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Chomp Chomp, May 1, 2010
This review is from: Poison Apple #2: This Totally Bites! (Paperback)
In this great new series from Scholastic Press, Scholastic Goes Goth. It is shaping up to be a dark off-shoot of their popular Candy Apple Books. This new series, Poison Apple Books, starts with 2 out this spring, one in August and another in the fall and it looks amazing. These books explore such things as ghosts, vampires, haunting and other darker tales. Unlike most fluffy books for young girls these tales have a little more grit but still have some humour and really fun reads.
Emma-Rose Paley is a twelve year old with a love and fascination with all things dark, from her black and purple wardrobe, to her black shag rug in her room, with pink skull-and-crossbones wallpaper. She is not quite what you expect from a middle grade student. Her mother would prefer if she wore pastels and acted a little more girly, but what can you do with a stubborn girl? Then her great aunt Margo arrives from Transylvania - tall, dark, ageless and cold to the touch. Emma discovers her family comes from Transylvania, and her great aunt looks ageless. She also looks just like Emma-Rose with dark hair, blue eyes and sharp incisors. Emma now thinks that she has uncovered the reason she is so different; she just might be a vampire, just like her great aunt. Soon she hopes so, for she is finding an inner strength from seeing herself as a vampire. She stands up to the class president, plans the school dance, and believes she has been invited to a ritual to turn her from a fledgling into a full fledged vampire. Her best friend Gabby thinks that she is crazy and this causes a rift between them that seems irreparable. While at the library, she meets Henry Greene, a guy from school she likes and who, it appears, is into folklore and legends, and he thinks that she just may have something. This second book out is in a new Scholastic imprint, Poison Apple Books. It is cool, hip, and fills a niche for those attracted to something a little darker at a younger age.
Poison Apple Books:
The Dead End - Mimi McCoy
This Totally Bites! - Ruth Ames
Miss Fortune - Brandi Dougherty
Now You See Me
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Loved It!, November 18, 2010
This review is from: Poison Apple #2: This Totally Bites! (Paperback)
My niece's school had a book fair this past week and this is one of the books she brought home and I quickly snatched it up along with another from the same series, Miss Fortune, that I will be reviewing soon! I could not resist! It's like a dark side to the popular Candy Apple Books. These are called Poison Apple Books. How cute is that?
Anyhow I Loved Loved Loved it! Emma Rose is twelve, pale, has dark hair, hates pastels, and loves rainy dark weather, and oh yea she may be a vampire!
When her aunt Margo comes to visit, Emma thinks she has found a family member she can relate to because she has always felt sort of differently from her parents. Aunt Margo is pale, the family pooch is terrified of her, and she hates garlic just like Emma Rose but very quickly things start happening that lead Emma to believe Aunt Margo is a vampire and that she may be one as well!
This was a really fun read and I laughed quite a few times at poor Emma as she tries to go about her usual school activities and keep her life in sync the whole time worrying that at any given minute she would sprout wings, turn into a vampire, and suck her friends dry. Emma was really easy for me to relate to because I myself love dark weather and not so much care for pastel like things.
If your looking for a quick, light, fun read then grab this one!
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The Totally Bites!, January 2, 2012
This review is from: Poison Apple #2: This Totally Bites! (Paperback)
My daughter (age 11) really enjoyed this book. She is looking forward to reading more in this series. I read a bit of it, and it was a cute story. If your child enjoys the "My Sister's a Vampire" series, she will enjoy this series, too.
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