A Fate Totally Worse Than Death
- Author Paul Fleischman
- Narrator Monica Willey
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date 1 March 2013
- Run Time 2 hours and 32 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Horror and ghost stories, chillers, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories.
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What to expect
Welcome to Cliffside High, the school of your nightmares. It's run by the Huns, a ruthless clique of rich students—and, as poor Charity Chase discovers, messing with them can be murder. 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.
Unfortunately, like every other boy at Cliffside, Drew only has eyes for Helga, the ravishing new student from Norway … wherever that may be. As far as Danielle is concerned, Helga could be from another world. In fact, if she doesn't lay off Drew—she just might be. Getting rid of her ought to be as easy as taking candy off a helpless old lady. 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.
Critics Review
u201cThis takeoff on teen-horror novels is funny,nmocking, and a surefire hitu2026A clever twist at the end delivers a befittingnresolution. The fun is in the vapid thinking of the girls, the trendy teennscenes, and the parody of YA actions and dialogue. This hilarious farce shouldnhave teen-horror fans screaming with laughter.u201d
u201cThe versatile Newbery Medalist sets off on andifferent-and wacky-tack with this spoof of young adult horror novels. Lavishlyndosed with comic hyperbole, his plot is good for some chucklesu2026Fleischmanu2019sntake-off is clever.u201d
u201cFleischman has written a funny, clever booku2026Usingna combination of wicked wit and old-fashioned physical comedy, Fleischmannmanages to make the abhorrent triumvirateu2019s coping with the ravages of old age ludicrousnenough to be laughable, and his characters are true originalsu2026Thereu2019ll benplenty whou2019ll love it and be sorry when the rapid-fire high jinks are over andnrepugnant Danielle is well on her way to her just reward.u201d
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