  | Curses are the worst (Scared Silly) Author: Eulberg, Elizabeth | |
| Price: $16.63 | ||
Summary:
When Regan, Sofia, Bennet, and Darius are unfairly sent to detention, they know something doesn't add up. They soon discover that their science teacher has cloned them and their clones are wreaking havoc all over their town of Cauldron's Cove while they get blamed. And it's all connected to a centuries-old curse. Now they must band together to save their town from the evil curse!
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| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: MG Reading Level: 4.80 Points: 5.0 Quiz: 551684 |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (02/15/23)
Booklist (02/15/23)
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Booklist - 02/01/2023 Cauldron’s Cove has embraced its history as a seventeenth-century haven for witches escaping persecution, by becoming a kitschy, Salemesque tourist town. Unfortunately, that history includes a curse that’s just been unleashed after 300 years. Its immediate—but unknowing—victims are four fifth-graders (Regan, Sofia, Bennett, and Darius), who have been unjustly sentenced to detention by their usually cool science teacher, Ms. Stein. Things get really weird when Ms. Stein pockets three of the kids’ used tissues and yanks some hair out of Regan’s head. The unnamed narrator conversationally follows the action as the kids try to figure out what the heck is going on—touching on themes related to being an outsider, dealing with parental expectations, and adjusting to life in a changing family—while combating dark magic and some very smelly clones. The story embraces horror tropes and gross-out details while keeping its emphasis on comedy, thanks largely to the narrator’s intrusive, jocular style, which keeps the tone light and the puns heavy. An enjoyable read just right for Goosebumps fans. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
Booklist - 02/15/2023 Cauldron’s Cove has embraced its history as a seventeenth-century haven for witches escaping persecution by becoming a kitschy, Salem-esque tourist town. Unfortunately, that history includes a curse that’s just been unleashed after 300 years. Its immediate—but unknowing—victims are four fifth-graders (Regan, Sofia, Bennett, and Darius), who have been unjustly sentenced to detention by their usually cool science teacher, Ms. Stein. Things get really weird when Ms. Stein pockets three of the kids’ used tissues and yanks some hair out of Regan’s head. The unnamed narrator conversationally follows the action as the kids try to figure out what the heck is going on—touching on themes related to being an outsider, dealing with parental expectations, and adjusting to life in a changing family—while combating dark magic and some very smelly clones. The story embraces horror tropes and gross-out details while keeping its emphasis on comedy, thanks largely to the narrator’s intrusive, jocular style, which keeps the tone light and the puns heavy. An enjoyable read just right for Goosebumps fans. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
