#Gitty Daneshvari

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Artwork from the "Ghoulfriends: The Ghoul-It-Yourself Book" by Gitty Daneshvari

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Summaries under the cut

The Cat Ate My Gymsuit by Paula Danzinger

Marcy Lewis is bored by school, she knows she's never going to be thin, and she is dead sure she'll never have a date. Life at home isn't great either, since her father bosses her and her mother around. Then along comes Ms. Finney, an English teacher who'll try anything in the classroom and actually treats kids like human beings. Now that she's found a teacher who sees Marcy as more than a name on an attendance sheet, Marcy realizes her life could mean something. When Ms. Finney is suspended, Marcy knows she's got to take a stand. But is this new independence worth the price she'll pay at school and at home?

Magic Shop by Bruce Coville

Russell Crannaker, a rather timid boy who is eager to frighten the school bully on Halloween night, acquires a magic ring and the power to change himself into a hideous monster.

Thimble Summer by Elizabeth Enright

When Garnet finds a silver thimble in the sand by the river, she is sure it’s magical. But is it magical enough to help her pig, Timmy, win a blue ribbon on Fair Day?

The Edge Chronicles by Paul Stewart

Fourteen-year-old Quint Verginix is the only remaining son of famous sky-pirate Wind Jackal. He and his father have journeyed to the city of Sanctaphrax – a great floating rock, bound to the ground below by a chain, its inhabitants living with their heads literally in the clouds.

But the city hides a dangerous secret: deep inside the great rock, something horrible lurks. With his father away, Quint may be the only one who can save Sanctaphrax from the dreaded curse of the gloamglozer . . .

School of Fear by Gitty Daneshvari

Everyone is afraid of something...

Madeleine Masterson is deathly afraid of bugs, especially spiders.

Theodore Bartholomew is petrified of dying.

Lulu Punchalower is scared of confined spaces.

Garrison Feldman is terrified of deep water.

With very few options left, the parents of these four twelve year-olds send them to the highly elusive and exclusive School of Fear to help them overcome their phobias. But when their peculiar teacher, Mrs. Wellington, and her unconventional teaching methods turn out to be more frightening than even their fears, the foursome realize that this just may be the scariest summer of their lives.

Pillage by Obert Skye

Upon his mother's death, fifteen-year-old Beck Phillips is sent to live with an eccentric uncle he had never met in a remote manor house, where he learns that his family suffers from a curse that allows him to make plants grow on command and dragon eggs hatch.

The Blackwell Pages by K. L. Armstrong

In Viking times, Norse myths predicted the end of the world, an event called Ragnarok, that only the gods can stop. When this apocalypse happens, the gods must battle the monsters--wolves the size of the sun, serpents that span the seabeds, all bent on destroying the world.

The gods died a long time ago.

Matt Thorsen knows every Norse myth, saga, and god as if it was family history--because it is family history. Most people in the modern-day town of Blackwell, South Dakota, in fact, are direct descendants of either Thor or Loki, including Matt's classmates Fen and Laurie Brekke.

However, knowing the legends and completely believing them are two different things. When the rune readers reveal that Ragnarok is coming and kids--led by Matt--will stand in for the gods in the final battle, he can hardly believe it. Matt, Laurie, and Fen's lives will never be the same as they race to put together an unstoppable team to prevent the end of the world.

The Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotson

Annika is happy living in the servants' quarters of a house owned by three eccentric professors. She adores Ellie and Sigrid, the cook and housemaid who found her as a baby, abandoned on a church doorstep. In the eleven years since, they have taught her how to bake and clean to perfection. Then one day a glamorous stranger arrives, claiming to be Annika's mother. Annika is no servant, she learns, but an aristocrat whose true home is an ancient castle. But at crumbling Spittal, Annika discovers that all is not as it seems in the lives of her newfound family. . .

The Enchanted Castle by E. Nesbit

Jerry, Jimmy, and Cathy stumble upon a mysterious castle with a beautiful princess asleep in the garden. The princess is really Mabel, the housekeeper's niece, who is only pretending to be royalty. But when she shows them a secret room filled with treasure where they discover a magical ring, enchantment becomes a reality.

