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1) IT
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 70
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
To the children, the town was their whole world. To the adults, knowing better, Derry, Maine, was just their hometown: familiar, well-ordered, a good place to live. It was the children who saw--and felt--what made Derry so horribly different. In the storm drains, in the sewers, It lurked, taking on the shape of every nightmare, each person's deepest dread. Sometimes It reached up, seizing, tearing, killing ... The adults, knowing better, knew nothing....
Author
Series
Goosebumps. Original series volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Because twelve-year-old Lucy pretends to see monsters everywhere, no one believes her when she discovers that the librarian in charge of the summer reading program is a real one.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"They say that a ghost witch lives in the woods, up on Brewster's Hill. They say her companion, Bloody Bones, has a pig skull for a face and stands taller than a man, his skeleton gleaming white in the moonlight. They say that the witch takes young girls, and no one ever sees them again. Daniel doesn't believe the stories about the witch or her beast. He figures the kids on the bus are just trying to scare him, since he's new. But when his sister,...
6) The Ickabog
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The kingdom of Cornucopia was once the happiest in the world. It had plenty of gold, a king with the finest moustaches you could imagine, and butchers, bakers and cheesemongers whose exquisite foods made a person dance with delight when they ate them. Everything was perfect _ except for the misty Marshlands to the north, which according to legend, were home to the monstrous Ickabog..." _ jacket.
7) Frankenstein
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 12.4 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Formats
Description
Frankenstein: Using parts from corpses, Victor Frankenstein creates a large, man-like creature. Rejected and abused by humans, the creature takes revenge by committing murder. Frankenstein then pursues the creature, determined to kill him or die in the attempt. -- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: When Dr. Henry Jekyll begins to look ill and isolates himself from his friends, they fear for his life. A mysterious evil man named Edward...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Robert Louis Stevenson originally wrote "Dr. Jekyll And Mr Hyde" as a " chilling shocker." He then burned the draft and, upon his wife's advice, rewrote it as the darkly complex tale it is today. Stark, skillfully woven, this fascinating novel explores the curious turnings of human character through the strange case of Dr. Jekyll, a kindly scientist who by night takes on his stunted evil self, Mr. Hyde. Anticipating modern psychology, "Jekyll And...
Series
Goosebumps. Original series volume 15
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
c1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Eddie plans to lure Courtney down to Muddy Creek where there is a rumor monsters live to scare her once and for all. Eddie doesn't believe the rumor which is too bad--it just might be true.
10) Monster stew
Author
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents three fairy tales, based on themes from traditional tales and Hans Christian Andersen, featuring a variety of monsters.
Author
Series
Deadtime stories (Reissued) volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Adam Riley and his friends find out the truth about urban legends of a half-human monster when they participate in a campout from which kids begin disappearing one by one and Adam discovers ominous hoofprints in the woods.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
For an athlete like Matt Daniels, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It's also the most dangerous. That's because somebody is about to pull a mean prank. The recipe is simple: just add Monster Blood. As if Matt's problems weren't big and slimy enough, a surprise invitation will lead to even more trouble. How long can Matt survive inside a terrifying theme park?
Publisher
Flame Tree Collections
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
From creation out of the nothingness of Chaos and the birth of Zeus, to the stories of Prometheus, Pandora, Helen of Troy, Odysseus and Jason and the Argonauts, the myths of the Greeks and, later, the Romans, provide a passionate and powerful tradition of tales of fierce jealousy, love, vengeance and adventure.
Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Beautiful edition with a new introduction to the heroes and bittersweet romances of ancient Japanese tales, highlighting the origins of modern fiction in myth and fable. Legends of the Sea, Bells, Mirrors and Tea, Japanese mythology is delightful and enigmatic, full of spirits, gods and legendary creatures. It draws on Buddhist and Shinto traditions to explain the nature of the world of the island of Japan, the mystical Mount Fuji and the heavenly...
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
This collection of all-new spooky stories is sure to keep readers up past their bedtimes, looking over their shoulders to see what goes bump in the night.
17) Brain juice
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Aliens use humans as experimental subjects with regard to the consumption of brain juice extract.
Author
Series
Goosebumps. Original series volume 55
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Would-be horror novelist Zackie Beauchamp finds a beat-up old typewriter in a burned-out antique store and takes it home to begin writing his opus about a giant, pink blob monster, only to discover that every word he writes is coming true.
20) Kneeknock Rise
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
From the moment young Egan arrives in Instep, he senses the spell cast over the villagers by the Megrimum--the mysterious something that lurks on the mist-wreathed peak of Kneeknock Rise and soon he is climbing the peak for answers.