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Series: Classic Goosebumps Werewolf of Fever Swamp (Classic Goosebumps #11) Paperback R. L. Stine 9780545158862 $7.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Oct 01, 2009

Who's afraid of the big, bad wolf? A new package for a best-selling Classic Goosebumps! Now with bonus features!There is something weird happening in Fever Swamp. Something really horrible.It started with the strange howling at night. Then there was the rabbit, torn to shreds. Everyone thinks Grady's new dog is responsible. After all, he looks just like a wolf. And he seems a little on the wild side.But Grady knows his dog is just a regular old dog. And most dogs don't howl at the moon. Or disappear at midnight. Or change into terrifying c... + Read More
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Series: Classic Goosebumps A Night in Terror Tower (Classic Goosebumps #12) Paperback R. L. Stine 9780545158879 $7.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Dec 01, 2009

It's going to be a L-O-N-G night! A chilling repackage of a best-selling Goosebumps--Now with bonus materials!Sue and her brother, Eddie, are visiting London when they run into a little problem. They can't find their tour group. Still, there's no reason to panic. No way their tour guide would just leave them. All alone. In a gloomy old prison tower. No way they'd get locked inside. After dark. With those eerie sounds. And a strange dark figure who wants them...dead.
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Series: Classic Goosebumps Welcome to Dead House (Classic Goosebumps #13) Paperback R. L. Stine 9780545158886 $7.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Feb 01, 2010

Enter at your own risk: The first ever Goosebumps. Now with creepy bonus features!11-year-old Josh and 12-year-old Amanda just moved into the oldest and weirdest house on the block--the two siblings think it might even be haunted! But of course, their parents don't believe them. You'll get used to it, they say. Go out and make some new friends. But the creepy kids are not like anyone Josh and Amanda have ever met before. And when they take a shortcut through the cemetery one night, Josh and Amanda learn why.
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Series: Classic Goosebumps Welcome to Camp Nightmare (Classic Goosebumps #14) Paperback R. L. Stine 9780545158893 $7.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Apr 01, 2010

It's the little camp of horrors! Now with bonus materials!Next summer you'll stay home...if you survive!The food isn't great. The counselors are a little strange. And the camp director seems demented. Billy can handle all that. But then strange things start to happen after dark, his parents won't answer his letters, and his fellow campers start to disappear. What's going on? Camp Nightmoon is turning into Camp Nightmare! And Billy might be next.
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Series: Classic Goosebumps Ghost Beach (Classic Goosebumps #15) Paperback R. L. Stine 9780545178037 $7.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Jun 01, 2010

Get Goosebumps with the startling repackage of a best-selling classic. No swimming. No surfing. No haunting.Jerry can't wait to explore the dark, spooky old cave he found down by the beach. Then the other kids tell him a story. A story about a ghost who is three hundred years old. A ghost who comes out when the moon is full. A ghost . . . who lives deep inside the cave! Jerry knows it's just another silly made-up ghost story . . . isn't it?!
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Series: Classic Goosebumps You Can't Scare Me! (Classic Goosebumps #17) Paperback R. L. Stine 9780545177962 $7.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Oct 01, 2010

Get Goosebumps with the startling repackage of a best selling classic. Scared yet? Now with bonus materials!Courtney is a total show-off. She thinks she's so brave; and she's always making Eddie and his friends look like wimps. But now Eddie's decided he's had enough. He's going to scare Courtney once and for all. And he's come up with the perfect plan to do it.Eddie's going to lure Courtney down to Muddy Creek. Because he knows that she actually believes those silly rumors about the monsters. That there are Mud Monsters living deep inside... + Read More
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Series: Classic Goosebumps The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight (Classic Goosebumps #16) Paperback R. L. Stine 9780545178013 $7.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Aug 01, 2010

The best-selling scare series of all time brings you a thrilling repackage of the field of screams!Jodie loves visiting her grandparents' farm. Okay, so it's not the most exciting place in the world. Still, Grandpa tells great scary stories. And Grandma's chocolate chip cookies are the best.But this summer the farm has really changed. The cornfields are sparse. Grandma and Grandpa seem worn out. And the single scarecrow has been replaced by twelve evil-looking ones.Then one night Jodie sees something really odd. The scarecrows seem to be m... + Read More
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Series: Classic Goosebumps Return of the Mummy (Classic Goosebumps #18) Paperback R. L. Stine 9780545177948 $7.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Dec 01, 2010

