Velez, Ivan, Jr., ed. Dead High yearbook.VELEZ, Ivan, Jr., ed. Dead High yearbook. Penguin, Dutton. (Hardcover edition.) 80p. illus. c2007. 0-525-47783-7. $18.99. SA For anyone who thinks they are having a bad time in high school, reading Dead High Yearbook will put things in perspective. Our narrators, a pair of teenage ghouls, work feverishly fe·ver·ish adj. 1. a. Of, relating to, or resembling a fever. b. Having a fever or symptoms characteristic of a fever. c. Causing or tending to cause fever. 2. to put the current edition of the "Dead High" yearbook to bed. "Fear Pressure" is about a pair of teens obsessed ob·sess v. ob·sessed, ob·sess·ing, ob·sess·es v.tr. To preoccupy the mind of excessively. v.intr. with weight--the girl wants to lose and the guy wants to gain. They answer an ad for Bio-Rods, and by the end of the month the girl looks like a walking skeleton and the guy is so big he can barely move--the parasites inserted into their bodies see to that. "Head of the Class" is about a girl who doesn't let a little thing like a fatal traffic accident stop her from taking her SATs. She walks the four blocks to school, severed sev·er v. sev·ered, sev·er·ing, sev·ers v.tr. 1. To set or keep apart; divide or separate. 2. To cut off (a part) from a whole. 3. head in hand, and aces that test! "Devil Dog of the Damned" is about a group of teenagers who attempt to conjure a demon from Hell. They end up summoning a Chihuahua. Unfortunately for them it's a very nasty Chihuahua. Dead High Yearbook takes various YA themes--dating, the desire for a perfect body, SAT anxiety and caring for an infirm INFIRM. Weak, feeble. 2. When a witness is infirm to an extent likely to destroy his life, or to prevent his attendance at the trial, his testimony de bene esge may be taken at any age. 1 P. Will. 117; see Aged witness.; Going witness. parent--and gives them nasty twists. This graphic novel is a must-buy for horror lovers; there are zombies Zombies Companies that continue to operate even though they are insolvent. Also known as living dead. Notes: It's advisable to avoid investing in zombies at all costs their life expectancies are highly unpredictable. , vampires, intestinal parasites, Chihuahuas from Hell, and severed heads
Severed Heads is an Australian electronic music group based and founded in Sydney in 1979 (see 1979 in music) as Mr. and Mrs. No Smoking Sign. . The eight stories (told by a number of artists and authors) are clever and original, and the full-color art is suitably gory go·ry adj. go·ri·er, go·ri·est 1. Covered or stained with gore; bloody. 2. Full of or characterized by bloodshed and violence. . Dead High Yearbook contains lots of horror-movie gore, and is highly recommended for graphic novel collections that emphasize horror. Seventh and eighth graders will love this graphic novel, but keep in mind that some of the stories are quite gruesome. S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. George Galuschak, YA Libn., Montvale PL, Montvale, NJ |
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