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Something moved at an upstairs window.... Nothing ever happens in the tiny village of Coney Cley. At least, that's what eleven-year-old Josh and his sister, Jinty, think. Until their trip down Shadows Lane. For there, within the walls of an isolated, crumbling cottage, something - someone - is hiding. Josh and Jinty are about to discover a shocking secret, which they must keep hidden at all costs.... A tense, fantastically gripping tale from Carnegie Award-winning author Robert Swindells.

When JJ Jacobson convinced his mom to accept a surprise invitation to an all-expenses-paid weekend getaway at the illustrious Barclay Hotel, he never imagined that he'd find himself in the midst of a murder mystery. He thought he was in for a run-of-the-mill weekend ghost hunting at the most haunted spot in town, but when he arrives at the Barclay Hotel and his mother is blamed for the hotel owner's death, he realizes his weekend is going to be anything but ordinary.

Jules' family moves into an old abandoned house. Her parents love it, but she's frightened and feels a sense of foreboding. When she sees a pale face in an upstairs window, she can't stop wondering about the eerie presence on the top floor - in a room with a locked door. Her fear replaced by fascination, Jules becomes determined to make contact with the mysterious figure and to unlock the door. Past and present intersect as she and her ghostly friend discover the fate of the family who lived in the house all those many years ago.

Hörspiel-Spuk mit Uhu Schuhu: das kleine Gespenst in großer Form! Jede Nacht Punkt zwölf erwacht das kleine Gespenst... Und auf Burg Eulenstein beginnt ein Hörabenteuer untermalt von Schlüsselbundgerassel und Truhendeckelgeknarze! Frisch inszeniert, mit einem Reigen exzellenter Sprecher und eigens komponierter Musik, spukt der Kinderbuchliebling in einer kunterbunten Hörspielproduktion! Nacht für Nacht geistert das kleine Gespenst durch die Gemäuer seiner Burg oder besucht Freund Uhu Schuhu. Aber wie aufregend wäre es, die Welt einmal bei Tageslicht zu sehen!

Tom's life changed quite a bit since he inherited a Ghost Train full of living dead creatures. As the fairground is struck by mysterious earthquakes, even Mimi the ghost-girl seems to pale. Vlarad the Vampire has reason to believe that a restless poltergeist haunts the old town square. So, Tom and his undead friends have to go ghost-hunting - without anyone noticing, of course.

In Night of the Howling Hound, Joe is off on a school trip to an adventure camp, and he can't wait to put Uncle Charlie's survival tips into practice! But it's not long before he's visited by Dexter, a scruffy-looking dog, with a howling tale of woe...

For Lil, life at the Squawking Mackerel inn couldn't be more miserable. She's tasked with the sloppiest, grottiest jobs and picked on at every turn. Her only friend is Augustus Scratchy, a cantankerous crow with a habit of stealing. When the dread villain Rotten Bob Hatchet and his gang of cut-throat highwaymen begin attacking travellers on the road, things get really dire. Joining forces with a new servant boy, Ned - and armed with the contents of the inn's lost property cupboard, a pocketful of dumplings and some knicker elastic - Lil comes up with a plot to scare off Rotten Bob.

Trapped in Aunt Saffronia’s spectral house, Theo and Alexander must work together to escape, stop their newfound nemesis Essa and her henchman Edgaren’t, save Wil and their friends, find their parents, and maybe, just maybe, get things back to normal. Following the clues left behind, the twins find themselves at Siren’s Song Seaside Amusement Park. Old faces and new surprises await them in a park that was built to lure in visitors…and their secrets.

When Zack’s younger sister dies in a tragic accident, his family moves to a small town in the Northwest to try and heal from all the pain. Eleven-year-old Zack blames himself for his sister’s death, and he struggles to find any comfort in his new surroundings. Zack, at first, feels lost in Vista Point. Until he meets Ann, a girl who lives in the area and shows Zack all the special places to be discovered. But there’s something that seems a bit strange about Ann - and perhaps a secret she is keeping from him.

Öööhörbarmen, oohh, bühütte", schnieft Hugo, das "Mittelmäßig Unheimliche Gespenst" (MUG), als Tom es aus dem Keller fortscheuchen will. "Üch woiß nicht wohühün." Ein "Unglaublich Ekelhaftes Gespenst" (UEG) hat Hugo aus seiner Geister-Villa vertrieben. Gespensterjäger Tom überwindet seine Angst und beschließt, ihm zu helfen...