Get Goosebumps with the startling repackage of a best selling classic. Now with bonus materials!After last year's scary adventure, Gabe's a little nervous about being back in Egypt. Back near the ancient pyramids. Back where he saw all those creepy mummies.Then he learns about an Egyptian superstition. A secret chant that is supposed to bring mummies back to life. Gabe's uncle says it's just a hoax.But now it sounds like something's moving in the mummy's tomb.No way a couple of dumb words can wake the dead.Can they?
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Series: Classic Goosebumps Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes (Classic Goosebumps #19) Paperback R. L. Stine 9780545298353 $7.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Apr 01, 2011

Get Goosebumps with the startling repackage of a best selling classic. Now with bonus materials!Two pink flamingos. A whole family of plaster skunks. Joe Burton's dad loves those tacky lawn ornaments. But then he brings home two ugly lawn gnomes. And that's when the trouble starts.Late at night, When everyone's asleep. Someone's creeping in the garden. Whispering nasty things. Smashing melons. Squashing tomatoes. No way two dumb old lawn ornaments could be causing all the trouble? Is there?
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Series: Classic Goosebumps Phantom of the Auditorium (Classic Goosebumps #20) Paperback R. L. Stine 9780545298360 $7.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Jun 01, 2011

Get Goosebumps with the startling repackage of a bestselling classic. Now with bonus materials!Brooke's best friend, Zeke, has been given the lead role in the school play, "The Phantom." Zeke's totally into it. He loves dressing up in the grotesque phantom costume. And scaring the other members of the cast. Brooke thinks Zeke's getting a little too into it. But then really scary things start happening. A message appears on a piece of scenery: "The Phantom Strikes!" A stage light comes crashing down.Is someone trying to ruin the play?Or is ... + Read More
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Series: Classic Goosebumps Vampire Breath (Classic Goosebumps #21) Paperback R. L. Stine 9780545298377 $7.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Aug 01, 2011

Get Goosebumps with the startling repackage of a bestselling classic. Now with bonus materials!Tough. That's Freddy Martinez and his friend, Cara. They're not afraid of anything. But that was before they went exploring in Freddy's basement. Before they found the secret room. Before they found the bottle of Vampire Breath.Poor Freddy and Cara. They should have never opened that bottle of Vampire Breath. Because now there's a vampire in Freddy's basement. And he's very, very thirsty....
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Series: Classic Goosebumps Stay Out of the Basement (Classic Goosebumps #22) Paperback R. L. Stine 9780545298384 $7.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Nov 01, 2011

Get Goosebumps with the startling repackage of a best selling classic. Now with bonus materials!Dr. Brewer is doing a little plant-testing in his basement. Nothing to worry about. Harmless, really. But Margaret and Casey Brewer are worried about their father. Especially when they...meet...some of the plants he is growing down there. Then they notice that their father is developing plantlike tendencies. In fact, he is becoming distinctly weedy-and seedy. Is it just part of their father's "harmless" experiment? Or has the basement turned int... + Read More
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Series: Classic Goosebumps A Classic Goosebumps #23: A Shocker on Shock Street Paperback R L Stine 9780545828789 $7.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Apr 28, 2015

All the classic Goosebumps creatures get a monster makeover! Goosebumps movie in theatres October 16, 2015! Erin Wright and her best friend, Marty, love horror movies. Especially Shocker on Shock Street movies. All kinds of scary creatures live on Shock Street. The Toadinator. Ape Face. The Mad Mangler. But when Erin and Marty visit the new Shocker Studio Theme Park, they get the scare of their lives. First their tram gets stuck in The Cave of the Living Creeps. Then they're attacked by a group of enormous praying mantises! Real life is a wh... + Read More
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Series: Classic Goosebumps Classic Goosebumps #24: Let's Get Invisible! Paperback R L Stine 9780545828796 $7.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Apr 28, 2015

