The School is Alive!: A Branches Book (Eerie Elementary #1) (1)

In the words of my first grade daughter, "This book will freak your mind!" When Sam Graves is assigned as hall monitor, he has no idea just how dangerous a job it is. He is positive the school is trying to eat him, but nobody believes him except for a creepy old janitor. But at the school play, the school becomes more dangerous than ever and it's up to Sam to save everyone. My daughter loves creepy books that aren't actually scary, so this was a perfect choice for her. She loved it! It was such a fun book to read. It was fast paced, action packed, and really spooky. I liked the way Sam had to be brave and rescue his friends. I also liked the old janitor, Mr. Nekobi. He was kind of creepy in his own way and the reader isn't sure he's a good guy. If you have a newly independent reader that likes spooky themes, give this book a try. It's a fully developed story with great characters and lots of suspense. There are pictures in every page, too. Content: mild suspense (the school is trying to eat children)

My son is in 5th grade and has really struggled with reading. I am always on the lookout for books that will be interesting enough that he wants to read them, but yet are easy enough that he won't give up in frustration. The School is Alive seems to hit that spot for my son. Things about this book that I liked: -An interesting story that kept my son wanting to read. -Lots of pictures that gave context to the story to make it easier to figure out what words he was reading. -It's a "chapter book", so he avoids the stigma of not reading "chapter books." Additionally, it gives him good places to take a break and then start up again. -All of the above makes reading fun for my son, and not a chore.

This book had my students begging to read! That’s huge for them. They are a fifth grade reading remediation group. Reading has been a struggle for them. The story was very interesting and it captured their imaginations. I would say that this book would be great for second or third grade level readers. Fair warning: It’s a little spooky so if you work at a Christian school or have students whose families would object to a school which is alive, or if you are a parent who doesn’t want their child reading about creepy things, buy some other book. There’s nothing awful in the book, though. The school is alive. It wants to get the children.

My students LOVE this book! It's engaging, funny and an easy read. The short chapters are great to hold their attention (special education class- ED/ADHD) and the cliff hangers at the end of each chapter always leave them wanting more!

My 8-year-old son reads this book series out loud to me at bedtime. He enjoys the action and the writing seems appropriate for his 3rd grade independent-reading level. We are now on the 7th book of the series, and while he wants to finish the series (just for the accomplishment), I am beyond ready to move on to something else. The stories are extremely action-packed (yet very far-fetched), but there is so little depth to the characters that the over-the-top events in the stories are not enough to make it interesting at all (at least to an adult). I know I'm not the target audience, but I think my son would benefit from a more nuanced reading experience. Cheers to the author, though, for writing books that can engage young readers.

Cute little book for my 8 year old

This is the first book in a series of "Eerie Elementary" books. I read to 4th graders each week at our local school. They absolutely LOVE these books, so I have purchased 4 different books in the series so far. They are exciting, lots of action, written thru the eyes of an elementary school kid, and are pretty quick reads. They are on the edge of their seats when I arrive each week to hear the next section, or the newest book. Highly recommend!

I watched my nephew the last day before school started so I downloaded this book and had him read it and then went over the questions at the end. He is 7 years old and entering 2nd grade. He read the book in about 70 minutes. The questions were a great review as he reads fast but doesn't alway remember the details or even the simple things he read. I thought it was a great story for a 2nd grader. It was funny and exciting for him. I have an education degree and would recommend this for teachers.

I loved that The School is Alive was just spooky enough for my 5 and 7 year olds. Great visuals, sound effects and images. We listened to eerie music from Brandon Fiechter while reading. Plus, the book has great reading comprehension/recall questions at the end. Both of my kids decided to be hall monitors — despite the dangers!

Good

The book is good but had a coffee stain on the cover page.. The stain was getting camouflaged with the colourful cover but was putting off once you noticed it

My son 8 enjoys these series very much and so do I 😆

My kid loved it and read it in one day ! Will definitely get more books from this author