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Overview

Welcome to Nightshade, California—a small town full of secrets. It’s home to the psychic Giordano sisters, who have a way of getting mixed up in mysteries. During their investigations, they run across everything from pom-pom- shaking vampires to shape-shifting boyfriends to a clue-spewing jukebox. With their psychic powers and some sisterly support, they can crack any case! There’s a gorgeous new guy at Nightshade High: Duke Sherrad, a fortune-teller claiming to have descended from Gypsies. Even though she’s psychic herself, Daisy is skeptical of Duke’s powers. But when a teacher who was the subject of one of his predictions ends up dead, she begins to wonder if Duke is the real deal after all. Maybe if Daisy can track down the teacher’s killer, she can find out the truth. The only trouble is, all signs point to the murderer being of the furry persuasion. Is Daisy any match for a werewolf? Maybe she is . . . in more ways than she bargained for!

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When a gorgeous new student arrives at Nightshade High School, the gossip of the hallways shifts from the upcoming prom to rumors about the mystery student's upbringing and psychic powers. His charm and exaggerated stories, however, do not fool the one person he hopes to win over: Daisy Giordano, the daughter and sister of extremely talented, psychic women who help solve crimes and mysteries in their community. Daisy is skeptical of the new guy, Duke, but when her boyfriend suddenly begins to act weird, her initial impression of him changes. Things get creepy in Nightshade when a teacher, the subject of one of Duke's predictions, is murdered. After the incident, Daisy decides to takes matters into her own hands to solve the unexplainable murder, but her investigation reveals a turn of events even she could never have predicted. In Nightshade, werewolves roam amongst humans and psychic powers provide protection to the citizens, but despite this surreal atmosphere, no Nightshade citizen tolerates an act of murder. The science fictional and supernatural elements found throughout the novel successfully capture a fictional town and its interesting citizens. Perez includes situations with which the reader can identify; however, by placing them in an unfamiliar, spooky setting with werewolves and psychics, she manipulates perceptions about the events that take place throughout the novel. Although the science fiction and supernatural elements in the novel could turn away readers not enticed by mysterious and paranormal creatures, they provide unique and mysterious components to the setting and the characters that could change any opposed reader's mind. Reviewer: Courtney Elrod
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Gr 8 Up

This sequel to Dead Is the New Black (Harcourt, 2008) follows Daisy and her family, residents of Nightshade, CA, where the murder of a popular teacher has the town on alert. The underground "City Council" that governs all things supernatural is working on solving the crime along with Daisy's mom, a well-known psychic. The teen is learning how to use her new powers inherited from her mom and is bonding with her sisters. Trouble is brewing in the local shape-shifter community, but no one will tell Daisy what is going on. Then, during prom, the killer is revealed. A third book will clear up some loose ends. This paranormal teen drama is a quick, light read and is similar to Ellen Schreiber's "Vampire Kisses" series (HarperCollins). Fun for reluctant readers, but not satisfying for readers of more epic series like Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" (Little, Brown).-Corinda J. Humphrey, Los Angeles Public Library

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780152062101
  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • Publication date: 1/1/2009
  • Pages: 192
  • Sales rank: 99,182
  • Age range: 12 - 17 Years
  • Lexile: HL620L (what's this?)
  • Series: Dead Is Series , #2
  • Product dimensions: 4.90 (w) x 6.90 (h) x 0.70 (d)

Meet the Author

Marlene Perez is the author of seven books in the Dead Is Series, in including Dead Is The New Black, an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. She lives in Orange County, California.Visit her website at www.marleneperez.com .

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CHAPTER One

I was running late. So late, in fact, that I didn’t watch where I was going and slammed into someone walking out of the school office as I ran by.

"Ooph!" he said as my elbow jabbed into rock-hard abdominal muscles.

"I am so sorry!" I said. I’d almost knocked over a stranger. An extremely handsome stranger who stood there smiling at me, despite the fact that I’d almost flattened him in my hurry to get to chemistry class.

"Do not worry," he said with a heavy accent I couldn’t place. "It is a pleasure to run into someone as beautiful as you on my first day."

He was dressed in a deep blue silk shirt, form-fitting black jeans, and boots. His spiky hair was really black, like someone had overturned an inkwell on his head. His long lashes framed incredible blue eyes.

"You’re new here?" I said, stating the obvious. I knew practically everybody at Nightshade High—and besides, it wasn’t exactly swarming with gorgeous new students.

"I am Dukker Sherrad," he said, "but my friends call me Duke." He took my hand and held it longer than strictly necessary.

"Hi," I said.

He looked at me questioningly. I seemed to have forgotten my name as well as my manners.

