Monster High by Lisi Harrison. Poppy, 2010.**NEXT BIG THING ALERT!** This is gonna be a huge tween hit! It is way voltage!
Audience: Ages 12+ (though younger are going to want to read it bc of the dolls)
My Rating: 4* of 5
Summary: Created just fifteen days ago, Frankie Stein is psyched to trade her father's formaldehyde-smelling basement lab for parties and prom. But with a student body totally freaked out by rumors of monsters stalking the halls, Frankie learns that high school can be rough for a chic freak like her. She thinks she finds a friend in fellow new student Melody Carver-but can a "normie" be trusted with her big secret?
Comments: Leave it to Lisi to make a Clique + Twi-tween mash-up of monstrous proportions! The beauty is that MH offers infinitely more concept, fun, and substance than the girls of OCD ever could. Frankie is exceedingly likable and her "normie" foil, Melody is likewise. "Coming out of the casket" references abound, but rather than elicit zombie groans they crackle with Frankie's enthusiasm toward her cause of monster acceptance. An appealing and quality read that backed by some evil genius marketing (uh-dorable dolls by Mattel, Monsterhigh.com video shorts and games, and stinking cute Halloween costumes rtg) is going to explode by October!
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Read-alikes: Clique, Alphas
1 comment:
Book 2 stayed strong, but book 3 got a bit lost. Writing was unclear and the plot lacked spark.
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