All the classic Goosebumps creatures get a monster makeover! Goosebumps movie in theatres October 16, 2015! On Max's birthday, he finds a kind of magic mirror in the attic. It can make him invisible. So Max and his friends start playing "now you see me, now you don't." Until Max realizes that he's losing control. Staying invisible a little too long. Having a harder and harder time coming back. Getting invisible is turning into a very dangerous game. The next time Max gets invisible, will it be...forever?
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Series: Classic Goosebumps Night of the Living Dummy 2 (Classic Goosebumps #25) Paperback R. L. Stine 9780545828802 $7.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Apr 28, 2015

The original series from the Master of Fright--now a major motion picture in theaters October 16, 2015!The original books featuring the scariest creatures from the Goosebumps movie, in theaters October 16, 2015!Amy's ventriloquist dummy, Dennis, has lost his head…for real. So Amy begs her family for a new dummy. That's when her dad finds Slappy in a local pawnshop. Slappy's kind of ugly, but at least his head stays on!Amy loves practicing her new comedy routine. It's like this dummy knows what she's thinking. Like he can move by himself. A... + Read More
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Series: Classic Goosebumps Classic Goosebumps #26: Night of the Living Dummy 3 Paperback R L Stine 9780545828819 $7.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Apr 28, 2015

All the classic Goosebumps creatures get a monster makeover! Goosebumps movie in theatres October 16, 2015! Trina O'Dell's dad used to have a ventriloquist act. That's why he has all those dummies in the attic. He calls it his Dummy Museum. There's a dummy with freckles. And one with a sneer just like Rocky. Trina and her brother, Dan, think the dummies are pretty cool. But now there are voices in the attic. And dummies keep showing up in the strangest places. No way those dummies could be alive...right?
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Series: Classic Goosebumps The Classic Goosebumps #27: The Abominable Snowman of Pasadena Paperback R L Stine 9780545828826 $7.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Apr 28, 2015

All the classic Goosebumps creatures get a monster makeover! Goosebumps movie in theatres October 16, 2015! Jordan Blake and his sister, Nicole, are sick of the hot weather in Pasadena, California. Just once they'd like to have a real winter with real snow. And then it happens. The Blakes are taking a trip to Alaska! Mr. Blake has been asked to photograph a mysterious snow creature there. Poor Jordan and Nicole. They just wanted to see snow. But now they're being chased by a monstrous creature. A big furry-faced creature known as the Abomina... + Read More
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Series: Classic Goosebumps The Classic Goosebumps #28: The Blob That Ate Everyone Paperback R L Stine 9780545828833 $7.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Apr 28, 2015

All the classic Goosebumps creatures get a monster makeover! Goosebumps movie in theatres October 16, 2015! A famous horror writer. That's what Zackie Beauchamp wants to be. He's writing a story about a giant blob monster. A pink, slimy creature who eats up an entire town! Then Zackie finds the typewriter. In a burned-down antiques store. He takes it home and starts typing. But there's something really odd about that typewriter. Something really dangerous. Because now every scary word Zackie writes is starting to come true
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Series: Classic Goosebumps The Classic Goosebumps #29: The Ghost Next Door Paperback R L Stine 9780545828840 $7.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Apr 28, 2015

All the classic Goosebumps creatures get a monster makeover! Goosebumps movie in theatres October 16, 2015! Hannah's neighborhood has gotten a little--weird. Ever since that new boy moved in next door. But when did he move in? Wasn't the house empty when Hannah went to sleep the night before? Why does it still look so deserted? Hannah can't get any answers from her new neighbor. He just keeps disappearing in the oddest ways. And he's so pale... Is Hannah being haunted by... ...the ghost next door?
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Series: Classic Goosebumps The Classic Goosebumps #30: The Haunted Car Paperback R L Stine 9780545828857 $7.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Apr 28, 2015

All the classic Goosebumps creatures get a monster makeover! Goosebumps movie in theatres October 16, 2015! Mitchell Moinian tried to do some homework. But he kept jumping up and going to his bedroom window to peer down at the car. A streetlight made the chrome bumpers sparkle and the sleek blue body glow. Mitchell couldn't resist. He had to sit in the car. Holding his breath, he crept down the stairs and out the front door. He stepped around to the driver's side of the car and grabbed the handle. "Go ahead," a voice whispered. "Climb in." ... + Read More
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Series: Classic Goosebumps Classic Goosebumps #31: Attack of the Graveyard Ghouls Paperback R L Stine 9780545828864 $7.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Apr 28, 2015

