Synopses & Reviews
As the creepy little town of Nightshade prepares to celebrate its 200th anniversaryon Halloween, of coursemany of its paranormal residents are receiving mysterious blackmail letters. Psychic teen Daisy Giordano and her sisters set out to find out who is behind the threats. But launching an investigation isnt easy for Daisy with her overprotective father watching her every move. Though shes is happy to have him back after the years he spent being held captive by an anti-paranormal group called the Scourge, Dad is having difficult time adjusting to home lifeand the fact that his little girl is now a senior in high school. He even disapproves of Daisys boyfriend, Ryan. Can their relationship take the strain? And Daisys got even more on her plate: A talented amateur chef, she has won cooking lessons with celebrity chef Circe Silvertongue. After nosing around (with a little help from Circes pet pig), Daisy begins to suspect the temperamental chefs secrets arent only in her ingredients. . . . The fourth installment in this favorite series is full of surprises and scares!
Review
"Once again, Perez offers up a clever mix of reality—senioritis, high-school graduation events, part-time jobs, and young love—and paranormal elements. . . . Although familiarity with the other four books in the series will certainly give readers an advantage here, newcomers to Nightshade High will have few problems following the sometimes tense, often humorous plotlines."--
Booklist "For the reader who enjoys a well written mystery with good guys and bad guys who happen to be supernatural beings, this one is a winner. . . . This title will be a favorite for those already a fan of the Dead Is series or someone reading Marlene Perez's work for the first time. Once you start reading, you will be hooked on Daisy and the town of Nightshade."--VOYA (5Q, 4P)
"Psychic Daisy is a character that every reader will love. . . . Filled with twists and turns, any tween through teenager will enjoy reading this book. But, don't be surprised if you can't put it down until you're done with it!"--Romantic Times
Praise for other Dead Is books: "[Perez] delivers a wise-cracking, boy-lusting, determined sleuth of a high school protagonist . . . this quick, lighter-than-air spoof of the undead, cheerleaders and popularity is pure pleasure."--Publishers Weekly "A hit . . . grabbed me with the first page and didn't let go."--Julie Kenner, author of The Good Ghoul's Guide to Getting Even "A fun ride from start to finish. Perez's smart and sassy style soars."--Mary E. Pearson, author of The Adoration of Jenna Fox "[A] quick, lively romp. . . . Teens looking for a breezy read will find plenty to like here."--Booklist "This super supernatural murder mystery is sassy, romantic, and spooky-fun!"--Cythia Leitich Smith, author of Tantalize
Dead Is the New Black is an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
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' 2011 Popular Paperbacks Titles Award
An ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
\"Fans who mourn the loss of TV\'s Veronica Mars are in for a treat as Perez delivers a wise-cracking, boy-lusting, determined sleuth of a high school protagonist . . . this quick, lighter-than-air spoof of the undead, cheerleaders and popularity is pure pleasure.\"Publishers Weekly \"Witty and humorous . . . provides romance, mystery, friendship, adventure, and the supernatural all rolled up in a fast-paced, plot-twisting story.\"School Library Journal
\"Starts off with a sweet banglots of plot lines are set in place, and the characters are well drawn and a bit off the beaten track.\"VOYA, (4Q4P) paperback series roundup
\"Fans who mourn the loss of TVs Veronica Mars are in for a treat as Perez (Unexpected Development) delivers a wise-cracking, boy-lusting, determined sleuth of a high school protagonist named Daisy Giordano. . . . This quick, lighter-than-air spoof of the undead, cheerleaders and popularity is pure pleasure. Teens will be glad to know two sequels are already in the pipeline.\"
Publishers Weekly (9/01/08 )
-- Publishers Weekly'
Synopsis
The grimly hilarious first installment in a creepy, campy new series
Synopsis
Welcome to Nightshade, Californiaa small town full of secrets. Its home to the pyschic Giordano sisters, who have a way of getting mixed up in mysteries. During their investigations, they run across everything from pom-pom-shaking vampires to shape-shifting boyfriends to a clue-spewing jukebox. With their psychic powers and some sisterly support, they can crack any case! Teenage girls are being mysteriously attacked all over town, including at Nightshade High School, where Daisy Giordano is a junior. When Daisy discovers that a vampire may be the culprit, she cant help but suspect head cheerleader Samantha Devereaux, who returned from summer break with a new look.” Samantha appears a little . . . well, dead, and all the most popular kids at school are copying her style. Is looking dead just another fashion trend for Samantha, or is there something more sinister going on? To find out, Daisy joins the cheerleading squad.
