In This Series School's Out at Hell High Get a Clue, Hell High

Hell High School Novels

In Mason's novels teenagers must make decisions that will shape the rest of their lives. Hale High a.k.a. Hell High, the alternative high school in town, is the physical center that unites the characters; it is a brilliant device that draws teen readers and also gives the author enormous creative scope. Written in the language of today's youth, the novels examine the psychological motivations of the teens under pressure, teens from different socio-economic backgrounds, different interests, and varied intellectual abilities. The characters are divided by their fundamental moral decency, or lack of it, and by their assumption of roles as the passive victim or the active changemaker.

Dr. David V. Mason is an active speaker who stresses the need to motivate students "to strive to seize their dreams." He is a Professor of Literature and Ethics, a member of Mystery Writers of America, and a resident of Houston.

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School's Out at Hell High

Novel

'School's Out At Hell High' begins with the last day of school before summer break. A big twoschool party is planned in an upscale part of town. A maid is murdered two doors away, and the police are certain the culprit was someone from the party. Donny, a junior, is drawn into the plot by chance but once involved is determined to solve the puzzle of the mystery key and the murder.

Caught in the web of external mystery, while introspectively dealing with peer pressure, self appraisal, and family and social relationships, Mason's heroic young adults are involved in action sequences that propel the reader to each book's end.

Get a Clue, Hell High

Novel

'Get A Clue, Hell High' places Sky, a senior, at the heart of an exchange student mystery and action story about political unrest in Southeast Asia, rebels, and violent protests stateside.

Caught in the web of external mystery, while introspectively dealing with peer pressure, self appraisal, and family and social relationships, Mason's heroic young adults are involved in action sequences that propel the reader to each book's end.