All the classic Goosebumps creatures get a monster makeover! Goosebumps movie in theatres October 16, 2015! The fog shimmered up over the dark grass, over the bent, scraggly trees. Covering the hill, covering the old graveyard. Spencer Levy heard the horrifying moan. Through the windowpane, he heard a long, low moan floating from the hill. Human and animal at the same time. So cold. So sad. So near...
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Series: Classic Goosebumps The Headless Ghost (Classic Goosebumps #33) Paperback R. L. Stine 9781338318630 $8.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Jul 31, 2018

The original series from the Master of Fright -- now a major motion film with a sequel premiering on October 12, 2018!THEY'VE GOT A REAL HEAD START…Everyone knows about Hill House. It's the biggest tourist attraction in town. That's because it's haunted. Haunted by the ghost of a 13 year-old boy. A boy with no head!Duane and Stephanie love Hill House. It's dark. And creepy. And totally scary. Still, they've never actually seen the ghost. Until the night they decide to go on a search. A search for his head...
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Series: The Classic Goosebumps #34: The Haunted Mask II Paperback R L Stine 9781338318654 $8.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Jul 31, 2018

Reader beware—it's the original scare! Revisit these classic, bone-tingling Goosebumps favourites . . . if you dare!Just Call Him Prune Face!Steve Boswell will never forget Carly Beth's Halloween mask. It was so gross. So terrifying. But this year Steve wants to have the scariest costume on the block. So he gets a mask from the same store where Carly Beth got hers. It looks like a creepy old man. With stringy hair. A wrinkled face. And spiders crawling out of the ears! Steve's definitely got the scariest mask around. Too bad he's starting to fe... + Read More
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Series: Classic Goosebumps Bride of the Living Dummy (Classic Goosebumps #35) Paperback R. L. Stine 9781338318678 $8.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Jul 31, 2018

The original series from the Master of Fright -- now a major motion film with a sequel premiering October 12, 2018!IT'S A MATCH MADE IN HORROR!When Slappy, the world's most evil ventriloquist dummy, shows up after being abandoned by his previous owner, things start to go wrong around the house. But this time Slappy may have met his match. There's another bad doll who loves to make a mess of things. Everyone better watch out for this imperfect couple.
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Series: Classic Goosebumps Classic Goosebumps #36: Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns Paperback R L Stine 9781338318685 $8.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Jul 31, 2018

Reader beware-it's the original scare! Revisit these classic, bone-tingling Goosebumps favourites . . . if you dare!Pumpkin Power!Nothing beats Halloween. It's Drew Brockman's favorite holiday. And this year will be awesome. Much better than last year. Or the year Lee and Tabby played that joke. A nasty practical joke on Drew and her best friend, Walker. Yes, this year Drew and Walker have a plan. A plan for revenge. It involves two scary pumpkin heads. But something's gone wrong. Way wrong. Because the pumpkin heads are a little too scary. A l... + Read More
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Series: Deadly Disasters (True Hauntings #1) Paperback Dinah Williams 9781338355840 $7.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Jul 07, 2020

Scary stories of thrilling survival ... and restless spirits.Disasters can strike anytime, anywhere, leaving death and destruction in their wake. But what can also be left behind? Ghosts.In True Hauntings: Deadly Disasters, veteran ghost writer Dinah Williams explores the stories and alleged hauntings of some of the deadliest catastrophes in history, from lost souls left behind in the 2011 Japanese tsunami to a headless ghost frightening miners deep underground.With historical photos and sidebars that are equal parts educational and terrif... + Read More
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Series: Finders Creepers (Half Past Peculiar, Book 1) Hardcover Derek Fridolfs 9781338254464 $19.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Jul 07, 2020

Meet the Fetch Twins and their menagerie of pets as they unlock a mysterious portal to limitless worlds in this one of a kind series from the New York Times bestselling graphic novel team of Dustin Nguyen and Derek Fridolfs.Twins Atticus and Esmeralda Fetch are the best pet finders in Thorns Hollow -- a town where people have a lot of pets, and those pets often get lost. But when a lost dog leads them to an old, Victorian house on the edge of town, the twins find their world turned upside down. This creepy house contains a portal that lead... + Read More
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Series: Bury Me Paperback K. R. Alexander 9781338338799 $8.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Jul 07, 2020