Fairy Oak by Elizabetta Gnone

Fairy Oak is the name of a village that grew up in the shade of a talking oak tree, an imaginary place, lost in the mists of time immemorial, overlooking a stormy sea, next to uplands covered in snow in winter, surrounded by enchanted woods, vast meadows, crystal clear rivers and lakes. A healthy and uncontaminated nature, which dominates and envelops the worlds in which the stories unfold. Within the walls of the old village there lives an equally old community, a mixed bag of funny characters, with the rituals, customs, habits and familiarity of a serene, cheerful, lively people. The books chronicle the adventures of the adolescent twins Vanilla and Lavender. To save their people, menaced by a cruel enemy, they go on a long journey deep into the labyrinths of their powers. Since the girls are very young, at first lots of things go wrong. Some are frightening. In short, it’s not going to be easy at all! But someone and something will help them.

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Fave Darko Dordevic’s illustrations in Monster High book.

Writing by Gitty Daneshvari

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Monster High “Ghoulfriends Forever” Book Review

Originally posted to www.onlyfunthings.org on August 13, 2018

Ciao lovelies! Today I have for you all a book review! The book I will be reviewing is “Ghoulfriends Forever” one of the Monster High books I like to read.

This book is part of the Ghoulfriends series and is book #1 in the series which includes 4 books and an activity book. It is written by Gitty Daneshvari, who is also the author of the School of Fear series (which I have not read yet).

I found this book in my local thrift shop for $1, but online on Amazon, it’s $10 for hardcover, $2 for paperback. This book is the first in a four part series.

This book’s plot focuses on 3 new students to Monster High, Venus McFlytrap, Rochelle Goyle, and Robecca Steam. These three ghouls just transferred to Monster High and become roommates. Not only are they new, but there is also a new teacher at Monster High, Miss Flapper, the dragon whisperer. But when the students of the school begin to appear brainwashed, it’s up to our three protagonists to save the school!

This book is two hundred and sixty pages long, in large font with some illustrations done by Darko Dordevic. 

Here are some examples of the illustrations:

I also really like how the page numbers have hearts around them, I think that's really cute.

This book is at a reading level recommended to grades 6-8, but I found it was still enjoyable even for myself, a college student. The book even has some basic French vocabulary thanks to Rochelle Goyle’s Parisian heritage.

Overall, I found this book to be an enjoyable read. It does end on a cliffhanger, so reader beware, you will want to buy the next book! I have read the first two books in this series and am currently wanting to buy the next. Each book ends on a cliffhanger that leads to the next.

If I could change one thing about this book, I would let the 3 protagonists interact with the students of Monster High more. I enjoyed seeing a different perspective on classic ghouls like Frankie Stein and Draculaura.

This book gets a 5/5 rating from me. I would recommend this book if you are a fan of Monster High and want a new series to enjoy.

Thanks for reading my book review! If you liked this post, I highly recommend you check out our Adventures of the Ghoul Squad TV Show Review, or our Monster High Electrified Movie Review!

Remember to Stay Awesome and Love Yourself!

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La lectura en mi proceso de desarrollo fue algo extraño, por decir algo. Mis padres en realidad no leían, de hecho no leen y por eso, ahora comprendo, tenían y tienen un terrible gusto al momento de elegir libros. Cuando yo tenía 3 o 4 años, mi padre decidió comprarme libros de chistes, adivinanzas y trabalenguas para que yo leyera y eran tan cortos y tan simplones que a mi corta edad, los memorizaba. Pasé los primeros años de mi infancia marcándole a mi papá al trabajo para pedirle que me comunicara con alguno de sus compañeros de oficina porque le quería contar un chiste. Eran chistes pésimos, seguramente. Y les contaría alguno, pero lo cierto es que no recuerdo nada de nada. Ahora me imagino a los pobres amigos de mi papá teniendo que escuchar extensamente chistes contados por una niña que ni conocían. Si algo salva a la situación es que, cuando mi cerebro se aprende algo, es como si lo hubieran tallado con cincel; hiperfoco me dijo mi psicóloga que se llama. A veces me pregunto si mis papás en realidad nunca se dieron cuenta de mi TDA o si simplemente creían que el hecho de que yo repitiera obsesiva y detalladamente el mismo chiste por meses era no más que una monería; un chiste de fiesta.

