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School of Fear (School of Fear #1)
Everyone is afraid of something...
Madeleine Masterson is deathly afraid of bugs, especially spiders.
Theodore Bartholomew is petrified of dying.
Lulu Punchalower is scared of confined spaces.
Garrison Feldman is terrified of deep water.
With very few options left, the parents of these four twelve year-olds send them to the highly elusive and exclusive School of Fear to he...more
Madeleine Masterson is deathly afraid of bugs, especially spiders.
Theodore Bartholomew is petrified of dying.
Lulu Punchalower is scared of confined spaces.
Garrison Feldman is terrified of deep water.
With very few options left, the parents of these four twelve year-olds send them to the highly elusive and exclusive School of Fear to he...more
Hardcover, 352 pages
Published
September 1st 2009
by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
(first published March 9th 1999)
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Do you have any irrational fears? Do you wish to get rid of them?
This summer, four twelve year olds - Madeleine, Theo, Lulu, and Garrison - will be forced by their parents to go to the School of Fear and see if they can do just that.
This elite, private boarding school is full of gloominess and lanterns that hang from rusty old chains. The inhabitants spend endless hours of learning proper smiling and waving with their former beauty pageant contestant princi...more
Do you have any irrational fears? Do you wish to get rid of them?
This summer, four twelve year olds - Madeleine, Theo, Lulu, and Garrison - will be forced by their parents to go to the School of Fear and see if they can do just that.
This elite, private boarding school is full of gloominess and lanterns that hang from rusty old chains. The inhabitants spend endless hours of learning proper smiling and waving with their former beauty pageant contestant princi...more
Four kids, all suffering from debilitating phobias, are sent as a last resort to the School of Fear. And then things get really weird. Like, The Mysterious Benedict Society weird, only the headmistress doesn't suffer from narcolepsy. Anyway, what the kids find is not at all what they were expecting. Nor was it what I was expecting.
Tasha asked me to read this and give her my opinion. Tonight I expect to start reading it aloud to her. It isn't scary, and I think she'll enjoy all the phobia definit...more
Tasha asked me to read this and give her my opinion. Tonight I expect to start reading it aloud to her. It isn't scary, and I think she'll enjoy all the phobia definit...more
REVIEW
I can describe School of Fear in one word….wait for it….QUIRKY! I bet you thought I was going to say spooky or scary or phobias or fearful. It has those too, but it’s mostly quirky. And I really like quirky.
The four main characters are children with serious phobias. So serious, in fact, that their parents have sent them to the School of Fear to be cured. My favorite character was Madeleine She was smart and soft-spoken, but she also had a major fear of bugs – especially spiders. I can rela...more
I can describe School of Fear in one word….wait for it….QUIRKY! I bet you thought I was going to say spooky or scary or phobias or fearful. It has those too, but it’s mostly quirky. And I really like quirky.
The four main characters are children with serious phobias. So serious, in fact, that their parents have sent them to the School of Fear to be cured. My favorite character was Madeleine She was smart and soft-spoken, but she also had a major fear of bugs – especially spiders. I can rela...more
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While I am twelve years old, like the children character's in the book, i found this book to be very immature. I liked it though. One word you could use to describe this book is predictable. When the children went on an adventure (won't put spoilers in here), I had already guessed the ending. And I was right. It didn't come as a surprise to me when what I figured out/ guessed happened. It was okay overall. Coming from one pre-teen to another, this book is definietly for ten years and under. I t...more
When I worked at the school library it was probably my only exercise in being social that didn't fail miserably since I apparently get along better with children in discussion of books than I do... well, anywhere else... but I digress. When I worked at the school library, I checked out a lot of books. If I saw it cross the desk often or it looked good enough to be something to toss up on the recommendation shelf, I would take it home. I read piles of books obviously way below my age range and yo...more
For me, the best part of this book was the page before each new chapter where the author gave the name and basic description of different fears. The characters were annoying. The plot was predictable.
I'll end up using it in my second grade classroom to show students that even as an adult, sometimes we have to sound out l-o-n-g words (the different phobias).
Since that was my favorite part, I'll put those in here to save you the time from reading the rest of the book yourself...
Mottephobia is the...more
I'll end up using it in my second grade classroom to show students that even as an adult, sometimes we have to sound out l-o-n-g words (the different phobias).
Since that was my favorite part, I'll put those in here to save you the time from reading the rest of the book yourself...
Mottephobia is the...more
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Everyone is afraid of something...