You can't keep a dead doll down in this creepy new novel from the author of The Collector.Some dolls never die.No one ever leaves Copper Hollow. It's a town with a deadly history . . . but nobody ever talks about it.Kimberly thinks there might be something strange going on. She's not sure what - until the menacing doll appears with two words written across its clothes:BURY MEKimberly and her friends try to destroy the doll . . . but every time they think it's gone, it comes back again. Is there any way to rid themselves of the evil once a... + Read More
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Series: Scare Me Paperback K. R. Alexander 9781338338812 $8.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Jul 07, 2020

A haunted house has come to life in this spine-tingling novel from the author of The CollectorThey've lost control of the haunted house.Every year, the town of Happy Hills holds its haunted house contest. In a spooky old manor, teams of kids come up with new ways to frighten people. The scariest team wins.But this year, all the teams are going to lose. Because this year the house itself has awakened . . . and it won't be happy until it's devoured all the people inside. What started out as a game has turned into something much more deadly.I... + Read More
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Series: Happily Ever Afterlife #1: Ghostcoming! Paperback Orli Zuravicky 9780545932561 $7.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Jul 25, 2017

Lucy might be a ghost, but she still has to face the scariest place on earth: middle school! Lucy has just joined the afterlife, and as a brand-new ghost she's mostly see-through, not able to stand or sit normally, stuck in the ballet clothes she was wearing before she crossed over . . . and stuck in middle school. Can't a ghost get a break? But then the cutest (ghost) boy she's ever seen turns out to be her very own guide to school, and things start looking brighter. Maybe she's not quite solid yet, but Lucy is definitely going to make this... + Read More
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Series: Happily Ever Afterlife #2: Crushed Paperback Orli Zuravicky 9780545932578 $7.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Jul 25, 2017

Lucy might be a ghost, but she still has to face the scariest place on earth: middle school!Even ghost girls can create a lot of drama at Limbo Central Middle School!Lucy is ready for her next challenge at Limbo Central Middle School: joining a club. Or actually, forming one. Lucy and her best friend, Cecily, were awesome ballet dancers in life, so obviously they can start a Dance Club in the afterlife!Not according to Georgia Sinclaire. The head of the cheerleading squad wants to forbid cheerleaders from even trying out for Lucy and Cecily's c... + Read More
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Series: Confusion Is Nothing New Hardcover Paul Acampora 9781338209990 $22.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 May 29, 2018

What's a girl to do when she finds out her late mother was the lead singer of an '80s cover band, Cyndi Lauper is Not Dead? A hilarious MG by an author who's been compared to Peck, Gantos, and Bauer.Ellie Magari just learned that her mother is dead. Perhaps that would be sad if Ellie had ever met the woman. Exactly who was Ellie's mom? Does it even matter that she's gone? Perhaps a dead mom can still help Ellie figure out what it means to be a girl in the world today. Either way, Ellie wouldn't mind a role model beyond her master chef Dad.... + Read More
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Series: How to Avoid Extinction Hardcover Paul Acampora 9780545899062 $22.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Sep 27, 2016

For fans of Gary Schmidt and Joan Bauer, a laugh-out-loud intergenerational road trip story from acclaimed author Paul Acampora!Since the death of his grandfather, Leo's number one chore has been to chase after his grandmother who seems to wander away from home every few days. Now, Gram's decided to roam farther than ever. And despite his misgivings, Leo's going along for the ride. With his seventeen-year-old cousin, Abbey, and an old, gassy dog named Kermit, Leo joins Gram in a big, old Buick to leave their Pennsylvania home for a cross-c... + Read More
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Series: The Collector Paperback K. R. Alexander 9781338212242 $8.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Aug 28, 2018

A spooky doll story filled with thrills and chills, for fans of Mary Downing Hahn and Neil Gaiman.Josie always liked visiting her grandmother's house. But when she's forced to move there, she starts to feel like something is a little . . . off. Her grandmother has some very strange rules:Never leave your windows open after dark.No dolls in the house.Never, ever go by the house in the woods.A little spooked, Josie is relieved to find that her school seems pretty normal. She even manages to make friends with a popular girl named Vanessa. Whe... + Read More
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Series: The Fear Zone Paperback K R Alexander 9781338577174 $9.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Sep 03, 2019