Pero volviendo al tema, cuando crecí, sentí la necesidad de seguir leyendo, pero para ese momento ya no me interesaban los trabalenguas, y mis papás no leían más que Quibole con de Yordi Rosado, la versión para chavo y para chava o, por qué los hombres aman a las mujeres cabronas de quién sabe cuál autor que seguramente no vale la pena mencionar. Entonces opté por la estrategia de: mono ve; mono hace. Y en ese momento yo, el mono, vi que todas mis amiguitas de la primaria leían Monster High, un libro que hasta la fecha no he logrado terminar, y vaya que le di varios intentos a lo largo de mi vida; la trama era simple, todas las criaturas que entran en categorías de monstruo creadas por el occidente tenían hijas e hijos adolescentes cursis de preparatoria gringa que vivían experiencias dignas de musical de Disney, pero de los malos. Ante ese fracaso, cambié la estrategia, tenía que encontrar mi tipo de libro, era urgente que lo hiciera. A los 8 años, la personalidad, creía yo, estaba absolutamente cimentada en qué música escuchas y qué caricatura ves y, como yo no veía la tele y estaba loca, como todas las niñas de mi escuela, por Justin Bieber, encontrar un libro a partir del cual construir una personalidad con la cual sobresalir me parecía una prioridad vital. Así pues, un día que acompañé a mi mamá a Sanborns, decidí poner en práctica mi nueva estrategia: encontrar una portada bonita. Y mientras mi mamá discutía con la cajera por no tener el último número de la revista Vanidades, yo me puse a recorrer todos los anaqueles hasta que mi mente se detuvo de forma fija e inamovible en un libro que estaba entre el de Harry Potter y quién sabe cuál misterio y Monster High, el horrible monster High: Escuela de Frikis. Libro de una autora, así es, el primer libro que escogí fue uno escrito por una mujer, llamada Gitty Daneshvari, de ascendencia danesa y nacionalidad estadounidense. La verdad no sabría decirles qué fue lo que llamó mi atención en particular de la apariencia del libro. Viéndolo en perspectiva, la portada es bastante edgie, como dice la chaviza y yo en ese momento era más boho vibes, como dice la chaviza. Pueden buscar el libro en Google imágenes para que lo comprueben por ustedes mismos. No voy a contar aquí de qué va el libro, sin embargo sí les voy a decir por qué ese libro cambió mi vida para siempre. Por qué es el único libro que sigo teniendo de fijo en el buró al lado de mi cama desde ese día del 2008 hasta casi 20 años después y al cuál acudo como si fuera mi Biblia, mi Corán, mi TripiTaka. Con Escuela de Frikis aprendí dos cosas; la primera es que, no importa qué tan seguro estés de quién eres, siempre puedes descubrir cosas nuevas de ti mismo; y la segunda y más importante, que las mujeres escribimos mejor.

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What first drew you to monster high?

Hmmm... Well, as a kid I really liked Scooby-Doo! and the Ghoul School, like all kids my age. I always thoughts "This feels like it's setting up a spin-off show, but the show doesn't seem to exist. It should!"

So when I saw the first commercials for the Monster High toyline I remember thinking "Oh! They're doing the thing! I'm not a doll person but I hope it does well." And then in the spirit of hoping it did well, I made sure to watch the first special when it aired on Nick (I did not know how nielsen tv ratings worked at the time). I enjoyed it enough to keep coming back to the next few specials, and to watch the webisodes. It wasn't until 13 Wishes, though, that I was personally sold on the whole thing. After that, my brother and I made a point to watch all the movies we could, to read the Lisi Harrison novels, and then to start the Gitty Daneshvari books. And listen. We made fun of the Lisi Harrison novels, but they aren't bad. The Daneshvari books, on the other hand...

