school of fear

"School of Fear" was written by Gitty Daneshvari and was copyrighted in 2009, and it's about teengers with fears such as Madeleine Masterson phobia (fear) of bugs and deathly of Spiders.  Theodore who is petrified of dying, and Lulu who is scared of being confined of spaces. Last but not least Garrison Feldman (hottie of the book) who is terrified of deep water.  

They all go to a private school to face their fears and the principle there named Mrs. Wellington and butler Mr.Kleiner.  So the overall theme and message of this book is to conquer your fears even though they are frightening just do it. 

The point of view of the author is that its in 3rd point of view because its talking about that person doing something its directing, referring to that person saying Theo is doing ..... The intended audience is for children, teens because of the way it was written and the theme of how we all can relate to having a fear to face. It's sorta a cross between fantasy and fiction because it says the teacher became, turned into a dragon but also that was the only the fantasy part in it. The author kept me interested by conquering each fear in every chapter in the book and i kept wondering will they get over the fear and anxiety or will they crumble into fear. The author makes this book very relatable to teens because he is so descriptive and every- time i read it it's like I am there. He uses so much creativity which makes me want to read more and more each time. 

It made me want to face my fears and  felt like there was hope and I wasn't alone, that everybody is afraid of something that it was just mind over matter. It made me re-think about phobias and people like the boy (hottie) who everyone thought was so popular but in reality he had to go through a lot to get over his fear. Honestly no the author made it so unique and really had my imagination wondering, It made me want to read more and more. 

I loved everything about it, it kept me wanting to know more it was my favorite book when I was young. It brought back so many good memories and every time I am afraid of something I go back and read the book over and over again. I would recommend this book to all ages because I loved this book when I was young and I still love this book now so I wouldn't recommend this book to only young ages. 

Cameron Olle 

November 7, 2013

***** 5/5