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School of Phantoms by Kory Merritt
5.0
School of Phantoms (No Place for Monsters #2) written & illustrated by Kory Merritt
PUB DATE: September 14, 2021
“Don’t be a noodle-noob!” – Willow
A few months after they fought the Boojum, the town of Cowslip Grove are still in the midst of winter. Suddenly peculiar snowmen pop-up all-over town, seemingly overnight. It’s creepy & bizarre but are they moving when no one is looking? Then on March 18, while the elementary school is in session, a freak snowstorm drops a ton of snow outside, severe enough to cut off power & contact from the outside while teachers & students are trapped overnight.
Levi, Kat, Twila, and two brothers & two teachers need to figure out how to save their entire school from something evil menacing the dark hallways. Something sinister is coming to harvest them. The group gets split up & must win a series of scary games. And those snowmen? Wait until you read about them. This was a truly spine-chilling middle-grade story for kids & my daughter & I absolutely loved it.
This story is written like a casefile about the “infamous phantom storm” while looking at evidence from footage from Kat’s phone, video from the security cameras, journal entries & eyewitnesses. It’s a cool way to write a story and not in the traditional novel style. This is intriguing while creating suspense & terror.
The illustrations are imaginative & delightfully terrifying. My daughter truly loved this one even more than the 1st book. As an adult, I absolutely was absorbed in this creative & eerie story that gives nod to many stories we’ve all read before. Stephen King’s IT, Charlotte’s Web, Hunger Games, X-Files to name a few. My daughter & I are already anticipating the 3rd installment!
PUB DATE: September 14, 2021
“Don’t be a noodle-noob!” – Willow
A few months after they fought the Boojum, the town of Cowslip Grove are still in the midst of winter. Suddenly peculiar snowmen pop-up all-over town, seemingly overnight. It’s creepy & bizarre but are they moving when no one is looking? Then on March 18, while the elementary school is in session, a freak snowstorm drops a ton of snow outside, severe enough to cut off power & contact from the outside while teachers & students are trapped overnight.
Levi, Kat, Twila, and two brothers & two teachers need to figure out how to save their entire school from something evil menacing the dark hallways. Something sinister is coming to harvest them. The group gets split up & must win a series of scary games. And those snowmen? Wait until you read about them. This was a truly spine-chilling middle-grade story for kids & my daughter & I absolutely loved it.
This story is written like a casefile about the “infamous phantom storm” while looking at evidence from footage from Kat’s phone, video from the security cameras, journal entries & eyewitnesses. It’s a cool way to write a story and not in the traditional novel style. This is intriguing while creating suspense & terror.
The illustrations are imaginative & delightfully terrifying. My daughter truly loved this one even more than the 1st book. As an adult, I absolutely was absorbed in this creative & eerie story that gives nod to many stories we’ve all read before. Stephen King’s IT, Charlotte’s Web, Hunger Games, X-Files to name a few. My daughter & I are already anticipating the 3rd installment!