Showing results for "In the Dark" in Literature & Fiction

It’s time for bed! As Yo is being tucked in for the night, he notices his toys aren’t the same color in the dark as they are in the daylight. Yo wants to know why his train is no longer red and his ball is no longer green!

A cricket, a rat, and a bat live happily in a dark cave. Each one has a unique way of navigating without light, but one day, an explorer enters the cave and brings a new kind of light.

Featuring stories from R.L. Stine and Madeleine Roux, this middle grade horror anthology, curated by New York Times bestselling author and master of macabre Jonathan Maberry, is a chilling tribute to Alvin Schwartz’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Flesh-hungry ogres? Brains full of spiders?...

Can love survive the ultimate betrayal? A compelling story of love and identity from a best-selling author. When Alex meets Kate, the attraction is instant. Alex is funny, good looking and a little shy - everything that Kate wants in a boyfriend. Alex can't help falling for Kate, who is pretty, charming and maybe just a little naive.... But one of them is hiding an unbelievable secret, and as their love blossoms, it threatens to ruin not just their relationship but their lives.

The complete iconic anthology series of horror tales that's now a feature film! Narrated by Patton Oswalt, Melissa McBride, and Alex Brightman, this collection includes all three of Alvin Schwartz's classic story collections: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, More Scary Stories to Tell in the...

Twins Oliver and Trisha love going on adventures with their dad. Canoeing and camping on the Champion River will be their best trip yet! But when they capsize in rapids, their father is knocked unconscious. Alone and without cell phone reception, their only choice is to continue down river for help.

Over a school holiday, young Penny persuades her father to let her work as a junior reporter at the local newspaper, the Riverview Star. Battling workplace rivalry and navigating the world of journalism becomes even more challenging when she lands her first major assignment - investigating an explosion at the Conway Steel Plant. As she aids a struggling colleague, she stumbles upon a fraudulent plot to sell a counterfeit explosive device. In a thrilling climax, Penny unveils the scam, bringing the perpetrators to justice!

Mysteries in the DarkThe Curious Adventures of Luna Sparks and Omar TrekkerThe podcast where history whispers ... and we lean in to listen.🎙️ Get ready to press play on curiosity!Step into a world where curiosity never retires, and adventure absolutely refuses to grow up. Welcome to Mysteries in the Dark—a family-friendly, laugh-out-loud, brain-tickling podcast that proves learning is way more fun when you’re having a good time doing it.Meet your anchoring hosts: Luna Sparks and Omar Trekker—lifelong best friends, mystery-solvers, and curiosity champions who’ve been investigating ...

Share in fifty years of a really remarkable cat… An all-time classic Mog story refreshed with a new cover and format. Join Mog for a fantastical adventure with mousedogbird! Mog sat in the dark. Mog thought in the dark. But the dark was not where Mog wanted to be… And who else was there in...

Join Merry Hanson, a very modern 15-year-old living in Pennsylvania's Amish country, as she faces the true-to-life struggles and heartfelt triumphs of growing up to be the best she can be in God's eyes. An abandoned baby girl appears to be the answer to Merry's prayers, but she isn't the only one with hopes for baby Charity.

As the first rumblings of the pandemic sound around Garvey, he hardly notices. Caught up with his friends, school, chorus, and his newfound relationship with his father, he doesn't imagine that the new disease adults are talking about could touch him. But it will. When everything changes, when fear moves in, and when all seems dark, Garvey feels helpless. Yet one voice—Garvey's voice—can be a powerful spark in the dark …

For sixty-five years Toby the toy panda has lain in the dark loft. Now, trouble in the house wakes him: the arrival of child-hating Mrs Malevant, who’s come to mind Izzy and her siblings while their parents are away. Somehow Toby speaks to Izzy, just as he used to speak to his former owner, her great-uncle Maurice. The children desperately need the support of their great-uncle and Aunt Folly to stand up to Mrs Malevant. Can Toby help restore happiness to the house?

Lost: one little boy. When Little Alfred runs away from home and winds up in the Dark Unchanted Forest being trailed by a bobcat, Hank the Cowdog knows that it's up to him to save his young master. So, mustering up all the courage that a Head of Ranch Security can come up with, he bravely makes his way into the forest.

Mark is scared of the dark, but when he thinks his Great Gran is in trouble, nothing is going to stop him coming to her rescue.

Mark is scared of the dark, but when he thinks his Great Gran is in trouble, nothing is going to stop him from coming to her rescue. Young Angela is obsessed with Jimmy Jelly, her favourite TV personality, though the rest of the family can't stand him - that is, until he comes to open a shop in the local shopping mall!

Students at Van Siclen Community Middle School produce a podcast all about telling scary stories that you can share in the dark.

The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! The magic tree house leads Jack and Annie to a tiny deserted island in the middle of the ocean. The brother and sister team are soon rescued by a ship of explorers and...

Sooz, a 13-year-old girl from Surrey, has become the Dark Mistress of Dirk's otherworldly kingdom, the Darklands. Thanks to the Ring of Power given to her by Dirk, his minions recognize her as their ruler. Sooz immediately sets about redecorating Dirk's Dark Tower to the taste of a young girl. But Sooz has to face her toughest challenge when an army of fanatical paladins and orcs gather to march against her.

The Pout-Pout Fish in the Big-Big Dark is the funny follow up to the New York Times bestselling The Pout-Pout Fish from Deborah Diesen and Dan Hanna. Mr. Fish wants to help his friend Ms. Clam when she loses her pearl, but though he's fast as a sailfish, as smart as dolphin, and as strong as a...

Young Jarrod Blackwell is able to read minds and create things out of his imagination that become real. Jarrod meets Tony Magellan, a young boy like himself who has a vivid imagination and is superbly creative and inquisitive, but in a normal human way. Jarrod’s ability is super-natural and he enjoys creating "dark things" for excitement. He invites Tony to his home, a fantastic green crystal root, which is an extension of his powers.