"The World Just Got a Little Scarier and a Whole Lot Funnier with Cynthia Rothschild in It!"
Evil Librarian
By: Michelle Knudsen
Genres: Young Adult Paranormal | Young Adult
Posted: August 30, 2014
Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday in Italian class, Cynthia Rothschild stares helplessly and hopelessly at Ryan Halsey, a drool-worthy hottie who probably doesn't even know Cyn's name. Her best friend, Annie, teases Cyn without mercy, and Cyn can't wait for the day when Annie falls for an unattainable crush. Cyn will finally get her chance to mock Annie relentlessly because, hey, what else are best friends for?
When Annie falls head-over-heels in love with the new high school librarian payback is finally at hand. After meeting Mr. Gabriel, Cyn begins to understand Annie's crush. He's young, super-cute, and smart, but there's something not right about him or the way he looks at Annie. When Cyn learns that Mr. Gabriel is a demon and he has plans for Annie, Cyn knows she has to save Annie from herself.
Not to mention, she still has to design the perfect barber's chair for Sweeney Todd, this year's school musical, figure out how to remain calm when talking to her crush, and stop Mr. Gabriel from sucking the life-force out of the rest of the student body.
EVIL LIBRARIAN by Michelle Knudsen is hilarious horror at its best. Cynthia is sassy, smart, ambitious, and when faced with a best-friend stealing demon, she pushes up her sleeves and gets down to the business of saving Annie. It's her absolute willingness to do whatever it takes for Annie that makes Cyn a hero worth rooting for. Don't get me wrong, I love the budding romance between Cyn and Ryan, but Cyn's main focus is saving Annie. I love the portrayal of female friendship in this novel, and author Michelle Knudsen shows it even when throughout the majority of the novel Annie and Cyn aren't speaking to each other. It's wonderful to read about true female friends and the lengths they go to for each other.
With how certain events unfold in the EVIL LIBRARIAN, I have really high hopes Michelle Knudsen will be bringing Cyn back in future novels, and I couldn't be more thrilled because she's a character I'd gladly follow into hell, or at least high school, and back. You don't want to miss this hilarious, and I mean I laughed until I cried, horror. The world just got a little scarier and a whole lot funnier with Cynthia Rothschild in it!
Book Summary
He’s young. He’s hot. He’s also evil. He’s . . . the librarian.
When Cynthia Rothschild’s best friend, Annie, falls head over heels for the new high-school librarian, Cyn can totally see why. He’s really young and super cute and thinks Annie would make an excellent library monitor. But after meeting Mr. Gabriel, Cyn realizes something isn’t quite right. Maybe it’s the creepy look in the librarian’s eyes, or the weird feeling Cyn gets whenever she’s around him.
Before long Cyn realizes that Mr. Gabriel is, in fact . . . a demon. Now, in addition to saving the school musical from technical disaster and trying not to make a fool of herself with her own hopeless crush, Cyn has to save her best friend from the clutches of the evil librarian, who also seems to be slowly sucking the life force out of the entire student body!
From best-selling author Michelle Knudsen, here is the perfect novel for teens who like their horror served up with a bit of romance, plenty of humor, and some pretty hot guys (of both the good and evil variety).
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by: Michelle Knudsen
Candlewick
September 1, 2014
On Sale: September 9, 2014
Featuring: Mr. Gabriel; Cynthia Rothschild
352 pages
ISBN: 0763660388
EAN: 9780763660383
Kindle: B00JQFEXQC
Hardcover / e-Book