

A Fate Totally Worse Than Death
Author: Paul Fleischman
Narrator: Monica Willey
Unabridged: 2 hr 33 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 03/01/2013
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Humorous, Horror
Author: Paul Fleischman
Narrator: Monica Willey
Unabridged: 2 hr 33 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 03/01/2013
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Humorous, Horror
Paul Fleischman has written over 25 books for children and young adults. He received a Newbery Medal for Joyful Noise and a Newbery Honor for Graven Images. His most recent novel, Whirligig, was named a Best Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, and Booklist. He lives in Monterey, California.
Monica Willey’s theater credits include appearances at Target Margin Theatre, Trinity Rep, Playwrights Rep, and Arundel Barn Playhouse. She is the creator and star of the children?s web-series, Monica?s Mixing Bowl. A proud member of AEA, Monica holds a BA in Theater Arts from Brown University and an MFA in Acting from Brown/Trinity Rep.
A Fate Totally Worse Than Death by Paul Fleischman was definitely worth the read. It first attracted me towards it because I was looking for a quick read that I could finish in just a few days. It was one of those books that you kept turning the page wondering what would happen next. You felt like y......more
I was a big Jonathan Brandis fan when I was a kid and got stuck in a YouTube rabbit hole while wandering down memory lane, which is what ultimately led me here to this book. I watched the movie "Bad Girls From Valley High" and figured... what the hell? I'm stuck in a pandemic on Christmas break with......more
Content Warning: weight issues,death,ageist,classist,pedophilia The concept is great but they didn't know how to write it out without ageism&classism. Also there's a werid scene where a girl mentions video taping herself naked and says her teacher advised it? Like wtf?! Also a part where a teacher op......more
A Fate Totally Worse Than Death is a great book and instantly became one of my favorites. I wanted to read something short, so I thought this was the perfect book. The plot was so mysterious yet funny, which was a plus. The author made the book so intriguing that I always wondered what would happen......more
This slim book is a parody of 90's teen horror (Christopher Pike / R.L. Stine) I enjoyed the mockery but wished the story had more to it.......more
“This takeoff on teen-horror novels is funny, mocking, and a surefire hit…A clever twist at the end delivers a befitting resolution. The fun is in the vapid thinking of the girls, the trendy teen scenes, and the parody of YA actions and dialogue. This hilarious farce should have teen-horror fans screaming with laughter.” School Library Journal
“The versatile Newbery Medalist sets off on a different-and wacky-tack with this spoof of young adult horror novels. Lavishly dosed with comic hyperbole, his plot is good for some chuckles…Fleischman’s take-off is clever.” Publishers Weekly
“Fleischman has written a funny, clever book…Using a combination of wicked wit and old-fashioned physical comedy, Fleischman manages to make the abhorrent triumvirate’s coping with the ravages of old age ludicrous enough to be laughable, and his characters are true originals…There’ll be plenty who’ll love it and be sorry when the rapid-fire high jinks are over and repugnant Danielle is well on her way to her just reward.” Booklist