"I’m Daisy Giordano," I finally said. I paused for a minute, waiting for recognition to set in, then felt like an idiot when my last name garnered only polite interest instead of the usual curiosity. You see, my mom is a psychic. She solves crimes all over the world using her powers. She wasn’t exactly famous yet, but she’d been in the news plenty of times and I was getting used to people recognizing the name.

I blushed, amused at my overinflated sense of self-worth. "Welcome to Nightshade," I said.

Samantha Devereaux walked up as we stood there. She was blond, gorgeous, and the head cheerleader. She was also kind of a friend. Earlier in the school year, Sam had gone through a queen of the damned look, but that, thankfully, was over. She was wearing jeans I was sure would soon become all the rage and what looked like her boyfriend Sean’s button-down shirt over a lacy camisole. It was outfits like this that earned her the nickname the Divine Devereaux.

I dropped Duke’s hand. Quickly, but not quickly enough.

"Daisy, aren’t you forgetting someone?" Samantha said pointedly. Remarks like this were why she was only kind of a friend. I thought I could be sarcastic, but I bowed before the master.

"What?" I was still staring into Duke’s eyes, almost against my will.

"Ryan Mendez. Your boyfriend. He’s waiting for you by your locker," she said.

Ryan. Oh my gosh! "I was supposed to meet him before class!" I said.

"I was hoping you would be available to show me around the school," Duke said.

"I’ve got to run," I said, "but this is Samantha Devereaux. I’ll leave you in her capable hands."

As I left, Samantha said something to Duke I couldn’t hear, and he laughed, dimples flashing. I felt a slight pang at leaving such a cutie behind, but another cutie waited for me.

I bolted to my locker, where Ryan was, as Samantha reported, waiting patiently.

"I’m so sorry!" I said. "I’m running late as usual."

Ryan leaned in for a quick kiss. "I don’t mind waiting for you."

I smiled up at him. Maybe things between us were finally returning to normal. He’d been broody and distracted lately. He told me that he had been arguing with his dad a lot, which was odd since they had always been so close. I guessed it was because his dad could be strict at times—after all, he was the chief of police in Nightshade.

Broody or not, Ryan Mendez was the cutest boy in school (I pushed the memory of the gorgeous new guy out of my mind), played varsity in every sport the school had to offer, and was generally considered to be a catch by the girls at Nightshade High.

They also considered it a complete mystery that he wanted to be with me. I wasn’t part of the popular crowd, although I’d been a cheerleader for about ten seconds back in the fall.

The warning bell rang, and we hurried to our classes. Ryan and I had P.E. together last period, but that was about it.

By fourth period everyone was gossiping about the new guy.

 

Copyright © 2009 by Marlene Perez

All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Graphia, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, Boston, Massachusetts.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 16, 2011

    Dead is a state of mind

    OMG RYAN SOUNDS SOOO HOT AS A WEREWOLF!!!!!!

    3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 2, 2009

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    Good, but not great.

    It's a good read for just whatever, but it doesn't really challenge you so you can enjoy everything. However, I think Perez does a good job with her characters which I find pretty believeable which is nice. I think that story would be better if it were more in depth, but it seems to be meant as a quick little interesting read, which it is. It's worth reading. I suggest reading it if you've read the first one.

    3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 10, 2011

    Outstanding

    I truly dont like to read but when i wen to my book fair and saw this book it was amazing. Cant wait for Dead is so last year.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 26, 2011

    amazing if you don't read it you are missing out

    It has you sitting on your edge of your seat

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 23, 2012

    Great book

    I'm a 12year old girl and I love this book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted March 8, 2011

    Awesomeness Bookv

    Do you like thrills and chills books? Well this is a book for you!!!!!! It's called Dead is a State of Mind, and the author is Marlene Perez.
    There is a school dace coming up, and Ryan wants to ask Daisy to the school dance. But strange things are happening to Daisy. Like when Daisy went to the funeral home, there was a ghost. And the vase was shaking but no one was near it. When a few weeks went by it was Daisy Birthday!!!!!!:) Also she had broke up with Ryan.:( Also a few days later Daisy friend's mom was getting divorced. Do you want to know if Daisy and Ryan went to the dance? Well you got to read this book!!!!
    I like this book because it has lots of mystery, and it's a little scary. Also I would recommend this book to girls and boys ages 10 and up. You better read this book, or you are going to miss the best book of your life!!!!!!!!!

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted November 21, 2010

    I love Dead is a State of Mind!

