Synopses & Reviews
An ancient myth + a mean girl + a reluctant warrior = a lively take on good vs. evil
The Black Rose--a powerful ancient force--has been let loose and has taken up residence in Celeste Gibson, popular girl at Cassidy Carter-Lewis' high school. Thomas Delacroix is the spirit of a fourteenth-century knight who is devoted to protecting the Black Rose, but he needs a contemporary living being to take on the challenge. That's where Cassidy comes in. She's a quirky high school junior who just wants to dress in her vintage clothes, hang out with her best friend, and take care of her father, who is recovering from surgery. She's the last person who would ever volunteer for such a task, but no one actually asked her. Now, like it or not, she finds herself training before dawn and battling demons at parties, the mall, and even at school. But hey, no one ever said high school was going to be easy. . .
Review
Queensland, Australia“Laced with humor, danger, and romance, this book will have readers smiling all the way to the last page.”—Publishers Weekly review of Fairy Bad Day “Light, fast-paced, and not particularly scary . . . will quench the thirst of the Christopher Pike and R. L. Stine set.”—School Library Journal review of Zombie Queen of Newbury High
Synopsis
Holly Evans has just seen her own body laid to rest. Now she would like to move onto the afterlife. But apparently she has some mortal baggage to unload first, starting with the matter of how she died. Her heavenly shrink isn't buying that she didn't kill herself- and says she must return to earth to straighten things out. The thing is, she needs to borrow the body of computer geek Vince Murphy to do it. Oh, and although Vince was supposed to have vacated the premises, he apparently never got the memo.
Now, Holly has forty-eight hours to resolve her issues while sharing arms, legs, and...other things...with a guy she barely noticed while she was alive. But the real surprise is what life has to offer when you have only two days to live it.
About the Author
Amanda Ashby (www.amandaashby.com) was born in Australia and after sixteen years splitting her time between England and New Zealand, she has finally returned home. When she's not moving between countries, she likes to write books (okay, she also likes to watch television and eat chocolate, but let's just keep that between ourselves, shall we?). She has a degree in English and journalism from the University of Queensland and is married with two children.