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Terror Academy #6
Student Body
While the police search for clues to the identity of Amy's attacker, Amy, a bright and popular A-student at Central Academy, begins to experience strange visions that seem to be warning her that the attacker will strike again. Original.
182 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1993
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May 2, 2020
"The fate of the Central Academy Cheerleading Squad was in her hands."
The stakes couldn't be higher.
The stakes couldn't be higher.
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July 27, 2021Being the sixth entry in the 15-volume Terror Academy series, STUDENT BODY shares some similarities with Stokes's early contributions to the Horror High books from a few years prior: snotty, simplistic teen characters, teenage relationship abuse of the psychological and physical varieties, an absence of attention paid to fashion detail (boo), and sudden, brutal acts of violence, whisking those same snotty, simplistic teens off this mortal coil.
This effort, on the whole a fairly typical stalk-and-slash set half-heartedly in the world of competitive high school cheerleading, is enlivened by a very cheesy mid-book jaunt into the metaphysical that would feel perfectly at home in a Christopher Pike novel. Come for the matronly cheerleading coach whacking an aggro boyfriend over the head with a metal lunch tray; stay for the mischevious angels and wisecracking ghosts.
This effort, on the whole a fairly typical stalk-and-slash set half-heartedly in the world of competitive high school cheerleading, is enlivened by a very cheesy mid-book jaunt into the metaphysical that would feel perfectly at home in a Christopher Pike novel. Come for the matronly cheerleading coach whacking an aggro boyfriend over the head with a metal lunch tray; stay for the mischevious angels and wisecracking ghosts.
August 9, 2021
Do not mess with the cheerleading coach.
Do not fat shame her.
Do not work out with heavy weights in the dark unless you want her to make sure you have an "unfortunate accident".
This was a poor man's "Remember Me" by Christopher Pike, but fun nonetheless! But only for the 2nd half of the book. 1st half is bit dull, before it amps up.
A skull-crushingly good time!!
Do not fat shame her.
Do not work out with heavy weights in the dark unless you want her to make sure you have an "unfortunate accident".
This was a poor man's "Remember Me" by Christopher Pike, but fun nonetheless! But only for the 2nd half of the book. 1st half is bit dull, before it amps up.
A skull-crushingly good time!!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 30, 2023
This book had a lot going for it but only one thing kept me from giving it a five star rating and I'll explain...
Abby Wilder is blonde, popular, a cheerleader and a straight-A student. She may look like a pushover but she can handle herself.
Her new cheerleader coach runs the team ragged and seems to take most of her tyranny out on Abby but when she threatens to quit before homecoming, Mrs. Seavey doesn't seem to care.
Until the entire team says they will go too.
Once Abby tells the woman what she and the other cheerleaders need in return from her besides some respect, Mrs. Seavey changes her tune.
Abby also has her hands full with boys. Her football star boyfriend Billy Majors has changed since joining the team last year. Being a senior he must think he's B.M.O.C. and that since Abby has his ring, she should put out. Abby isn't ready yet and when Billy won't take no for an answer, she breaks things off with a swift kick to his junk.
Geeky football team manager Frankie Deets has a huge crush on Abby but she can only treat him so nice for so long in telling him she isn't interested. Her best friend Kelly can't understand why she even cares about being nice but Abby isn't completely heartless.
Her parents are always working so Abby soon begins to latch onto Mrs. Seavey when the lady stops Billy from almost attacking her in the cafeteria in front of the whole school. Getting literally some sense knocked into his head by a lunch tray, Billy realizes he's acting crazed and tries to get Abby back.
She gave Mrs. Seavey a second chance so why not Billy?
Despite everyone being against it, Abby takes back Billy's ring. Losing it after the big game and right before the homecoming dance, Abby goes to find it on the darkened football field and gets attacked.
She's in a coma, hovering over own body and watching the chaos caused by the incident. Her parents crying with her father out for blood, Billy being the main suspect, and the police trying to do everything they can to find the attacker.
When Abby comes out of the coma a few days later, she can't remember anything about the attack.
No memories but now, Abby is having visions. Visions warning her that those around her, people whom Abby cares about, are in danger.
Her attacker didn't finish the job because Abby is still alive and it seems killing her isn't enough to satisfy their anger now. Will this gift from the other side be enough for Abby to stop anyone else from getting hurt?
Now the premise sounds like a good one but once we get farther into the story it seems to make the tale less serious IMHO. There are some pretty good kills but as we get closer to that reveal, that big twist...it isn't much of a surprise anymore.
The motive of who is behind it doesn't seem to make much sense and the climax should be so tense but...it's not. All because of introducing an element that seems so supernatural compared to the other books in this series that don't have it. Maybe some of the other Terror Academy books do but in the ones I have read...not really.
The ending is bittersweet but it would have more impact if it wasn't so...out there. I am usually one who appreciates a little creativity but this could have been really amazing if you toned down that one element.
If you haven't read Student Body and can find a copy, it's still a good read but you'll have to decide for yourself.
Abby Wilder is blonde, popular, a cheerleader and a straight-A student. She may look like a pushover but she can handle herself.
Her new cheerleader coach runs the team ragged and seems to take most of her tyranny out on Abby but when she threatens to quit before homecoming, Mrs. Seavey doesn't seem to care.
Until the entire team says they will go too.
Once Abby tells the woman what she and the other cheerleaders need in return from her besides some respect, Mrs. Seavey changes her tune.
