Greenwald, Tom

"Undead and on the run! Arnold Z. Ombee has escaped a secret government lab that's developing zombies. Fortunately, he's found by the Kinders, a warmhearted human couple who are determined to help keep his zombie status under wraps. The Kinders decide Arnold will become part of their family. They help him disguise his zombie appearance and teach him how to act like a real human boy. After a lot of practice, he's ready for the ultimate test: Fifth grade!"--Provided by publisher.

When his weekly allowance just isn't cutting it anymore, lovable slacker Charlie Joe devises ways to make more money, and fast.

Bright but unenthusiastic middle school student Charlie Joe Jackson signs up for the school play in an attempt to get straight As on his last quarter report card in order to avoid having to go to Camp Rituhbukkee over the summer.

Middle schooler Charlie Joe is proud of his success at avoiding reading, but eventually his schemes go too far.

Charlie Joe Jackson, proud to say he has never read an entire book, pays his friend Timmy to do the reading for him in exchange for an ice cream sandwich, but when Timmy's price goes up, Charlie faces the choice between being blackmailed or breaking his non-reading streak.

Wanting to raise more money than his allowance provides in order to buy a popular new gadget, loveable slacker Charlie Joe takes a disastrous dog-walking job before organizing a fake bar mitzvah.

Pete Milano has always been the class clown and proud of it. Doing so has constantly gotten him into trouble., but for once, Pete's tricks have led him to just the right place at just the right time.

"When vampire fiction writer Elroy Evans comes to town for the COM-MIX convention, Jimmy Bishop decides he must find out if his crime-fighting dog, Abby, is really a vampire"--OCLC.

Told from different viewpoints, everything changes when Calista Getz, always known as the prettiest girl in school, gets a pimple shortly before the big eighth-grade dance.

"As graduation day approaches, Charlie Joe is starting to realize being a kid isn't so bad after all"--Provided by publisher.