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61) Scary monsters
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes stories that allude to the existence of monsters such as Loch Ness, zombies, mummies, bigfoot, and vampires; and examines facts and evidence to determine whether monsters actually exist.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
When demonic cheerleaders invade his high school, Percy Jackson hurries to Camp Half Blood, from whence he and his demigod friends set out on a quest through the Labyrinth, while the war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near.
Author
Series
Princess in Black volume 9
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Princess in Black and her friends are enjoying a day of sun and sea on Princess Sneezewort's royal boat when a real, live mermaid princess emerges from the waves! Eeeeeee! Princess Posy needs their help protecting her very cute sea goats from being eaten by a very greedy kraken. But the princesses and the Goat Avenger quickly realize that fighting underwater can be tough for land dwellers, and only the mermaid Princess Posy can save the day....
64) Eric!
Author
Publisher
Red Fox
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Eric is a little boy who sometimes gets things wrong. But Eric learns that while you can't be good at everything, sometimes it takes a little time to find out what you are good at. And when a huge monster stomps down the mountain to Eric's village, Eric just might have his chance to shine ...
65) Sword of destiny
Author
Series
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Geralt is a witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no ordinary murderer: his targets are the multifarious monsters and vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent."--
Collects short stories following the adventures of magical hero Geralt.
Author
Series
Last kids on Earth volume 2
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
A Netflix Original series!
The second book in the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling series, with over 7 million copies in print!
"Terrifyingly fun! Delivers big thrills and even bigger laughs."—Jeff Kinney, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Diary of a Wimpy Kid
The zombies are...
The second book in the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling series, with over 7 million copies in print!
"Terrifyingly fun! Delivers big thrills and even bigger laughs."—Jeff Kinney, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Diary of a Wimpy Kid
The zombies are...
68) The bath monster
Author
Publisher
Andersen Press USA
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Have you ever wondered where your dirty bath water goes? The Bath Monster slurps it up, of course!"--
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Monster may think he wants to be in a scary story, but then again . . . A hilarious return by the team that brought us Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise. Our author would like to write a funny story, but his main character -- Monster -- has a different idea. He wants to be the star of a chilling, petrifying, utterly terrifying SCARY story. But scary stories . . . well, they can be very scary -- especially for their characters! Particularly when they involve...
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Jesse Aarons is in the 5th grade and has trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school. He becomes upset when new classmate Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and some other striking differences, the two become fast friends. Together, they create Terabithia where they rule as king and queen and is a land filled with monsters, trolls, ogres, and giants. This friendship helps Jesse cope with a tragedy that makes him...
Author
Series
Carrion City duology volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Julie is a coked-up, burnt-out thirty-year-old whose only retirement plan is dying early. She's been trying to establish herself in the NYC magic scene, and she'll work the most gruesome gigs, exorcize the nastiest demons, and make deals with the cruelest gods to claw her way to the top. But nothing can prepare her for the toughest job yet: when her best friend, Sarah, shows up at her door in need of help. Keeping Sarah safe becomes top priority....
Author
Series
Goosebumps (Graphix) volume 4
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A collection of short graphic novels featuring characters from famous "Goosebumps" stories includes "Ghost Beach," in which two siblings investigate a local legend and discover a terrible secret about their family.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
While the kids plan their next move, an unexpected threat emerges and June gets separated from her friends, dragged miles away from Wakefield to a town overgrown with monstrous vines and never-before-seen creatures. Drawing on her post-apocalyptic survival and action skills--and with the help of some odd new companions--June attempts to make her way back home. But not before she uncovers critical information about the mysterious "Tower." Information...
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