If you don't stand up to your fears,they will destroy you.When five kids are invited to a cemetery at midnight, they think it's just a prank. When they find a gravestone that instructs them to dig up a grave, they think it's just a joke.It's no joke.An evil force is unleashed - a force that takes the shape of their worst fears.A shark in the water.A ghost in the walls.A nightmare of being buried alive.A snake about to strike.A sinister clown waiting in the woods.Once these fears are released, they won't go away. Not without a fight. . . .
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Series: The Undrowned Paperback K. R. Alexander 9781338540529 $9.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Feb 01, 2020

In too deadly.In too deep.Samantha and Rachel used to be friends. But then Rachel betrayed Samantha . . . and Samantha decided to make her life a living nightmare.Then one day, Sam and Rachel found themselves in a fightby a lake.Samantha pushed Rachel . . . and watched as Rachel fell back.And back.Into the water. And gone.No way to save her. No way she could be alive.The next day, Rachel shows up to school as if nothing happened.And now she's the one who wants to make her former friend's life a living nightmare . . .
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Series: The Girl Who Speaks Bear Hardcover Sophie Anderson 9781338580839 $22.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Mar 03, 2020

The newest heart-expanding, magical adventure from Sophie Anderson, author of the critically acclaimed House with Chicken Legs."They call me Yanka the Bear. Not because of where I was found. Only a few people know about that. They call me Yanka the Bear because I am so big and strong."Discovered in a bear cave as a baby, 12-year-old Yanka dreams of knowing who she really is. Although Yanka is happy at home with her loving foster mother, she feels out of place in the village where the other children mock her for her unusual size and strengt... + Read More
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Series: The House With Chicken Legs Paperback Sophie Anderson 9781338209976 $9.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Feb 04, 2020

All 12-year-old Marinka wants is a friend. A real friend. Not like her house with chicken legs. Sure, the house can play games like tag and hide-and-seek, but Marinka longs for a human companion. Someone she can talk to and share secrets with.But that's tough when your grandmother is a Yaga, a guardian who guides the dead into the afterlife. It's even harder when you live in a house that wanders all over the world . . . carrying you with it. Even worse, Marinka is being trained to be a Yaga. That means no school, no parties--and no playmat... + Read More
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Series: Chasing Vermeer (Scholastic Gold) Paperback Blue Balliett 9780439372978 $9.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 May 01, 2005

This bewitching first novel is a puzzle, wrapped in a mystery, disguised as an adventure, and delivered as a work of art.Chasing Vermeer joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!When a book of unexplainable occurences brings Petra and Calder together, strange things start to happen: Seemingly unrelated events connect; an eccentric old woman seeks their company; an invaluable Vermeer painting disappears. Before they know it, the two find themselves at the center of an... + Read More
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Series: Hold Fast Paperback Blue Balliett 9780545299893 $7.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Jan 27, 2015

From New York Times bestseller Blue Balliett, the story of a girl who falls into Chicago's shelter system. Where is Early's father? He's not the kind of father who would disappear. But he's gone . . . and he's left a whole lot of trouble behind. As danger closes in, Early, her mom, and her brother have to flee their apartment. With nowhere else to go, they are forced to move into a city shelter. Once there, Early starts asking questions and looking for answers. Because her father hasn't disappeared without a trace. There are patterns and rhyth... + Read More
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Series: Out of the Wild Night Paperback Blue Balliett 9780545867573 $9.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 May 14, 2019

Ghosts are alive on the island of Nantucket. You can hear them in the wind, and in the creaks of the old homes. They want to be remembered. And, even more, they want to protect what was once theirs. The ghosts seem to have chosen a few local kids to be their messengers -- and to help save the island. But in this mystery, the line between those who haunt and those who are haunted is a thin one -- and the past and the present must come to terms with one another in order to secure the future.
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Series: Scholastic Press Novels Pieces and Players Paperback Blue Balliett 9780545299916 $9.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Apr 26, 2016

