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Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > Adventure stories > Horror & ghost stories, chillers
Elena is the school beauty, but she's bored, until a new boy turns
up in her class. Stefan is dark and mysterious - and she's
determined to get to know him better. But Stefan is just as
determined to resist her...until a series of attacks in the area
terrify the town and Stefan is held responsible. Elena is the only
one who offers to help and, falling in love with her, Stefan tells
her his terrible story. He is a vampire, on the run from his evil
brother, Damon, who doesn't share Stefan's qualms about drinking
human blood. And Damon is the one Stefan suspects of really being
behind the recent attacks...Can Elena help prove his innocence -
without revealing his secret?
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Dark Out
(Hardcover)
Ifunanyachukwu P Esonwune
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R621
Discovery Miles 6 210
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Padraig Kenny's The Shadows of Rookhaven is a story about family
and forgiveness, the sequel to The Monsters of Rookhaven. Shadows
are gathering over Rookhaven. It is the time of The Great
Configuration, a once in a hundred years event. Family and monsters
descend on Rookhaven from all over the country to take part. But
amid the guests there is an interloper. One who is disguised and
has an eye on their destruction. Meanwhile Mirabelle - part human,
part monster - discovers that to those from outside Rookhaven she
is not considered family at all . . . and, forced to search further
afield for knowledge of her true history, she risks everything -
and everyone. Praise for The Monsters of Rookhaven: 'A stunning
book . . . a brand new take on the monster story' - Eoin Colfer,
author of Artemis Fowl 'A magnificent, shadowy, gothic adventure
full of heart' - Emma Carroll, author of Frost Hollow Hall 'A
wildly imaginative story . . . a triumph' - Irish Examiner
When Batman and Mystery Inc. arrive at the same farm outside of
Gotham City, they soon find themselves in for the fright of their
lives! Every time an eerie fog rolls in, fearsome farm monsters
come out to play. Can the Caped Crusader help Scooby and the gang
crack this case of cursed cropland before the creepy creatures
carry them away? Find out in this action-packed chapter book for
fans of both Batman and Scooby-Doo!
New evidence keeps coming in. A grainy photo appears to show
Scotland's famous Loch Ness monster. A blurry video seems to show a
similar beast in an American national park. A report from Africa
mentions yet another lake monster. Does this evidence prove that
stories about legendary lake monsters around the world are real?
It's up to YOU to find out! With dozens of choices, you can follow
the clues to the end. Which path will YOU CHOOSE to discover the
truth?
This charming fantasy story for children is by the famous writer of
ghost stories, M. R. James. The author of a letter reveals how he
finds five mysterious jars, hidden since Roman times, and samples
the contents one by one, gaining magical powers in the process. But
he is not the only one who knows about the jars - dark forces are
eager to claim them for themselves.This lovely new edition from
Benediction Classics reproduces all the original line drawings in
this unusual tale that still has the power to fascinate and send a
shiver down the reader's spine.
Stephen King once called Neil Gaiman 'a treasure-house of stories' and in this wonderful novel, which has been likened to both Alice in Wonderland and the Narnia Chronicles, we get to see Neil at his storytelling best. Neil Gaiman is the author of many highly imaginative graphic novels and works of fiction for adults. He began working on Coraline over ten years ago and it is his first book for children. Neil is a British author living and working in Minneapolis, USA. As well as writing books, Neil writes screenplays and is working on a film version of Coraline. His new book, Wolves In The Walls, will be published in September.
Danny Hood just found out that some of the old British forts in
Ontario are haunted. Some of the phantoms are friendly and some are
not. Danny will need a very special friend to watch over him, when
twilight's shadows are long and it is time to meet the Phantoms of
the Fort.
An addictive thriller from the most sensational new voice in YA
fiction. When sixteen-year-old Asha Kennedy discovers her older
sister Maya's dead body in their home, her world falls apart.
Desperate for answers, and to stay out of the hands of the social
services she grew up in, Asha turns to her hacker friends for help.
Her search leads her to Zu Tech, the hit games studio where Maya
was a lead coder. As Asha begins to unravel the riddle of her
death, she realises that the only way to uncover the truth is from
the inside. Asha ghosts her old life and infiltrates a Zu Tech
eSport tournament as they launch 'SHACKLE', the revolutionary
Virtual Reality video game Maya was working on - and which hides a
monstrous secret... Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and A Good
Girl's Guide to Murder A guaranteed page turner full of heart,
tension and twists you won't see coming! The first book in a major
new YA series
It's all fun and games until a prank goes fatally wrong in this
spine-tingling young adult thriller from Goosebumps author R.L.
Stine. Diane and her friends have been sneaking out every night to
play pranks while Fear Street sleeps. She loves breaking the rules,
just a little, and pushing the limits of what they can get away
with. Not to mention that whatever they get up to in the night is
all the town can talk about the next day. No one likes the rush of
a good practical joke more than Diane's boyfriend, Lenny, who has
masterminded some of their best work. But when he sets his sights
on one of the most hated teachers at their school, the group
finally goes too far...and the consequences are deadly. And on Fear
Street, even death can't stop people from getting their revenge.
*Over 140 million copies sold worldwide *Good for reluctant readers
due to illustrative typeset *Educational edge as books contain
facts about various places *Activity packs available to accompany
certain titles*More fun and games online at
www.geronimostilton.com/UK
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