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Way Up and Over Everything

by McGill, Alice

In this retelling of a folktale, five Africans escape the horrors of slavery by simply disappearing into thin air.

Frankenstein Takes the Cake

by Rex, Adam

No one ever said it was easy being a monster. Take Frankenstein, for instance: He just wants to marry his undead bride in peace, but his best man, Dracula, is ...

Greater Estimations

by Goldstone, Bruce

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The Walls of Cartagena

by Durango, Julia

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More Bones

Scary Stories from Around the World

by Olson, Arielle North & Schwartz, Howard & Gist, E. M.

Can you escape from an evil wizard? Can you outrun a corpse? Can you learn secrets from a severed head? These terrifying questions--and many more--enliven twen...

Mogo, the Third Warthog

by Napoli, Donna Jo & Judge, Lita

Mogo may be the runt of the litter, but he's determined to make it in the tough African savanna. When he and his two brothers are cast out of their burrow in o...

Nurk

The Strange, Surprising Adventures of a (Somewhat) Brave Shrew

by Vernon, Ursula

Nurk is a quiet homebody of a shrew. But when a mysterious plea for help arrives in the mail, he invokes the spirit of his fearless warrior-shrew grandmother, ...

Winning Words

Sports Stories and Photographs

by Smith, Charles George

With their fast-paced narration and dynamic, dramatic photos, these stories are guaranteed to pump up confidence, no matter your sport of choice.Brian can’t ...

Mercy Watson Thinks like a Pig

by Dusen, Chris Van & Van Dusen, Chris

After Mercy Watson follows the delightful scent and delicious taste of the pansies her thoughtful neighbors plant to beautify their yard, animal control office...

The Penderwicks on Gardam Street

by Birdsall, Jeanne

The four Penderwick sisters are faced with the unimaginable prospect of their widowed father dating, and they hatch a plot to stop him.