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Strange Japanese Yokai

a guide to weird and wonderful monsters, demons and spirits
2023
" . . . assembles a collection of supernatural creatures in all shapes and sizes, each with their own unique back story. Some are well-known, others obscure. The one thing they all have in common is that they are creepiest and weirdest of the bunch!"--Back cover.

Monster Camp

When eleven-year old Sylvie joins a monster LARPing (a.k.a. live action role-play) summer camp, she finds herself in the performance of her life after realizing that she is the only human among real monsters.

The circle of ter-roar

When twelve-year-old Silas and his family take over his late aunt's rundown summer camp, Silas finds an old lion's pelt and he thinks it will bring them success. However, Silas feels the pelt watching him and then his baby brother George disappears. Silas races to save George from a lion named Scar that materializes from a picture book.

Beauty and the beast

2021
"Revisit the tale of Beauty and the Beast. Beauty's father gets lost in the woods and stumbles onto a castle. He reaches for a rose to bring to his daughter--but there's a price. Will Beauty win her freedom, or be trapped in the Beast's castle forever?"--Provided by publisher.

Brick dust and bones

2023
Marius Grey hunts monsters. He's not supposed to. He's only twelve and his job as a cemetery boy is to look after the ghosts in his family's graveyard. He should be tending these ghosts and--of course--going to school to learn how to live between worlds without getting into trouble. But, Marius has an expensive goal. He wants to bring his mother back from the dead, and that takes a LOT of mystic coins.

Stranger things

Zombie Boys
2022
The boys start filming Will's new and improved script, but Will gets caught up in a scene and has a flashback to his days in the Upside Down.

Secrets in the stacks

a graphic novel
When twelve-year-old Rosa finds herself in the Library of Doom, she runs into a hungry When-Where-Why-Wraith and must overcome this question creature to return home.

Animals myths

exploded by science
2023
Whether on the search for bigfoot or testing the memory of a goldfish, the word is full of mysteries. But some things can be explained with science. Learn about the scientific method and how it can help you discover the truth. Get ready to blow up some totally-not-true animal myths.

The outlaws Scarlett and Browne

"Scarlett McCain is an outlaw, a bank robber and a sharp shooter--a girl of formidable skills. Fueled by a tragic injustice in her past, she travels the broken kingdoms of England alone, carrying out daring heists in the surviving towns and fending off monstrous beasts in the wilds outside their fortified walls. Her life is dangerous, free, and simple--until she finds a wrecked bus on a lonely road. Albert Browne, the sole survivor of the accident, is a seemingly innocent and harmless youth. Against her better judgement, Scarlett agrees to escort him to safety. This is a mistake. They are soon pursued by men with dogs and guns and explosives. Scarlett is used to running from the law, but these trackers are the most skilled she's ever encountered--and they don't seem to be after her. Just who is this Albert Browne? Scarlett must uncover his shocking secrets if either of them are going to survive"--Provided by publisher.

Just beyond

Creatures from the lagoon
"Ruthie, Ezra, and their friends are attacked by the Lagoonatics when exploring the lagoon. Their dad and uncle continue butting heads over shutting the studio down. Wolfenscreem makes an appearance when filming begins"--Provided by publisher.

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