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Cryptid kids volume 1
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Before she moves away to a new city, Penny wants to prove that she was truly saved from drowning by the Bawk-ness Monster but instead must rescue kidnapped cryptids from an evil collector along with Luc and K"--
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Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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From the author of Monsters Born and Made comes an action-packed South Asian inspired fantasy that will have your heart racing at every turn. Seventeen-year-old Krescent Dune is buried under the weight of her dead parents' debt and the ruinous legacy they left behind. The only way she can earn enough money to escape her unforgiving island is by battling monstrous creatures in an underground fighting pit.
After a fight goes terribly wrong, she's...
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From horror master Stephen King comes his most terror-filled tale yet... Gates Falls, Maine. When an abandoned textile mill is reopened, several employees meet mysterious deaths. The link between the killings: all occurred between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. – the Graveyard Shift. The sadistic mill foreman (Stephen Macht) has chosen a group to clean up the mill's rat-infested basement. But what the workers find is a subterranean maze of tunnels...
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Discover the timeless classic, "Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, now available as an ebook. Immerse yourself in this gripping tale. Join Victor Frankenstein and his monstrous creation on a journey that will challenge your beliefs and leave you questioning the boundaries of science and humanity. Experience the power of Shelley's prose and delve into a world where the line between man and monster blurs, in this...
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Lyli veut savoir ce qui se passe au-dessus des montagnes qui entourent sa ville surpeuplée. Elle n'a pas peur du féroce Stone-Muncher qui, selon la rumeur, vivrait dans un tunnel à proximité. Elle ne croit pas aux monstres !
Mais lorsque Lyli se lance dans son expédition, elle découvre bien plus que ce qu'elle espérait. Les légendes étaient-elles vraies depuis le début ? Et qu'y a-t-il réellement au-dessus des montagnes ?
Une histoire...
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Arlo's snotty mucky dustbin monster has escaped from the dustbin! He's hungry and ready to gobble up all the waste! But what happens to the objects which can be reduced, reused or recycled? Have you ever wondered what happens to the recyclable items you put in the coloured bins? Have you ever thought about turning an old sock into something new? Or thought about how we can reduce the amount of paper we use? The Dustbin Monster, along with Miss Grass...
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Monsters growl and snarl and groan and these silly illustrated jokes! Get kids reading AND laughing with funny monster jokes. Adam Pryce's bold illustrations add to the hilarity of monsters doing all sorts for ridiculous things. Developing readers will build confidence and story time will never be the same for your monster-loving child. Here's an example: What do sea monsters have for dinner? Fish and ships! These jokes are silly and strange and make...
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Faith has concluded that COVID-19 is actually a monster whose plan is to take over the world. Faith is a curious little girl who, like other children, has so many questions related to COVID-19. However, the adults in Faith's life do not answer her questions, which leads her to rely on her own vivid imagination to explain why her environment has changed so drastically.
Hiding from COVID-19? A Children's Story about Fighting Fear with Facts is a...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Lucy thinks her little sister, Mia, is a monster. She follows Lucy everywhere, wreaks havoc in her room, and steals her spotlight. When at last Lucy has had enough, she yells, "You little monster, GO AWAY!" But Lucy never imagines that Mia might disappear into a land of REAL monsters! What's a big sister to do?
This riotous, honest, and affectionate story will strike a wildly familiar chord with siblings of all ages!
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There are monsters in my maths book, there are monsters in the yard. There are monsters in all the classrooms, monsters make school hard. I try to wish the monsters away, but they're too hard to scare. "Wherever I am, whatever I'm doing, the monsters are always there." The monsters are with me always, they're around me every day. But with a friend by your side you can scare any monster away.
11) Memento Mori
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La raccolta di racconti di Daniel King attraversa gli indistinti paesaggi della morte, delle relazioni inasprite dalla vita, dei lati instabili della natura umana, anche dell'attrazione contemporanea della chirurgia plastica spinta ad un sorprendente estremo.
Filosoficamente acuti e dotati di un gusto per il surreale, i personaggi di questi racconti combattono con l'esistenza e con l'un l'altro mentre profonde domande li fanno volare qua e là....
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Abuelo Andrés se sienta en el sofá y le dice el nieto de Scott la historia de su juventud. En su juventud, fue seducido por el pelirrojo hermoso Irlandés bruja Samantha en el Día de San Patricio. Ella resultó ser una bruja, absorbiendo las almas de los hombres, después de que perdió su memoria.En Andrés de la juventud, hay una leyenda sobre una hermosa pelirroja Irlandesa bruja que sedujo a los hombres en los bares y luego chupó su alma fuera...
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As soon as the sun sets on Monstertown, creatures of all kinds go to work. So hop on the Ghoul Bus and see for yourself who inhabits this ghoulish town. Dr. Cyclops, Postmaster Skeleton, Frank N. Stein, Dr. Mummy, Captain Witch, and many other monster friends-including a junior monster-in-training-will welcome you with open arms!
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Just in time for Halloween, we have a funny, sweet, and slightly skewed short story by Aaron Corwin, an up-and-coming writer from Seattle.
All Mathilde wanted for her birthday was a pony. Instead, she got a demon. Sometimes growing up means learning that what you think you want is not always what you need.
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Last kids on Earth volume 7.5
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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Starring in their own epic adventure, dynamic duo Quint Baker and Dirk Savage encounter new monsters and embark on a post-apocalyptic quest for the ages.
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Evie Allen is smart-wicked smart. So smart, she's the star of her school's quiz bowl team. But something's up in the town of Devils' Pass, as usual. The team Evie must go up against is hungry for more than just the championship-they need brains to keep themselves going. It's up to Evie and her three friends to once again save the town of Devils' Pass-and maybe win the competition in the process!
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Jeff Allen needs a new phone. But for a new phone, Jeff needs money and therefore a job. When he starts working at the new cell phone shop for Mr. Vlad, he thinks he's got it made. Soon, he notices things aren't quite right. The new phones come preloaded with a game, and everyone in town-including his friends-seem obsessed. But not normal-obsessed; they're Devils' Pass obsessed, which, in his town, often leads to very bad things. Jeff has to find...
18) The Gloomy Ghost
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Acclaimed author David Lubar's Monsterrific Tales return to life with this new edition of The Gloomy Ghost that is sure to appeal to fans of his Weenies short story collections.
There's something strange going on at Washington Irving Elementary School. Kids are turning into monsters-literally!
First it was Sebastian, then Angie. Now it's little brother Rory's turn to be "monsterized!" One minute he's a normal kid hanging out in his backyard. The...
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Lil Cy and His "Monoshades" If at first, you don't succeed, try again! That's the message in this rhyming story about a Lil Cyclops who wants some new sunglasses.Lil Cy the Cyclops wants to wear cool shades like his friends, but he can't find any to fit his eye. So this clever fellow learns to make his own sunglasses. Before long, he has made far too many shades for his one lil eye! So his friend, Lil Paddy Patches, helps him find a compromise, and...
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How to Get Rid of a Monster is an absurd and wondrous picture book that asks one BIG question - just how do you get rid of a monster? Does shouting work? Are monsters scared of the dark? Can you post a monster away?
Follow Errol as he tries and fails to get rid of The Monster that appears wherever he goes - but watch out for a surprise at the end!
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