New York Times bestselling author Blue Balliett's all-new Calder mystery - now in paperback! Thirteen extremely valuable pieces of art have been stolen from one of the most secretive museums in the world. A Vermeer has vanished. A Manet is missing. And nobody has any idea where they and the other eleven artworks might be . . . or who might have stolen them. THE PLAYERS Calder, Petra, and Tommy are no strangers to heists and puzzles. Now they've been matched with two new sleuths - Zoomy, a very small boy with very thick glasses, and Early, a ... + Read More
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Series: Stress Less: Tips and Tools to Help You Chill Paperback Helaine Becker 9781443148702 $6.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 13 Jun 26, 2018

More tips and tools for the anti-stress tool kit! Kids today experience high levels of stress. With so much of their daily activity charted for them, they often feel overwhelmed and out of control. In this light and fun collection, kids will find a variety of time-tested and scientifically proven methods for dealing with stress. Tips cover physical, emotional, social and just-plain-fun techniques. The breezy style that lets kids flip around in the book and choose whatever seems to suit at the moment. This companion to the highly successful Don'... + Read More
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Series: You Got This!: 100 Tips for Being Your Stress-Free Best Paperback Helaine Becker 9781443170451 $6.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 13 Sep 03, 2019

Find out how to be your stress-free best and live an awesome life! You Got This! provides kids ages 8 and up with 100 positive suggestions for adding fun to each and every day, contributing to their own well-being, and developing the habits of successful people. Tips include energy boosters, social skill enhancers, confidence builders, and task managers. A perfect companion to Don't Stress and Stress Less, this book is a reassuring reminder to kids that they have the tools to deal with all of life's hurdles.
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Series: Dear Dumb Diary Let's Pretend This Never Happened (Dear Dumb Diary #1) Paperback Jim Benton 9780439629041 $8.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Jul 01, 2004

Take a peek inside the diaries of Jamie Kelly! She's cool (sometimes), nice (mostly), and funny (always). Kid-friendly humor & art, along w/JKBenton's signature style make this series a standout!Read the hilarious, candid (& sometimes mean) diaries of Jamie Kelly, who promises that everything in her diary is true...or at least as true as it needs to be. In this book, Jamie contends with Angeline, the school's prettiest, most popular girl (who Jamie thinks is a goon!) and the impending visit of her troll-like little cousin. Will Jamie... + Read More
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Series: Dear Dumb Diary My Pants Are Haunted (Dear Dumb Diary #2) Paperback Jim Benton 9780439629058 $8.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10 Oct 01, 2004

Read the hilarious, candid (and sometimes not-so-nice), diaries of Jamie Kelly, who promises that everything in her diary is true -- or at least as true as it needs to be.They were just a soft, ordinary pair of thrift-shop jeans until Jamie Kelly tried them on . . . Then they became a tight, scratchy, slightly smelly, and utterly ordinary pair of thrift-shop jeans with an embarrassing haunting problem. Do the pants have the power to soothe a vengeful beagle, vanquish The Prettiest Girl in the World, or make the wearer irresistible to the e... + Read More
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Series: Dear Dumb Diary Am I the Princess or the Frog? (Dear Dumb Diary #3) Am I The Princess Or The Frog? Paperback Jim Benton 9780439629072 $8.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Jun 01, 2005

Read the hilarious, candid (and sometimes not-so-nice), diaries of Jamie Kelly, who promises that everything in her diary is true -- or at least as true as it needs to be.Jamie is crushing on Hudson. Someone too-gross-to-be- named is crushing on Jamie. And Hudson is crushing on . . . Princess Turd of Turdsylvania (a.k.a. The Prettiest Girl in the World). Middle school may be grim, but it's no fairy tale. And crazy doesn't even begin to cover it.
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Series: Dear Dumb Diary Never Do Anything, Ever (Dear Dumb Diary #4) Never Do Anything, Ever Paperback Jim Benton 9780439629089 $8.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Nov 01, 2005

Read the hilarious, candid (and sometimes not-so-nice), diaries of Jamie Kelly, who promises that everything in her diary is true...or at least as true as it needs to be.Her best friend's a backstabber. Her worst enemy is a sweetheart. And her dog is just waiting for the right moment to seek his revenge. Why should Jamie even bother going to school? Why not? After a run-in with Mega-Popular Angeline, aka Pure Evil, Jamie reforms her selfish ways & becomes the decent human being she never thought she could be. But she quickly realize... + Read More
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Series: Dear Dumb Diary Can Adults Become Human? (Dear Dumb Diary #5) Paperback Jim Benton 9780439796217 $8.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 May 01, 2006

