The Deadening

Book 1

From the Series Dead Max Comix

  • Interest Level: Grade 4 - Grade 8
  • Reading Level: Grade 4

Derrick Hollis is a 7th grader at Zachary Taylor Middle School and an aspiring cartoonist, too shy to show his work to anybody but his best friend Doug. When his dog Max dies, Derrick is left devastated. But then Max returns from the other side and starts to give Derrick advice. Derrick could use it, especially when it comes to affairs of the heart and standing up to bullies. When Derrick is too scared to ask his crush Kim to the Spring Fling, Max tells Derrick to “dog up!” and shake his tail on the dance floor. Will Dead Max be good for Derrick or lead him astray?

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Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 4
Genre Graphic Novels
Category SEL: A Self-Awareness, SEL: B Self-Management, SEL: D Relationship Skills, Social Emotional Learning
Copyright 2020
Publisher Red Chair Press
Imprint Red Chair Press Books for Young Readers
Language English
Number of Pages 64
Publication Date 2020-01-01
Text Type Fiction—Paranormal
BISACS JUV008110, JUV008050, JUV008130
Dewey 741.5
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 6.5 x 9
Lexile 490
Guided Reading Level X
ATOS Reading Level 2.3
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 506205
Accelerated Reader® Points 1.0
Features Author/Illustrator biography, Original artwork, Reviewed, Teaching Guides, and eSource

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Kirkus Reviews

“. . . [A] fun premise . . .”—Kirkus Reviews