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Something very strange starts happening in Nightshade the summer that the eldest Giordano sister, Rose, gets a job working at Dr. Franken's research laboratory. People are starting to see double. Doppelgand#228;ngers of Nightshade residents are popping up all over town. Daisy, Rose and Poppy think it's a coincidence, until the rumors start that their father, who disappeared several years ago, has been spotted in town. Meanwhile, Daisy's beau, Ryan is spending all of his time training for football, and like the other guys on the team, he's grown enormous almost overnight. Samantha Devereux's boyfriend's neck has doubled in size since school ended. Could the football players be resorting to extreme measures to win? Between summer jobs, sugar rushes, and beach parties, the Giordano girls get to the bottom of these mysteries and more.
Synopsis
A creepy, campy new mystery series
Welcome to Nightshade, Californiaa small town full of secrets. Its home to the psychic Giordano sisters, who have a way of getting mixed up in mysteries. During their investigations, they run across everything from pom-pom- shaking vampires to shape-shifting boyfriends to a clue-spewing jukebox. With their psychic powers and some sisterly support, they can crack any case!
Theres a gorgeous new guy at Nightshade High: Duke Sherrad, a fortune-teller claiming to have descended from Gypsies. Even though shes psychic herself, Daisy is skeptical of Dukes powers. But when a teacher who was the subject of one of his predictions ends up dead, she begins to wonder if Duke is the real deal after all.
Maybe if Daisy can track down the teachers killer, she can find out the truth. The only trouble is, all signs point to the murderer being of the furry persuasion. Is Daisy any match for a werewolf? Maybe she is . . . in more ways than she bargained for!
Synopsis
Its springtime of senior year, and psychic sleuth Daisy Giordano is preparing to say goodbye to Nightshade High. But no college acceptance letters have arrived yet, and shes beginning to worry about where shell end up come fall—and if it will be anywhere near her boyfriend, Ryan. But thats not the only uncertainty Daisys dealing with. Theres a vamps-versus-shifters war going on in Nightshade, and things are so tense that there is talk of canceling the prom. The conflict is carrying over to the Giordano home, since Rose and Daisy are both dating werewolves and Poppys new boyfriend is a vampire.
Can the paranormal community in Nightshade finally find peace? And will Daisy and her friends survive graduation? All of these questions and more are answered in the latest explosive installment in the Dead Is series.
Synopsis
In the spring of her senior year, psychic sleuth Daisy Giordano worries about getting into a college near her boyfriend Ryan, but must also investigate and try to resolve a conflict between vampires and shapeshifters that threatens to cancel prom.
Synopsis
Its springtime of senior year, and psychic sleuth Daisy Giordano is preparing to say goodbye to Nightshade High. But no college acceptance letters have arrived yet, and shes beginning to worry about where shell end up come falland if it will be anywhere near her boyfriend, Ryan. But thats not the only uncertainty Daisys dealing with. Theres a vamps versus shifters war going on in Nightshade, and things are so tense that there is talk of canceling the prom. The conflict is carrying over to the Giordano home, since Rose and Daisy are both dating werewolves and Poppys new boyfriend is a vampire.
Daisys investigations involve mysterious new folks in townand some old familiar faces, like her nemesis, celebrity chef/sorceress Circe Silvertongue. Can Daisy convince Circe to free the spirit she trapped in a jukebox long ago, and to change her pet pig, Balthazar, back into the man he once was? Can the paranormal community in Nightshade finally find peace? And will Daisy and her friends survive graduation? All of these questions and more are answered in the explosive final installment in the Dead Is series.
About the Author
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\"Talented author Marlene Perez. . . . makes quick work of setting the scene and helping those new to the series get caught up, all the while drawing you into the lives of the characters from the town of Nightshade. This is a well-written, easy read that will appeal to reluctant readers and those wanting to read something good in a short period of time.\"--VOYA '