Madeleine Masterson is deathly afraid of bugs, especially spiders.
Theodore Bartholomew is petrified of dying.
Lulu Punchalower is scared of confined spaces.
Garrison Feldman is terrified of deep water.
With very few options left, the parents of these four twelve year-olds send them to the highly elusive and exclusive School of Fear to he...moreEveryone is afraid of something...
Madeleine Masterson is deathly afraid of bugs, especially spiders.
Theodore Barthol...more
Madeleine Masterson is deathly afraid of bugs, especially spiders.
Theodore Bartholomew is petrified of dying.
Lulu Punchalower is scared of confined spaces.
Garrison Feldman is terrified of deep water.
With very few options left, the parents of these four twelve year-olds send them to the highly elusive and exclusive School of Fear to he...moreEveryone is afraid of something...
Madeleine Masterson is deathly afraid of bugs, especially spiders.
Theodore Barthol...more
La verdad es que yo jamas había leído un libro tan... raro. Me sentía como si estuviera leyendo "Alicia en el País de la Maravillas", pero en esta ocasión todo transcurría en una escuela dirigida por una extravagante y un poco chiflada maestra, que usa demasiado maquillaje y muchisimas pelucas. Ademas de que esta escuela es especial para los niños que necesitan ayuda en superar sus fobias...
No se que haría si me encontrara en un lugar tan raro, ni como me ayudarian a superar mi (incontrolable) f...more
No se que haría si me encontrara en un lugar tan raro, ni como me ayudarian a superar mi (incontrolable) f...more
Empat anak dengan ketakutan berlebih (phobia) atas beberapa hal yang nggak biasa dikumpulkan dalam sebuah sekolah eksklusif khusus yang juga nggak biasa. Menarik. Saya yakin ini bisa menjadi bacaan yang membuat kita ngakak haha-hihi..
if only
diceritakan dengan eksekusi yang tepat.
Bab-bab awal masih terasa memikat, sukses membuat saya ber-haha-hihi dengan pengenalan karakter dan berbagai percakapan konyol. Madeleine yang hobi nyemprot obat nyamuk. Theo yang lebay bin dramatis. Lulu yang galak t...more
Bab-bab awal masih terasa memikat, sukses membuat saya ber-haha-hihi dengan pengenalan karakter dan berbagai percakapan konyol. Madeleine yang hobi nyemprot obat nyamuk. Theo yang lebay bin dramatis. Lulu yang galak t...more
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Not every book I read can be a great one. In fact, I'm not sure I want every book I read to be a great one. There is something to be said for a good book that is a light, entertaining read. School of Fear was a light, entertaining read. It was just a bit too light for me.
The premise of School of Fear is that four teenagers with various phobias are sent to rural Massachusetts to overcome their fears. This book is populated with quirky characters, set in a funky mansion and contains a plot that st...more
The premise of School of Fear is that four teenagers with various phobias are sent to rural Massachusetts to overcome their fears. This book is populated with quirky characters, set in a funky mansion and contains a plot that st...more
it wasn't terrible, but it wasn't ground-breaking and it didn't even go as far as similar books have gone in my past reading history. I found all of the "shocking surprises" to be predictable and yet the plot seemed to jump around at times, and i'd wonder if i missed something. For instance, at one point, they are woken up in the middle of the night and they learn of an emergency, so they creep around, trying not to wake up the bad guy, gathering supplies for their escape and then... they go bac...more
This is a funny, offbeat book for middle grade students with an intriguing premise: four 12-year-olds go to the School of Fear one summer to overcome their phobias. Madeleine Masterson comes from England with a fear of bugs and spiders; Theodore Bartholomew is afraid of dying (and endearingly annoying); Lulu Punchalower is claustrophobic and mean; and Garrison Feldman, athlete extraordinaire, from Miami is afraid of large bodies of water. Eccentric former beauty pagent contestant, Mrs. Wellingto...more
Overcoming your fears means facing your fears even if they are all-consuming. That's the theory behind Mrs. Wellington's School of Fear and its mantra. Four otherwise smart and likeable children come to the school with the purpose of overcoming their deepest fears: Madeleine Masterson has an intense fear of bugs, any kind and has an arsenal of bug spray to prove it, Theodore Bartholomew is afraid of dying, not just his own, but everyone's death, LuLu Punchalower with her tough outward persona is...more
Phobias can crippled your life and make you unable to live them. This is what happen to the four kids who have extreme cases of phobias.
