Meet Scarlett Dedd. Scarlett is absolutely mortified (in more ways than one) to discover that she's accidentally killed herself trying to get out a school trip. Even worse, she's taken her entire family with her! Left in limbo, bored to death and fearing her friendless state is terminal, an ominous idea pops into Scarlett's head. Can Scarlett really execute her grim plan? Or will it turn out to be a fatal and very messy mistake?
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From School Library Journal
Gr 6 Up-Scarlett Dedd is determined to make herself sick so she can avoid a pending school trip. Her plan goes horribly awry when a fatal mistake kills her and her whole family. Death delivers the Dedds to the world of the undead, where they are visible only to each other and others like themselves. Scarlett's miseries quickly pile up. The only friends she now has are online ghosts, who suggest that she try killing her friends so she can keep their company. Scarlett also needs to prevent real killers from taking over her family home. Readers will enjoy the skullduggery, the edgy humor, and Brett's use of multimedia. Blog posts and artifacts should tempt readers to explore further. A great choice for those interested in horror, humor, and graphic novels.-Lisa Gieskes, Richland County Public Library, Columbia, SCα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
From Booklist
Goth British teen Scarlett Dedd accidentally kills her entire family by making some really bad risotto, and then discovers that being a dead Dedd is no easier than being an alive Dedd. Her mother, father, and brother are still annoying, and it’s just as difficult to get used to a maturing body when you’re a ghost, so with some advice from a beyond-the-grave “emo-teen chat room,” she decides to creatively kill her best friends so that they can hang out together, specter-style. JP, Taz, Rip, and Psycho catch on to Scarlett’s haunting though, and convincing her they’re better off living, they all team up to make amateur horror films and thwart some thieves attempting to break into the Dedds’ now-haunted house. This relatively superficial story is made rather entertaining by black humor; phantom puke; exotic Britishisms; and a fantastic interior design with lots of large illustrations, blog posts, and dynamic text layouts. While dark, this is lighter and more innocent than most books with adolescent poltergeist protagonists. Grades 6-9. --Andrew Medlar
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By Adriana
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
When I heard about this book it said that it was about suicide and killing and when I saw the cover I though it was going to be really dark. Boy was I wrong! I read a review about and it got me to buy the book. I read this in 1 day! I could not put this book down. Cathy did such a cool way of adding drawings threw out the story that made this book fun for me to read. I would recommend this book for everyone.
The way the Cathy describes Scarlett and her family takes me back to my high school days and reminds me of friends that I knew that had a similar life as Scarlett. No one in our group cared that she wore second hand clothes or that her parents didn't have a lot of money. It's all about how the person is and acts about the situation and that's why Scarlett friends liked her but didn't have a chance to tell her before she died. It has teenagers doing teenagers things. Only teenagers in school would think about making them selfs sick to get out of going somewhere related to school. I like that this book has a message and consequences for what they do.
I really wanted a Scarlett to have a little romance before she died but it turns out having a little romance after all you just have to read with who.
The way the Cathy describes Scarlett and her family takes me back to my high school days and reminds me of friends that I knew that had a similar life as Scarlett. No one in our group cared that she wore second hand clothes or that her parents didn't have a lot of money. It's all about how the person is and acts about the situation and that's why Scarlett friends liked her but didn't have a chance to tell her before she died. It has teenagers doing teenagers things. Only teenagers in school would think about making them selfs sick to get out of going somewhere related to school. I like that this book has a message and consequences for what they do.
I really wanted a Scarlett to have a little romance before she died but it turns out having a little romance after all you just have to read with who.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By jennifer
Format:Kindle Edition
I received a digital ARC copy of this from Netgalley.com. The synopsis interested me and the cover creeped me out. I thought I should give it a shot. I thought this book was extremely entertaining. I have not laughed so much in a book in a very long time.
The story is about a girl, Scarlet who accidently kills herself and her family. This alone is funny; the family's last name is Dedd, ironic. The author does a great job on creating an atmosphere this is not sad or disturbing but funny. The entire book is dedicated to Scarlett trying to figure out how to kill her friends, only so she can have friends in her world.
The book is full of great illustrations, humorous scenes, and corky, unique characters. Scarlett and her family had me in stitches most of the time. When they find out they are dead instead of freaking, like most people would, they embrace it. Scarlett's little brother finds new ways of mutilating himself every day, while his father writes children's books about the incidents and his mother draws for the books. The only one that is not enjoying being dead is Scarlett. She soon gets an idea from online to kill her friends so they can join her. In the meantime her friends discover that Scarlett and her family are haunting their old house and do whatever they can to film it to become television stars.
This book may seem a little demented at first, I will say it is more suitable for the older teens and young adults, but in the end it was all fun and games and everyone learns their lesson.
Since reading this book I have found others by Cathy Brett that I plan on reading.
The story is about a girl, Scarlet who accidently kills herself and her family. This alone is funny; the family's last name is Dedd, ironic. The author does a great job on creating an atmosphere this is not sad or disturbing but funny. The entire book is dedicated to Scarlett trying to figure out how to kill her friends, only so she can have friends in her world.
The book is full of great illustrations, humorous scenes, and corky, unique characters. Scarlett and her family had me in stitches most of the time. When they find out they are dead instead of freaking, like most people would, they embrace it. Scarlett's little brother finds new ways of mutilating himself every day, while his father writes children's books about the incidents and his mother draws for the books. The only one that is not enjoying being dead is Scarlett. She soon gets an idea from online to kill her friends so they can join her. In the meantime her friends discover that Scarlett and her family are haunting their old house and do whatever they can to film it to become television stars.
This book may seem a little demented at first, I will say it is more suitable for the older teens and young adults, but in the end it was all fun and games and everyone learns their lesson.
Since reading this book I have found others by Cathy Brett that I plan on reading.
