Only something weird is happening to Danielle and her friends, something much nastier than the horror stories she loves to read, something that can only be described as a fate totally worse than death. Getting rid of her ought to be as easy as taking candy off a helpless old lady. In fact, if she doesn't lay off Drew-she just might be. As far as Danielle is concerned, Helga could be from another world. Unfortunately, like every other boy at Cliffside, Drew only has eyes for Helga, the ravishing new student from Norway. There's Tiffany, avid reader of every beauty magazine available Brooke, desperate for a date Danielle, Al Capone in Miss America's body, with her sights set firmly on a millionaire's son Drew. It's run by the Huns, a ruthless clique of rich students-and, as poor Charity Chase discovers, messing with them can be murder. Kids: this is a book to be read out loud, by at least two people, if not a whole group divided into two choirs. It isnt long, but it rewards practice and repetition so you may get a lot of enjoyment out of it.Īnd if you do like it, you can look for Paul Fleischmans other books of poetry for 2 or even 4 voices, as well as the impressive titles of picture books, novels, and non-fiction works that are listed in this book titles such as The Borning Room, Cannibal in the Mirror and A Fate Totally Worse Than Death.Welcome to Cliffside High, the school of your nightmares. Parents and teachers: this should be in your kids library. If I were to say any more, my review would be longer than the book. So, in a way, its a book of dramatic sketches.Įvery page is decorated with gorgeous illustrations by Eric Beddows. The insects stories are told with humor, romance, sadness, and sparkling energy. So, in a way, the book is a science lesson. The poems are all about different kinds of insects. The book contains 14 poems, each written in 2 parallel columns, for two people to read out loud at the same time. It is a short book, and it doesnt have a plot, so there isnt much to say about it in summary, except for four points: That much you can gather from the front cover, with its drawing of a butterfly playing a tambourine. The winner of the 1989 Newbery Medal is one of the most attractive, yet unusual, books ever to win that award.
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