Description
When Jana Webster dies in a tragic accident, she finds herself transferred to 'Dead School' in the afterlife, where students fall into distinct cliques. Risers (good kids who died innocently), Sliders (bad kids, who have one foot tied to earth) and Virgins (there are fewer than Jana would expect).
Jana's boyfriend and love of her life - Michael - is still in the land of the living. Michael is Romeo to Jana's Juliet and as the story goes... even death can't keep them apart. Tired of waiting for him to kill himself over his grief of losing her, Jana decides she needs to do it for him. To kill Michael she'll need the help of a dangerous and sexy Slider - Mars Dreamcoate. But Mars has a goal of his own: he wants to save a life to atone for having taken one in a drunk-driving accident. And to complicate matters, he was trying to save Jana when she died and saw what was really going on when her 'accident' happened.
Jana decides to do whatever it takes to get Michael back, and nothing - not even Mars' warm touch or the devastating secret he holds about her death - will stop her.
About the Author
R.S. Russell is an Edgar-nominated author of five published novels for adults, two books of short stories about ghosts, and two volumes of Southern Appalachia folklore.
Reviews
'The book was a fun, quick read and I really recommend it if you want something lighter and a little different from the usual paranormal books' Bloggers Heart Books. * Bloggers Heart Books *
'witty novel of the undead' Booktrust. * Booktrust *
'Dead Rules is not just another paranormal romance with a brooding love triangle ... The world he has created in Dead Rules is such creepy fun that I truly hope he decides to take us back sometime in the near future!' Daisy Chain Books. * Daisy Chain Books *
'The way some of the kids have to 'live' is very darkly comical - you almost feel guilty for giggling to yourself' District YA. * District YA *
'a cracking story and bundles of black humour' Serendipity Reviews. * Serendipity Reviews *
'intriguing' SFX. * SFX *
'intriguing plot' The Book Bag. * Book Bag *
Ghoulish yet amazing, a real revelation and I loved every page' My Favourite Books. * My Favourite Books *
''the book offers a creepy version of the afterlife' Irish Times. * Irish Times *
'if you like your humour slightly twisted with a seasoning of sarcasm then you are in for a treat' Book Angel Booktopia. * Book Angel Booktopia *
Book Information
ISBN 9780857386755
Author R.S. Russell
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint Quercus Children's Books
Publisher Hachette Children's Group
Weight(grams) 261g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 137mm * 25mm
