Editorial Review Product Description Miranda Tate and her closest friends have been let in on a powerful secret: their teachers are famous dead writers. After a heroic first semester, Miranda's got Bard Academy's ghost faculty in her debt, a new boyfriend in hot basketball player Ryan Kent, and she's just turned in a paper about The Scarlet Letter that she's sure is A material. But when the Bard Queen Bee, Parker Rodham, claims she's attacked in the woods, Ryan is all too happy to play bodyguard. Then teachers start disappearing and the campus is abuzz with news of the Hooded Sweatshirt Stalker -- not to mention sightings of a monster in the woods. But it's Miranda who feels like a moving target when she is accused not only of plagiarism but of suspicious involvement in the attacks! Meanwhile, rumors are flying about what it really means that Miranda's wearing Ryan's varsity letterman jacket. And she just can't shake her nagging feelings for Heathcliff, who entrusted her with the locket that keeps him in the "real" world even though every one else thinks he's back where he belongs, in the pages of Wuthering Heights. Is he the campus stalker? Does she like him more than she likes Ryan? And how is that possible if he's only a character from a book? ... Read more Customer Reviews (9)
Great Great!!!
My Thoughts: Welcome back to Bard Academy!! I liked the Scarlett Letterman more than Wuthering High. I think its because we really get to know the characters better. We learn their little quirks and get to know them, really know them. This book starts out with Miranda and Ryan dating and Miranda still crushing a little bit on Heathcliff. It expands the story more and I can't wait to read the third book.
Overall: A definate read if you've read the first. Read in order. The books tie together nicely and a must read if you want to know what happened to Miranda and all her friends!!
Cover: I loved this cover. It shows us a girl with a letterman jacket and it brings me back to my high school days. All the girls wearing their boyfriends letterman jackets to football games. This cover is awesome! (Reviewed at [...])
Great Read
The second book in the Bard Academy was as great as the first book. Miranda was still funny and witty--just a wonderful character. The Scarlet Letterman picks up where Wuthering High left off. The sequel was just as entertaining as the first. The secondary characters were still funny and in this book they felt more real. What I like about this series is that each book can stand alone--the book doesn't end in a cliffhanger. All the aspects of the book (romance, paranormal, comedy) were evened out more and worked really good. I loved the mystery part of this book. I knew who it was about 1/3 into the book but it didn't stop me from enjoying the story.
-Carol
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Great YA!
This book is fun, entertaining, and hard to put down.The story continues where "Wuthering High" left off, with Miranda now dating Ryan - and Heathcliff never far from her mind.There are attacks at the school and rumors flying around - both about mysterious events and about Miranda herself - and the reader gets sucked in almost immediately.
This is definitely one of those cases where the sequal is better than the original, though I do recommend reading the first book before tackling this one (recaps are given, but it's not the same).Now I'm just left hoping there will be a third book in the series, since I can't wait to find out what happens next!
good teen read
This was a good read, but not as good as Wuthering High (the first book of this series).Wuthering High was perfect.Which is why the review sounds so critical.
This book did not go into the characters as much.Everyone was back, but in a more shallow form.Ryan is too naive to be true. The teachers were inconsistent in their behavior. They are so harsh on Miranda when she's innocent, but so easy on the other students who are known to be 'major problems'.
The romance with Ryan is a major disappointment, no sizzle at all.Heathcliff was slightly better.
Another Winner!
This sequel was just as good as the first book, Wuthering High, in this up-and-coming series! Feisty Miranda is back for more crazy going-ons at Bard Academy. This semester, she is dating the infamous Ryan Kent, but she has to watch her back for sneaky Parker Rodham, who can't help but beg him to escort her class-to-class so she's not attacked by the "Hooded Sweatshirt Stalker" "again." Plus, she is still dealing with her feelings for Heathcliff, not to mention being framed for plagiarism by none other than Parker herself, plus the disappearances of Ms. W and Coach H. The ending is very climatic and leaves the reader wanting more, and they will probably get more in the upcoming books in this fabulous series!
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