edition

Special Formats: Chapter Book

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Edition Date: 2024 Release Date: 07/16/24

Pages: 138 pages

ISBN: Publisher: 1-665-92208-7 Perma-Bound: 0-8000-6418-6

ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-1-665-92208-1 Perma-Bound: 978-0-8000-6418-1

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 2023050954

Dimensions: 20 cm.

Subject Heading:
Ghost stories.
Fear of failure. Juvenile fiction.
Schools. Juvenile fiction.
Ghosts. Fiction.
Fear. Fiction.
First day of school. Fiction.
Schools. Fiction.

Language: English

Reviews:

Kirkus Reviews (Mon Oct 07 00:00:00 CDT 2024)

A young ghost arrives at Scare School.Unlike big sister Bella, late bloomer Bash has never been good at "all the GHOST STUFF." Dad's sure that Scare School is just what Bash needs. Bash isn't so certain; he's intimidated by his classmates and teachers. But he perks up when he meets his roommate, Itsy, a smart, welcoming spider, though he vows to steer clear of mean-spirited Vlad and Vicky. Still, the dreaded Creature Aptitude Test worries Bash. To pass, he must pass through solid objects and turn himself invisible-skills he struggles with. Bash doesn't want to be kicked out of school, so he'll have to buckle down. With Itsy's help and encouragement from his classmates, Bash realizes he's more capable than he thought. Written in first person from endearingly anxious Bash's point of view, the book has a diarylike feel. The text is presented in a handwritten font, while grayscale cartoon illustrations are peppered throughout. The supportive, sincere friendship between Bash and Itsy is the most compelling part of the story. Letters between Bash and Bella shed further light on Bash's personality and their relationship. Though the book's takeaway-believe in yourself, and you can do anything-is a familiar one, it's just what many children needâ¦and who better to deliver the message than an adorably nervous ghost?Approachable and comfortably predictable. (Fiction. 6-8)

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Kirkus Reviews (Mon Oct 07 00:00:00 CDT 2024)

Reading Level: 2.0

Interest Level: K-3

For all of the fearless school librarians

PRIVATE

Do NOT turn another page...

...OR ELSE!

MY SCHEDULE

Student: Bash (ghost)

Homeroom: Graves

Period

Class

1

Introduction to Scare Tactics with Ms. Graves

2

Cackles, Laughs, and other

3

Human Behavior with Headmaster Dave

4

Lunch with Captain Loosebeard

5

Advanced Creeping and Crawling with Prof. Snekk

6

Philosophy of Fear with Ms. Scully

7

Creature Intensive with Mr. Crane

Sunday

Tomorrow is my first day at Scare School. Dad's dropping me off in the morning. And since this is my TOTALLY PRIVATE notebook that no one else is going to read EVER, I guess I can say...

I'm kind of SCARED.

Which is kinda silly, I know. kids go to Scare School to learn how to BE SCARY, not to BE SCARED.

But I can't help it. I've just never been very good at all the GHOST STUFF.

Dad says I'm just a late bloomer. He says I'll learn my skills in no time, and that being at Scare School will help. He says the teachers there are the best of the best, and that soon enough I'll be as scary a ghost as any. He also keeps talking about how I'm going to make SO MANY friends....

But I'm not so sure about all that. And maybe the friend thing especially. I haven't spent much time around creatures my own age. And every time I have? Well, let's just say it never goes well.

Dad also keeps bringing up my sister.

"Bella went to Scare School," he says. "She loved it!"

And yeah, I know. But that's because Bella is Bella.

Bella was passing through brick walls as a baby. She could go invisible for a whole day by the time she was four. (She used to do it all the time when she didn't want to play with me.) Sometimes I think Bella was born with so much talent, there was none left over for ME.

Another thing I'm kind of worried about is that I'm going to have a ROOMMATE. That means I have to share a bedroom with somebody else FOR THE WHOLE ENTIRE YEAR! AND I DON'T EVEN GET TO PICK WHO IT'S GOING TO BE!

But I have one more night here at home with Dad. So for now, I'm just going to focus on that.

Last dinner at home with Dad (we are all my favorite things)

(I just realized all my favorite foods start with the letter p....)

Excerpted from Welcome to Scare School by Jarrett Lerner
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A young ghost tries his best to fit in with the rest of the ghouls in this sweet and spooky chapter book by acclaimed author Jarrett Lerner.

Bash, a young ghost who’s never been good at “ghost stuff” is heading off to Scare School, the world’s leading institution for elementary scare instruction, and he’s not happy about it. In fact, he’s kind of scared! His older sister Bella, precocious in every way, was a star student there and he knows the classes are hard and the teachers are tough.

Even before his first day of school, Bash is worried about how he’s going to make it through the rigorous curriculum when he hasn’t been able to get the hang of basics like making himself invisible or passing through walls (without bonking his head!). Will the young ghost get booooted out of Scare School?

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