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REVIEW: Dead is the New Black by Marlene Perez

February 19, 2011 By Mary

Description

Welcome to Nightshade, California—a small town full of secrets. It’s home to the pyschic Giordano sisters, who have a way of getting mixed up in mysteries. During their investigations, they run across everything from pom-pom-shaking vampires to shape-shifting boyfriends to a clue-spewing jukebox. With their psychic powers and some sisterly support, they can crack any case!
      Teenage girls are being mysteriously attacked all over town, including at Nightshade High School, where Daisy Giordano is a junior. When Daisy discovers that a vampire may be the culprit, she can’t help but suspect head cheerleader Samantha Devereaux, who returned from summer break with a new “look.” Samantha appears a little . . . well, dead, and all the most popular kids at school are copying her style.
       Is looking dead just another fashion trend for Samantha, or is there something more sinister going on? To find out, Daisy joins the cheerleading squad.
    

About the Author

MARLENE PEREZ is the author of many books, including the  Dead Is series, The Comeback, Love in the Corner Pocket, and Unexpected Development, an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. She lives in Orange County, California.
www.marleneperez.com
 
Very cute YA paranormal. If you enjoyed the Salem Witch series by Kelly McClymer, you will love this one. Just replace witch with undead, like in vampire and you have a fun story about Daisy a “norm” living in a family of psychics. Of course she ends up on the cheerleading squad and discovers her hidden talent while finding the vampire that is causing havoc in the town of Nightshade. This one is very appropriate for younger girls not quite ready for Twilight.

Details

  • Reading level: Young Adult
  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Graphia; 1 edition (September 1, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0152064087
  • ISBN-13: 978-0152064082

SOURCE: PURCHASED

MY THOUGHTS

LOVED IT


Dead is the New Black is a very cute YA paranormal. If you enjoyed the Salem Witch series by Kelly McClymer, you will love this one. Just replace witch with undead, like in vampire and you have a fun story about Daisy a “norm” living in a family of psychics. Of course she ends up on the cheerleading squad and discovers her hidden talent while finding the vampire that is causing havoc in the town of Nightshade. This one is very appropriate for younger girls not quite ready for Twilight. 


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Comments

  1. Jennifer (An Abundance of Books) says

    February 19, 2011 at 9:05 am

    This sounds like a really cute book. I’ll have to look into it for the library.

  2. The Slowest Bookworm says

    February 19, 2011 at 9:17 am

    Sounds interesting. Definitely one I’ll be looking out for. I love vampire stories 🙂

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