Scary School by Derek the Ghost

You think your school's scary?
Get a load of these teachers:
Ms. Fang, an 850-year-old vampire
Dr. Dragonbreath, who just might eat you before recess
Mr. Snakeskin—science class is so much more fun when it's taught by someone who's half zombie
Mrs. T—break the rules and spend your detention with a hungry Tyrannosaurus rex!
Plus
Gargoyles, goblins, and Frankenstein's monster on the loose The world's most frighteningly delicious school lunch
And
The narrator's an eleven-year-old ghost!
Join Charles "New Kid" Nukid as he makes some very Scary friends—including Petunia, Johnny, and Peter the Wolf—and figures out that Scary School can be just as funny as it is spooky!

Goodreads Summary

Looking for a children's book this Christmas?  This book might be a great gift for a young boy or middle grade reader.  The illustrations added that perfect bit to the book that brought it to a higher level; it was easier to picture the characters, plots, and scenes and any young reader will appreciate the illustrations.  The characters are inventive, as well as their names; the characters are very memorable over all. 

The events are perfectly paced for a younger reader.  The plot was easy to follow and interesting.  The author was very detailed, though a reader can still use his/her imagination at times.  There were plenty of funny events that will make a reader laugh as well as some more serious scenes that will have the reader waiting for the next scene in anticipation.  The secondary characters rounded out the novel, the reader will also enjoy getting to know them. 

If you are a parent looking for an enjoyable, humorous book for your middle grade child, this is a great Christmas present.  The characters are engaging and unique, the plot was fast-paced and interesting, and the book is likely to hold your child's attention. 

4 Stars

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The Drawing Lesson (Book 1) by Mary E Martin

Synopsis:

Magical light creates stunning visions in Alexander Wainwright’s landscape paintings. His most recent painting, The Hay Wagon, is a marvelous, moonlit scene, with an old-fashioned hay wagon dominating the foreground, with a beautiful, unearthly glow. Yet, at the pinnacle of his career, he is about to lose his muse.

Not everyone appreciates his work. Rinaldo, a conceptual artist, mocks Alexander’s bourgeois love of beauty, believing Alexander’s success proves that the universe is chaotic and absurd. Determined to undermine, humiliate and ultimately destroy his rival, he defaces Alex’s painting.

Alexander brushes off the attack, but soon he has a frightening vision of misshapen, human-like creatures. These trolls start appearing in his art, and he is beset by questions. Who are these ugly beings? Has he lost both his light and his art?

The creatures lead Alexander to journey from London to Venice and from Toronto to New York as he seeks to understand their meaning. He meets many people, each with a story to tell. Meanwhile, Rinaldo waits in New York City, intent on settling a score in The Drawing Lesson.

Awards:

·         Honorable Mention Reviewers Choice Award

·         The New York Festival of Books

Preview from The Drawing Lesson:

Wainwright looked upon his most recent canvas. With soft greens and grays, he had painted a river, beyond which lay a grassy plain. A smoky ridge of hills lay huddled on the horizon. In the water, he had painted the reflection of several trees, which now looked like shadowy boatmen silently drifting towards Hades…

He knew how the creative process might grow. If he were quietly attentive, sometimes he could court the muse and so now he sat motionless and invited it to unfold its treasures…

Rising suddenly, he seized his brush and palette. He squeezed out a blob of black oil paint, then a fat curl of crimson. After rooting through his paint box, he found a tube of cadmium yellow and smeared it on the palette. Then he pinched nearly empty tubes, making dots of purple and green. Cautiously, he advanced toward his painting.

With the deft strokes of his smallest brush, he painted one tiny black figure seated underneath a tree on the riverbank. With his finest brushstrokes, he brought the creature to a life of intense pain and sorrow. Wainwright muttered the word “bereft” as he added strokes of yellow and red.

“Who, in God’s name, are these pitiable creatures?” he asked aloud. “Where did they come from?” In the breaking dawn, he sat on his stool and stared at them. At last he said, “They are the trolls.”