Abby also has her hands full with boys. Her football star boyfriend Billy Majors has changed since joining the team last year. Being a senior he must think he's B.M.O.C. and that since Abby has his ring, she should put out. Abby isn't ready yet and when Billy won't take no for an answer, she breaks things off with a swift kick to his junk.
Geeky football team manager Frankie Deets has a huge crush on Abby but she can only treat him so nice for so long in telling him she isn't interested. Her best friend Kelly can't understand why she even cares about being nice but Abby isn't completely heartless.
Her parents are always working so Abby soon begins to latch onto Mrs. Seavey when the lady stops Billy from almost attacking her in the cafeteria in front of the whole school. Getting literally some sense knocked into his head by a lunch tray, Billy realizes he's acting crazed and tries to get Abby back.
She gave Mrs. Seavey a second chance so why not Billy?
Despite everyone being against it, Abby takes back Billy's ring. Losing it after the big game and right before the homecoming dance, Abby goes to find it on the darkened football field and gets attacked.
She's in a coma, hovering over own body and watching the chaos caused by the incident. Her parents crying with her father out for blood, Billy being the main suspect, and the police trying to do everything they can to find the attacker.
When Abby comes out of the coma a few days later, she can't remember anything about the attack.
No memories but now, Abby is having visions. Visions warning her that those around her, people whom Abby cares about, are in danger.
Her attacker didn't finish the job because Abby is still alive and it seems killing her isn't enough to satisfy their anger now. Will this gift from the other side be enough for Abby to stop anyone else from getting hurt?
Now the premise sounds like a good one but once we get farther into the story it seems to make the tale less serious IMHO. There are some pretty good kills but as we get closer to that reveal, that big twist...it isn't much of a surprise anymore.
The motive of who is behind it doesn't seem to make much sense and the climax should be so tense but...it's not. All because of introducing an element that seems so supernatural compared to the other books in this series that don't have it. Maybe some of the other Terror Academy books do but in the ones I have read...not really.
The ending is bittersweet but it would have more impact if it wasn't so...out there. I am usually one who appreciates a little creativity but this could have been really amazing if you toned down that one element.
If you haven't read Student Body and can find a copy, it's still a good read but you'll have to decide for yourself.
June 5, 2024
With a cover like this book has I was hoping for a high body count. But alas we follow Abby a popular high school senior and captain of the cheerleading squad. At the start of the book Abby confides in her best friend Lucy that she wants to break up with her bf Billy who happens to be the star player of the football team because he is pressuring her to go all the way and she is just not ready. Other characters we meet are Frankie the nerdy sophomore who is coordinator of the football team and Mrs. Seavey the cheerleading coach. After Abby breaks up with Billy, when she needs him in the crotch because he tries to kiss her tells the whole school he broke up with her. The next day at school, he angrily confronts her and asked for his ring back. while doing so Mrs. Seavey hit him over the head. Later, Billy meets up with Abby and tells her he is sorry and he wants her back and gives her back his ring. He asked her to get back together and she says she will let him know after the football game, during the game they exchange pleasant glances, and after they win, they are separated. When she’s on her way to meet him, she realizes she dropped his ring and when she goes to look for it, she is attacked. The rest of the book is a who done it there is some weird spiritual guides that help Abby figure everything out. Even though the bad guy was super obvious, I will say I was not expecting the deaths to be as gruesome, but overall the book was kind of boring. It took way too long for anything to happen, and by time it did happen it was pretty obvious what the outcome would be.
July 9, 2020
I've read several Terror Academy books, and this one falls pretty much in the middle of the pack. It isn't great, or even so bad it's good. It's not bad, though. Just very... Average.
The story is pretty typical. Someone is stalking Abby, and knocking off her fellow students. There is a kind of supernatural angle that comes into play, but it felt too goofy to be effective. Any reader of 90's YA pulp horror is going to figure out who the killer is pretty quickly.
The pacing is slow, with not much happening until around 80 pages in. The book does have a decent body count, but the murders are tamer than other Terror Academy books, and they all happen very quickly in the middle of the book.
Also, and this is one thing that really bugged me, there is one character whose weight is constantly mentioned, to the point of it becoming distracting. Every time she did anything it was "the fat woman walked" or "the fat woman hugged her". Really came off as mean.
Still, I don't regret reading it, and it was worth it for the nostalgia factor alone. I didn't dislike the characters, and the lead does show some growth as the story progresses. Grab it if you can find it cheap, or if you are a Terror Academy completist.
The story is pretty typical. Someone is stalking Abby, and knocking off her fellow students. There is a kind of supernatural angle that comes into play, but it felt too goofy to be effective. Any reader of 90's YA pulp horror is going to figure out who the killer is pretty quickly.
The pacing is slow, with not much happening until around 80 pages in. The book does have a decent body count, but the murders are tamer than other Terror Academy books, and they all happen very quickly in the middle of the book.
Also, and this is one thing that really bugged me, there is one character whose weight is constantly mentioned, to the point of it becoming distracting. Every time she did anything it was "the fat woman walked" or "the fat woman hugged her". Really came off as mean.
Still, I don't regret reading it, and it was worth it for the nostalgia factor alone. I didn't dislike the characters, and the lead does show some growth as the story progresses. Grab it if you can find it cheap, or if you are a Terror Academy completist.
August 8, 2021
Should’ve called this one “Spirit Squad”
Missed opportunity ☹️
Missed opportunity ☹️
October 2, 2025
I really enjoyed this book. Great suspense read, didn't want to put it down. So surprised which I loved!
November 15, 2018
Enjoyable murder mystery.
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