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In the zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic America where Benny Imura
lives, every teenager must find a job by the time they turn fifteen
or get their rations cut in half. Benny doesn't want to apprentice
as a zombie hunter with his boring older brother Tom, but he has no
choice. He expects a tedious job whacking zoms for cash, but what
he gets is a vocation that will teach him what it means to be
human.
If you go down to the woods today . . . Two girls go backpacking in
the woods. Things go very wrong. And, then, their paths collide
with a serial killer . . . The Woods are Always Watching by
Stephanie Perkins is an edge-of-your-seat, nerve-wrangling thriller
- full of breathtaking action and twists you'll never see coming.
After the worst Halloween ever, Carly-Beth assumed that nothing
could be scarier than a drooling rubber mask with a mind of its
own. But now Carly-Beth has discovered something far scarier: an
entire house full of haunted masks. If Carly-Beth can survive the
night, even a terrifying amusement park like HorrorLand might seem
like a vacation. Then again, maybe not.
When Lily takes a walk with her dog, Nicky, she notices many lovely
things. But poor Nicky only sees monsters lurking at every turn.
Nicky sees a scary face made by the branches of a tree, then he is
spooked by a post box that looks like a monster... the walk is an
exhausting experience for him! The reader will also spot the scary
apparitions but will recognise that they are not what they seem,
and they also have the last laugh on Lily, who does not notice them
at all.
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Cruel Crime
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William Anthony; Designed by Drue Rintoul
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The past was a miserable place to be. There was a war around every
corner. People were often so ill that they were dying. Disaster was
never far away and crime was happening all over the place. Be
brave. Take a journey through hideous history and see if you emerge
from the other side...
The saga of the feud between the Goode and Fier families begins during the witch hunts in Massachusetts in the late seventeenth century.
The fifth book in the hilarious Magnificent Mabel series, highly
illustrated throughout and with three short stories - perfect for
newly-confident readers. Meet Mabel - she's MAGNIFICENT. Sometimes
life isn't fair for Mabel Chase. Like for instance she isn't
allowed to go Trick or Treating on HALLOWEEN because she has to
visit a relative instead. And even though there's a monster living
under her bed, her parents STILL won't let her have a brand-new
high-up bunk bed which wouldn't have ANY hiding spots for monsters.
And NO-ONE at school believes her when she spots aliens in the
playground. But none of that matters in the end ... because Mabel
is still MAGNIFICENT. But none of that matters in the end ...
because Mabel is still MAGNIFICENT. Look out for: Magnificent Mabel
and the Rabbit Riot Magnificent Mabel and the Christmas Elf
Magnificent Mabel and the Egg and Spoon Race Magnificent Mabel and
the Magic Caterpillar
The infamous, Most Wanted Goosebumps characters are out on the
loose and after you. For the first time ever, it's a Goosebumps
Christmas
Kate Welles doesn't want to be special. She just wants to play the
lead in her school's Christmas play. Her annoying "friend" Courtney
is constantly getting in the way of that. Can you even call someone
a "friend" if all they do is make fun of you and ruin everything
all of the time? But Kate has to get along with Courtney or else
neither of them will be allowed to take part in The 12 Screams of
Christmas.
Kate and Courtney's teacher decides they need to find a special
place to rehearse. A certain house with a special history. The kind
of place that Kate would normally be pretty frightened to go into.
The kind of place that gives new meaning to the term: Christmas
Spirit.
They're baa-ack! Make way for the bestselling children's series of
all time! With a fresh new look, GOOSEBUMPS is set to scare a whole
new generation of kids. So reader beware--you're in for a scare!
Best friends Erin and Marty love the scary "Shock Street" horror
movies. They're anticipating the thrill of a lifetime when they
visit the Shock Street theme park. But the thrill turns into a
chill when they get stuck on a ride and attacked by terrifying,
giant bugs. Will they ever get out?
Eerie Elementary is one scary school
This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called
Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With
easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and
illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading
confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow
In this first book in the series, Sam Graves discovers that his
elementary school is ALIVE Sam finds this out on his first day as
the school hall monitor. Sam must defend himself and his fellow
students against the evil school Is Sam up to the challenge? He'll
find out soon enough: the class play is just around the corner. Sam
teams up with friends Lucy and Antonio to stop this scary school
before it's too late
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.
Travis and his sister, Corey, can't resist a good trick. When they
learn that their grandmother's quiet Vermont inn, where they're
spending the summer, has a history of ghost sightings, they decide
to do a little "haunting" of their own. Before long, their
supernatural pranks have tourists flocking to the inn, and business
booms. But Travis and Corey soon find out that they aren't the only
ghosts at Fox Hill Inn. Their thoughtless games have awakened
something dangerous, something that should have stayed asleep. Can
these siblings lay to rest the ghosts they've stirred?
What if death is only the beginning?
When Harriet Stoker dies after falling from a balcony in a long-abandoned building, she discovers a world of ghosts with magical powers – shape-shifting, hypnosis, even the ability to possess the living. Felix, Kasper, Rima and Leah welcome her into their world, eager to make friends with the new arrival. Yet Harriet is more interested in unleashing her own power, even if it means destroying everyone around her. But when all of eternity is at stake, the afterlife can be a dangerous place to make an enemy.
Damon, the evil vampire, is determined to make school beauty Elena
his queen of darkness - even if it means killing his own brother to
possess her. Stefan, Damon's brother and Elena's boyfriend, is
desperate for the power to destroy Damon - but knows that means
succumbing to his thirst for human blood. Elena, irresistibly drawn
to both brothers, knows her choice will decide their fate. But who
will she choose...?
For months, a gruesome killer has been plaguing the Midwest. The
murderer's calling card? The bodies they leave behind are
completely drained of blood. Aspiring journalist Michael Jensen,
desperate to escape his small-town life, can hardly believe it when
the Bloodless Murders come to sleepy Black Deer Falls, Minnesota.
Or that his father, the sheriff, located the only suspect:
fifteen-year-old Marie Catherine Hale. Tiny Marie doesn't look
capable of committing the grisly, inhumane attacks that are
gripping the nation. At least, not on her own. With Marie refusing
to talk to anyone but Michael, he agrees to tell her side of the
story. But how can Michael trust Marie's confession when it calls
into question everything he's ever known . . . when falling for her
lies may cost him his life? All These Bodies by Kendare Blake is
the bone-chilling supernatural thriller for older readers, perfect
for fans of Rory Power.
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Teeny Tiny Ghost
(Board book)
Rachel Matson; Illustrated by Joey Chou
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