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Journey to the Ever After with the fantastical and otherworldly May
Bird trilogy from "New York Times "bestselling author Jodi Lynn
Anderson, now available in a collectible boxed set
When May Bird and her faithful companion, Somber Kitty, encounter
the ghostly world of the Ever After, their (after)lives will change
forever. This collectible boxed set includes paperback editions of:
"The Ever After: "
Shy, precocious May Bird wants nothing more than to be accepted.
One day she falls through a lake into the Ever After, a world of
ghosts. As she journeys through fantastic lands, she gathers an
unusual group of new friends who join together to overcome the
chillingly evil Bo Cleevil and find their way home.
"Among the Stars: "
May Bird continues her adventure through the Ever After in pursuit
of home. Along the way, she and her friends encounter all sorts of
places and ghosts, from the terrifying to the hilarious. Finally
May learns that the only way home is through the evil Bogey's
personal portal, which he uses to scare kids in their nightmares.
"Warrior Princess: "
Now thirteen and home in Briery Swamp, May is still haunted by
thoughts of the friends she left behind in the Ever After. Then one
night May travels back to the Ever After--only to learn that the
evil Bo Cleevil is close to making his reign supreme. At last, May
is ready to live up to the prophecy that placed the fate of the
Ever After in her hands, and battle Bo Cleevil himself to save not
only this world but her own as well.
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Annie Graves; Illustrated by Glenn McElhinney
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A powerful and thrilling account of man's dual nature. "Edward
Hyde, alone in the ranks of mankind, was pure evil." The mysterious
association between respectable Dr Henry Jekyll and despicable
lowlife Edward Hyde is a puzzle to Dr Jekyll's friends, including
his lawyer Gabriel Utterson. Where Jekyll is sociable, hardworking
and pious, Hyde is a violent criminal, a wild hedonist. When Hyde
beats a member of Parliament to death, Utterson is determined to
discover the ties that bind the two men together. . . Robert Louis
Stevenson's account of man's capacity for evil is as powerful today
as it was on first publication in 1886. The classic tale has
inspired film and television adaptations as well as numerous
retellings STUDY GUIDES Check out the Scholastic GCSE Revision
Guide and Practice Book for AQA English Literature with free app
(GCSE Grades 9-1 Study Guides) 9781407182643 Want more? Learn how
to write the best answers in your exams with Scholastic'sGCSE Essay
Planner for AQA English Literature with free app (GCSE Grades 9-1
Great Answers) 9780702308505 SCHOLASTIC "INK DOT" CLASSICS -
Collect them all! A Christmas Carol Black Beauty Five Children and
It Frankenstein Jane Eyre Macbeth Oliver Twist Romeo and Juliet
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Treasure Island What Katy Did
Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2022 Waterstones Children's
Book of the Month for October 2021 Winner of the Honour Award for
Fiction, KPMG Irish Children's Book Awards 2021 Sometimes the
monsters take us. Sometimes we become the monsters. Mirabelle has
always known she is a monster. When the glamour protecting her
unusual family from the human world is torn and an orphaned brother
and sister stumble upon Rookhaven, Mirabelle soon discovers that
friendship can be found in the outside world. But as something far
more sinister comes to threaten them all, it quickly becomes clear
that the true monsters aren't necessarily the ones you can see. A
thought-provoking, chilling and beautifully written novel, Padraig
Kenny's The Monsters of Rookhhaven, stunningly illustrated by
Edward Bettison, explores difference and empathy through the eyes
of characters you won't want to let go. '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 'A wildly imaginative story . . . a triumph' Irish Examiner
'Guaranteed to raise the hairs on the back of your neck' Neil
Gaiman Jen Campbell's collection of terrifyingly gruesome tales
lends a modern edge to fairy tale collections for young readers.
