Tag: The Mutant Mushroom Takeover

Our 11-year-old read came into the bedroom with The Mutant Mushroom Takeover under his arm. He tossed the book on the bed. “How was it?”, I asked. “It was too scary, so I couldn’t finish it”, he said as he got another book from our nightstand. If books were meat he’d be a Tyrannosaurus Rex, so I was curious about this one. About half of the way through the book I understood what he meant, but wanted to add a caveat. It’s not that scary. It’s more of a slow-building, realistic fiction book that’s perfect for middle school students.

Boo. A realistic fiction book with grounded dread and paranoia