18 books like The Snarkout Boys and the Baconburg Horror
The Phantom Tollbooth
The Phantom Tollbooth is a children's fantasy adventure novel written by Norton Juster with illustrations by Jules Feiffer. It was published in 1961 by Random House (USA). It tells the story of a bored young boy named Milo who unexpectedly receives a magic tollbooth one afternoon and, having nothing better to do, drives through it in his toy car, transporting him to the Kingdom of Wisdom, once…
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The Magic Pretzel (Werewolf Club Ready for Chapters)
Fourth-grader Norman Gnormal, who behaves a lot like a dog, finds his first real friends when the principal signs him up for the Werewolf Club at school.
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Tom Sawyer, Detective
Tom Sawyer, Detective follows Twain's popular novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Tom Sawyer Abroad. In this novel, Tom turns detective, trying to solve a murder. Twain plays with and celebrates the detective novel, wildly popular at the time. This novel, like the others, is told through the first-person narrative of Huck Finn.
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There's a Zombie in the Basement
Milo won't fall asleep because he things the monsters in the basement are gonna get him. And, if he can't get to sleep, no one will. Mom and Dad better hope his wild imagination doesn't get the best of him.
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The Abused Werewolf Rescue Group
When Tobias Richard Vandevelde wakes up in a hospital with no memory of the night before, his horrified mother tells him that he was found unconscious. At Featherdale Wildlife Park. In a dingo pen. He assumes that his two best friends are somehow responsible, until the mysterious Reuben turns up, claiming that Toby has a rare and dangerous “condition.” Next thing he knows, Toby finds himself…
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The Haunted Car
Mitchell's parents are delighted with their recent purchase of a sleek sportscar, yet when the car's ghost makes an appearance, the family realizes that they had gotten much more than they bargained for.
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Paul the Peddler
Young Paul is determined to win a better life for his mother, and he sets out on a whirlwind of entrepreneurial jobs to try to make a good living. From selling candy packages outside the post office to neckties from a cart, he will try his hand at anything to turn a profit. A rousing tale of moral triumph and free trade, "Paul the Peddler" is Horatio Alger at his best.
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The Lunchroom of Doom
After one of its members is banned from the school lunchroom, the Watson Elementary School Werewolf Club has lunch at Tom's Tibetan-American Lunchroom, where they run into alien meatballs.
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The Mystery of Vampires and Werewolves (Can Science Solve)
Looks at legends about vampires and werewolves in different cultures, their reputed appearance and behavior, similarities between the two creatures, and possible scientific explanations of the old stories.
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Diary of a Minecraft Zombie, Book 11
Zombie has to deal with one of the biggest challenges he has ever faced in his preteen life ... His feelings! Will Zombie be able to get a grip? Or will his pre-teen angst get the better of him? Jump into this Zany Minecraft Adventure and find out!
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Diary of a Minecraft Zombie, Book 18
"Zombie, Steve and their friends must visit the Ocean monument to help prevent Minecraft from being plunged into the depths of the sea. But it won't be easy. He'll have to battle some of the weirdest undersea hostile mobs ever, in order to save the day."--Publisher's description.
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The wereing
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Diary of a Minecraft Zombie, Book 12
Zombie has discovered new and amazing creatures in the Minecraft World called Pixelmon! Except little by little the Pixelmon are disappearing and nobody knows why. Can Zombie, Steve and their Minecraft friends save the Pixelmon from utter extinction? Or will they get into even more wacky trouble than ever before?
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Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, pursues an elusive chicken murderer.
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Ma and Pa Dracula
Convinced he leads a normal life, sleeping during the day and waking at night to do lessons and play while his parents work at the blood bank, nine-year-old Jonathan is astounded when he accidentally discovers how other people live and the real nature of his parents' work.
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Full moon horror
When his brother's car runs out of gas late at night, thirteen-year-old Jack Kipping and his friends are stranded on a lonely road--and the moon is full.
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Diary of a Minecraft Zombie, Book 17
This book is a definite must read, it talks about a young zombie having an adventure.
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Diary of a Minecraft Zombie, Book 16
Looks Like Zombie is Going Down the Drain!
Zombie's village has gone through some major changes.
All of sudden, all the houses in his village have mushroom tops, and big green pipes started popping up on every street.
And if that wasn't weird enough, two strange looking plumbers have been snooping around looking for a princess they lost.
Join Zombie and his friends as they take a trip "Down…
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