Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Graphia (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Pages
201
Description
Psychic teen Daisy Giordano has her hands full trying to find out who is behind the blackmail letters being sent to paranormal residents of Nightshade, while also worrying about her werewolf boyfriend going away to college and the possibly lethal cooking lessons she is taking with a sinister chef.
Description
As the creepy little town of Nightshade prepares to celebrate its 200th anniversary—on Halloween, of course—many 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 isn’t easy for Daisy with her overprotective father watching her every move. Though she’s 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 life—and the fact that his little girl is now a senior in high school. He even disapproves of Daisy’s boyfriend, Ryan. Can their relationship take the strain?
And Daisy’s 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 Circe’s pet pig), Daisy begins to suspect the temperamental chef’s secrets aren’t only in her ingredients. . . .
The fourth installment in this favorite series is full of surprises and scares!
And Daisy’s 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 Circe’s pet pig), Daisy begins to suspect the temperamental chef’s secrets aren’t only in her ingredients. . . .
The fourth installment in this favorite series is full of surprises and scares!
Series
Collection
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2010-08-23
Physical description
201 p.; 7 inches
ISBN
9780547345925
UPC
884364782433
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Lexile
580L
User reviews
LibraryThing member pacey1927
I really enjoy this quirky, series. The books are short, the plots are as quickly resolved as the RL Stine series of the late 80's or early 90's. None of that can take away from the fact that these books are fun and each new book feels like the chance to catch up with old friends.
The plot of the
In this particular installment, Daisy's senior year of high school has just started. The town is also planning for their 200th anniversary. Daisy, always interested in cooking, is excited to win free lessons with a famous chef but finds their is more to the cooking phenom than meets the eye. Add in a strange new guidance counselor who likes stirring up trouble and Daisy has plenty on her plate with which to kick off the new school year.
As always the book was a quick read. These books all clock in at only 200 pages or so. There's no filler and it moves at a quick pace. We know early on where the trouble in this installment is coming from but it doesn't take away from the enjoyment of the resolution. I do want to point out that this is the first book that didn't have a concrete resolution to one of its main plotlines. Looks like regular readers will have a little wait to get to the answer of one mystery. That was a bit of a disappointment, maybe because it wasn't expected. Otherwise I encourage parents and their teens (maybe even pre-teens; these books are very clean) to pick this up and enjoy!
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series revolves around a strange town called Nightshade where you should't be surprised to find out your teacher is a werewolf or your new neighbor is a mermaid. Daisy comes from a family with a variety of abilities. One of her sisters is clairvoyant and the other one has telekinesis. Daisy has a little bit of everything. In each book, she and her friends and family try to solve mysteries happening in Nightshade. In this particular installment, Daisy's senior year of high school has just started. The town is also planning for their 200th anniversary. Daisy, always interested in cooking, is excited to win free lessons with a famous chef but finds their is more to the cooking phenom than meets the eye. Add in a strange new guidance counselor who likes stirring up trouble and Daisy has plenty on her plate with which to kick off the new school year.
As always the book was a quick read. These books all clock in at only 200 pages or so. There's no filler and it moves at a quick pace. We know early on where the trouble in this installment is coming from but it doesn't take away from the enjoyment of the resolution. I do want to point out that this is the first book that didn't have a concrete resolution to one of its main plotlines. Looks like regular readers will have a little wait to get to the answer of one mystery. That was a bit of a disappointment, maybe because it wasn't expected. Otherwise I encourage parents and their teens (maybe even pre-teens; these books are very clean) to pick this up and enjoy!
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LibraryThing member highvoltagegrrl
Another fun read from the series, this book has probably been my favorite of them this far. Another mystery in the town of Nightshade always keeps things interesting. A few new characters make their way into the pages, but it mainly centers around the same ones we have met before. We get to venture
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a little more into the lives of the Gordano family and now that Dad is there the family is larger. The book isn’t a keep-you-guessing type of a thing, if you think about it enough, you have all the clues to solve the mysteries on your own, but it’s more fun to just get lost in the book and have it spelled out for you. That’s what makes it such a fun read, nothing to take too seriously. While the major mystery of the book was solved, not everything tied up nicely at the end, so we can look forward to another book in the series. Show Less
LibraryThing member BookSwarm
I've seen this series on our library's shelves but just didn't get around to picking it up (my arms were probably too full!). So, when I had the opportunity to review the newest book in Marlene Perez's series, I jumped at it. Sometimes you can't do this with a series but with this, it was fine. No
Daisy's a fun character. As a senior in high school, she knows herself pretty well, is confident, and knows what she wants to do after graduation. Except her Dad, who's been gone the last six years (not that it was his fault). Dad is bound and determined to protect his baby girl from the world, even if it means grounding her from ever seeing her boyfriend again. This, of course, causes Daisy no end of trouble and headaches. Especially since Mom's tied up with a case and doesn't want to upset Dad by telling him to chill out.
There are some new characters in town: Circe Silvertongue, a famous chef, and Mrs. Tray, the new school guidance councilor. Both give off "evil" vibes and it's pretty obvious they're behind the trouble that's come to Nightshade.
Dialogue between the characters is snappy, and I enjoyed the idea of a town like Nightshade, filled with both normal people and those of the supernatural persuasion (kind of wish I could live there myself--sure would make life interesting if I could have my cheeseburger prepared by an invisible man or my songs chosen by a "live" jukebox named Lil.). The plot's pretty simple and, while there's a mystery, the answer is not too difficult to figure out. But it's a cute book, and I know my reluctant readers will enjoy it.
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need to read the others first, though Perez does refer to incidents from the other books (and they sounded fun--think I'll have to check out the rest of the series!).Daisy's a fun character. As a senior in high school, she knows herself pretty well, is confident, and knows what she wants to do after graduation. Except her Dad, who's been gone the last six years (not that it was his fault). Dad is bound and determined to protect his baby girl from the world, even if it means grounding her from ever seeing her boyfriend again. This, of course, causes Daisy no end of trouble and headaches. Especially since Mom's tied up with a case and doesn't want to upset Dad by telling him to chill out.
There are some new characters in town: Circe Silvertongue, a famous chef, and Mrs. Tray, the new school guidance councilor. Both give off "evil" vibes and it's pretty obvious they're behind the trouble that's come to Nightshade.
Dialogue between the characters is snappy, and I enjoyed the idea of a town like Nightshade, filled with both normal people and those of the supernatural persuasion (kind of wish I could live there myself--sure would make life interesting if I could have my cheeseburger prepared by an invisible man or my songs chosen by a "live" jukebox named Lil.). The plot's pretty simple and, while there's a mystery, the answer is not too difficult to figure out. But it's a cute book, and I know my reluctant readers will enjoy it.
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LibraryThing member callmecayce
I really liked the fourth book in the Dead Is series. I did figure out one of the subplots before Daisy did, but i didn't mind. It was fun watching her figure it out. I like that nothing's easy, but at the same time things work out. Though set in a supernatural world, it seems more realistic than
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LibraryThing member TheLibraryhag
Daisy has started her senior year and everything seems to be going fine. Her father has been returned to them and although he is going through some adjustments after his confinement, it is so nice to have the family together. But all is not well in Night Shade as paranormals in the town start
These books are so much fun. They would be great for tweens and teens. I like the friendships and family relationships. The romance is sweet and chaste. Can't wait to see what happens next.
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receiving blackmail notes and the chef from Hell is running the best restaurant in town. These books are so much fun. They would be great for tweens and teens. I like the friendships and family relationships. The romance is sweet and chaste. Can't wait to see what happens next.
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YA B Per