Frankie Stein Starts School.

Frankie Stein Starts School. Frankie Stein Starts School Lola M. Schaefer, author Kevan Atteberry, illustrator Marshall Cavendish 99 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NJ 10591 www.marshallcavendish.us/kids 9780761456568 $15.99 www.amazon.com Winner of the Children's Choice award and the MockingbirdAward of Texas, "Frankie Stein Starts School" is a sprightly,spooky tale with a delicious twist. Frankie Stein is starting school atMiss Wart's Academy for Ghouls and Goblins, but there is oneproblem. He looks too clean-cut! How will he ever fit in and makefriends! After all, Frankie, looked nothing like his scary Steinparents. Sure enough, at first the other little witch and goblin-likechildren reject him because of his blonde-haired, wide-eyed good looks.They tease him about his looks and call him "pretty boy." butFrankie has a surprise or two up his sleeve. Even though he doesn'tlook scary, he knows how to be scary. He can make gross, grotesquefaces, for a start. He can color his face with chalk in art class toachieve "bone-chilling" effects. He can yelp coyote calls thatare ear-shattering! Finally during science class, Frankie makes a potionthat helps him grow two long, bloodcurdling fangs! finallyFrankie's first day at school is over and he rushes home to tellhis parents about it. When asked what he liked best, he says,"Friends ... I made a lot of new frightening friends!""Frankie Stein Starts School" is a great book for kids age 5and up to teach about the joys and wonders of appreciating just beingyourself. The spooky, exciting illustrations add great impact to thetext in this charming tale.