Michael Dahl
Author
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Late one night, two friends hurry home after a birthday party ends. On the way, they spy a small lending library that hadn’t been there before the party. When they open the little door and browse the books, a claw reaches out and pulls the girls inside! They find themselves trapped in a dark world with a shadowy beast that has a taste for voracious readers . . .
Author
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
One night, a young student's thesaurus disappears from her bedroom. A trail of slimy footprints leads to the bedroom window, so she looks outside and sees the thesaurus down below in the grass. Then, suddenly, a colossal monster unfolds itself from the pages of the thesaurus like an origami creation gone terribly wrong. Soon, it towers above the family's house, constantly changing its form and sprouting a new weapon with each transformation! Who could...
Author
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Slate is a cliffhanger—a person who tracks down specific books on the skyscraper-like shelves deep within the Library of Doom. Slate boasts he can find any book, even the one no Librarian has been able to locate: THE SCRAWLER. To prove his worth, Slate braves the forbidden Black Shelves, a maze so dark and cold that all sound is sucked from the air—and no words can be spoken. But before Slate can locate the long-lost book, he finds more...
Author
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
A young woman finds an odd book on a bus. After reading a few pages, she becomes trapped inside the book itself. A mysterious stranger, known as the Librarian, offers to guide her to safety. But they both must watch out for the pages' poinsoned ink. Readers can discover more about this dark story than ever before in this 10th anniversary edition, complete with a never-before-published prologue and epilogue and reader support features.
Author
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Jason wishes he were taller. He wishes his arms were longer. He wishes his nose were shorter. So when Jason discovers a bottle of so-called Skeleton Lotion in a strange shop, he buys it in the hopes that it’ll give him a killer bod. Sure enough the stuff works! But after a few days of using it, Jason begins to wonder about the side effects of this killer cure. This series of Hi-Lo books is sure to chill any reluctant reader to the bone—from the...
Author
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
When a boy loses a book out of his backpack, he has no idea the pages of the book will become razor sharp paper bats. Only the Librarian put a stop to the bats' destruction. Only in this 10th Anniversary edition, readers are treated to a prologue and an epilogue along with the reading tools featured throughout the Library of Doom series.
7) Shadow Shoes
Author
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
When she discovers a pair of mysterious shoes under her bed one night, Daphne decides to try them on. Suddenly she can flit noiselessly through the house. She can move through walls, trees, and even people as if she were a phantom. But she must remove the shoes by midnight, or they will disappear forever. Learn what happens to Daphne and many others in this collection of scary tales.
Author
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Siblings Kareem and Amina are dreading a night with their neighbor and babysitter Old Mrs. Heeley. The only good thing is, she always brings cupcakes. But when they go to get a tasty treat, Kareem and Amina find that the cupcakes seem to be devouring one another. Will Kareem and Amina be able to stop the madness before the zombie cupcakes take over? This collection of scary stories will bring you the answer to that question and many others, but you...
Author
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Diego and Martin decide to skip school. They head to a nearby beach for a day filled with sun, fun, and fishing. When clouds begin to dot the sky, the two boys worry they won’t be able to work on their tans. When purple lightning strikes, they worry about getting rained on. And when tendrils emerge from a weird boater’s mouth, they worry about their lives. This series of Hi-Lo books is sure to wrap its tentacles around any reluctant reader and...
10) Electric Claw
Author
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Sarah receives a package in the mail from her recently deceased grandfather: a life-size robotic version of him! Sarah enjoys spending time with robo-grandpa, but her mom thinks the invention is creepy. One night while Sarah sleeps, her mom sends the robot to the scrap heap leaving only one hand behind. Sarah holds on to it as a memento of her beloved grandfather but like Sarah, the hand has problems letting go. This series of Hi-Lo books is sure...
11) Maze Monster
Author
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Two friends decide to sneak into an abandoned science laboratory to explore only to find that the lab isn’t at all empty. Strange security guards patrol the grounds. Even stranger, almost all of the doors inside are locked. And they keep hearing an eerie, chittering sound around every corner. When they try to leave, they realize that the place is more like a labyrinth than a laboratory, and like most labyrinths, this maze has a monster waiting at...
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Series
Language
English
Description
DC Comics' Greatest Superheroes celebrate teachers, librarians, cafeteria workers, and other heroic school figures in this superpowered picture book.
Where in the universe do the most powerful heroes assemble? School, of course! In this action-packed picture book, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and other DC Comics superheroes mirror the heroic tasks of real-life school figures. A principal leads their school toward a common goal, just like Aquaman...
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Series
Language
Español
Description
BATMAN, SUPERMAN y WONDER WOMAN tienen muchas habilidades extraordinarias. ¿Y la mejor de todas? ¡La familia! En esta nueva adición a la exitosa serie Superhéroes de DC, las diversas estructuras familiares de los héroes más grandes del mundo son un reflejo de las vidas de niños y niñas y de sus familias igualmente diversas. Con ilustraciones vívidas e imaginativas y texto poéticamente minimalista, el galardonado autor Michael Dahl (Hora...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
After school, a boy boards an odd-looking bus. Inside, the floor, the seats, and even the ceiling are covered with chewed-up wads of gum. Soon, the sticky wads grow thicker, climb higher, come alive ... and the bus windows will not open! Can the boy escape before the ooze takes control? Step aboard Michael Dahl's (LIBRARY OF DOOM and IGOR'S LAB OF FEAR) addictively creepy SCHOOL BUS OF HORRORS, where the final destination is never expected.