puppets

All the children in the third grade except Zeke Meeks are playing with the newest fad, Puppet Pals finger puppets, but Zeke would rather play basketball than give in to the pressure and join them.

"Parallel plotlines set in different times, one told in text and one in art, inform each other as a young girl unravels the mystery of a ghost next door"-- Provided by publisher.

Britney battles against her cousin's new ventriloquist dummy and discovers a frightening secret in a new amusement park called HorrorLand.

Provides step-by-step instructions and patterns for sewing twenty puppet creatures, such as a dragon, kangaroo, and ice-cream man.

Grover is apprehensive about spending his first night away from home, at Betty Lou's house, but his fears dissolve under the gracious hospitality of Betty Lou and her mother.

Grover worries page by page about meeting the monster at the end of the book.

"Ben and Jenny Renfro are terrified of puppets and they don't know why. It's just been a fear that the twins have shared for as long as they can remember. Yes, they are creeped out by all kinds of puppets, but especially marionettes. Something about all of those wires is extra scary. The twins are determined to defeat their class rivals by winning their school's talent contest. And that means doing whatever it takes. Even if they have to surround themselves by the thing they hate most--puppets! But there is more to these guys than just string and glue. Something evil is hanging around. Will Ben and Jenny be able to take control?"--Publisher.

Pinocchio, a wooden puppet full of tricks and mischief, wants more than anything else to become a real boy.

Provides instructions for twelve projects that use materials found around the house to make puppets and stage elements for a puppet theater.