School of the Dead

Hair-raising chases through dark, menacing secret passageways combine with an effective mingling of genuine school angst and the more spectral variety to create a scary, suspenseful, and chillingly immersive experience. --Kirkus Reviews" A twisted mystery. This ghostly tale lives up to the chills suggested by the title. --Publishers Weekly" Avi takes readers on a wild ride where the dead do far more than haunt the living. Hand this spine-tingling work to readers who have embraced Ransom Riggs s Miss Peregrine s Home for Peculiar Children and Cornelia Funke s Ghost Knight. --School Library Journal" Will leave more than a few hearts pounding. Give this to readers who like an old-fashioned ghost story with a contemporary twist. --ALA Booklist" Praise for CRISPIN: THE END OF TIME: Avi guides his hero toward a final, very satisfying destiny in this wonderfully realized conclusion to the Crispin trilogy. A heart-stopping read .... Thrilling and beautifully wrought. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)" Praise for CRISPIN: THE END OF TIME: The action is nonstop and danger is around every corner. The first-person voice lends a sense of urgency to the novel, and Avi s writing style is as elegant and engaging as ever. --School Library Journal" Praise for CRISPIN: THE END OF TIME: This final volume in the Crispin trilogy showcases the same strengths as the earlier books: brisk, suspenseful narrative with effortlessly interwoven details of medieval life and provocative questions of ethics and morality. Another rousing page-turner. --The Horn Book"