Dead is the New Black

Marlene Perez

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers, 2008 - Juvenile Fiction - 190 pages

Welcome to Nightshade, California—a small town full of secrets. It’s home to the pyschic Giordano sisters, who have a way of getting mixed up in mysteries. During their investigations, they run across everything from pom-pom-shaking vampires to shape-shifting boyfriends to a clue-spewing jukebox. With their psychic powers and some sisterly support, they can crack any case!

Teenage girls are being mysteriously attacked all over town, including at Nightshade High School, where Daisy Giordano is a junior. When Daisy discovers that a vampire may be the culprit, she can’t help but suspect head cheerleader Samantha Devereaux, who returned from summer break with a new “look.” Samantha appears a little . . . well, dead, and all the most popular kids at school are copying her style.

Is looking dead just another fashion trend for Samantha, or is there something more sinister going on? To find out, Daisy joins the cheerleading squad.

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Review: Dead Is the New Black (Dead Is #1)

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The Gist Daisy Giordano is the odd one out in her family. Her mother's a psychic. Her sister Rose can read minds. Her sister Poppy is telekinetic. And as far as Daisy knows, she has absolutely no ...

Review: Dead Is the New Black (Dead Is #1)

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I picked up Dead Is the New Black at the library because I am currently 15th on the list for Stunning. (The 11th book in the Pretty Little Liars Series: A series I would definitely recommend to a fan ...

About the author

Marlene Perez is the author ofáeight books in the Dead Is Series, including Dead Is The New Black, an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. She lives in Orange County, California. Visit her website at www.marleneperez.com .

Bibliographic information

• Title: Dead is the New Black; Volume 1 of Dead Is Series
• Author: Marlene Perez
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers, 2008
• ISBN: 0152064087, 9780152064082
• Length: 190 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General; Juvenile Fiction / Family / General; Juvenile Fiction / Family / Siblings; Juvenile Fiction / Fantasy & Magic; Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction / Mysteries & Detective Stories; Juvenile Fiction / Paranormal; Juvenile Fiction / School & Education; Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Adolescence; Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / General; Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Peer Pressure