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As a cursed vampire born with no fangs, going to a class called Feeding 101 is pretty much pointless. If you ask me most of our courses in Be Prepared Academy are pointless. They're meant to teach us how to blend in with humans .Even though we live in a realm without humans. But, as fate would have it, I was getting ready to eat those words. A wizard hell bent on misplaced revenge kidnaps me and my friends and sends us with a one-way ticket to Detroit, Michigan to a time when the tension amongst the races is at its highest. And having to deal with race issues is the one thing that has never even been so much as a thought to any of us, and is the one course not on the roster. Will everything we've learned in the academy be enough to keep us alive? What will we all do when racism stares us in the face? Most importantly, how will we get back home? Guess we're about to find out.

¡Bestseller internacional! ¡Miles de ejemplares vendidos!Ideal para Halloween.● Recomendado por el Ministerio de Educación de Chile, la Asociación Española de Comprensión Lectora, Topp Books y Special Book de Estados Unidos, el CCE Tegucigalpa de Honduras, Better Read de Australia y la plataforma educativa internacional Leoteca.● Citado en diccionarios como referencia literaria.● Utilizado en la enseñanza de español por el Instituto Cervantes y sistemas educativos americanos y europeos.● Incluido en bibliotecas de Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Canadá, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, España, Estados Unidos, Guatemala, Guinea Ecuatorial, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Perú, República Dominicana y Uruguay.OPINIONES DE LOS LECTORES: El Don Quijote de Halloween.Situaciones disparatadas y divertidas en todo momento.Un derroche de ingenio e imaginación.Mucho humor y diversión.Un libro muy bonito, ¡no te lo pierdas!.El castillo de Trebont no era un castillo normal, y quienes lo habitaban, tampoco; eran fantasmas, pero fantasmas raros, raros, donde los haya. Jamás nadie había oído hablar de la maldición de la camiseta apretada, ni del embrujo de los zapatos de las malas pulgas o del encantamiento del lloriqueo constante, nadie excepto Mora, Broncas y Sensible, que eran los que los sufrían. Pero, cierto día, las cosas se complicaron más todavía: Cataclás, un mago deseoso de ganar fama, desencantó el castillo y, de repente, se quedaron sin casa donde vivir, y ¡vaya lío que se armó en el pueblo! ¡Un caos, un auténtico caos!TÍTULOS DE LA SERIE LIBROS INFANTILES (a partir de 8 años): 1. La maldición del castillo desencantado2. Cabeza Nublada y Pies Ligeros3. Este circo es un desastre4. El mono Aurelio viaja a Marte5. Narsú y el collar mágicoOTRAS SERIES INFANTILES (a partir de 8 años): - Las preguntas de Nair (serie Las preguntas de Nair)- Kundali: La ciudad perdida (serie Aventura)AUTORMiguel Ángel Villar Pinto (España, 1977) es escritor de literatura infantil y juvenil, narrativa y ensayo. Con millones de lectores en todo el mundo, sus obras han sido bestsellers internacionales, utilizadas por diversas instituciones como lectura obligatoria en la enseñanza, citadas en diccionarios como referencias literarias e incluidas en el patrimonio cultural europeo e iberoamericano.

Meet the Teeny Weenies!Suspiciously swift swimmers at a school swim meet cause a frenzy. A boy who likes to litter finally gets the meaning of Earth Day. A girl and her dad go on a fishing trip and catch the surprise of a lifetime. Young chapter book readers ages 7 to 10, reluctant readers, and fans of very short stories will be entertained and delighted by these twelve zany tales by award-winning author David Lubar. Wacky comic book style illustrations by Bill Mayer add to the fun. David Lubar is the master of the short story for kids. He has written many short story collections for middle grade readers, including The Battle of the Red Hot Pepper Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales. Now he's back with short stories for the chapter book audience. Don't be a weenie. Read these stories!

From Courtney Alameda, this thrilling, YA sci-fi horror and space adventure will be sure to stay with readers long after the last pages.Lost to time, Tuck Morgan and his crew have slept in stasis aboard the USS John Muir for centuries. Their ship harbors a chunk of Earth, which unbeknownst to them, is the last hope for the failing human race.Laura Cruz is a shipraider searching the galaxy for the history that was scattered to the stars. Once her family locates the John Muir and its precious cargo, they are certain human civilization is saved.When Tuck's and Laura's worlds collide-literally-the two teens must outwit their enemies, evade brutal monsters that kill with sound, and work together to save the John Muir . . . and the whole human race.Find out if they succeed in Pitch Dark, a captivating young adult thriller from the author of Shutter. "In this intense sci-fi thriller, Alameda poses the question: Is the human species worthy of being saved? Two teen protagonists provide the first-person play-by-play in alternating chapters. . . . A must-have sci-fi read that teens won't be able to put down." -School Library Journal"Teens who like their science fiction served with a large dose of suspense and horror, and a bit of a love story tossed in, will eagerly devour this title." -VOYA

