juvenile fiction / humorous stories

The state fair is in town, and now Bink and Gollie-utter opposites and best friends extraordinaire-must use teamwork while navigating its many wonders.

Hartley Featherstone's first big story for the school paper takes an unexpected turn when she discovers the girl she's supposed to interview dead in her swimming pool.

"Ghoulfriends Just Want to Have Fun introduces three new monster characters: Robecca Steam, Rochelle Goyle, and Venus Mcflytrap. As new students, the trio must navigate the bewildering array of cute monster boys, established cliques, and monster-rific subjects like Mad Science, Ge-ogre-phy, and physical deaducation. As if that weren't hard enough, something strange and sinister seems to be happening at the school. Can the new GFFs solve the mystery?"--.

"Before Vampirina can host her very first sleepover there are a few things she must keep in mind: be polite and offer her guests food (like blood pudding); plan some games like scavenger hunt (but keep the clues simple so no one gets lost); and don't forget to dance! Vampirina may be a little nervous at first, but by following a few simple rules she will host the Best Sleepover Ever!"--Provided by publisher.

When, on his eighteenth birthday, Jack Polovsky's almost-suicide is interrupted by his ex-girlfriend Jess's call saying she is in labor, he impulsively snatches the baby and hits the road with his best friend Tommy and Jess to introduce baby Socrates to Jack's aging grandmother.

"For A. J. and the gang from Ella Mentry School, a night of regular trick-or-treating turns into the weirdest Halloween in the history of the universe"--Provided by publisher.

Superhero Veggieman, better known as Wedgieman, faces off against Bad Dude, an inventor whose Make-Things-Disappear Machine causes trouble on the playground.