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Cheerage Fearage
By Kimberly Dana
File Size: 208
KB Print Length: 106 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publisher: Wild Child Publishing (March 26, 2012)
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
Language: English
ASIN: B007OZH5XO

Kimberly Dana’s latest book will bring hours of reading pleasure to teen girls, especially those with a particular interest in cheerleading.

Years ago, a murder was committed in a cheerleading camp: a beautiful teenager with beautiful red flowing hair was drowned in the lake. Rumors say the killer was her best friend.

Now, ten years later, our witty protagonist Tiki Tinklemeyer is put in the same camp by her parents, who want their daughter to become more social and outgoing. But Tiki couldn’t hate the situation more. She feels awkward and out of place, to say the least. She’s not into fashion, makeup and boys, like the other girls in the camp. Worst of all, she’s never done cheerleading in her life! How could her parents have been so cruel? How will she possibly fit in? Thank God, one of her roommates, Rubi, turns out to be rather nice.

Soon, Tiki finds out about the ten-year old murder and the rumors that the dead girl’s ghost still roams the camp. Tiki can handle rumors of ghosts. After all, she’s an intelligent girl with common sense. However, things take a turn for the worse when strange events begin to take place in the camp. Is it one of the girls playing a trick on her–or is it the ghost of the murdered girl?

This was a delightful read! Dana really has a talent for getting inside the head of teen girls. The voice is young and fresh and the pace moves quickly with lots of fun, quirky dialogue. So this is a soft horror story with a humorous twist. The story was intriguing enough to keep me reading throughout and the ending was good, promising more to come in book II. The only thing I found a little annoying was how the author wrote in capitals some of the dialogue by some of the girls. At times it was too much and I found it distracting. Because of this detail, I’m going to give this book 4.5 instead of 5. Recommended!

Reviewed by Mayra Calvani (www.MayraCalvani.com)
May 2012

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