Drawing on her extensive knowledge of fairy tale history,
Campbell's stories undo the censoring, gender stereotyping and twee
endings of more modern children's fairy tales, to return both
classic and little-known stories to their grim versions, whilst
celebrating a diverse range of characters. Featuring 14 short
stories from around the globe, The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers is
illustrated in a contemporary style by Canadian comic artist Adam
de Souza. De Souza's brooding illustrations are a highly original
blend of 19th-century Gothic engravings and moody film noir graphic
novels. Beautifully produced in a hardback format with a rose gold
ribbon marker, The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers is a truly thrilling
gift. With 86 illustrations, 30 in colour
Doris Lessing's contemporary gothic horror story--centered on the
birth of a baby who seems less than human--probes society's
unwillingness to recognize its own brutality.Harriet and David
Lovatt, parents of four children, have created an idyll of domestic
bliss in defiance of the social trends of late 1960s England. While
around them crime and unrest surge, the Lovatts are certain that
their old-fashioned contentment can protect them from the world
outside--until the birth of their fifth baby. Gruesomely
goblin-like in appearance, insatiably hungry, abnormally strong and
violent, Ben has nothing innocent or infant-like about him. As he
grows older and more terrifying, Harriet finds she cannot love him,
David cannot bring himself to touch him, and their four older
children are afraid of him. Understanding that he will never be
accepted anywhere, Harriet and David are torn between their
instincts as parents and their shocked reaction to this fierce and
unlovable child whose existence shatters their belief in a benign
world.
Aveline Jones loves reading ghost stories, so a dreary half-term becomes much more exciting when she discovers a spooky old book. Not only are the stories spine-tingling, but it once belonged to Primrose Penberthy, who vanished mysteriously, never to be seen again. Intrigued, Aveline decides to investigate Primrose's disappearance.
Now someone... or something, is stirring. And it is looking for Aveline.
Turn on your torches, and join Aveline Jones in her first charmingly spooky mystery, from debut author Phil Hickes.
In America after the Second Civil War, the Pro-Choice and Pro-Life
armies came to an agreement: The Bill of Life states that human
life may not be touched from the moment of conception until a child
reaches the age of thirteen. Between the ages of thirteen and
eighteen, however, a parent may choose to retroactively get rid of
a child through a process called "unwinding." Unwinding ensures
that the child's life doesn't "technically" end by transplanting
all the organs in the child's body to various recipients. Now a
common and accepted practice in society, troublesome or unwanted
teens are able to easily be unwound.
With breathtaking suspense, this book follows three teens who all
become runaway Unwinds: Connor, a rebel whose parents have ordered
his unwinding; Risa, a ward of the state who is to be unwound due
to cost-cutting; and Lev, his parents' tenth child whose unwinding
has been planned since birth as a religious tithing. As their paths
intersect and lives hang in the balance, Shusterman examines
serious moral issues in a way that will keep readers turning the
pages to see if Connor, Risa, and Lev avoid meeting their untimely
ends.
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The Monster Hunter
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Guy Bass; Illustrated by Pete Williamson
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'It's dark monstrous fun!' Wondrous Reads Re-join Stitch Head, as
he steps out of the shadows into the adventure of an
almost-lifetime... When an unexpected visitor crash-lands on top of
Castle Grotteskew, Stitch Head knows it can only mean trouble.
Eccentric explorer, Dotty Dauntless, has bet her fortune on
delivering a monster to the Venture Club - the problem is, all the
castle's monsters are as meek as kittens... The sixth and final
book in the best-selling, laugh-out-loud STITCH HEAD series by
award-winning author Guy Bass, with illustrations by Pete
Williamson. Full of monstrous fun, STITCH HEAD is perfect for fans
of David Walliams, AMELIA FANG and THE NOTHING TO SEE HERE HOTEL.