Read the hilarious, candid (and sometimes not-so-nice), diaries of Jamie Kelly, who promises that everything in her diary is true...or at least as true as it needs to be.Dear Dumb Diary,My social studies teacher, Mr. VanDoy, never smiles. I know that's hard to believe, because everybody smiles about something, right?Isabella smiles when her brothers get in trouble. Angeline smiles when she thinks about how much prettier she is than, like, a waterfall or a unicorn. I smile when I think about a unicorn kicking Angeline over a waterfall. But... + Read More
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Series: Dear Dumb Diary The Problem with Here Is That it's Where I'm From (Dear Dumb Diary #6) Paperback Jim Benton 9780439796224 $8.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Jul 01, 2007

Everyone's favorite Mackerel Middle-Schooler, Jamie Kelly, is back with another hilarious, candid (and sometimes not-so-nice) diary!There's a new girl in at Mackerel Middle School.Colette is friendly, fabulous, smart, totally talented, and an all-around amazing individual. She is more brilliantly diabolical than Isabella, as blindly loyal as Stinker, and even harder-to-resist than Angeline. It's enough to make Jamie throw up a little. And Jamie just can't help but wonder: Is it humanly possible for a girl to be more perfectly perfect than... + Read More
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Series: Dear Dumb Diary Never Underestimate Your Dumbness (Dear Dumb Diary #7) Paperback Jim Benton 9780439825962 $8.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Mar 01, 2008

Sneak a peek inside the NY Times bestselling diary of Jamie Kelly, who promises that everything she writes is true -- or at least as true as it needs to be.Dear Dumb Diary,Isabella is probably right. She almost always is. When I think back on all the things I've seen Angeline do, the one thing they have in common is that they're all dumb. (They're all strawberry-scented, too, but I think that's just her conditioner -- although her body might actually secrete its own strawberry scent.)But of all the dumb things she's ever done, this has g... + Read More
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Series: Dear Dumb Diary It's Not My Fault I Know Everything (Dear Dumb Diary #8) Paperback Jim Benton 9780439825979 $8.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Mar 01, 2009

New York Times Bestselling author Jamie Kelly is back with another hilarious, candid, and sometimes not-so-nice diary!Dear Dumb Diary,I went back and read some of my very oldest diaries. The entries say things like "I eated salad dressing" and "I got a Barbie shoe stuck in Stinker's nose again" and "The vet was mean to me about the Barbie shoe so I tried to bite him but vets are quick at not getting bit because dogs try all the time but dogs don't usually kick so I did that."What amazed me was just how dumb I used to be, considering how sm... + Read More
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Series: Dear Dumb Diary That's What Friends Aren't For (Dear Dumb Diary #9) Paperback Jim Benton 9780545116121 $8.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Jan 01, 2010

Bestselling author Jamie Kelly is back with an all-new, all-funny diary! But she has no idea that anybody is reading it. So please, please, please don't tell her.Dear Dumb Diary,So now I'm friends with Angeline. This is automatic friendship, and I have to just accept it and make the best of things. See, if I objected, then Aunt Carol might divorce Angeline's uncle, sending both of them tumbling into a deep pit of depression for the rest of their lives, and Angeline could wind up feeling so guilty that she would have to go be locked up in... + Read More
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Series: Dear Dumb Diary The Worst Things in Life Are Also Free (Dear Dumb Diary #10) Paperback Jim Benton 9780545116145 $8.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Jun 01, 2010

Bestselling author Jamie Kelly is back with an all-new, all-funny diary! But she has no idea that anybody is reading it. So please, please, please don't tell her.School's out for the summer, and that means no more Meat Loaf Thursdays, Sunday homework-cramming, or teachers (way way unsuccessfully) trying to act cool. It also means that certain Mackerel Middle Schoolers have a lot of time on their hands . . . and seriously empty pockets. Isabella is going to change all that. And Jamie and Angeline are going to help --- whether they like... + Read More