Frostie the Deadman

By Zackary Richards

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0971306982
• ISBN13: 9780971306981
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Nicholas K. Burns Publishing
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

A real page turner

Frostie was an excellent story, well-told. Once the story got going, it was very engaging. The book is hard to put down. Adults can appreciate the way the story is well-crafted. Kids will love, well let's face it... you can't beat a story with evil snowmen!

Creepy, and very Adirondack

I won't pretend to have complete lack of bias, as this was written by someone in a writers' group in my very own home town. (But I've never met the man, and have only his book to judge him by.) "Sparks" is a fictional town, but having lived in the North Country all my life, I can say it has an authentic feel. The local legends Richards made up sound exactly like those the old timers at our own small stores tell, the desperate but plucky small town camradie is real, and the story could, well, it could ALMOST happen. How exactly would an Evil snowman come to life? (Won't spoil it but it's plausible in its own context, just real enough to give you the creeps!) The characters are the kind you can believe exist, and you want things to turn out for them, but at the same time, you don't want the story to end. I'll be recommending it to middle grade kids who want scary stories but are beyond Goosebumps and nowhere near ready for King. The cover (don't judge a book by that) made me think it would be a much lower-level book than it is, and although the protaganist is only ten, the story would suit junior high or or above.

The Value of Friendship

I picked up this book for my ten-year-old nephew and read it before giving it to him. I found the book very enjoyable and easy to read. The way the book was written and the story itself made it hard to put the book down. There were a number of very positive themes in the story. These included the aspects of friendship, loyalty, trust, and responsibility. It also instilled a feeling of parental camaraderie showing that one can work with their parents as a team to reach a common goal. Instead of showing adults as the bad guys or a a group that doesn't understand teenagers, it wove them into a cohesive force with the two friends in a common battle against evil. I recommend this book and look forward to more works from this author.