A ';spooky[,] spine-tingling' time travel adventure that takes a boy and his eccentric professor friend to the mysterious Byzantine Empire (Publishers Weekly)... [Description] Johnny Dixon is worried about Professor Childermass. The professor has always been an odd duck, but lately his behavior has been positively bizarre. He's been talking to himself and stalking down the street with his collar turned up and his hat over his eyes, and now he won't return Johnny's calls. Johnny's afraid that the professor's old age is starting to get to him, but he will soon find it's something far more amazingand far more dangerous. The professor has discovered a trolley that can carry them five hundred years back in time, to the last days of the Byzantine Empire. In the dark and winding streets of Constantinople, he and Johnny confront crusaders, mystics, and thieves as they attempt to save the ancient empire from destruction at the hands of the advancing Turkish armies. Created by the award-winning author of The House with a Clock in Its Walls, Johnny Dixon is one of the most charming young heroes in literaturea spunky, bespectacled young man whose curiosity often gets him into troubleand his ';wonderfully warming friendship with cantankerous old Professor Childermass makes them an endearing detective team' (The New York Times).
A young hero and his professor friend set out to save a priest from a ghost, in this novel by the author of The House with a Clock in Its Walls Aside from the eccentric Professor Childermass, young sleuth Johnny Dixon's best friend may be Father Higgins, the kindly priest at the local church. When Higgins is transferred to the congregation in the tiny town of Rocks Village, Johnny and the professor are afraid they won't see their old friend ever again. But they'll be reuniting with Father Higgins sooner than they thinkand the thing that brings them together will be positively out of this world. No sooner has Father Higgins moved than he begins seeing a ghost lurking around the church. The apparition is a young girl who never speaks, but has a habit of leaving cryptic notes around Higgins's house. When Higgins disappears, Johnny and the professor follow his trail, embarking on a haunting quest that will lead them all the way to England. In The Secret of the Underground Room, this multimillion-selling, Edgar Awardwinning author offers a good old-fashioned ghost story packed with adventure and suspense.
In a thrilling adventure, a young sleuth and his professor friend are challenged to solve a riddle and win a fortune Professor Roderick Childermass may be the strangest person Johnny Dixon has ever met, but compared to his brother Peregrine, the professor is practically normal. Peregrine is a born trickster, and when he knows his death is near, he sends a letter promising the professor his entire $10,000,000 estateassuming he can solve one final riddle. The professor feels that his brother is mocking him from beyond the grave. If Peregrine were alive, he says, he'd kill him. To crack the puzzle and claim the fortune, Johnny and the professor head north to the wild countryside of far-off Maine. They'll find that the riddle is the least of their problems. To inherit the money, the professor must stay alive until the end of the summer, and since everyone in Maine seems to want Peregrine's heir dead, survival will be no easy task. From the author of the Lewis Barnavelt novels, including The House with a Clock in Its Walls, the Johnny Dixon series is full of fun, adventure, and supernatural chills, along with ';believable and likable characters' who are a delight to spend time with (The New York Times).
A young sleuth and his professor friend fight voodoo, black magic, and a hungry zombie horde... The drum is small, no bigger than a plastic cup, and decorated with sun-bleached bones. It is a token from the island of St. Ives, whose voodoo cults are infamous around the world, and it is one of the most dangerous objects Johnny Dixon has ever held. When he raps the little drum, the wind howls, and an explosion rocks the house. There are more surprises to come. An inquisitive young man, Johnny has tangled with all manner of supernatural beasts along with his friend Professor Childermass, and now they will confront the living dead. The drum summons up a whirlwind of black magic and throws one of the professor's colleagues into a strange trance. To rescue him, Johnny and the professor must defeat an evil sorceress, and send her zombies back to where they belong. From the author of the Lewis Barnavelt novels, including The House with a Clock in Its Walls, the Johnny Dixon series is full of fun, adventure, and supernatural chills, along with ';believable and likable characters' who are a delight to spend time with (The New York Times).
In a Massachusetts town, an evil wizard is about to come back from the dead and a young hero must fight to stop him... In the days of the Salem witch trials, the sleepy hamlet of Duston Heights had just one practitioner of the dark arts: the notorious necromancer Esdrias Blackleach. As the fever for witch hunting reached its terrible peak, Blackleach was accused of using powerful black magic against his fellow townsfolk. But just before he could be brought to trial, he dropped dead, escaping justice forever. Or so it seemed... Fast forward to the 1950s, the inquisitive young sleuth Johnny Dixon and his mentor Professor Childermass are getting ready to donate a box of Blackleach artifacts to the local museum when a descendant of the sorcerer shows up and attempts to steal his ancestor's wooden hand. He has a fiendish plan to raise the old necromancer from the dead, and only Johnny and the professor can stop him and make the town safe from black magic forever. The Johnny Dixon stories, from the award-winning author of The House with a Clock in Its Walls, have been acclaimed for their ';believable and likable characters' (The New York Times) and ';spine-tingling' supernatural adventure (Publishers Weekly).
A young man fights to save his father from a spirit's curse in the epic finale to a series starring ';a terrific hero' (The New York Times) The sea is calm, the air is fresh, and the bobbing boat feels like a living creature underneath Johnny Dixon's feet. Johnny hardly ever sees his father, who trains Air Force pilots in Colorado, and their annual Florida fishing trip is the highlight of his year. They're on their way back to Duston Heights, Massachusetts, where Johnny lives with his grandparents, when a visit to a fortune-teller puts a terrible fright into Johnny. Inside the seer's crystal ball, he sees a grinning ghost who cackles out a fearsome message: ';The universe shall be mine!' Johnny tries to forget what he saw, but when he and his father return to Duston Heights, his dad falls into a coma, and Johnny is certain that the ghost is to blame. With the help of his old friend Professor Childermass, Johnny will defeat the smirking ghoulor never see his father again. The Johnny Dixon series, from the author of The House with a Clock in Its Walls, is full of fun, adventure, and supernatural chills, along with ';believable and likable characters' who are a delight to spend time with (The New York Times).