The one good thing to come out of them was shipping Rochelle/Venus.

We actually haven't looked at G3 yet, even though we've heard good things. We kinda started scratching that itch with the Monster Prom games instead. Monster High will always have an important place in our hearts (and Ever After High too), but we haven't been keeping up with it as much as other folks have. Which is a shame.

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: *Set of 4* MONSTER HIGH books. 3 hardcover, 1 paperback.

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Rare photo of MH ghouls wearing shoes that aren’t stilettos, circa 2014

I’m so used to them wearing heeled shoes that this caught me off guard lmao, though I do think this picture is wholesome and sweet

Source: Ghoulfriends ‘til the end by Gitty Daneshvari

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Title: Who's That Ghoulfriend? | Author: Gitty Daneshvari | Publisher: Little, Brown Books (2013)

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Now, if only they knew who they were fighting…

Gitty Daneshvari, from Ghoulfriends Forever 

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Agatha: Life is not a beauty pageant

Sophie: Then why am I wearing lipstick?

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Spring Scavenger Hunt 🌺🌻🌼

Thank you for tagging me, @fluencylevelfrench! 💜

A book that starts with S: Submission by Michel Houellebecq

A book with birds on the cover: Fierce Fragile Hearts by Sara Barnard (I haven’t read it yet.)

A book with insects on the cover: Class is Not Dismissed! by Gitty Daneshvari

A book with flowers on the cover: La flor de fuego by Alba Quintas Garciandia

A book that takes place in springtime: The O’Sullivan Twins by Enid Blyton

I tag whoever wants to do this :)

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I got tagged by one (1) person, that being @pearplate we stan her v hard uwu

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we don’t necessarily all know each other but guess what I’m tagging you deal with it <3

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name/nickname: Ash/Salem (we switch it sometimes, and that’s on gender confusion)

gender: technically female, but I go by she/they 

star sign: aries

height: 5’3”

time: 6:16 pm

birthday: April 19th

favorite bands: My Chemical Romance, P!ATD, The Neighborhood, the vamps, cigarettes after sex, milky chance, mother mother, Queen, Journey, lots more lmao

favorite artists: cavetown, Ricky Montgomery, Shakka, Duncan Laurance, aurora, sia, bastille, avicci (rip 😔)

last movie: Jack Frost

last show: Mrs. America

when did I create this blog: idk, January maybe

what do I post: fanfiction, simping for Sarah Paulson and other pretty women, thoughts that pop into my head whenever I’m doing something randomly, my heart smeared down on paper sometimes

last thing you googled: sarah paulson height (don’t ask)

other blogs: none

why I chose my url: do I really need to explain?? c-goodes-bitch. I want Cordelia Goode to rail me. ‘nuff said.

average hours of sleep: 6-7 maybe, probably less tho

lucky number: idfk

what am I wearing: a fluffy Hogwarts sweater and jeans

dream job: K9 Officer

dream trip: Paris, France

favorite food: Mac and Cheese?

nationality: American

favorite song: idk, it switches up. Right now I’m listening to “Violent” and “As the world caves in” on repeat so there’s that

last book read: School of Fear by Gitty Daneshvari

top three fictional universes I’d like to live in: American Horror Story (Coven if u want specifics), Harry Potter, Ocean’s 8

so there’s that.

:’)

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Ok, I'm re-reading Ghoulfriends (I believe that's the translation) by Gitty Daneshvari (blame nostalgia) and

Who the FUCK is Lord Siren????

Like, on chapter 11 of the first book, when the literature teacher says something along the lines of 'For the success of the future generations of monsters, they must know the struggles of the past generations' which, true, but then Venus asks who said that? If it had been Lord Siren before the teacher said it was the new teacher, Sylphia Flapper

But

Who is Lord Siren?????????