Madeleine has bugs and insect phobia, Lulu is claustrophobia, Theo has an acute fear of death or dying, while Garrison has fear of water/drowning. These children cannot live their life the way normal kids do.
Enter school of fear. It is a very secretive institution that guarantee can cure phobias. However, upon entering it these four kids have serious doubt whe...more
Madeleine has bugs and insect phobia, Lulu is claustrophobia, Theo has an acute fear of death or dying, while Garrison has fear of water/drowning. These children cannot live their life the way normal kids do.
Enter school of fear. It is a very secretive institution that guarantee can cure phobias. However, upon entering it these four kids have serious doubt whe...more
Four kids with fears goes to a summer school where there phobia can go away. There strange teacher had a sudden death and all her things goes to her dog macaroni. Munchauser kidnapped Macaroni so that he would get all of her things. On night the schools chef woke up the oldest student and told him that all four of them needs to go on a mission to the police station and report that Munchauser had stolen Macaroni without letting him find out. As they go through the challenges they have to face the...more
“Thoughts of mischief frolicked through nineteen of the twenty girls minds.” This quote from the book School of Fear by Gitty Daneshvari shows how good a writer Gitty Daneshvari is and how the book sucks you in and you can’t stop reading.
Madeline is petrified of all bugs, especially spiders, Theodore Bartholomew is deathly afraid of dying and death it’s self, Lulu They have to face their fears when trying to get read of them ad met some pretty weird people on the way.
I feel that the author of...more
Madeline is petrified of all bugs, especially spiders, Theodore Bartholomew is deathly afraid of dying and death it’s self, Lulu They have to face their fears when trying to get read of them ad met some pretty weird people on the way.
I feel that the author of...more
I truly enjoyed this book, and listened to it on audio. The reader really does a good job of portraying each main character in an identifiable way. As far as children's books go, however, this is an example of one (I believe) born of a publisher telling its author that the book they had written would be for children.
In other words, the book is unique and the interactions between adults and kids are not always the most "healthy" portrayals. For example, a main character (eccentric old last) refe...more
In other words, the book is unique and the interactions between adults and kids are not always the most "healthy" portrayals. For example, a main character (eccentric old last) refe...more
Poor Madeleine Masterson is Deathly afraid of any insects.
Theo Bartholemew is extremely petrified of dying and anything that can cause it.
Lulu Punchalower is unfortunately claustrophobic.
Athletic Garrison Feldman is highly afraid of deep water.
Which means that through this summer it will be catastrophic for all of them. They have been sent to the rather elusive School of Fear at Summerstone. Their goal is full of surprises, with Mrs. Wellingtonas the teacher. If they don't choncer their fea...more
Theo Bartholemew is extremely petrified of dying and anything that can cause it.
Lulu Punchalower is unfortunately claustrophobic.
Athletic Garrison Feldman is highly afraid of deep water.
Which means that through this summer it will be catastrophic for all of them. They have been sent to the rather elusive School of Fear at Summerstone. Their goal is full of surprises, with Mrs. Wellingtonas the teacher. If they don't choncer their fea...more
School of Fear is the story of four kids trying to conquer their fears by enrolling in an exclusive, hush-hush summer program in Massachusetts called…the School of Fear. The only way to attend is by getting a recommendation from a therapist who is in the know about the school. Everyone who knows about it swears by its results.
The four kids in question are Theo, who is afraid of dying, Madeline who is afraid of spiders and insects, Lulu who is claustrophobic and afraid of heights, and Garrison,...more
The four kids in question are Theo, who is afraid of dying, Madeline who is afraid of spiders and insects, Lulu who is claustrophobic and afraid of heights, and Garrison,...more
Mrs. Wellington runs an unusual summer school for kids with extreme phobic reactions to whatever they're afraid of. This group of four kids was at the school last summer and they're better than they were but they're not cured yet. Add to the mix Schmidty, the hairy toed cook; an elderly bulldog named Macaroni; and a new kid, a girl who is terrified of being alone--EVER--and who talks through her pet ferret. And then there's the reporter whose prospective article might make the school shut down....more
Four children, Madeline, Garrison, Lulu and Theo and their families, have had it with their persistent phobias. They've tried everything, but with no success. Madeline still requires any building she enters to have been recently fumigated as she fears any type of insect as well as spiders. Garrison, is afraid of water in any quantity, which unfortunate as he lives in Miami, Lulu carries handcuffs with her at all times, not to accentuate her rebellious wardrobe, but in the chance that someone mig...more
Have you ever read "School of Fear" by Gitty Daneshvari? If you haven't, well, maybe you'd like reading this one, it's a light writing with some interesting information about phobias.
