Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go
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Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go is a 2008 juvenile novel by Dale E. Basye, with jacket and interior illustrations by Bob Dob. It was published by Random House
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y Milton Fauster and his Goth
sister Marlo are in the Grizzly Mall of Generica, Kansas. Marlo is an all-time crook, and always drags her brother along with her.
As Marlo is running throughout the mall, Milton just realizes Marlo tricked him into stealing lip gloss
. Marlo stops in front of a giant marshmallow
model of a Grizzly Bear
, and Milton sees something too horrible to be true. It's Damian, his ultimate tormentor and complete bully at school (not to mention the fact that he was filthy and disgusting). Now, Damian was placing a stick of dynamite in the Grizzly Bear; and in a place no Grizzly Bear would tolerate.
Before the police could catch up with Marlo, who Milton now realized they were being chased by; the Grizzly Bear exploded. The last thing Milton saw was flaming marshmallow all over the mall. Now, he was holding his sisters hand, and plummeting downward; and he felt a slight sting. He and Marlo landed, and they found themselves in the horrible school in which Principal Bea "Elsa" Bubb torments them with things they wish they could have.
The teachers are rude, mean, and disgusting. The children are petrified. They now find themselves in Limbo, the waiting area for the Seven Circles of Heck, which include Rapacia, Blimpo, Precocia, Sadia, Fibble, Lipptor, and Dupli-City. When Milton meets Virgil, his new and now only best friend, they and Marlo plan an escape to return to Earth, instead of spending the rest of their lives tormented in the horrible Heck.
Each book in the series deals with a realm of the afterlife. As described in the first book, these other-worldly places are:
Limbo : First place where kids arrive after they die, where their souls are weighed and assessed.
Rapacia : Where the greedy kids go.
Blimpo : Where the fat, wrinkly kids go.
Fibble : Where the lying kids go.
Snivel : Where the whining kids go.
Precocia : Where the kids that grow too fast go.
Lipptor : Where the kids who sass back go.
Sadia : Where the really, really, really, really, mean kids go.
Dupli-City : Where the dirty, double faced kids go.
Rapacia: The Second Circle of Heck was released in July, 2009 and was nominated for an Oregon Book Award. Blimpo: The Third Circle of Heck was released in May, 2010. Fibble: The Fourth Circle of Heck was released May, 2011.
, with Academy Award-winning director Juan Jose Campanella attached to direct.
Random House
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Summary
One day, nerdNerd
Nerd is a derogatory slang term for an intelligent but socially awkward and obsessive person who spends time on unpopular or obscure pursuits, to the exclusion of more mainstream activities. Nerds are considered to be awkward, shy, and unattractive...
y Milton Fauster and his Goth
Goth subculture
The goth subculture is a contemporary subculture found in many countries. It began in England during the early 1980s in the gothic rock scene, an offshoot of the post-punk genre. The goth subculture has survived much longer than others of the same era, and has continued to diversify...
sister Marlo are in the Grizzly Mall of Generica, Kansas. Marlo is an all-time crook, and always drags her brother along with her.
As Marlo is running throughout the mall, Milton just realizes Marlo tricked him into stealing lip gloss
Lip gloss
Lip gloss is a product used primarily to give lips a glossy lustre and sometimes subtle color. It is distributed as a liquid or a soft solid...
. Marlo stops in front of a giant marshmallow
Marshmallow
The marshmallow is a confection that, in its modern form, typically consists of sugar, corn syrup, water, gelatin that has been softened in hot water, dextrose, vanilla flavourings, and sometimes colouring, whipped to a spongy consistency. Some marshmallow recipes call for egg whites...
model of a Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear
The grizzly bear , also known as the silvertip bear, the grizzly, or the North American brown bear, is a subspecies of brown bear that generally lives in the uplands of western North America...
, and Milton sees something too horrible to be true. It's Damian, his ultimate tormentor and complete bully at school (not to mention the fact that he was filthy and disgusting). Now, Damian was placing a stick of dynamite in the Grizzly Bear; and in a place no Grizzly Bear would tolerate.
Before the police could catch up with Marlo, who Milton now realized they were being chased by; the Grizzly Bear exploded. The last thing Milton saw was flaming marshmallow all over the mall. Now, he was holding his sisters hand, and plummeting downward; and he felt a slight sting. He and Marlo landed, and they found themselves in the horrible school in which Principal Bea "Elsa" Bubb torments them with things they wish they could have.
The teachers are rude, mean, and disgusting. The children are petrified. They now find themselves in Limbo, the waiting area for the Seven Circles of Heck, which include Rapacia, Blimpo, Precocia, Sadia, Fibble, Lipptor, and Dupli-City. When Milton meets Virgil, his new and now only best friend, they and Marlo plan an escape to return to Earth, instead of spending the rest of their lives tormented in the horrible Heck.
Each book in the series deals with a realm of the afterlife. As described in the first book, these other-worldly places are:
Limbo : First place where kids arrive after they die, where their souls are weighed and assessed.
Rapacia : Where the greedy kids go.
Blimpo : Where the fat, wrinkly kids go.
Fibble : Where the lying kids go.
Snivel : Where the whining kids go.
Precocia : Where the kids that grow too fast go.
Lipptor : Where the kids who sass back go.
Sadia : Where the really, really, really, really, mean kids go.
Dupli-City : Where the dirty, double faced kids go.
Rapacia: The Second Circle of Heck was released in July, 2009 and was nominated for an Oregon Book Award. Blimpo: The Third Circle of Heck was released in May, 2010. Fibble: The Fourth Circle of Heck was released May, 2011.
Film adaptation
A movie based on Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go is in development with Spyglass EntertainmentSpyglass Entertainment
Spyglass Entertainment is an American film production company, co-founded by Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum in 1998. The studio was founded with an investment from European media conglomerates Kirch Group and Mediaset, and a five-year distribution deal with The Walt Disney Company...
, with Academy Award-winning director Juan Jose Campanella attached to direct.