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No one ever said it was easy being a monster. Take Frankenstein, for instance: He just wants to marry his undead bride in peace, but his best man, Dracula, is freaking out about the garlic bread. Then there’s the Headless Horseman, who wishes everyone would stop drooling over his delicious pumpkin...

Stories of Gopal, the jester, are enjoyed much in the same way as those of Birbal and Tenali Ramakrishna. This book recounts some of the humorous anecdotes of Gopal, the chief jester in the court of Maharaja Krishna Chandra of Bengal. Many stories are told of how the Maharaja tries to outwit the Nawab and how Gopal assists in these endeavours. In every story, it is Gopal who emerges the hero.

When her grand-mère comes down wit' de flu, this Cajun Little Red knows what she has to do. With her witty cat, TeJean, she sets off in a pirogue to bring Grand-mère some gumbo. Who should she meet upon the way, but that big ol' swamp gator, Claude! Mean ol' Claude may want to gobble up Petite Rouge,...

Summer vacation is here and all of the Pee Wees are excited about their new swimming badge.  All, that is, except for Molly, who doesn't know how to swim and is afraid of the water.  Can Molly earn her badge without actually getting wet?  She does her best to avoid the water, but when the day of Jody's big pool party arrives, it's time for Molly to sink or swim!

Eleven-year-old Edie Jasmine Snow has a "perfect" thirteen-year-old sister, two loving parents, and a cat named Dusty. She also has a grandmother she suspects is a witch and a grandfather who insists on calling her Albert. Framed by family summer vacations at the lake, All-Season Edie follows...

“So why are we going hunting?” wondered Adib. “We’ll go jogging and we’ll do some sports,” said Khalid and then he continued: “Are you going with us, Camela?” “Girls don’t go hunting,” said Naim. “And why not? I know some girl shooters who are better than men,” said Adib. “I...

How can a beautiful white elephant be a terrible curse? Run-Run, a young elephant trainer, discovers the answer when he incurs the fury of the prince. The boy's punishment? The gift of an elephant, white as a cloud. From that moment forward, the curse reveals itself. According to tradition,...

"The Funny Story - Mrs. Picklebee and class 212" is a yearlong experience with class 212, Mrs. Picklebee (the fearsome new teacher in town) and Mr. Ferguson, a peculiar old man who loves entertaining kids with wacky stories. Will the protagonists (Rich, Charlie, Andrew and Martin) defeat...

What’s your life like right now? Are you wondering if the guy you like likes you back? Trying to be a great friend? Obsessing over who you really are and what kind of person you’re meant to become? Just hoping to have some fun? If you answered yes to any of these, you’re living The Quiz Life!...

Martin Moone is eleven and completely fed up with being the only boy in a family of girls. He's desperate for a decent wingman to help him navigate his idiotic life. So when best mate Padraic suggests Martin get an imaginary friend—or "IF" for short—he decides to give it a go. His first...

Malcolm is in all ways an ordinary ten-year-old. This is a perfectly ordinary story featuring one perfectly ordinary ten year old, his very bossy uncle, some baked beans, a school which tries to make interesting things BORING, the famed Italian city of Ponky, and a genie who appears when you rub your nose. It also includes lots of very useful facts, many of which are untrue.

"Reader beware--you choose the scare! GIVE YOURSELF GOOSEBUMPS! You and your friends decide to check out a new part of town. That's when you notice an old house with a sign that says ""BEWARE--DANGER"" on one side and ""PLEASE COME IN"" on the other. Of...

From the acclaimed author of The Lemonade War comes a new book starring two smart girls determined to liven up their town—one epic prank at a time. Odawahaka has always been too small for Maggie’s big scientific ideas. Between her stuck-in-a-rut mom, her grumpy grandpop, and the lifetime...

Look out world, Brian Hobble is back! And I've discovered something totally awesome - I'm a genius! I'm brilliant at making up lies which are so unbelievable that everyone believes them. I can forge excuse notes to get my friends out of doing their homework. I can write phony love letters that...