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Story Time by Bloor, Edward
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Item specifics
- Condition
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- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780152046705
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Story Time
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
- Genre
- Juvenile Fiction
- Intended Audience
- Young Adults
- Topic
- School & Education, Horror, Ghost Stories, General
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George and Kate are promised the finest education when they transfer to the Whittaker Magnet School. It boasts the highest test scores in the nation. But at what price? Their new school's curriculum is focused on beating standardized tests; classes are held in dreary, windowless rooms; and students are force-fed noxious protein shakes to improve their test performance. Worst of all, there seems to be a demon loose in the building, one whose murderous work has only just begun. A bitterly funny satire about the state of modern education from the author of Tangerine and Crusader.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-10
0152046704
ISBN-13
9780152046705
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2426214
Product Key Features
Book Title
Story Time
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Intended Audience
Young Adult Audience, Young Adults
Topic
School & Education, Horror, Ghost Stories, General
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Dimensions
Item Length
8.2in.
Item Height
1.2in.
Item Width
5.5in.
Item Weight
15.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2002-151503
Age Range
12
Lc Classification Number
Pz7.B6236st 2003
Grade from
Seventh Grade
Grade to
Twelfth Grade
Reviews
Grade 6-9-A book filled with social satire, black comedy, fantasy/humor, and extreme situations. Eighth-grader Katie and her brilliant Uncle George, a sixth grader, find themselves mysteriously redistricted and assigned to Whittaker Magnet School, which focuses entirely on excellence in standardized testing. The regimented kids are taught by regimented teachers in the basement of a haunted old library building and the school is run by a strange family obsessed with its own achievements, whether they are earned or not. All sorts of things are amiss at Whittaker, where elitism reigns; where dramatic deaths are hidden nearly as carefully as the dark secrets involving the building, the town, and the people who live there; and where appearances are paramount. Back at home, Kate lives with her agoraphobic mom, who has mysterious ties to the library, while George lives next door. Kate wants only to return to Lincoln Middle, where she could play Peter Pan and be with friends, while George tries to make the best of what is a monstrously warped situation. The Whittaker family goes to extremes to impress the visiting First Lady, creating an atmosphere ripe for catastrophe-as well as for redemption. This expansive and engrossing tale has elements of Roald Dahl, J. K. Rowling, and J. M. Barrie (the Peter Pan subtheme is not coincidental), but with a decidedly American flair. The many seemingly unconnected threads do eventually come together, but it is hardly worth the effort as this overly ambitious author has spread himself way too thin.-Mary R. Hofmann, Rivera Middle School, Merced, CA, Blend equal parts Harry Potter, Cornelia Funke's Inkheart, and Ghostbusters and add a healthy dose of withering satire on the U.S. education system, and you have Edward Bloor's clever new novel, Story Time. When eighth grader Kate and her Uncle George (who is two years younger than her) receive letters inviting them to attend the Whittaker Magnet School, home of nasty protein shakes and the freakish "Test-Based Curriculum," their reactions are mixed. George, somewhat of a genius, is pleased, while Kate is horrified. Still, as a search on-line reveals, their house is suddenly in the Whittaker school district, so off they go. It's not long, before they discover something very strange is afoot at their new school. For one thing, the Whittaker-Austin family has rather alarming delusions of grandeur. For another, it seems a number of people have died at the school under mysterious circumstances. Then there's the librarian called Pogo, who speaks only in Mother Goose rhymes. With the President of the United States on his way for a tour of the school, the Whittaker-Austins want to make sure everything goes as smoothly as possible--meaning no dead bodies in the soft drink cooler, no shenanigans from the mushroom-pale zombie students, and definitely no unscheduled visits from the resident demon.As in his previous young adult novels, Tangerine and Crusader, Bloor's characters sparkle with life (or glow with unearthly non-life...). Story Time is hilarious, biting, and tremendously fun to read. (Ages 11 and older) , "Brilliant . . . An ingenious, intricate tale."-- The New York Times Book Review "Bloor successfully combines humor, mystery, and fantasy in this satire about the pitfalls of education."- -VOYA "A no-holds-barred, deeply subversive tale about modern education . . . Great, smart fun." --Publishers Weekly, Blend equal parts Harry Potter , Cornelia Funke's Inkheart , and Ghostbusters and add a healthy dose of withering satire on the U.S. education system, and you have Edward Bloor's clever new novel, Story Time . When eighth grader Kate and her Uncle George (who is two years younger than her) receive letters inviting them to attend the Whittaker Magnet School, home of nasty protein shakes and the freakish "Test-Based Curriculum," their reactions are mixed. George, somewhat of a genius, is pleased, while Kate is horrified. Still, as a search on-line reveals, their house is suddenly in the Whittaker school district, so off they go. It's not long, before they discover something very strange is afoot at their new school. For one thing, the Whittaker-Austin family has rather alarming delusions of grandeur. For another, it seems a number of people have died at the school under mysterious circumstances. Then there's the librarian called Pogo, who speaks only in Mother Goose rhymes. With the President of the United States on his way for a tour of the school, the Whittaker-Austins want to make sure everything goes as smoothly as possible--meaning no dead bodies in the soft drink cooler, no shenanigans from the mushroom-pale zombie students, and definitely no unscheduled visits from the resident demon. As in his previous young adult novels, Tangerine and Crusader , Bloor's characters sparkle with life (or glow with unearthly non-life…). Story Time is hilarious, biting, and tremendously fun to read. (Ages 11 and older)Â
Copyright Date
2003
Dewey Decimal
Fic
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Number of Pages
432 Pages
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