(It's actually spelled out on the cover but the title space here is only so long.)
The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association, by Caitlin Rozakis.
I reviewed her earlier book, Dreadful, here last year. It was a hoot.
This one, while still intended as a comedy, hit differently, because it was set in a world very much like ours (in around 2012 anyway), just with supernatural elements. It is more serious in places - in fact, somewhere around the middle I had to stop and do something else for several hours, because I was having flashbacks to a stressful time. Essentially, a five-year-old girl suddenly becomes special-needs, and the very expensive school she now has to attend is not much help - only, the problem is that she was bitten by a werewolf and tends to wolf-out when stressed (not limited to full moon). The other magical types look down on weres, and the snobby school has extremely high expectations of kindergardeners. They have to pass a competitive test every few years to even be allowed to attend, and most of the kids have been trained since birth.
I'd say the tone is more like later Pratchett, because of the high stress I had from it.
It's almost Night-Watch level, where Dreadful was closer to Guards! Guards! Recommended.
The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association, by Caitlin Rozakis.
I reviewed her earlier book, Dreadful, here last year. It was a hoot.
This one, while still intended as a comedy, hit differently, because it was set in a world very much like ours (in around 2012 anyway), just with supernatural elements. It is more serious in places - in fact, somewhere around the middle I had to stop and do something else for several hours, because I was having flashbacks to a stressful time. Essentially, a five-year-old girl suddenly becomes special-needs, and the very expensive school she now has to attend is not much help - only, the problem is that she was bitten by a werewolf and tends to wolf-out when stressed (not limited to full moon). The other magical types look down on weres, and the snobby school has extremely high expectations of kindergardeners. They have to pass a competitive test every few years to even be allowed to attend, and most of the kids have been trained since birth.
I'd say the tone is more like later Pratchett, because of the high stress I had from it.
It's almost Night-Watch level, where Dreadful was closer to Guards! Guards! Recommended.