Anywayy.. for me personally the highlight of this book is when Mrs. Wellington said to Garrison, "You tell your bossy, old, grouchy father that getting over your fear is a process, one we must confront daily, and that if he has a problem with that, he should investigate why he is more afraid of your fear than you ar...more
Anywayy.. for me personally the highlight of this book is when Mrs. Wellington said to Garrison, "You tell your bossy, old, grouchy father that getting over your fear is a process, one we must confront daily, and that if he has a problem with that, he should investigate why he is more afraid of your fear than you ar...more
I liked this book. It was differenet. Not like all the teen fluff and stuff. That just rots your brain. It was a good kind of different. I would suggest you read these books because you can learn to get over your fears if you have some. It is a series of three books. This one #2=Class is not Dismissed and #3=The Final Exam. I havn't read the third one yet but I'm sure if the first and second ones were great then the third one will be great also. It is also kinda funny! The kids teacher to get ov...more
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Lulu, Madeline, Garrison și Theo sunt patru copii, cu vârste între 12 și 13 ani care suferă de următoarele fobii: Lulu este claustrofobă, lui Madeline îi e teamă de insecte, lui Garrison de apă iar lui Theo de moarte și în general de lucruri periculoase.
Ei ajung la Școala Fricoșilor unde o întâlnesc pe doamna Wellington, o femeie care consideră că viața este un concurs de frumusețe.
Cei patru ajung să o creadă nebună și abia așteaptă să scape de cursurile din groaznica clădire învechită...more
Lulu, Madeline, Garrison și Theo sunt patru copii, cu vârste între 12 și 13 ani care suferă de următoarele fobii: Lulu este claustrofobă, lui Madeline îi e teamă de insecte, lui Garrison de apă iar lui Theo de moarte și în general de lucruri periculoase.
Ei ajung la Școala Fricoșilor unde o întâlnesc pe doamna Wellington, o femeie care consideră că viața este un concurs de frumusețe.
Cei patru ajung să o creadă nebună și abia așteaptă să scape de cursurile din groaznica clădire învechită...more
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Reminded me of The Mysterious Benedict Society. Honestly, I just cannot see kids or young adults understanding the humor. I, personally, love the sarcasm, but I know my kiddos would be very confused by most of it.
I liked some of the story, but I wouldn't read the sequel(s?).
A few moments I DID enjoy...
"I'm happy to inform you that there are no other contestants. This summer it will be very, very cozy - jusst the four of you."
"What? But the brochure had all those kids running around!"
"That is w...more
I liked some of the story, but I wouldn't read the sequel(s?).
A few moments I DID enjoy...
"I'm happy to inform you that there are no other contestants. This summer it will be very, very cozy - jusst the four of you."
"What? But the brochure had all those kids running around!"
"That is w...more
This book was interesting. Exactly the kind of book I pick up because of the title. Personally I thought this book was about a school for kids who enjoy scaring people, by title alone. But reading it got a very pleasant surprise. I loved how each chapter title was a different phobia. These kids were very relateable, because we're human we really are all afraid of something, and their experiences at the school made this book very enjoyable.
My reasoning for the four star is that I was extremely c...more
My reasoning for the four star is that I was extremely c...more
I originally was going to give this book 4 stars- it is hilarious, entertaining, and has astounding vocabulary. But one particular thing kept occurring that, at first, I tried to ignore but then each time it happened again, my mind was drawn to it like moth to a flame. The overweight character was frequently being referred to as "Chubs" or "Chubby" or "my portly friend", not only by other children but by adults in the story. When a chapter book is written whose focus audience is children, I thin...more
Madeleine Masterson, Garrison Feldman, Lulu Punchalower, and Theo Bartholomew are all completely petrified of one thing after another and fear is ruining their lives. That is until the fearsome foursome meet Mrs. Wellington, the psychopathic woman who is vain, insane, and possibly the only solution for fear this world has ever known. Schmidty, the kindly yet blind and obese house keeper, Macaroni, the lovable bulldog, and their phobias are the only things keeping them at Summer Stone, Mrs. Welli...more
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Gitty Daneshvari was born in Los Angeles to an Iranian father and an American mother. As a child she talked incessantly, feeling the need to comment on everything around her. While at first charmed by her verbose nature, her family soon tired of the constant commenting. This is how she found writing — it was better than talking since she didn't even need anyone else to do it with.
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