Horror- & Geistergeschichten

BORN TO HOWLONCE A WEREWOLF ALWAYS A WEREWOLF?Fifth grader Howie Wolfner comes from a long line of hairy relatives, but lately he's found his sudden transformations into a wolfboy embarrassing. He wants to be a real boy like his friend Danny Keegan. The only question is-can he do it?Howie's other monster friends at P.S.13 are full of suggestions. C.D. Bitesky thinks an old gypsy woman might have just the right spell. Frankie Stein's computer recommends a stake through the heart at midnight. Yet it's Danny's sister Barbara and Elisa Stein who come up with the best cure for Howie's problem-by leading him on a truly hair-raising adventure!WELCOME TO P.S. 13 and the crazy classroom of THE FIFTH GRADE MONSTERS!

For eons,as many a parent can attest, many children have claimed that there are monsters that dwell under their beds, waiting for a chance to come out, grab them and devour them. Of course, most parents usually dismiss this concern as their child having an overactive imagination, but for Carol Anne Smith, that almost becomes a reality. Now her parents; Bill and Sandy Smith, who themselves have experiences with what they come to believe is a demon, must find a way to rid their house and their daughter, Carol Anne's bedroom of this unwanted creature that has taken up residence in their daughter's bedroom.

SAVE THE MONSTERS!Danny Keegan and his monster pals C.D. Bitesky, Howie Wolfner, and Elisa and Frankie Stein are thrilled when their old friend Zelda Bella-who they think may be a witch-turns up as the star of the new TV show Mother Scary''s Matinee.But Zelda Bella''s TV career may be short-lived. Weird Arthur Debarber and his Monster Mashers want to keep Brooklyn monster-free, and they''re determined to see Mother Scary off the air-and deported to Rumania.It''s up to Danny and his friends to save Zelda Bella. If the Monster Mashers succeed, they won''t stop until C.D., Howie, and the Steins have been sent back to where they came from, too!WELCOME TO P.S. 13 and the crazy classroom of THE FIFTH GRADE MONSTERS

A MICROCHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCKAll his fifth grade friends at P.S. 13 think Frankie Stein has inherited the electronic genius of his namesake, Baron Frankenstein. But Frankie isn''tso sure. When he hears his father complain about the younger generation, he knows he is being put to the test. Can Frankie prove he is as good an inventor as his ancestor-or will his disillusioned parents turn him back into spare parts?C.D. Bitesky, Howie Wolfner, Elisa Stein and Danny and Barbara Keegan are willing to do anything to help their friend. But when Frankie finds the disassembled pieces of a mechanical dog, only he can put them together-and finally bring the pet of Baron Frankenstein to life!WELCOME TO P.S. 13!

WHAT DO VAMPIRES EAT FOR THANKSGIVING?C.D. Bitesky realizes he has a big problem when his fifth-grade teacher asks everyone in class to bring in an old family recipe for a Thanksgiving celebration. Sure, his Transylvanian ancestors all had their favorite nourishment-but then vampires have such peculiar tastes!Danny Keegan, Howie Wolfner, and Elisa and Frankie Stein help C.D. stir up just the right traditional concoction. But when they feed it to the class bully, they find out that C.D.''s ancestors had more than one trick up their capes-bloodcurdling fun!WELCOME TO P.S. 13!

Fourteen of the most gruesome fairy tales from around the world are re-told for contemporary readers and restored to their original, grisly versions.

Where the impossible exists in the shadow of the ordinary...High school sophomore Kate Ryder led an ordinary, safe life - until Hell came crashing through her window. Now, she must work with Slayer Jared Ford to save herself, and navigate this new supernatural world she''s been dragged into.Demon Hunter follows Kate''s journey from being an everyday teenager, to becoming targeted by demons and having a bounty placed on her head. She becomes an apprentice of sorts of the Network - an organization existing in the shadows of society, tasked with hunting down monsters - and learns to operate with a foot on either side of the faint line that separates her world from theirs.As Kate and Jared fight supernatural forces, they uncover secrets from their pasts and must learn to trust each other... or pay the price.Perfect for fans of Supernatural, Buffy and Skulduggery Pleasant, this is a must-read if you have a good sense of humor, enjoy extraordinary adventures in an ordinary world, and have ever wondered what made that bump in the night.

