Description

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Seventeen-year-old Trevor Loomis's high school is literally Hell. In an unfortunate theological snafu, Trevor dies and finds himself in the afterlife at Satan's Prep, a Dante-inspired private school for lost souls. From science class (where he's the experiment) to gym class (involving deadly games of dodgeball), Trevor just wants to pass the semester with a 61 percent humanity level and transfer to Purgatory. When the beautiful Persephone Plumm shows up, Trevor begins to see a glimmer of hope. But is Persephone really what she seems? And will Trevor ever be able to transfer out of school? Or is he stuck for all eternity?

Gabe Guarente's Satan's Prep is a clever, engrossing graphic novel for young adults about the classic struggle through adolescence seen in a new way—high school as Hell! Trevor and his band of misfit classmates are relatable and funny, and this book is sure to impress both devoted graphic novel fans and teens new to the genre.

Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

About the Author

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Gabe Guarente was born and raised in Hillsdale, New Jersey, and graduated from several non-Hellish educational institutions, including Tufts University, where he earned a degree in English. He’s the author of the middle grade novel Hook, Line, and Sinker and the coauthor of the comic book series Comeback Kings, which earned praise from the Huffington Post, Newsarama, and other outlets. In his thirteen-year magazine career, Gabe’s feature writing has appeared in publications as diverse as Us Weekly and Men’s Health. He currently lives in New York City with his TV and cockroaches.

Dave Fox is a freelance artist whose clients have included Marvel Comics, Lucasfilm, DC Comics, Topps, Skratch Magazine, Rittenhouse Archives, and many others. He has contributed his dark, noir style to such properties as Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Indiana Jones, and Wizard of Oz. Between projects, Dave finds time to teach art as well as sing and play bass in a punk rock band, Dead On A Friday. Dave is thrilled to be working on his first graphic novel, Satan's Prep; with it's morbid humor and fantastic imagery, it's a match made in hell.

Praise For…

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"Being replete with disfigured students, terrifying monsters and scenes of gruesomely explicit torture, the art is as much fun as the broadly tweaked school-story tropes. . . . Hellishly hilarious." —Kirkus Reviews

“Smart writing and distinct art play off each other perfectly in this story that transcends the gore-fest comedy genre. What's unexpected: this story has a lot of heart; it also has a lot of severed limbs, eyeballs and other internal organs.” —Sean Chen, artist of Iron Man, Wolverine, X-Men, and The Avengers

“Satan’s Prep is a twisted love story that rocks like hell.” —Michael Northrop, author of Trapped and Surrounded By Sharks

"Brimming with dark whimsy and razor-sharp humor, Satan's Prep is a laugh-out-loud (and then weep for the horror of your teenaged years) entry into the canon of ‘high school is hell’ lit. Creative, contemporary, and fresh—and so much fun it's scary! Hashtag nailed it." —Micol Ostow, author of Amity

"Being replete with disfigured students, terrifying monsters and scenes of gruesomely explicit torture, the art is as much fun as the broadly tweaked school-story tropes. . . . Hellishly hilarious." —Kirkus Reviews

“Smart writing and distinct art play off each other perfectly in this story that transcends the gore-fest comedy genre. What's unexpected: this story has a lot of heart; it also has a lot of severed limbs, eyeballs and other internal organs.” —Sean Chen, artist of Iron Man, Wolverine, X-Men, and The Avengers

“Satan’s Prep is a twisted love story that rocks like hell.” —Michael Northrop, author of Trapped and Surrounded By Sharks

"Brimming with dark whimsy and razor-sharp humor, Satan's Prep is a laugh-out-loud (and then weep for the horror of your teenaged years) entry into the canon of ‘high school is hell’ lit. Creative, contemporary, and fresh—and so much fun it's scary! Hashtag nailed it." —Micol Ostow, author of Amity