Title: School of Fear
Author: Gitty Daneshvari
Publisher: Atom
Published: August 2012
ISBN: 978 1907411663
Rating: 3/5
The School of Fear is talked about only in hushed voices behind closed doors with the
radio on in the background as it is very secret, and very exclusive.
Each child from the front
cover has their own fear – fear of water, death, small spaces and insects &
spiders. Their parents are at their wits
end, so have taken the drastic measures to enlist their children into this top
secret School of Fear in the hopes that it will cure their children, just as
the glossy brochure says so.
Mrs Wellington comes over
as a complete loon with a radical and very specific way of dealing with fears
and teaching her students to overcome them.
<<<<spoiler>>>
A fake plot ensues, which
means the children have to face their fears head on – as a parent reading this,
I’m glad this book is for entertainment value only ;p I would be horrified if my little lovelies
were put through this !
I have mixed feelings
about this book to be honest, I know it will cause young readers to be laughing
out loud in places, and no doubt grimacing a lot. For me, the plot was predictable although
entertaining along the way. The
characters were varied, but I didn’t feel as if I really knew them individually
that well. My favourite character from
this is certainly Mrs Wellington and her out of the box persona!
Book synopsis:
Madeleine Masterson is deathly afraid of bugs
Theodore
Bartholomew is petrified of dyingLulu Punchalower is scared of confined spaces
Garrison Feldman is terrified of deep water
Which is why this may be the scariest summer of their lives. The foursome must face their phobias head-on as students at the exclusive and elusive School of Fear. There is no homework and there are no exams. But if they don't conquer their fears by the end of the course, they'll find out just how frightening failing can be.
Source - Many thanks to the publisher, a copy was recieved in retunr for an honest review.
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