THE SECRET OF DINOSAUR BOGDINOSAURS AHEAD!The Keegan family attic is full of forgotten treasures-including a weird statue of a dinosaur. When the dinosaur''s eye falls out, everyone''s luck changes for the worse. Now Dinosaur Bog is draining, ghost dinosaurs are running through Danny Keegan''s bedroom, and class bully Stevie Brickwald just showed up with his suitcase for an unexpected stay!Danny and his monster friends must solve the mystery and free Brooklyn from bad luck . . . by travelling into the past in search of dinosaurs!Join THE FIFTH GRADE MONSTERS on a trip through time!

TROLL PATROLA MONSTROUS SUMMER CAMP!The kids from P.S. 13 are enjoying their summer vacation at Camp Horrorific, but things keep disappearing from their bunks! Only Danny Keegan and his monster pals know what''s behind the creepy goings-on-trolls from the woods surrounding the camp are robbing the campers blind!The problem is, nobody believes Danny and his friends. It''s up to them to catch the trolls, but they end up snaring friendly dwarves in their troll traps instead. Can the Fifth Grade Monsters and their pint-sized allies stop the thieves and save the day-or have they stumbled into giant-sized trouble?Join THE FIFTH GRADE MONSTERS on summer vacation.

MONSTER BOYA SUPER TRIP!The fifth grade class trip to the Museum of Strange Sciences and Inventions sounded super to Danny Keegan and his monster pals. But when class bully Stevie Brickwald starts touching the museum displays, things get very weird!Danny is zapped into a different Brooklyn. Now he''s the kid with strange powers and all his friends are normal. Now he can fly like a bat, swim like a fish, and smell like a werewolf. In this wild new Brooklyn, Stevie Brickwald is a 25-foot-tall menace, and the only one who can stop him is Danny Keegan, Monster Boy!WELCOME TO P.S. 13 and the crazy classroom of the FIFTH GRADE MONSTERS!

HOW TO BE A VAMPIRE IN ONE EASY LESSONWHAT''S WORSE THAN STEVIE BRICKWALD, THE BULLY STEVIE BRICKWALD, THE VAMPIRE!When class creep Stevie starts acting friendly toward the monster kids, Danny smells a rat. Stevie says he wants C.D. Bitesky to teach him how to be a vampire. Danny''s other monster friends seem to think it''s a good idea.Danny''s not so sure. Are his friend just playing a big trick on Stevie the bully? Or could those vampire lessons really be working?Welcome to P.S. 13 and the crazy classroom of THE FIFTH GRADE MONSTERS!

WEREWOLF, COME HOMEIT''S A DOG''S LIFEWhat happens when a werewolf gets sick? He turns into a dog! When Howie Wolfner comes down with the mongrels, Danny Keegan and his monster pals are worried. What if Howie the werewolf never becomes a boy again?Danny and the Fifth Grade Monsters enlist the help of Zelda Bella, their witch friend. Maybe she knows a potion that will turn Howie into a boy. But when they take Howie to visit Zelda Bella, they find that her house has been bewitched. Can they help her undo the spell and find her potion? Or is Howie doomed to be hairy forever?WELCOME TO P.S. 13 and the crazy classroom of the FIFTH GRADE MONSTERS!

YUCKERS!  WHAT SMELLS LIKE COTTON CANDY AND GOES THUMP, THUMP, THUMP?Stevie Brickwald is so gross. He even eats Yuckers! cereal, and everyone knows it''s full of weird chemicals. Then Stevie mixes Yuckers! with a secret ingredient, and very strange things start happening at school.All the lunch milk disappears. A small pink dog is seen diving into the drinking fountain. A mysterious thumping interrupts Ms. Cosgrove''s math class.Could there really be another monster loose at P.S. 13? Danny Keegan knows that all monsters aren''t bad. After all, some of his best friends are monsters.WELCOME TO P.S. 13 and the Crazy classroom of THE FIFTH GRADE MONSTERS!

