so, I've never been good at keeping a journal, like ever, so keeping this blog... well I kinda forgot about it. I will do better. I promise to try and be concious of it. Also, I've decided not to talk to much about a book's plot if it is in a series so that I won't give anything away. But hey, if it's a stand alone book...
So I started ready the Monster High series by Lisi Harrison, and when I say started I mean that I've read all three and amd anxiously waited for the fourth to come out in the spring. Ms Harrison is the woman who brought us The Clique and Alphas. That being said although I initially loved the idea of famous monster's children (or grandchildren) attending a normal high school while reluctantly "hiding with pride" I was afriad that the story would be well, shallow.
Ms. Harrison's character in her previous stories have tended to be incredibly one dementional. I am glad to announce that this series has been great so far. Heck, she even has a mean girl learn her lesson. I do hope that she doesn't turn it into a Sharpay from HSM where she has to relearn her lesson over and over. Done with the rant. Anyway...
I love her descion to use nearly all of the different characters that Universal Studios expored in the 1930s. The books have everything from swamp monstors to mummies and Hyde to the son of Medusa. All of the characters are very different from each other and even though some of the are popular kids at the school, Lisi harrison does a great job at making sure that they all have different goals and anxieties. Not all of them are popular by the way, some of them are practically inivisble to those around them especially Billy (but he actual is invisible).
There is also a good mix of "normies" or normal kids like Melody and her sister Candace who move to Oregon from Beverly Hills at the beginning of the first book.
I say read the books or buy them for a girl you know. It's a great way to introduce scifi to younger people with being too out there. Another plus is that it's a series and introducing a series to a young reader is the best way to ensure that they continue reading. Simply put: if they love the characters, they will want to know what happens to them.
*Side note: my brother Josh and I will be dressing up andClawd and Clawdeen Wolf, werewolf siblings at the high school. there is also a cartoon for MonsterHigh on youtube, but be aware that it doesn't follow the storyline of the book AT ALL. I still think it's cute though.
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