What really happened when Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water? Well, yes, Jack did break his crown and, yes, Jill did come tumbling after. BUT, they also went on a quest to find a looking glass, which really turned out to be a quest to find themselves. They challenged giants to an eating competition and were captured by goblins. Did they ever find the looking glass? Well, you'll just have to read this book and find out.
Adam Wallace, new York Times Bestselling Author, presents six tales of horror for children that are so scary, so terrifying, so unbelievably horrifying ... the children will run out of the room screaming in terror ... or they will burst out laughing!!!
When Gram took Corrie and me to a paranormal supply shop to get new cell phones, it was our first clue that our lives were about to change. That, and the wizards.The second was Holly. We met her at our summer "mystical arts" classes and, right away, we knew she was trouble. Holly cut out every day, to search for a priceless treasure that her grandfather had lost at the school years ago. With her crinkled-up old map, she moved around campus like a ghost, and had even found a creepy place called "the haunted hallway," when we finally located her. Holly was hunting alright, inside one of the haunted murals!By the time we figured out the truth about Holly's grandfather and the dark magic that guarded his secret hiding place, we were all in deep trouble. Holly was searching for the treasure in a forbidden crypt, and everyone, including the Light-bearers, was out looking for her. I was alone, sitting inside that awful mural, clutching the final clue and watching in horror as, suddenly, the whole illusion started bursting apart, like a sugar crush in a Candy Crush game! And I was stuck in the game...
A camping trip with his Scout troop leads Lewis straight to a strange, old grave and a mysterious, magical silver whistle.
Abby is cold, scared and alone. It's getting dark outside and no one will help her get home. A reluctant reader horror chapter book for students grades 2 and up. This story and others in the series are based on the old tales told around campfires for generations updated for a new generation. Written by Amy Baker under the name Shalon DeDiablo in honor of her little sister who would sit on the front porch steps late at night asking for just one more scary story. "The best way to discribe these books is to think Biscuit meets Goosebumps." - Nichol Boman
Queen of Historical Fiction Emma Carroll makes her Barrington Stoke debut with a powerful, evocative, and spine-tingling story of childhood on the brink of war.
A selection of dark, dystopian short stories by students from The Priory School. Some will shock you, others will chill you to the core, all of them explore the bleak, despairing future that is coming our way.
Love is a curse when you're a witch.NadineI thought witches were myth-until I moved to a secret town protected by magic. Turns out I'm a witch, and my powers will awaken on my nineteenth birthday.I'm sent to a magic academy, where I'll learn about the coven and prepare to meet our goddess. It's there that I meet Lucas, a sexy warlock with an attitude. I shouldn't be attracted to a guy like him, but he's a puzzle I can't figure out, and I find that beyond irresistible.But there's more on my mind than Lucas. If I don't pass the goddess's test to awaken my magic, I'll be banished from the coven-and lose the only family I have left.LucasI wasn't supposed to inherit death magic, but here I am. They call me the Reaper's Apprentice. I'm tasked with carrying the last thoughts of the dead to the afterlife when I die. It's a burden that grows heavier by the day.Most thoughts are more depressing than I care to admit... except for one. I don't know what it means, until Nadine shows up in town. She's the one ray of hope to an otherwise dark gift, and I quickly find myself falling for her.But we can't be together-because there's a curse upon all reapers, and if Nadine falls for me, she'll die.
If you could change time to save your first love—even if it meant turning your back on the universe—would you?It is time for the Vechey youth to earn their place as time-guardians. The near-immortal Vechey protect the universe from the devastating Manipulators—devourers of souls, mindless seekers of chaos. First, the youth must survive a mysterious and deadly ritual created by the all-powerful clan leader Eterili. Having regenerated thousands of times with the birth of each universe, Eterili is taking this one as hers and bending all in it to her grand designs.Catha’s time-slipping skills are underdeveloped. She is time-blind—unable to see through time, unable to protect herself from the ritual. The Vechey shun her for being different. Her parents ignore her as if she were already dead.Aithagg loves Catha unconditionally and will do anything to save her. He tries desperately to unlock the ritual’s mysteries and find a way to help Catha survive with him. Or will saving Catha enable the Manipulators to destroy the universe?
"A recently deceased girl and her helpful afterlife caseworker embark on a series of hilarious mishaps and misadventures throughout the space-time continuum as they try to close her file so she can move on"--
A dark, propulsive, tale about a trick box, two worlds entwined, and a mystery that may be best left unsolved.
Chris wakes from a bad dream and the house is so quiet. Walk with Chris to find out the truth.
5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana'>She watched as her friends were ignored. She had her revenge after her death.
As the Mages of the Citadel fight amongst themselves and prepare for war against the Forest, Mielitta, a despised servant, has her own battle to face. Bastien and Jannlou, the boys who terrorised her as a child, have grown into their status as Mages and she cannot escape them forever. In desperation, she flees to the forbidden Forest and its dangerous attractions. Her scent angers thousands of bees and, although she survives their attack, she has changed. A strange bee symbol glows on her thigh and her senses are altered. She learns that her connection with bees enables her to summon their aid and gives her the power to shift shape. This new-found bond works both ways and the bees need Mielitta's help as the rift widens between Forest and Citadel. Can one girl and a colony of bees reunite Man and Nature, or is the split irreversible? Block Nature out and she'll force a way in.
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