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Zombie Mommy (Pals in Peril #5)
by
M.T. Anderson,
Kurt Cyrus (Goodreads Author)
Our intrepid heroes are home from their Delaware crime-stopping excitement, only to discover that Lily’s mom has become possessed by a menacing zombie who wants to take over the world! (Or, at least, the world of stage and screen.) Thank goodness Lily’s friends Katie, Jasper, and foxy Blue-Hen-State monk Drgnan Pghlik are around—accompanied by Jasper’s Astounding High-Pres...more
Hardcover, 224 pages
Published
October 25th 2011
by Beach Lane Books
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The books in this series--this is the fifth one--are simply hilarious and filled with word play and humor. There are asides in which the author not only intrudes but holds a conversation with a robber that has absolutely nothing to do with the storyline. There are footnotes about clothing and the fashion style of Madigan, the socialite cousin of Katie, who is visiting Katie's family, and inadvertently provides much of the humor, particularly centering around her school's prestigious Snott Ball....more
For the love of fancy cheeses! I was giggling more during this book than was probably good for me. I LOVED the way the author would insert himself into the narrative. It was highly amusing and it worked to keep the story light without being ridiculous. The moment that really sold the book for me was when Lily's mom went all introspective about her (supposed) imminent demise:
"But what if I do have a deadly disease?" she asked out loud. "No. I'm being ridiculous... It's just a cold... But what if...more
Jasper, Katie and Lily are backed in another mock-adventure. This time, Lily's mother is very worried because moms do not fare well in children's books. She believes that she is going to Turnburg, where people live the longest, instead she is going to Turnburg, home of the undead. Now the gang must figure out how to save Lily's mom from her paranormal fate. Like the other Pals in Peril books, this on is full of asides regarding product placement and snarky commentary. This volume even features M...more
This is one of those series that you have to love. And now, there is even a fashionista/bitch queen snobby cousin to add to the series send-ups. She attends Snott Academy. (You can guess where that one is going.)
Lily's mom has been reading some of Lily's school and library books, and she has noticed that mothers in kid's middle readers don't do very well. Mostly, they have died before the series even began (remember Nancy Drew's mother, or the parents in A SEIRIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS?) Unders...more
Lily's mom has been reading some of Lily's school and library books, and she has noticed that mothers in kid's middle readers don't do very well. Mostly, they have died before the series even began (remember Nancy Drew's mother, or the parents in A SEIRIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS?) Unders...more
The Pals in Peril books are so funny, and I enjoyed getting to read one aloud. (We listened to the previous novels as audiobooks.)
Characters: Excellent parodies of characters from a variety of genres.
Footnotes: hilarious and often ridiculous.
Narrator break-ins: Very well done, explaining the mechanics behind various tools used by the storyteller, and also very funny.
Zombies (well, more vampires and ghosts than zombies) and hilarity go together like peanut butter and chocolate. This whole series...more
Characters: Excellent parodies of characters from a variety of genres.
Footnotes: hilarious and often ridiculous.
Narrator break-ins: Very well done, explaining the mechanics behind various tools used by the storyteller, and also very funny.
Zombies (well, more vampires and ghosts than zombies) and hilarity go together like peanut butter and chocolate. This whole series...more
M.T. Anderson REQUIRED AUTHOR and HORROR
This book was so fun! It's part of a series about a young girl who starts having these incredible things happen to her and so she suddenly is in books, these books. In this one Lily seems more concerned about school and friends but quickly discovers her mother has been acting strange since she returned home from a trip. Lily and her loyal friend try to de-zombie her as best they can. This is a great book for students who are looking for action packed books...more
This book was so fun! It's part of a series about a young girl who starts having these incredible things happen to her and so she suddenly is in books, these books. In this one Lily seems more concerned about school and friends but quickly discovers her mother has been acting strange since she returned home from a trip. Lily and her loyal friend try to de-zombie her as best they can. This is a great book for students who are looking for action packed books...more
After its astoundingly hilarious start with Whales on Stilts, back with the series was called "M.T.Anderson's Thrilling Tales," this series has floundered a bit. The Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen was pretty good, but the 3rd and 4th books were just too long and meandering. But now Lily, Katie, and Jasper, along with their new friend Drgnan, are now back on track, with a book full of horror and absurdity. Zombies, ghosts, a very frustrated tarantula, and parents in danger and disbelief. Go, rea...more
Jan 23, 2012
Kaethe
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5 of 5 stars
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friendship,
horror,
humor,
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parenting,
romance,
strong-smart-female-protagonist,
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theater,
vampires,
zombies,
ghosts
Fun. The set-up involves three friends: Jasper Dash, Boy Technonaut (star of a long-forgotten series of books), Katie (star of the Horror Hollow series), and Lily Gifelty, their normal friend. Only now Lily's in this series of books, and her mother has noticed that mothers in particular are in danger in the world of children's lit. She worries about her own danger, and her worry causes her to panic and run off for a little vacation alone in the town with the longest-living people in the US. But...more
I was going to wait until this came out as an audiobook, because I have loved Marc Cashman's narrations of the other 4 Pals in Peril books. But I couldn't find a release date listed, so I decided to read the book. And it is just as funny for reading as it would be for listening. I did some serious cracking up - this was an absolutely fabulous plot. If you haven't read this hilarious series, I would highly recommend it.
