meet...'that girl...the weird mortician's daughter,' aka, 'Death Chick'...
The Unseemly Education of Anne Merchant by Joanna Wiebe meet...'that girl...the weird mortician's daughter,' aka, 'Death Chick'... ...'or [maybe it's ] Wednesday Addams!' ___________ 3 1/2 stars OK this is a seriously weird novel. It's taken the genre of the paranormal and high school students / YA Horror, to a whole new level. In fact it took me a couple of days to get into it. Once I did, I found it hard to put down, disquieting as it was. Anne Merchant has been sent to an elite school, Cania Christy Preparatory Academy to recover from her mother's death. Parents come from all around the world begging for their child to attend Cania Christy. They pay huge prices for the privilege. Indeed, Anne cannot help but wonder how her father can afford to send her here. Students are totally dedicated to be winning the coveted goal of being Valedictorian, known as the Big V prize. To Anne it's all crazy! Capital C Crazy! The rou...