Review: In Reading Blue Devils, Satan Schools A Bad Teacher
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- May 30, 2018
When I first read the blurb of this book I honestly was not sure what to expect, but I am extremely glad I gave this book the benefit of the doubt and read on. This story of Dieter and Satan is wonderfully funny and chaotic. Here we have Dieter, who is widely known throughout the
READ MORETo Hell with high school! In Reading Blue Devils: A Novel by Jon Bennett, the American education system is turned inside out when a frustrated teacher incites his students to stage an uprising. Here is an exclusive excerpt from the novel: The first day back from summer break was the day Dieter Vogel’s shits returned―the ones
READ MOREHave you ever wondered what Satan might suggest we read? Maybe he’d offer classics like Dante’s Inferno, The Great Gatsby, or Silence of the Lambs. Or maybe he’d want us to read To Kill a Mockingbird. Most would agree the last book is a surprising addition, however even the best books with the purest of
READ MOREJon Bennett talks with Book Glow about the writing of his debut novel Reading Blue Devils, in which the American education system is turned inside out when a frustrated teacher incites his students to stage an uprising. The book is available from Open Books Direct. Describe Reading Blue Devils in one sentence. Teacher, with guidance
READ MOREThe Devil in the details—and in these 8 books. 1. Paradise Lost by Jon Milton “In Paradise Lost Milton produced poem of epic scale, conjuring up a vast, awe-inspiring cosmos and ranging across huge tracts of space and time, populated by a memorable gallery of grotesques. And yet, in putting a charismatic Satan and naked,
READ MOREMove over, Twilight! These 9 books set in schools that don’t have vampires are equally compelling YA fiction reads. 1. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier “The Chocolate War made its debut in 1974, and quickly became a bestselling—and provocative—classic for young adults. This chilling portrait of an all-boys prep school casts an unflinching eye
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