M.T. Anderson continues his humorous & fond attack on the children's-fiction-series genre with a story that is a bull's-eye spoof of R.L. Stine's various "Goosebumps" tales & their read-alikes. He also rounds out his collection of representative protagonists (Jasper Dash, Boy Technonaut, from 1930's sci-fi; Katie from the "Horror Hollow" books) by adding Katie's cousin Madigan, who steps straight out of the pages of such mean-girl series as Lisi Harrison's "The Clique." Children will pro...more
I started reading this series solely based on their titles. They are all good, but I think this is my favorite one. Love how it oh-so-gently (HA!) pokes fun at popular genres of children's literature -- namely vampire/zombie/etc books and Gossip Girl-style books. Lots of laugh out loud moments plus plenty of action.
A quick read with, as promised, shambling zombies. Loved the set-up, loved Madigan Westlake-Culottes, or whatever her name was, really didn't love all the fighting over Drgnan. That's not really why I showed up for this series. More inventions, more strange and wonderful magic realism, less romantic triangles, please.
This was an OK book. To be honest i didn't like it very much.I probable will never read another book again after this. IT is a total let down for the zombie books i like to read. I guess it is kinda a good plot but the characters were not good in the book. i would not recommend this book to any one. I had a hard time reading the rest of the book because it was so bad.
"Sometimes things are dead, but still move.
I mean the leaves, of course. The leaves of autumn."
What a great beginning, eh?!
M.T. Anderson is easily my favorite author for young people.
The Pals in Peril series runs the gambit of genres. Each with its own unique, humorous twists.
I mean the leaves, of course. The leaves of autumn."
What a great beginning, eh?!
M.T. Anderson is easily my favorite author for young people.
The Pals in Peril series runs the gambit of genres. Each with its own unique, humorous twists.
NOT a Great Work of Literature, and not as clever as the first two books in this series, but still pretty darn funny. I get the impression that Anderson whips these out in his free time, when he's not working on 'serious' projects like Octavian (don't care for) and Sunken Places (like). I hope he keeps them coming!
Zombie Mommy is not nearly as clever or loopy as the rest in the Pals in Peril series, but all of the elements that made me fall in love with this hilarious self-aware parody of genre conventions is still evident in Book Five. I think by this point in the series it is starting to fall prey to its own formula (kind of ironic, no?), but it's worth a read if you liked any of the others. Longer review to come.
My fave in the series!
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Matthew Tobin Anderson (M. T. Anderson), (1968- ) is an author, primarily of picture books for children and novels for young adults. Anderson lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
His picture books include Handel Who Knew What He Liked; Strange Mr. Satie; The Serpent Came to Gloucester; and Me, All Alone, at the End of the World. He has written such young adult books as Thirsty, Burger Wuss, Feed, The...more
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His picture books include Handel Who Knew What He Liked; Strange Mr. Satie; The Serpent Came to Gloucester; and Me, All Alone, at the End of the World. He has written such young adult books as Thirsty, Burger Wuss, Feed, The...more
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“I hope,' muttered Jasper, 'we do not ever shop again at a place where vampires can buy clip-on bow ties. You would think with all of eternity in front of them, they could take the time to learn a simple knot.”
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