swamps

When his stepfather moves them to Taper, Florida, in the Everglades, twelve-year-old Charlie discovers a secret world hidden within the sugar cane fields, as well as new family connections and friendships.

Twins Lance and Chance LaRue are seeking a pet in the swamp near their Texas shack when they happen upon an egg and bring it home to hatch, but the creature's mother finds them, determined to rescue her little one.

Learn how swamps, bogs and marshes help control floods, naturally filter water and provide a good home to lots of living things, especially wildlife. Comedy, interviews with scientists and hands-on experiments.

The ten-year-old Shluffmuffins twins, still evading the evil, giant ants that tried to adopt them, discover the culinary delights of swamps and encounter a zombie who bears a strange resemblance to their deceased father.

When their scientist father moves them to a new home next to a swamp, Kelli and Shawn hear stories about a terrifying, ancient beast that inhabits the muck and the pair try to convince their father to move them out before it strikes.

A teenaged girl and her boyfriend must find her older brother after he wanders into their town's swamp and a mysterious girl appears in his place.

"Thirteen-year-old Cort's father is a local expert on hunting and swamp lore in lower Alabama who has been teaching his son everything he knows. But when a deadly Gulf Coast hurricane makes landfall, Cort must unexpectedly put his all skills--and bravery--to the test"--Provided by publisher.

"Candy Pickens has been obsessed with the swamp lore of her tiny Louisiana town forever. Name any ghostly swamp figure and Candy will recite the entire tale in a way that will curl your toes and send chills up your spine. That doesn't mean Candy's a believer, however. But with swamp haunts appearing in town every day, a suspicious new family in town, and her own mind starting to betray her, Candy must come to terms with the one piece of swamp lore she's never heard before. It's a tale that's more truth than myth, and may hold all the answers... and its roots are in Candy's own family tree."--Amazon.

Aurora Grimeon is sent to live with her estranged grandfather on Ossuary Isle deep, in the southern swamps, after the death of her parents. She begins to explore the islands graves and meets those who take care of the tombstones and mausoleums, who follow the rules of Hoodoo magic, and finds herself in the middle of a mystery when the island residents start disappearing.

Readers must choose among over twenty spooky endings as they attempt to survive in the haunted Swamp House long enough to find the treasure hidden on the grounds.