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Dec 24, 2013 | ISBN 9780375868078 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program
Feb 26, 2013 | ISBN 9780375898853 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
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Dec 24, 2013 | ISBN 9780375868078 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Feb 26, 2013 | ISBN 9780375898853 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Dale E. Basye sends Milton and Marlo to Precocia, the circle reserved for kids who grow up too fast, for their latest hilarious escapade in Heck.When Bea “Elsa” Bubb, the Principal of Darkness, tells Milton and Marlo Fauster they’ve gotten too big for their britches, she sends them to Precocia, the circle of Heck for smartypants kids who grow up too fast. There, the children learn adult jobs. William the Kid teaches bill collection. Mozart teaches commercial jingles. And all the students are forced to act, dress, and talk like little adults. Soon, the Fausters realize that Precocia’s vice principals Napoleon and Cleopatra want more than to hasten adulthood–they seem to want to eliminate childhood altogether. Can Milton and Marlo figure out their plan in time to stop it?Heck is a school in the afterlife where bad kids go for all eternity, or until they turn eighteen, whichever comes first. As in Dante’s Inferno, there are nine circles of Heck, based on kids’ various vices.
The idea for Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go came to me where most of my ideas come from: that area just behind the eyes and somewhere, approximately, between the ears. A friend of mine, whom I’ll refer to as… More about Dale E. Basye
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