Dread Detention

Name: Dread Detention
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Jennifer Killick
ISBN: 9780593795606

Author: Jennifer Killick

Series: Creatures & Teachers #1

Narrator: Jamie K. Brown

Unabridged: 5 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 02/13/2024

Categories: Children's Fiction, Action & Adventure Stories, Horror Stories

Synopsis

The Breakfast Club meets Stranger Things in this middle grade horror novel that the New York Times calls "wickedly funny" for fans of Goosebumps! Detention turns even scarier when a group of classmates discover dangers lurking in their school.

When classmates Hallie, Angelo, Gustav and Naira are forced to come to school on a Saturday, they think things can’t get much worse. But they’re wrong. Things are about to get seriously scary.

What has dragged their teacher underground? Why do the creepy caretakers keep humming the tune to Itsy Bitsy Spider? And what horrors lurk in the shadows, getting stronger and meaner every minute . . .? Cut off from help and in danger each time they touch the ground, the gang’s only hope is to work together. But it’s no coincidence that they're all there on detention. Someone has been watching and plotting and is out for revenge . . .

About The Author

Jennifer Killick is the author of the Dread Detention and other series for kids. She lives in Uxbridge, in a house full of children, animals and Lego. When she isn't busy mothering or step-mothering (which isn't often) she loves to read, write and run, as fast as she can.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Melanie on January 17, 2024

Excellent scary book choice for those in grades 4-8. The publisher indicates grade 3 as well, but it is likely that a) the 208 pages is too much, b) violence is too high, and c) vocabulary would be daunting for anyone younger than grade 4. Four 7th grades are assigned to Saturday detention and force......more

Goodreads review by spiros | elio's version on January 08, 2025

so.. are Angelo and Gus in love with each other or what's going on? Is this doomed yaoi hidden in a horror book? If it is, I completely believe it. Besides that, it's a shorter book, but a very well written story. It flows perfect (to my standards, at least), and the characters are enjoyable. Would......more

Goodreads review by Kristen on October 23, 2024

It was okay but not very good story line and was hard to get through the whole book. unrealistic and not very interesting.......more

Goodreads review by K on February 21, 2025

Dread Detention by Jennifer Killick Topics: middle school detention, sci-fi, scientists, scary, adventure, friendship, kindness Recommended: grades 6 + (shiz, a kiss and butt jokes) SPOILERS_ FULL SUMMARY_ Chp 1-2: Club Loser -Track Deadwood Academy Hallie, Angelo Gus, and Angelo go to school on Saturda......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on February 21, 2024

I'm not sure if this is the start of a middle-grade series based on the heading of Creatures & Teachers, but if not, it should be. I'm sure that I won't be the only one who would happily read books featuring those elements. Blending snarky adolescent humor and relationships with downright scary pass......more

Quotes

"Wickedly funny." —The New York Times

"A creepy tale that boasts both thrills and authentically complex characters." —Kirkus Reviews

"Between nail-biting chase scenes and elegantly wrought character development, hardly a moment is wasted in this arachnophobia-inducing thriller, making for an icky-fun adventure full of scares and gallows humor." —Publishers Weekly