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Francis não tem amigos. Ele sofre bullying porque é diferente. Em casa, vive trancado no sótão, onde tem uma fabulosa coleção de bonecas vestidas com roupas que ele mesmo cria. Adora moda e pediu de aniversário uma máquina de costura. Um certo dia na escola, na hora do intervalo, Francis vai se sentar num banco, no lado mais afastado do pátio, porque prefere a solidão a ser zoado. Mas nesse dia, sentindo-se triste, ele vê alguém atravessar o gramado na sua direção. É uma menina de mais ou menos a sua idade, embora não a reconheça como aluna da escola.

From the team that brought you Spirit Animals and Tombquest, the second installment in the exciting series that invites you to step inside the ghost story. The spooky, second installment of the exciting Shadow House series!

With his summer headed downhill fast, thirteen-year-old Justin faces a tricky choice—stand up to bigotry or let fear hold him back. When he's targeted by a bully, and a good friend stops speaking to him, Justin counts on help from Leroy Usher, the ghost whose magical carnival helped transform Justin's life after his father died last year. So this should be a breeze, right? His expectations rise further when a mysterious message from Mr. Usher invites him and pals Darby and Naz for a midnight visit.

Nelson Schreck hält sich für das gruseligste Gespenst der Pumpkin High. Doch sein Widersacher Amadeus van Thom ist da ganz anderer Meinung und fordert Nelson zu einer Mutprobe heraus: Er soll beweisen, wie Furcht einflößend er ist, indem er mit einem der unsichtbaren Aufzüge der Gruselbehörde in die Menschenwelt fährt und dort ein Kind erschreckt. Leider geht das gehörig schief! Denn Nelson wird von Lilly entdeckt, die ihn überhaupt nicht schaurig findet. Als sie ihm dann auch noch in die Geisterwelt folgt, ist das Chaos perfekt.

When 12-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?

Poppy, Dash, Azumi, and Dylan may have made it out of Shadow House - but the grounds are a whole new nightmare. Someone they thought was a friend is hunting them, and there's no place that's safe now that they've woken the shadow creature. If they want to survive, they'll have to figure out once and for all what the house wants from them, and what - or who - they'll need to leave behind in order to escape...or risk being trapped within Shadow House forever.

Shortly before Halloween, Lucely and her best friend, Syd, cast a spell that accidentally awakens malicious spirits, wreaking havoc throughout St. Augustine. Together, they must join forces with Syd's witch grandmother, Babette, and her tubby tabby, Chunk, to fight the haunting head-on and reverse the curse to save the town and Lucely's firefly spirits before it's too late.

Do your young readers love choose-your-own-adventure books but get confused with all of the page turns? Does your reluctant listener give up when faced with too many storyline options? The Up2U Adventures chapter books have the multiple-storyline feel but aren't as confusing for reluctant listeners! Listeners follow an engaging, character-driven storyline and then make the last major decision for the character from three options. The ending is Up2U.

Naomi is petrified of the talent show her school is putting on. She can't be out there alone in front of all those people... not without serious stage fright. How will she manage? The answer arrives in a mysterious box -- a ventriloquist's dummy that transforms Naomi from a shy girl into a natural performer. It all goes well... until Naomi starts to want the stage for herself. When the dummy strikes back it raises the question -- who's controlling who?

Welcome to Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet’s Camp for Hardcore Lady Types. The five scouts of Roanoke cabin - Jo, April, Molly, Mal, and Ripley - love their summers at camp. They get to hang out with their best friends, earn Lumberjane scout badges, annoy their no-nonsense counselor Jen...and go on supernatural adventures. That last one? A pretty normal occurrence at Miss Qiunzella’s, where the woods contain endless mysteries.

When Emmaline Beaumont's father started building the ghost machine, she didn't expect it to bring her mother back from the dead. But by locking himself in the basement to toil away at his hopes, Monsieur Beaumont has become obsessed with the contraption and is neglecting the living, and Emmaline is tired of feeling forgotten. Nothing good has come from building the ghost machine, and Emmaline decides that the only way to bring her father back will be to make the ghost machine work or destroy it forever.

Jules' family moves into an old abandoned house. Her parents love it, but she's frightened and feels a sense of foreboding. When she sees a pale face in an upstairs window, she can't stop wondering about the eerie presence on the top floor - in a room with a locked door. Her fear replaced by fascination, Jules becomes determined to make contact with the mysterious figure and to unlock the door. Past and present intersect as she and her ghostly friend discover the fate of the family who lived in the house all those many years ago.

Sobald es dunkel wurde, bekam Bruce solche Angst, dass er sich am liebsten versteckte. Als Gespenst würde das auf keinen Fall in Frage kommen, denn hauptsächlich nachts war ja das Spuken für Geister am wichtigsten. Also beschloss der Ältestenrat von den Gespenstern – Bruce wird auf ein einsames Schloss verbannt und um seine Angst zu verlieren, die darin lebende Familie zu vertreiben. Aber der Butler Alfred und die Kinder der Familie behandelten Bruce so herzlich, dass er sich mit ihnen anfreundete.

The Aldens visit the spooky town of Sleepy Hollow, where someone - or something - is scaring visitors. Could the legendary headless horseman be real?

Sleepy, sleepier, sleepiest - NOT! When Stink’s parents win tickets to an aquarium sleepover for the whole family, could it be science-freak Stink’s dream come true or his worst nightmare? He loves learning about sharks, but does he want to sleep in the same room with them? He’s nuts about gross stuff, but does he want go to bed thinking about the eating habits of the vampire squid?Creepy, creepier, creepiest - yikes!