In a forest filled with treacherous beasts, the thing to be most afraid of is closer than you think in this middle grade horror fantasy.Kestrel, a young huntress, lives in a seemingly endless forest crawling with dangerous beasts. But the most dangerous beasts of all are the Grabbers--beings that are born when you are and stalk you throughout your life, waiting for the perfect moment to snatch and eat you. No one has ever defeated their Grabber once attacked, and those that die from accidents or other creatures are considered "lucky." Kestrel has been tasked by her mother, a powerful and controlling spell-caster, to hunt down the Grabbers in an effort to protect their village in the forest. Accompanied by Pippit, a hilariously bloodthirsty weasel, she hones her skills as she searches for a way out of the forest--and away from the judgmental villagers who despise her. But her own Grabber is creeping ever closer, and nothing in this forest is what it seems...including her mother's true motivations.

A chilling stand-alone novel by the acclaimed David Macinnis Gill. This original and sinister spin on gothic tradition will appeal to fans of Asylum, American Horror Story: Coven, and The Walking Dead. When a bolt of lightning causes a Boston-wide blackout on her sixteenth birthday, Willow Jane doesn't think anything of it?until she begins stopping time, until she comes face-to-face with her menacing familiar, until her sister disappears.But these aren't the only strange and horrifying things to come out of the storm. An ancient witch named the Shadowless has awoken and escaped from her crypt, and she's looking for revenge on Willow Jane's family.From the critically acclaimed author of Black Hole Sun and Soul Enchilada, this eerie horror story lingers long after its bloody end, and is perfect for fans of Madeleine Roux, The Ghost Files, and anyone who likes things that go bump in the night.

Two friends embark on a zany misadventure. Will their boldness earn them badges or will their hijinks leave them stuck in a creepy shopping mall? After sleeping off his adventure battling the evil Nightcrawlers, Speed Bump joins Slingshot on a quest to earn their Scavenger Hunt badge. Once they complete their last challenge, they'll no longer be Bird Scouts-they'll be Eagle Scouts! But, as is always the case with these two birds, their adventure turns into a misadventure when they end up at a shopping mall-fun by day, scary by night! Trapped inside, what crazy scheme will they come up with to get out? Here's the much anticipated second book in this fun new chapter book series. Night of the Living Shadows is the much anticipated second book in this fun new chapter book series from Dave Coverly.A Christy Ottaviano Book"Overall a lighter-than-air escapade with just a light wash of satire." -Kirkus Reviews"This misadventure from a bird's perspective is hilarious, light, and clever and may provide fun reading and a new favorite." -Children's LiteratureTitles in the Speed Bump & Slingshot Misadventure series:Night of the Living WormsNight of the Living ShadowsNight of the Living Zombie Bugs

A long undisturbed bedroom. A startling likeness. A mysterious friend. When twelve-year-old Prince Lev Lvov goes to live with his aunt at Falcon House, he takes his rightful place as heir to the Lvov family estate. Prince Lev dreams of becoming a hero of Russia like his great ancestors. But he'll discover that dark secrets haunt this house. Prince Lev is the only one who can set them free-will he be the hero his family needs? From Eugene Yelchin, the author and illustrator of Arcady's Goal and the Newbery Award-winning Breaking Stalin's Nose, comes The Haunting of Falcon House, an illustrated middle grade story that'll both haunt readers and leave them knowing a little bit more about Russian history.This title has Common Core connections.

Trapped is the thrilling third installment of the middle-grade Shipwreck Island series by S.A. Bodeen, full of mystery and unexpected twists and turns. Sarah Robinson and her family are shipwrecked on a remote and mysterious island. Their food is scarce and there's no sign of rescue. They have seen strange creatures, rescued a mysterious girl, and found the Curator, who has captured Sarah's father and stepbrother to use in a bizarre time travel experiment. And then the only man who knows about the island comes back-he's looking for buried treasure and won't leave without it, even if it means leaving the Robinsons stranded. Sarah knows an important key to finding the treasure, but will she keep it a secret?

You hold in your hands a very creepy chronicle. I have solved countless clues and numerous riddles, all to bring you the answers you seek regarding case number 13. Now, in this file, you will find the next chilling chapter in the adventures of Nick, Carter, and Angelo, three monster-obsessed boys whose trip into the woods turned so ghastly, so foul—Hold up, Mr. B! We don't want to scare them away. I thought the camping trip was pretty rad, all in all.But Nick, aren't you forgetting about the Sasquatch footprints, the lost homunculus, and—scariest of all—the Evil Twins themselves?Nick? Who's Nick? Oh, right, that's me. . . . I'm not a doppelgänger of Nick at all, I swear.Uh-oh. Tell you what, "Nick," you stay right here, and I'll be right back.No problem . . . You hold in your hands a very excellent chronicle, following the adventures of three unsuspecting boys whose trip into the woods turned out just like we planned. This is the third volume. Read on if you dare. . . .