MONSTER MATCH Frankinschool, Book 1

Skye Alley enthusiastically presents this supernatural story set in a typical elementary school. Listeners meet kind, easygoing Fred, as well as Luisa, who gives Fred a hard time and calls him stupid. Trouble begins when a guest author mistakenly writes "Frank" when autographing Fred's book. Alley changes her tone when Fred becomes "Frankinschool." When a poem he wrote comes alive, mist puts everyone but Luisa to sleep. Impressive sound effects come alive, for example, the cracking of a new book as it's opened and the bubbling cauldron when the pair visit the school's resident ghost, hoping to learn how to awaken their classmates. Frankinschool's grace toward the troublesome ghost and Luisa's realization that her words can be hurtful are Alley at her best. S.G.B. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2024]