• The School Is Alive! (Eerie Elementary #1)

The School Is Alive!
(Eerie Elementary #1)

Author
Illustrator
Sam Ricks
Publication Date
June 24, 2014
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  2nd − 3rd
The School Is Alive! (Eerie Elementary #1)

Description
On his first day as hall monitor, Sam Graves discovers that his elementary school is aliveNand is plotting against the students! Sam must defend himself and his fellow students against the evil school! Illustrations.
Publication date
June 24, 2014
Classification
Fiction
Page Count
-
ISBN-13
9780545623926
Lexile Measure
600
Guided Reading Level
O
Publisher
Scholastic Inc.
Series
Eerie Elementary
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV035000 - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
JUV018000 - Juvenile Fiction | Horror
JUV045000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Chapter Books
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
Schools
Horror stories
Best friends
Elementary schools
Horror tales

School Library Journal

Gr 1-3--Sam is Eerie Elementary's newest (and only) hall monitor. He figures it will be a boring job and probably one that earns him enemies. He doesn't count on the school itself being enemy number one. After nearly being swallowed by quicksand and then attacked by a fire hose, Sam is ready to find answers. Could the school be alive? Are all the students in danger, or is it just Sam the school wants? When a play draws all of Eerie Elementary together in one location, the school makes its move. The counterattack is up to Sam. Illustrations are done in a fuzzy outline style that makes them appear not quite solid. While they fit the spooky theme, a few of them are hazy enough to be slightly distracting. That small quibble aside, the text and art are a good match. Give this early chapter book to readers who want something scary but aren't ready for the "Goosebumps" or "Scream Street" series.--Kelly Roth, Bartow County Public Library, Cartersville, GA

Copyright 2014 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

ALA/Booklist

A nice stepping stone to more advanced chapter books.
Jack Chabert
Jack Chabert is the New York Times bestselling author of the Poptropica graphic novel series. He is also the creator and author of the Eerie Elementary series with Scholastic Branches. Jack Chabert is a pen name for Max Brallier. Max is the author of more than 20 books for children, including the Mister Shivers early reader series, Galactic Hot Dogs, and the New York Times bestselling The Last Kids on Earth middle-grade series. He lives in New York City with his wife, Alyse. Visit the author at MaxBrallier.com.
SAM RICKS is the illustrator of the Eerie Elementary early chapter book series. He also illustrated Get a Hit, Mo!, which won the 2016 Geisel Award. He is the lead graphic design faculty at The Art Institute of Salt Lake City. Sam lives in Utah with his family.
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