The School of Doom

🎃👻📚🏫✨

by Sarah Harrison 

★★★★

Things I loved:

😈 School of Doom’s motto: BE THE WORST!

🗑️ that Eddie can EAT AN ENTIRE WHEELIE BIN! 

🎃The Halloween-ish vibes

😹 The hilariously entertaining writing style 

🌍The out-of-this-world setting full of scares, spooks and intriguing monsters 

🤪The idea of a school for monsters who aren’t quite good enough (but are great at wreaking havoc)

Review

School of Doom throws you right into a world where being monstrous is the norm — except not everyone is particularly good at it. Enter a school where the “not-quite-scary-enough” creatures end up, trying to polish their fright skills and prove they belong alongside other weird, wacky, and wonderful monsters that you can’t help but love.

I love Harrison’s wild imagination and the creepy, crazy characters (and creatures) that are all unique and exciting to read about. The main characters really stand out and have their own quirks, fears and strengths to enjoy. Crawkus the wild demon-dog was my absolute favourite, but there are plenty of strange creatures for everyone to love!

This book is both creepy and overflowing with fun and mischief. It’s super Halloween-y without being too dark, so it’s perfect for younger readers who want a spooky (but not terrifying) adventure! could ABSOLUTELY see this working as an animated series, with all the colorful, oddball monsters leaping off the page.

This is the perfect book to add to your class library as we creep closer to Halloween, or a great gift for readers who love spooky stories with a sprinkle of chaos and humour!  🎃

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At a glance

✍🏼  Author: Sarah Harrison

🎨 Cover artist: Isabelle Follath

📅 Release Date: 13th March 2025

📚 Book type: Short chapter, 304 pages

🌟 Reader level: Growing 

Overview

Eddie can eat a wheelie bin as easily as a cheeseburger – a talent that gets her sent to the School of Doom with its motto, Be the Worst.

Now Eddie may be beastly. But she’s not evil.

When her new friends are plunged into danger, can she be the best of the worst and save them?

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