    Dead is a State of Mind was a great book. If you like quick reads with alot of mystery this is the book for you! It had great vocabulary, while still keeping it simple. It was easily relatable, and made reading fun. One of my favorite things about this book was the language the author used. Marlene perez made it clear that her target audience was teenagers. She put alot of spunk and attitude into her characters. The main family in the book all have pshycic powers, but with the language the author uses it's easy to relate to the characters. Another thing i liked about this book was all of the drama packed into it. Daisy had to deal with trying to solve the mystery of her teachers murder, and her boyfriend, Ryan. Ryan and Daisy always seemed to be misinterpreting eachother. It made me relate by thinking to myself if i overreact about the little things, when i shouldn't. This book is a really quick read. I didn't want to put the book down! It seemed like something exciting was always stirring up in Daisy's life. Dead is a State of Mind is something i think every young adult interested in a good mystery should read at some poing! I was very satisfied with every aspect of the book, and i can't wait to read the rest of the series!

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted August 2, 2010

    Dead Is A State Of Mind

    I really enjoyed the first book in this series(Dead Is The New Black) and was anxious to move onto the second and I'm so glad I did. This series so far has just been a lot of fun to read. Daisy is such a great teenager to read about mostly because, for the most part she acts like a teenager. Duke Sherrad shows up at Nightshade High and instantly sets his sights on Daisy. This definitely causes some teenage male jealousy for Ryan, Daisy's best friend gone boyfriend. Of course Daisy is feeling more and more insecure about her relationship with Ryan because he has been very secretive lately. Plus prom is coming up quick and Ryan still hasn't asked Daisy to go with him or mentioned it at all. Now throw in a ghost disrupting the Council meetings and a new murderous werewolf in town and you've got another great Dead Is novel. I checked this book out from my fabulous local library and received no compensation for my glowing report of this book.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 23, 2012

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    This book is amazing.....it makes you want to keep reading and never stop...literally..i was up until midnight reading..on a school night..its just an amazing book.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 7, 2012

    Amazing

    This story keeps me intrigued. This is the second book in the Dead Is series and the mystery in this one is just as exciting as the first book. The characters are well written and developing amazingly as the series progresses.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 5, 2012

    Best book ever

    If you love mystry novels that wont let you put it down.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 25, 2011

    I know im a ghost

    I love this book

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  • Posted March 15, 2011

    awwwsome

    this is amazing

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  • Posted March 3, 2011

    Awesome

    A must!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 28, 2010

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    dead is a state of mind

    this book is emotional and has action. this book is awesome

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 5, 2009

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    Dead Is a State of Mind is a fun and easy book to get into.

    Great for easy reading and to be able to get into the characters. A fast paced book that will keep you turning the pages over and over until you have read it all. I have read the first two book in this series of the (Dead Is Series). The first book, Dead is the new black, was also a book that keeps you interested in the caracters and wanting to find out more about them. The book Dead is the new Black and Deas Is a State of Mind are great books to read when you want to curl up in a blanket, read and have your favorite cup of hot chocolate in hand.

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  • Posted August 10, 2009

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    Reviewed by Karin Librarian for TeensReadToo.com

    Daisy Giordano is back for another installment of Nightshade, CA, weirdness.

    This time, a beloved teacher has been murdered - and it looks like a werewolf is to blame. To top off everything else, a new and handsome student named Duke Sherrad moves into town proclaiming to be a fortune teller descended from Gypsies.

    Daisy doesn't believe he is authentic and hopes to prove he is a fraud. She suspects he is connected to the teacher's death in some way and works with her sisters to solve the case.

    Daisy's relationship with Ryan is put to the test and Poppy finds love in a very strange place. All of this takes place while Daisy is in charge of planning the Prom's After Party.

    DEAD IS A STATE OF MIND is just as enjoyable as the first book in the series, DEAD IS THE NEW BLACK. While you will probably enjoy this story if you were to pick it up first, it would be better if you had the back-story from the previous book.

    Also, be sure to look for the third in the series, DEAD IS SO LAST YEAR.

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  • Posted June 26, 2009

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    Dead is a state of mind is awesome

    i absolutely loved this series. this is a good series to just relax with. its not a book that i would say is my favorite, just a good book to read when you are tired and you just want to rest. its fun and not too serious and it has an interesting plot thats not TOO out there. i would definitely recommend this series. if you just want something to relax with, i also recommend killer cruise and sleepless. if you are looking for some more books about things like vampires and ghosts i recommend marked, twilight, and the mediator series. for more books like this, check out my b&n page :)

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 1, 2009

    Definitely not something i'd re-read!

    Firstly, Poppy dating a ghost? WHAT?! Ryan is a werewolf? Come on perez! you need to find some originality!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 28, 2009

    My review

    i liked how the books were very good, they wanted me to keep me reading. although it really isnt that challenging, i still enjoyed it. i am looking forward to reading any other new books you come out with.

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