News and views from the Getting a degree in evil
Watching our seniors go through the college application process isn't a ton of fun. I wonder if any of them have considered the Axis Institute for World Domination ("Some people are born evil - others get their degree in it"). This institution of ill-repute is actually the front for a book called Evil Genius, by Catherine Jinks (Fiction J564e). It's the story of Cadel Piggott, a boy genius who just doesn't fit in. He finds his way to the Axis Institute and interesting things start to happen. Check out a bit of the curriculum:
I was afraid the book would be little more than a thin plot driven by a gimmick, but I was more than pleasantly surprised by its depth. Thank goodness there's going to be a sequel.
I was afraid the book would be little more than a thin plot driven by a gimmick, but I was more than pleasantly surprised by its depth. Thank goodness there's going to be a sequel.
posted by franceylibrarian at 4:24 PM
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I know a few people who would be interested in getting such a degree. They probably won't post, but...
*laugh*
i like it. might be fun. (not that i would go there.)
I suspect one of their alumnus might be Montgomery J. Burns. "Eeeexcellent..."
Great read! If you like this, try "H.I.V.E." (AKA "HIVE: Higher Institue of Villainous Education"), by Mark Walden. A similar story; the plot isn't quite as good and it's much shorter, but it's still worth reading.
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