Book Info:
A Bite Above the Rest by Christine Virnig
Genre: Middle Grade
Publishing Date: August 6, 2024
Synopsis:
A boy moves to a Halloween-themed town only to realize there may be more to the tourist trap than meets the eye in this fast-paced romp of a middle grade novel perfect for fans of The Last Kids on Earth and Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library!
When Caleb’s mom decides they are moving to her childhood home in Wisconsin, Caleb is not thrilled. Moving schools, states, and time zones would be bad enough, but Mom’s hometown is Samhain, a small and ridiculously kitschy place where every day is Halloween.
Caleb is not a fan of Halloween when it only happens once a year, so Halloween-obsessed Samhain is really not the place for him. How is he supposed to cope with kids wearing costumes to school every single day ? And how about the fact that the mayor is so committed to the bit that City Hall is only open from sundown to sunup to accommodate his so-called vampirism? Sure enough, Caleb becomes an outcast at school for refusing to play along with the spooky tradition like the other sixth graders. Luckily, he manages to find a friend in fellow misfit Tai, and just in time, because things are getting weird in Samhain…or make that weird er .
But there’s no way the mayor is an actual vampire, and their teacher absolutely cannot really be a werewolf—right? Caleb discovers Samhain is so much stranger than he ever could have imagined. As one of the only people who realizes what’s happening, can he save a town that doesn’t want saving?
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About the Author:
Christine Virnig is a former physician who now spends her time writing gross-but-educational middle grade nonfiction, spooky-but-funny middlegrade novels, and picture books that feature inanimate objects as the main characters. Her three books to date include: A Bite Above the Rest, Dung for Dinner, and Waist-Deep in Dung.
Author Links:
Website: https://christinevirnig.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/virnigchristine/
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A Bite Above the Rest was an entertaining fast paced Middle Grade. I did like Caleb and Tai but wish Tai was the central character as I found Caleb a little bit reckless.
I loved the atmosphere, plot and the pacing which were so well written and made the reader to want to keep on reading. But the final chapters and the ending didn't really match up as I was expecting certain scenes which sadly did not happen. This is why I did not give it 5 stars.
For all the above reasons A Bite Above the Rest receives 4 stars but if this is a series I would 100% carry on with the series
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