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.

From New York Times bestselling author R.L. Stine, the master of horror for young audiences, comes 10 new stories that are sure to leave you shivering. Stine also reads the introduction to each story! Two kids embark on a field trip to the zoo...and stumble upon a creature they never expected to meet. A boy makes a machine that puts kids in charge...but at what cost? A child is sure his new house is haunted...but is it just in his head? And each story comes with a personal introduction from Stine himself.

Finn McAllister was a normal middle school nerd - now he’s a ghost with a big mystery to solve. One minute, Finn was biking home from school, and the next, he was run off the road by a maniac in a big van. Now, he's a ghost. He can do lots of fun things, like try every ice cream flavor in the store, sneak up on people, and play as many video games as he wants. Finn even has a new ghost friend, Isabella, to show him the ropes. But he also has a lot of big questions, like: Who wanted him dead? And can he stop the maniac from striking again?

After her father's funeral, Zoe moved to the big city with her mother to start over. But change always brings trials, and life in the city is not so easy. Money is tight, and Zoe's only escape, as has always been the case, is in her dreams - a world apart from her troubled real life where she can spend time with her closest companion: her lost brother, Valentine.

Francis não tem amigos. Ele sofre bullying porque é diferente. Em casa, vive trancado no sótão, onde tem uma fabulosa coleção de bonecas vestidas com roupas que ele mesmo cria. Adora moda e pediu de aniversário uma máquina de costura. Um certo dia na escola, na hora do intervalo, Francis vai se sentar num banco, no lado mais afastado do pátio, porque prefere a solidão a ser zoado. Mas nesse dia, sentindo-se triste, ele vê alguém atravessar o gramado na sua direção. É uma menina de mais ou menos a sua idade, embora não a reconheça como aluna da escola.

Have you been looking for a way to bring the family together during stormy nights? Have you been looking for something to listen to by the campfire on your next vacation? This book is full of thrilling tales that were made to keep children invested in the story. As your kids listen to these stories, their vocabulary will grow. Many of these chapters also reinforce the morals that you have already taught your little ones.

It's the summer before middle school, and 11-year-old Bug's best friend, Moira, has decided the two of them need to use the next few months to prepare. For Moira, this means figuring out the right clothes to wear, learning how to put on makeup, and deciding which boys are cuter in their yearbook photos than in real life. But none of this is all that appealing to Bug, who doesn't particularly want to spend more time trying to understand how to be a girl. Besides, there's something more important to worry about.

Tom und seine untoten Freunde müssen das Leben einer neuen Verbündeten retten: Katzenfrau Dada altert innerhalb weniger Stunden um mehrere Jahrzehnte und droht, das letzte Ihrer neun Leben zu verlieren. Der Verdacht fällt natürlich sofort auf ihren gemeinsamen Erzfeind Zoracz und wird noch schneller zur Gewissheit. Als Tom keine andere Alternative mehr sieht, als mit Zoracz einen Handel einzugehen, findet er sich plötzlich in einem düsteren Wald wieder - ganz auf sich allein gestellt. Bis er plötzlich höchst unerwartete Hilfe erhält.

Adam and his friend are exploring the forest near Spooksville when they come across huge blocks of ice hidden among the trees. They decide to melt one of the blocks, but when they do, a strange man comes out of the ice and tries to grab them! The man has very cold hands - and his eyes aren’t too warm either. Soon there are dozens of Cold People running around Spooksville, freezing the residents. Adam and his friends have an idea that just might save the day. Or will it get them turned into human popsicles?

Every year a Halloween Ball is thrown by the Topunders for their friends in Underland. It's a big deal—excellent gloating fodder—and every Topunder family wants the honour of hosting it. Finally, it seems as though the Malign family luck has changed; this is their year. Preparations are in full swing when the Underland Mayor is ghostnapped, throwing Underland into turmoil. Worse is to come when the mayor is discovered in the Malign oubliette. It is down to Malice, Seth and Uncle Vex to prove Ma and Pa's innocence and bring the real culprits to justice.