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Damien arrives at Lincoln County University, in Rachel, Nevada for football tryouts, before fall classes begin. From his first night in his dorm room, he hears moans on the wind coming from the desert surrounding Nellis Air Force Range. Over the next few days the other athletes start getting sick and disappearing, followed by his friends: Keith, Todd and Madi. The military and Centre for Disease Control quarantine the campus and the Town of Rachel. Damien wakes up in a morgue; thought to have contracted Virus Z and left for dead. He s alone in a zombie infested underground complex near Groom Lake and Area 51; where, he has to find his friends and fight his way out. Warning: Graphic description"

Scare Bear: Wordtamer Quick Words series Frankie Stine sets out to win a bear at the local funfair. The bear is a present for his little sister. Right from the start the bear looks grumpy, but soon it's clear that the grumpiness is the least of Frankie's problems - the bear seems to have a strange power over him. His friend Jess thinks it's his mind playing tricks, but Frankie knows she's wrong. He has to get rid of the bear before it does something really, really terrible. This horror novel is part of the Wordtamer Press 'Quick Words' series aimed at readers aged 8-14 who enjoy shorter length but fast paced cliff hanger story lines. It includes creative writing 'tips and tricks' from the award winning author Judy Waite, offering additional activities which fit into schools' curriculum as well as connecting with the globally renowned free creative writing educational website 'wordtamer'.

'You must hear my tale. You must hear my terrible, terrible tale.'

The Silver Child is the first book in a fantasy trilogy, part one of The Silver Sequence.

Lonely thirty-seven-year-old Satoru Mikami is stuck in a dead-end job, unhappy with his mundane life, but after dying at the hands of a robber, he awakens to a fresh start in a fantasy realm...as a slime monster! As he acclimates to his goopy new existence, his exploits with the other monsters set off a chain of events that will change his new world forever!

The Dinosaur Detectives is a fun filled adventure series following the story of Matt Sharp and his family as they hunt for dinosaur eggs. This fact meets fiction series is great for the young explorer.

Take a dive into history - with some help from rugby legends of the past!Eoin Madden is Castlerock College's star player and he's been called up for Ireland in the Under 16 Four Nations! When his oldest and best ghostly friend calls for help, can Eoin and his band of heroes their deadliest mystery yet?

Petronella moves to Charis Cottage hidden in the thick dark woods at the bottom of a track on the outskirts of Fort Willow. Everything is perfect. Except for one thing. Since she moved an enormous black tree has appeared in her back garden in the shape of a giant with a big black circle on the ground under it.

Get Ready to be Spooked!It was eleven o'clock at night. Peter was in bed on the second floor of the old house where he lived alone. It had gotten so chilly, he went downstairs to turn up the heat.As Peter was on his way back to bed, a black dog ran down the stairs. "Where did you come from?" Peter said. He had never seen the dog before. . . .Welcome to the frightening world of Scary Stories, a collection of folklorist Alvin Schwartz's most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time, with spine-tingling illustrations by renowned artist Brett Helquist.

Definitely Not Kansas is the first volume of the Nocturnia Cycle, a series for both adults and young readers, middle grades and up. Two remarkable, adventuresome kids-Emma and Ryan-discover a parallel world that is the source of all our most well-known monsters. Werewolves, vampires, mummies, trolls, zombies? Certainly. But the world of Nocturnia is also home to some more esoteric creatures such as Rakshasa, Djinni, Ethereals, and the Silent Ones. Welcome to Nocturnia, where the monsters have their own nation states and humans are either slaves, or food, or both. Where even the flowers will suck your blood if you venture near. Emma and Ryan have followed the trail of their missing older brother, Telly. When they discover that Telly is not only in Nocturnia, but also involved with the one entity that could bring an end to the human world, Emma and Ryan begin a desperate search to find him and escape the parallel world of nightmares. As they search, they come to suspect that they did not arrive in Nocturnia by accident. But if not, why are they here? Are their destinies somehow entwined with this nightmare world?The first of a trilogy.

There''s something different about Sarah Town. It''s brimming with ghosts - and some of those ghosts need help! That''s where the GHOST Group comes in - the Ghost Helpers of Sarah Town. The GHOST Group is made up of five 11-year-old team members: Jesse, Jenny, Ryan, Trent, and Cassie.The Ghost of the Irish Setter is a "ghost dog" story where team member Jesse must come to terms with losing his dog, Lolly, after she ran away. A ghost dog that is an Irish setter seeks Jesse''s help, but when the rest of the GHOST Group join the case, it becomes a matter of life or death after Cassie and Ryan are kidnapped! Can the GHOST Group help the ghost dog? And can Jesse find out what really happened to Lolly?In The Ghost of the Missing Hiker, a day of April Fool''s hijinks turn into another mystery for the GHOST Group. Meanwhile, the group''s helper ghost, Adam, has some bad news for the team, and Jenny realizes she must accept her special gift and learn how to use it so she can help other ghosts in Sarah Town.

An otherworldly, evil and dangerous force infests America's oldest and most haunted city, St. Augustine, Florida. Everyone living there, or visiting, is at risk in ways too horrible to imagine. Standing between this invader and the people of St. Augustine are teenagers Jeff and Carla, the mysterious Native American shaman, Lobo, and Lyle, the homeless guy. In their quest to save themselves and all the inhabitants of this ancient Florida city, Jeff and Carla uncover lost parts of St. Augustine history, push past the limits of space and time, and come face-to-face with what they come to realize are the true walking dead.

More tales of myth and magic from the master of children's storytelling.

The storm rages. They huddle closer round the flames as the wind howls in the night.Another ghost story begins. But is the old house really deserted, or is something screaming in the darkness? Do you dare to find out?