School of the Dead audiobook

Avi's newest is engaging, truly mysterious, and kind of terrifying. I always love characters in children's books who are just KIDS, nothing fancy, and Tony - admittedly braver than most - is just a normal everyday kid in extraordinary circumstances. I saw the twist coming but I imagine the target audience will be properly surprised - and a little grossed out - but even though I was expecting it Avi does a great job of still keeping the reader on your toes regarding who to trust. I must say the ending sort of just... Happens. Needs a little more payoff. And why is this book about starting a new school and Halloween releasing in June? But it should be a strong addition to our middle grade arsenal.

jak mi sie dobrze sluchalo tej ksiazki!! idealna na spooky season, jesli lubicie middle grade i opowiesci o duchach

Tony Gilbert's strange great Uncle Charlie moves in with the Gilbert family and Charlie develops a strong attachment to him. Uncle Charlie talks constantly about ghosts and spirits and the Penda School in San Francisco that he attended as a child. After Uncle Charlie's death, Tony's family moves to San Francisco. When Tony attends the Penda School, he sees a ghost in the window which leads him to discover other weird happenings at the school. Tony, his classmates, the faculty, and his parents are fully developed as characters. The pacing of this ghost story builds throughout and makes for a marvelous read. Highly recommended.

This book, even though aimed at a middle school level, was creepy. It was a quick, suspenseful read.

This eerie ghost story isn’t about some happy-go-lucky haunting. These ghosts are creepy, and they don’t have your best interests in mind. Don’t read this in the dark!

This book has a very cool, fun story line. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to read something fun, a little scary, and really exciting.

AviI is an author for pre-teens and young adults.His real name is Edward Irving Wortis but he just uses Avi. His work is enjoyed by young people and old. School Of The Dead is about This Kid is named Tony. Tony has this crazy great uncle that moves in with him and they get really close. After his uncle has been living with him for a while he dies. When he dies his family moves to San Francisco so Tony can go to the school his uncle went to and wants him to go too. At His new school Penda, he finds the school weird but it got weirder because he found out there's a ghost boy called Penda boy. He thought it was weird that his school has a ghost and he already sees his dead uncle as a ghost or spirit. Tony starts to talk to this girl Jessica,Jessica and him find out that the penda boy is after him. He gets scared so he and Jessica make up a plan so that they would stop coming for him. Their plan worked and Tony is saved. I loved how the author made me really imagine what the character was thinking and feeling. Like in the book Tony is just shocked about what everyone was saying. “Eyeing me, waiting for my response, the kids became quiet. I was too shocked to speak.” Also tony And Jessica how the author wrote them together made it feel like a love story to me. I would recommend this book if you like mysteries. Because the book is a ghost mystery story. I liked this book because I could imagine what was going on in the book.For me the book was easy to read. I think this book is for kids and pre teens ages 9-13.

Holy guacamole, I don't care how old you are, School of the Dead will have you hooked. I was not prepared for how intense this book was. I thought I knew what to expect from Avi, but I was wrong, I did not expect this.To me, the best part of the book is that like the main character, Tony, you don't really know who is telling the truth. In this case, trusting the wrong people could prove deadly. I appreciated the books POV. It wouldn't have had the same feel if the narrator had been all knowing. The reader needs to learn everything with Tony to keep the suspense and mystery going. Knowing who Tony should trust from the beginning would have made the book flat and difficult to finish.Author: AviPublisher: HarperCollinsPublication Date: 2016

WoW! I just loved this book! What an amazingly unique story of ghosts! I just love ghosts and this middle grade book was awesome! I definitely need to get a physical copy of it for my shelf. The story follows young Tony Gilbert who's family took in his Uncle Charlie who was sick and needed care. Tony and Uncle Charlie became great friends until his death. Not long after Tony's family moved to Uncle Charlie's old home town and Tony was enrolled in the Penda School, Uncle Charlie's old school. Now I am not going into the story more as to not spoil it but let me just say this book is spooky fun with lots of twists and turns. I highly recommend it for everyone who loves ghosts like me!

I should have known that once I started reading this book, I wouldn’t be able to put it down. There are so many twists and turns that my interest never waned. At first, I thought I liked some characters, then I no longer liked them. I actually started liking other characters. Although I found the ending to be a fitting one, I would have liked a little more closure about the Penda boy. This book is a good read.

Middle grade horror is very rarely actually frightening. I enjoyed the heavier-than-normal stakes the main character has to face, although the horror elements really felt more philosophical than actual. I gave this one 3.5 stars because of the setting and the tone. While nowhere near on the quality of Poppy, this book tackles a genuinely terrifying subject: who do we trust, even among the people who are supposed to care for us?

Great book to read around Halloween, as that is when the climactic scenes take place. One of the things I liked best about this book was that it was hard for Tony to know whom to trust, students and adults. I could picture several places related to the setting of the book as well. There were a few things that seemed a bit repetitive, and I'll admit that after I was finished, I checked out the eBook to read a couple of parts.

Sometimes, somehow, happens within your hands a book that feels personal and that almost talks about you.4.stars because it's engaging and mysterious. At one point i was expecting something but wishing for something else.In most children novels or novels with children as main characters, these kids act way more mature than their age. Not the same with this book. It feels real.Suggested to kids and adults(who like this genre or kids books) alike.

** spoiler alert ** I think this book is a great book to read. If you would read it, it has a great twist ending. My favorite person is Tony. The Main character Has to go to this school in Las Angeles, He can see the ghost in the school his uncle wanted him to go. SPOILERS AHEAD!!! The Uncle dies and wants Tony to come to the other side.

An engaging ghost story with well-developed characters and a protagonist whose development over the course of the story is obvious and well-written. Takes are in San Fran with a family moved from CT. Themes of death, life, friendship, trust and betrayal add to the story's depth.

Really enjoyed this story. Lots of mystery and interesting characters. Really enjoyed the author's tone. I think kids and adults alike would enjoy.

Avi knows how to engage the reader from the opening sentence to the last word.

Pretty good—a twist on ghosts and a bit scary.

Its a really good book