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Frankie is obsessed with all things paranormal. So when folks in her small Minnesota town report seeing a large, flying man with red eyes, she suspects a Mothman is on the prowl. While legends say this creepy cryptid is a sign of ill things to come, Frankie isn’t buying it.

Landon's favorite place in the whole world is The Bookworm Bookstore. But when he discovers a bunch of real bookworms, things get weird and wild—and a little scary! What are the bookworms hiding? Dig in to unearth the truth in this early chapter book.

Under the sea, Dr. Calamari’s magic show is the place to be. But when Squiggy unwillingly becomes part of the show, his magical day quickly turns into his worst nightmare! Will Squiggy be able to reverse the spell? Dive in to find out in this early chapter book.

Finde den Schatz oder gib, was dir lieb ist! Name: Amanda Black Alter: 12 Jahre Mission: gefährliche Artefakte aus dem Verkehr ziehen Status: Codeknackerin, Meisterdiebin, Superheldin. Ausgerechnet das gefährliche Amulett eines ehemaligen Verbündeten ist aus der hochgesicherten Villa Black verschwunden. Als dieser nun verlangt, sein Eigentum sehen zu dürfen, muss Amanda ihre erste Bewährungsprobe als Erbin der Familie antreten. Zusammen mit ihrem besten Freund Eric folgt sie der Spur des Artefakts bis in den Untergrund der Stadt. Doch die Suche stellt sie vor ungeahnte Herausforderungen.

Ethan keeps having the same nightmare. A huge creature stares out from the night sky and then reaches down to grab him. But it’s no dream . . . aliens have come to Ravens Pass! What peculiar plans do the extraterrestrials have in store for the odd little town? This thrilling Return to Ravens Pass tale will chill young listeners to the bone.

While on a cross-country road trip, Patrick and his family stop in Ravens Pass. They check in to the only hotel in town. But what they can’t see is the place is absolutely packed . . . with ghosts! And if the family doesn’t manage to leave by sunrise, they’ll be joining the ghouls for a never-ending stay.

Xenia thinks the forest behind her new home in Ravens Pass is creepy. She ventures in anyway, though, after her new friend Zef insists on exploring. As the girls wander between the ancient trees, the roots underfoot seem to shift and wriggle. Then they start to reach and grab. This forest isn’t just creepy. It’s hungry!

Twelve-year-old twins Raz and Kiley are headed underground, along with everyone else aboard the asteroid station. Their home is about to pass through a band of deadly space radiation, and in the lower level they'll be safe. But soon, the kids spot ghostly figures flickering in the halls. Rooms suddenly appear abandoned and rundown.

Everyone on the Starlight is in stasis—everyone except Lon. The boy has woken up, even though the spaceship's long voyage isn't complete. Stranger still, he finds odd tubes hooked into the sleeping crew, and they all look pale and sickly. And then Lon discovers the biggest problem: Mysterious creatures have come aboard, and they're hungry for blood.

Zak Nine and Erro have escaped! But now they find themselves lost in a vast forest of alien birds and deadly plants. Things grow even worse when they hear strange buzzing sounds just above the treetops attack drones! The prison guards are searching for the boys using a flock of remote bots, armed with flame-throwers and sleeping gas! Will the boys outwit the bots and find a way off Planet Alcatraz?

Editha was a queer little girl. She was rather old-fashioned, as her aunts used to call it, and was always very fond of books. Indeed, Editha perhaps read more than was quite good for her. She spent the greater part of her time in the library reading her papa’s big books and newspapers. Her most recent obsession, derived from her daily news intake, was the subject of burglars. One night, when confronted with a real-life burglar, and with the conviction that she must protect her mother from the fright of such an intruder, Editha took it upon herself to confront the unusual nocturnal visitor.

During their last adventure, Zak Nine and Erro found a mapping device in a crashed Prison ship. Following the map, the boys make their way to the Plateau of Leng, a vast desert on Planet Alcatraz. Other than an occasional giant scorpion, the boys seem to be safe on the endless sands until they spring a deadly trap! Huge rocky walls spring up from beneath the sand, grinding against each other and forming into walls, passageways, and stone cages.

After the incredible events of the last official Winterton Bee, Hope and Gordon Smith have discovered that having an extended family isn’t so bad … and maybe their famous relatives’ lives aren’t so charmed. But Hope is still hiding a secret, and it’s a big one. When Elizabeth Springer goes missing just before the Wintertons’ big Thanksgiving celebration—their first reunion since the spelling bee—Hope knows it’s time to come clean. Especially if it means saving Ms. Springer. But none of the Winterton clan wants to hear it. Worse, they accuse Hope of making up the whole story for attention.

Piper Pascal has spent her life on the Escape, a city-sized cruise liner holding all that's left of America. She does not remember the world before the Flood. All she knows is that she'll do anything to please the Godmother, the head of the Escape, the only parent Piper has ever really had.

In this high-interest novel, four young teens find themselves in serious danger during a role-playing game in a supposedly abandoned hospital.

Hace cien años, la poderosa Organización ayudó a proteger el mundo y erradicar el mal. O eso creían… cuando Mordred, el malvado hijo del Rey Arturo, vuelve de entre las sombras para intentar controlar el mundo, el Director Lennon reclutará a adolescentes que llevan en sus venas la sangre de los grandes héroes del pasado para luchar contra las fuerzas del mal.

This story started out as a science experiment to see if a cold Florida lizard would move into a birdhouse for shelter, and Slick did. Then the story played out and turned into compassion and love for Slick....

This is a collection of original, short horror stories for children (ages 8+ is recommended). In this haunted audio, you'll listen to terrifying tales of creatures, folklore, ghosts, mystical crimes & more spine-chilling spooks!

Try as they might, the McGinn family can't seem to escape from the clutches of the EXIT 13 Motel. Other guests come and go, totally unaware of the fact that Ash, Willow, and the rest of their family aren't able to leave, no matter how hard they try. But as they attempt to get to the bottom of the mystery of the Motel, things only seem to get more bizarre. Ash is hearing and seeing strange things almost every night, and Willow's attempts to learn more about Kristoff - the dark and brooding Motel receptionist - uncover a massive secret that has so far remained hidden underneath the Motel itself.

Hope Smith can't stand rich people—the dictionary magnate family the Wintertons most of all. Not since she and her twin brother, Gordon, learned that their dad was one. So when Gordon enters the family into the Winterton’s charity spelling bee, Hope wants nothing to do with it. But with their mom losing her job and the family facing eviction from the motel where they live, they desperately need the money, and it looks like Hope doesn’t have much of a choice.