McGee, Joe

It is time for Frankie's dog Sprocket to get her annual checkup, but the Junior Monster Scouts must find her first.

Dillon Ford throws a tennis ball at a squirrel and manages to hit it, making the poor squirrel fall out of its tree. Now, the other squirrels are out for revenge--they surround the house, invade the roof, and place Dillon under siege.

"Adults are always telling kids that spiders are more afraid of them than they are of the spider. But what about when that spider is the size of a dog? And your parents are out? And you just saw it scuttle past the open doorway to the living room? You know it's waiting to jump out and eat you. You have no choice... you have to find it before it finds you!"--.

"Madeline Harper does not like lima beans and she's not afraid to make that clear. But when she gets sent to bed for not eating her vegetables, she'll find something far worse than her mother's frustration. A lima bean scorned is a terrible thing and it will not stop until Madeline Harper eats her vegetables!"--Publisher.

After hearing the terrible news that Christmas may be cancelled, Reginald the zombie, Zarfon the alien, and Abigail Zink rush to the North Pole, only to find Santa and his elves stuck in drifts of marshmallow.

"Adults are always telling kids that spiders are more afraid of them than they are of the spider. But what about when that spider is the size of a dog? And your parents are out? And you just saw it scuttle past the open doorway to the living room? You know it's waiting to jump out and eat you. You have no choice--you have to find it before it finds you!"--Provided by publisher.

"Join the Creature Campers as they tackle their biggest challenge yet! The campers must take turns leading each other through the Camp Moonlight Obstacle Course . . . of DOOM! Together, they learn that sometimes it's good to be small, and sometimes it's good to be tall, but it's always good to face a challenge with friends"--Provided by publisher.

"Follow Norm the Bigfoot and his friends as they brave a swampy lake, a scheming creature collector, and a starry night surprise to get to their deliciously sweet reward--and learn the true meaning of teamwork and trust"--Provided by publisher.

"Norm is worried about fitting in at camp. Literally. He's not just tall for a kid. He's tall even for a bigfoot. Oliver, the only human at camp, has the opposite problem: he's small enough that a strong wind might knock him over. With the help of their new friends, Hazel (a hyperactive jackalope) and Wisp (a boy fairy who has trouble flying), they'll have to work together to earn their canoeing certification without disturbing the resident lake monster-or Barnaby Snoop, who will stop at nothing to capture Norm for his personal rare creature collection"--Amazon.com.

Fifth-graders Parker and Lucas get more than they bargained for when they seek to debunk one of Wolver Hollow's greatest legends about a haunted mustache that, every year on the anniversary of its owner's death, seeks a lip to claim as its own.