Fear is healthy, fear of ghosts is ridiculous. Who believes in ghosts anyway? This lively tale follows the journey of nine year old Ben who is big enough to trick-or-treat on his own and who is not afraid of anything...including knocking on the door of the towns haunted house at midnight on Halloween. Where he expected a fright, instead he got a treat.AP Publishing House is dedicated to creating imaginative books that help expand the mind of the children. Books like this one are intended to be read in dramatic fashion helping the parent role play and encourage imagination in the child. Children are engaged by the bright and colorful illustrations.
When Ricky Reyes dares Jeffrey to get a bloody dagger out of the old McGyver house on Halloween night, Jeffrey is counting on Max, his ghostly friend, to help him.
Ardan and Isabel Murphy are exceptional twins who, without warning, find themselves in unusual situations as they traverse the portals of time and space. Although each of the twelve escapades are complete in themselves, threads of these previous experiences are sometimes used to assist in current dilemmas. History takes a back seat as the dynamic duo are thrust into Lincoln’s assignation and the Crimean War. Criminals are brought to justice. Learning of the reality of space aliens and bigfoot will open your mind as to their actual existence, as well as, discovering the intended use of the black holes in space. Eagerness to find their place in life is complicated due to this unusual malady. They have learned they must keep these escapades secret even from their own family and friends or risk being thought of as crazy.
A Thriller with a Heart... A group of inner city delinquent boys is engaging in a horrible crime of violence, when suddenly a strange man appears. He is immediately attacked, but he defeats their aggression. He subdues them and makes them listen to scary ghost stories, throughout the night until help arrives. The unwilling audience becomes enthralled by the excitement and thrills, and the mystery, as slowly the stranger captures their hearts and minds. Finally a tale of Islamic Jihad in 12th Century Spain directly relates back to their own conflicts in the modern urban so-called “ghetto”. The tales all touch on art, and the stranger is an artist, a tortured soul whose gifts and skills transform their lives, but at a terrible cost. The characters are very real and believable, as is the harshness of their reality that is motivating their behavior. As the plot builds from crisis to crisis, the changes that occur become clear and understandable, as logical results of the driving action. The ghost stories, embedded in the plot, can stand on their own and are exciting and entertaining in their own right, but their significance is slowly revealed as the book nears its conclusion, when the meaning of all the action begins to dawn on the boys, and the reader. Readers say my book makes them cry, a lot, quite unusual for a violent thriller, which this book certainly is. It does show some insight into the mentoring process taking boys from violent, macho 15 year olds to civilized adult men. Author: The author had formal training in the Fine Arts, had been a painter, and had mentored inner city delinquent boys. The author also amassed a vast collection of antiquities from the world’s ancient cultures, each piece having its own story. These factors in the author’s life were the direct inspiration for this fearful tale of mystery and harsh reality, yet touches the heart with love.
Zack doesn’t think ghosts exist—but a haunted Halloween might change his mind in the eleventh Galaxy Zack chapter book adventure. Zack absolutely, one hundred percent does not believe in ghosts—even when his friend Drake tells him that they are real. But as Halloween nears, weird things start to happen, and Zack begins to think that he might be haunted. Can Drake help Zack solve what goes bump in the night? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Galaxy Zack chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.
In this novelization of the Goosebumps 2 movie, two kids take home an enchanted mannequin who terrorizes them by making Halloween decorations come to life. Slappy’s back! The demented dummy and all his creepy pals are back for this sequel to the hit Goosebumps movie. This time, Slappy is brought to life by two unsuspecting kids. Even scarier, Slappy starts animating Halloween masks, skeletons, even gummy bears who, once alive, threaten to take over the whole town. Will the kids be able to get Slappy and his gang of creepy friends under control? This junior novelization has all the chills, thrills, and laugh-out-loud horror of the new movie. Includes eight pages of color photos from the movie!
Legends of the Lake is a Halloween themed book. Tori and her classmates get a class project to research and present whether the local legends are based on fact or fiction. Finding an historic map leads them on an adventure that takes them into Lake St. Clair to prove one of the legends. What they find will make history.
Have you ever entertained an Angel, had an out of body experience, or encountered a miracle of paranormal proportions? These occurrences happen every day, but they are the things no one talks about. Amazingly many of them occur during the most family oriented and holy times of the year, the holidays! Haunted Holidays is a compilation of short stories that take place between Halloween and New Year's Eve. Journey into a world of limitless possibilities, unbelievable miracles, bizarre space and time rifts, and encounter spirits that cross the paths of the weary, the faithless, and the lost and help them rewrite their futures!
Life is full of challenges and decisions that could affect the rest of your life. One small decision could cost you a friendship or bring you closer together. Find out who's decisions made their lives harder and what they did to change it. Jason's life was perfect. He had more great friends than anyone could ask for, he had a wonderful family that believed in him, a brother who stood by his side at all times, and a girlfriend who loved him. No one could ask for anything more. That is until fate takes a turn for the worst and flips his world up-side-down, again. Will he be able to handle the shock or will it tear his entire family to pieces. There's only one way to find out...
The Valdier, Sarafin, and Curizan Lords had children who just cannot stop getting into trouble! There is nothing as cute or funny as magical, shapeshifting kids, and nothing as heartwarming as family. During one of her many excursions exploring the palace, Cara Truman discovers a vast underground chamber that would make a perfect Haunted House adventure for the babies. The fun kicks into high gear when the men discover what Cara has been up to and decide to test the playground first! Discover what happens when another Earth holiday is unveiled with help from a couple of mischievous Goddesses, the symbiots, and the dragonlings! A NY Times and USA Today bestselling author, the internationally acclaimed S.E. Smith presents a new story with her signature humor and unpredictable twists! Exciting adventure, hot romance, and iconic characters have won her a legion of fans. Over TWO MILLION books sold! Over TWO MILLION books sold!
