All the Lovely Bad Ones

 

by Mary Downing Hahn

Travis and his sister, Corey, can’t resist a good trick-so when they learn that their grandmother’s sleepy Vermont inn has a history of ghost sightings, they decide to do a little “haunting” of their own. Scaring the guests proves to be great fun, and before long, the inn is filled with tourists and ghost hunters eager for a glimpse of the supernatural. But Travis and Corey soon find out that they aren’t the only ghosts at Fox Hill Inn. Their thoughtless games have awakened something dangerous, something that should have stayed asleep. Restless, spiteful spirits swarm the inn, while a dark and terrifying presence stalks the halls and the old oak grove on the inn’s grounds. To lay the ghosts to rest, Travis and Corey must first discover the dark history of Fox Hill and the horrors visited on its inhabitants years earlier.

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Dewey: There’s a Cat in the Library!

 

by Vicki Mayron and Bret Witter,  Steve Janes (illustrator)

When Librarian Vicki Myron finds a young kitten abandoned in the Spencer Library return box, she nurses him back to health, deciding then and there that he will be their library cat, and naming him, appropriately, Dewey Readmore Books.

Dewey loves his new home, but once he discovers the littlest library visitors-who like to chase him, pull his tail, and squeeze him extra tight-Dewey begins to wonder if he’s truly cut out for the demands of his new job.

 In the end, he is triumphant as he realizes that helping people big and small is what he is meant to do, and that by sharing his special brand of Dewey love, he can be the best library cat of all.

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The Seer of Shadows

 

by AVI

Newbery Medalist Avi weaves one of his most suspenseful and scary tales—about a ghost who has to be seen to be believed and must be kept from carrying out a horrifying revenge.

The time is 1872. The place is New York City. Horace Carpetine has been raised to believe in science and rationality. So as apprentice to Enoch Middleditch, a society photographer, he thinks of his trade as a scientific art. But when wealthy society matron Mrs. Frederick Von Macht orders a photographic portrait, strange things begin to happen.

Horace’s first real photographs reveal a frightful likeness: it’s the image of the Von Machts’ dead daughter, Eleanora.

Pegg, the Von Machts’ black servant girl, then leads him to the truth about who Eleanora really was and how she actually died. Joined in friendship, Pegg and Horace soon realize that his photographs are evoking both Eleanora’s image and her ghost. Eleanora returns, a vengeful wraith intent on punishing those who abused her.

Rich in detail, full of the magic of early photography, here is a story about the shadows, visible and invisible, that are always lurking near.

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Diary of a Wimpy KId

 

by Jeff Kinney

Check out our assortment of titles from the megabest-delling series featuring the epic, gallant, heroic (or not) Greg Heffley.

Boys don’t keep diaries – or do they?

The launch of an exciting and innovatively illustrated new series narrated by an unforgettable kid every family can relate to

It’s a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up before you’re ready are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary.

In book one of this debut series, Greg is happy to have Rowley, his sidekick, along for the ride. But when Rowley’s star starts to rise, Greg tries to use his best friend’s newfound popularity to his own advantage, kicking off a chain of events that will test their friendship in hilarious fashion.

Author/illustrator Jeff Kinney recalls the growing pains of school life and introduces a new kind of hero who epitomizes the challenges of being a kid. As Greg says in his diary, ‘Just don’t expect me to be all ‘-Dear Diary’ this and ‘-Dear Diary’ that.’ Luckily for us, what Greg Heffley says he won’t do and what he actually does are two very different things.

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Jeff Kinney

Video Game MASTER

 

The hottest trend in gaming is Gamerscores, a Web site for posting your best scores.

This book shows you how to unlock special features for today’s most popular games.

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The Ultimate More Coke or Pepsi?

 

 

Packed with great get-to-know-you-even-better questions for girls and their friends, thisis the “ultimate” edition.

You’ll find more sets of questions than ever before, bonus themed pages, and other greats stuff!

*Only at Scholastic

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The 39 Clues®

 

by Jude Watson

  A hint from their parents’ past puts Amy and Dan on the trail of secrets their grandmother Grace would NEVER have wanted them to know.

 

 Awful memories begin to crowd in on Amy, just as her enemies circle closer. How far would she go to protect Dan? How much of a Cahill is she prepared to be? Perhaps Grace was right – some secrets are better left buried.

 

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Jude Watson

Goosebumps Horrorland

 

(Assorted Titles)

Author: R L Stine

The kids who are trapped in HorrorLand thought they had reason enough to panic. That was before they reached Panic Park.

It seemed like the only way to escape the mysterious villain who’s playing puppet-master with their lives. But Panic Park is a perilous place, and it makes HorrorLand seem like HappyLand!

Now they must face their greatest fears–and team up with the unlikeliest allies–in this shocking conclusion to the ride of a lifetime.

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R L Stine (Robert Lawrence Stine)

Nic Bishop Frogs

by Nic Bishop

For the first- to third-grade set, frogs are an endless source of fascination, especially when looked at VERY close up.

 See tiny poison dart frogs and mammoth bullfrogs, as Nic Bishop’s amazing images show the beauty and diversity of frogs from around the globe.

And simple, engaging text conveys basic information about frogs — as well as cool and quirky facts. Nic Bishop Frogs is a fun and informative tour through an exciting amphibian world.

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Fast Facts About the 50 States

 

The results are in!

We held a contest to find the 10 best facts about each of the 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico and here they are!

Weird and wacky, strange and unusual, and just plain fascinating, this winning collection from the creators of America the Beautiful covers it all — geography, weather, people, places, history, culture, natural disasters, and so much more.

Prepare to be astounded!

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