Delve into Stitch Head's other adventures: STITCH HEAD THE PIRATE'S
EYE THE GHOST OF GROTTESKEW THE SPIDER'S LAIR THE BEAST OF GRUBBERS
NUBBIN
The third book in the spine-chilling Fright Watch series follows
the local monster mask maker-and a mask that comes to life on
Halloween nightHaving suffered from anxiety attacks since she was
eight years old, creating monsters has become a sort of therapy for
Marion Jones: When she sculpts and paints, her fingers don't
tingle, the heaviness lifts from her chest, and she can actually
breathe. So instead of grabbing pizza and milkshakes after school
like most other kids in South Haven, Marion holes up in her room,
working away on her monsters. And it's paid off, because she's just
finished her first full-face mask: a gruesome sea monster she's
named Winston. However, Halloween arrives with a Super Blue Blood
Moon, and its powers somehow manage to bring Winston to life. To
make matters worse, Marion's crush, Tyler Dash, becomes the object
of Winston's possession as soon as he tries on the mask, turning
him into a red-flannel and Converse high-top wearing Creature from
Connecticut. Marion has no choice: She has to follow Tyler to the
Halloween dance to try and stop him. Will she be able to figure out
what's happened to Tyler and stop the monster from wreaking further
havoc on the school? Or has she made a real-life monster that's
here to stay?
Set during the Civil War, against a backdrop of grand estates,
unimaginable riches, and deadly secrets, three teenagers in Mystic
Falls, Virginia enter a torrid love triangle that will span
eternity.
Brothers Stefan and Damon Salvatore are inseparable until they
meet Katherine, a stunning, mysterious woman who turns their world
upside down. Siblings turned rivals, the Salvatores compete for
Katherine's affection, only to discover that her sumptuous silk
dresses and glittering gems hide a terrible secret: Katherine is a
vampire. And she is intent on turning them into vampires so they
can live together-forever.
Based on the popular CW TV show inspired by the bestselling
novels, Stefan's Diaries reveals the truth about what really
happened between Stefan, Damon, and Katherine--and how the Vampire
Diaries love triangle began.
A tense and thrilling ghost story that revisits Cornwall's
industrial past. Short-storytelling at its very best, from the UK's
most beloved writer for children, the internationally acclaimed
author of War Horse. It all began with a necklace, made of
glistening pink cowrie shells. A long, long necklace that had taken
Cherry days - weeks - of careful, painstaking work. It was nearly
complete, and Cherry was determined it would be the longest
necklace she had ever made; that it would be fit for a giant! But
the end of the holidays had arrived. "You've only got today,
Cherry," said her mother. "Just today, that's all." Cherry didn't
mind, a day would be enough - she only needed a few more shells.
So, amidst the taunts of her older brothers, she set out to search
for them. Then the clouds grew dark and the waves grew large, and
as the storm blew in, Cherry realized, to her horror, that she was
cut off from the shore. From then on, events began to take a
decidedly dark turn. One from which there was no turning back...
Discover the original bone-chilling adventures that made Goosebumps
one of the bestselling children's book series of all time! Lindy
names the ventriloquist's dummy she finds Slappy. Slappy is kind of
ugly, but he's a lot of fun. Lindy's having a great time learning
to make Slappy move and talk. But Kris is jealous of all the
attention her sister is getting. It's not fair. Why does Lindy
always have all the luck? Kris decides to get a dummy of her own.
She'll show Lindy! Then weird things begin to happen. Nasty things.
Evil things. No way a dummy can be causing all the trouble. Or is
there? From the bestselling author of Fear Street, now a hit show
on NETFLIX Goosebumps have been scaring generations of kids The
books have been made into TV series and two feature films starring
Jack Black (School of Rock) and Dylan Minnette (13 Reasons Why)
A brilliantly-conceived and hugely imaginative 'sequel' to Mary
Shelley's masterpiece, Following Frankenstein is a hugely exciting
and beautifully-written historical adventure, perfect for 9-12 year
olds. Sometimes I was jealous of the monster of Frankenstein. I
grew up believing my father cared more for him than he did for me.
And was I wrong? Maggie Walton's father has dedicated his life to a
single pursuit: hunting down the monster created by Victor
Frankenstein. It has cost Maggie and her family everything - and
now her father is staking everything on one last voyage to the
Arctic, with Maggie secretly in tow, where he hopes to find the
monster at last. But there they make a shocking discovery:
Frankenstein's monster has a son... A breath-taking, epic
adventure, spanning the icy wastes of the Arctic Tundra to the
vaudeville circus of New York, from the award-winning author of No
Ballet Shoes in Syria and Another Twist in the Tale.
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