ZOMBIE TO GOWhen Danny Keegan and his monster friends at P.S. 13 hear about a new pizza parlor, they can''t wait to sample the food.Yet when they get to the restaurant, they discover that their pizza is served by dancing zombies-and that one of the zombies looks suspiciously like their beloved teacher Ms. Cosgrove!What is the secret of the Zombie Pizza Parlor? Can Ms. Cosgrove be saved? Or will she and Danny be turned into monsters too?WELCOME TO P.S. 13 and the crazy classroom of THE FIFTH GRADE MONSTERS

Eveleen Spellman has a good job, a good boyfriend-a good life. Until she starts showing symptoms of the deadly Cava-V20 virus. A new strain of the virus has the medical community baffled, and at the first sign of symptoms, Eveleen is shipped to the Hollow, a treatment facility, to be quarantined. But there is more to the virus than anyone knows, and Eveleen soon learns the horrifying truth of her condition-she''s turning into a vampire. Eveleen struggles to accept the fate the doctors tell her is inevitable, and with other patients in the Hollow, forms a plan to fight back against the so-called treatment they are being subjected to. But time is running out-if they don''t escape soon, Eveleen and her friends-along with anyone else who contracts the disease-will be lost forever.This YA book appeals to both young adults and adults alike.

Briella uses Scout''s pencils to sketch some props for their surprise Halloween party for the Gatherers. Her magic is still on the fritz and she is relying on Scout''s magic to bring her sketches off the page to 3D status. When Scout uses her magic on a picture of a scary house, the fairies are thrilled with the result.While exploring the interior of the building, Scout realises just how talented Briella is. Hidden amongst the layers are creatures drawin in intricate detail designed to scare the pants off those who come across them.An unforeseen incident causes the release of Briella''s magic, creating mayhem and terror.About the books.The House of Horrors is the second of six books in the Halloween Madness Series written by Marnie Atwell. It is a spin-off of her Starlight Investigation Series and gives her fans a more personal relationship with the main characters of those books. Readers do not need to have read the Starlight Investigation series to enjoy the Halloween Madness stories. However, they do contain spoilers for the first two books in the Starlight Investigation Series, Jealousy Monsters, and Vampire.This edition has been formatted with OpenDyslexic font, which has enhanced the reading experience for many readers with dyslexia.The Halloween Madness series ranges between 19,000 and 22,000 words. This author is Australian and uses Australian English to tell her stories.

When nightmares come to life.Scout wants to perform an experiment; create a scarecrow to see if Briella can control it once it''s animated with her magic.Briella is resistant to this idea because she is terrified of scarecrows. When her fear manifests itself through her drawings, her friends decide to take action.They coerce Briella into creating a scarecrow and she soon discovers there is more to herself than meets the eye.About this book.The Halloween Madness Series is a spin-off from the Starlight Investigation series. It provides the opportunity for a deeper connection with the main characters of the Starlight Investigation books and gives the reader a glimpse into their lives when they are not hunting and gathering monsters. These books contain spoilers for the Jealousy Monsters and Vamprie.The Spirited Scarecrow is written by an Australian author who uses Australian English to tell her stories. This is book 3 of 6 in the Halloween Madness Series. This edition is formatted with OpenDyslexic font which has enhanced the reading experience for many readers with dyslexia.This book contains 20,000 words.

Briella has a secret.Wielding magic produces some complicated issues during October for Briella. The problem is, she is unable to prepare for the consequences as they present differently, each year.When she discovers the adverse effects of shrinking a pencil to complete some drawings, she realises there could be more significant problems looming in the pumpkin patch.Can she keep this year''s consequences under control or are the townspeople about to discover some very interesting pumpkins?About the books.The Pumpkin Patch is the first of six books in the Halloween Madness Series written by Marnie Atwell. It is a spin-off of her Starlight Investigations Series and gives her fans a more personal relationship with the main characters of those books.Readers do not need to have read the Starlight Investigation Series to enjoy the Halloween Madness stories. However, they do contain spoilers for the first two books in the Starlight Investigation Series, Jealousy Monsters, and Vampire.This edition has been formatted using OpenDyslexic Font, which has enhanced the reading experience for many readers with dyslexia.The Halloween Madness books range between 19,000 and 22,000 words. The author is Australian and uses Australian English to tell her stories.