The four kids arrive at school of fear to discover that they are the only four kids enrolled. They expected it to be more like summer camp, with lots of kids. They also didn't expect a former beauty queen has-been to be their "teacher."
Lulu questions Mrs. Wellington by asking her about her credentials. Mrs. Wellington goes on and on about her resume that includes various titles to all types of beauty pageants.
So Lulu interrupts and says, "I meant your credentials to teach us!"
"Oh, you silly girl! Teachers don't need credentials. That's an old wives' tale."
"So you have absolutely no credentials to teach us about fears?" Madeline says in shock.
And here is where the kids begin to get a glimpse into who they are dealing with when Mrs. Wellington replies
"I assure you that one doesn't need credentials for fears when one has a Fearnasium."
The kids' anxiety grows when they learn about the school's library, which doesn't contain books at all. But of course, it's a Library of Smelly Foods! The school and their teacher grow more and more bizarre, and the kids really begin to question the validity of the whole experience. They wonder how this teacher can cure them when half the time she doesn't even make sense.They wonder why she continues to call them "contestants," why learning good posture has anything to do with fears and finally, why does their food taste so bad!
Two additional characters add to the mystery. Schmidty serves as Mrs. Wellington's butler and an English bulldog named Macaroni is treated very much like a person and gets to eat at the dinner table with everyone else.
The ending is unexpected and enjoyable. Really, you must enroll in the School of Fear! You won't be disappointed!
Ooooo - this sounds quirky and fun; this is just my type of thing to read. Can't wait to give it a whirl.
ReplyDeleteI have read this book. It is REALLY good. I got sad when I finished it, but figured out that there is a sequel(School of Fear: Class is NOT Dissmissed.)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI Heart School of Fear and Gitty Daneshvari!
P.S. Gitty is SOO pretty!!!
hello i was wondering if there relly is going to be a school of fear book 3. The second book school of fear class is not dissmissed really left me hanging.
ReplyDeleteThErE iS gOiNg To Be A bOoK 3! My TeAcHeRs SiStEr ToLd uS! ItS TrUe!
ReplyDeleteBook 3 is called The Final Exam. In it, a reporter is trying to reveal the ways of Mrs. Wellington.
ReplyDeletehmmm... i read the first 10 pages of thsi book and iswitched to another book called deep down popular which was amazing, but now i am willing to give this book a try, since i've been hearng good thnigs about it....
ReplyDeleteI wish there was a real school of Fear because I am like Maddie or Madeline who is afraid of bugs and spiders. I am not as dramatic but if i do see a spider I get my mom to kill it. Also How did you come up with the idea of school of fear?
ReplyDeleteI read the book. It was,um, okay I guess. But then she came out with the sequel? OMG IT WAS AWFUL!!! But the weird thing is there's something about it that makes you want to keep on reading. Like you wanna see what happens before you give up. So I'm gonna read the third one and hope that it wasn't as deranged as the second.
ReplyDeleteI read both book and I think they're great! I even did a book report on the first one! Can't wait for the 3rd one to come out.:)
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