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Books with author Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones

  • Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots

    Debbie Dadey, Marcia T. Jones, Marcia Thornton Jones, John Steven Gurney

    Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Jan. 1, 1991)
    The hugely popular early chapter book series re-emerges with a new look! Brand-new eye-catching cover art brings a modern feel to this classic monster series for young readers.The kids in the third grade at Bailey Elementary are so hard to handle that all of their teachers have quit. But their new teacher, Mrs. Jeepers, is different to say the least. She's just moved from the Transylvanian Alps and she seems to have some strange powers that help her deal with these mischief-makers. Her methods may be a little unconventional, but, then again, Mrs. Jeepers may be just what the Bailey School kids need.
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  • Unicorns Don't Give Sleigh Rides

    Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones, Marcia T. Jones, John Steven Gurney

    Paperback (Scholastic, Nov. 1, 1997)
    The 17th book from the hugely popular early chapter book series to re-emerge with a new look! Brand-new eye-catching cover art brings a modern feel to this classic monster series for young readers.Liza is on her way to the local stables when she slips on the snow and hurts herself! Out of nowhere, a sleigh pulled by a white unicorn appears and takes her all the way to the stable. Her friends don't believe it was really a unicorn; Liza must have been seeing things! But Liza is determined to prove that she knows what she saw!
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  • Dracula Doesn't Drink Lemonade

    Debbie Dadey, Marcia T. Jones, Marcia Thornton Jones

    Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Oct. 1, 1995)
    The hugely popular early chapter book series re-emerges with a new look! Brand-new eye-catching cover art brings a modern feel to this classic monster series for young readers.There are some pretty weird grown-ups in Bailey City!There's a new guidance counselor at Bailey Elementary School and he's giving the kids the creeps. No one understands why his skin is so pale, why he hides from the sun, or why his skin is deathly cold to the touch. But Counselor Drake couldn't really be Count Dracula, could he?
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  • Leprechauns Don't Play Basketball

    Debbie Dadey, Marcia T. Jones, Marcia Thornton Jones

    Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Feb. 1, 1992)
    Melody is certain that her new basketball coach, Mr. O'Grady, is a leprechaun, and soon she and the other children are keeping an eye on him and observing his growing relationship with third grade teacher Mrs. Jeepers. Original.
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  • Ghosts Don't Eat Potato Chips

    Debbie Dadey, Marcia T. Jones, Marcia Thornton Jones, John Steven Gurney

    Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Sept. 1, 1992)
    Eddie's Great-aunt Mathilda is sick and he has to help take care of her. But when Eddie and his friends visit Mathilda's house, strange things start to happen. Howie sees someone staring at him from the attic window and, when his back is turned, his garlic potato chips are used to spell the word ATTIC on the ground. During later visits the kids hear noises from the attic, but Great-aunt Mathilda swears there's nothing up there. Could the ghost of Eddie's Great-uncle Jasper, who died years ago, be haunting his aunt's home? The Bailey School kids will find out!
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  • The Adventures Of The Bailey School Kids #1: Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots

    Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones

    Paperback (Scholastic Inc, March 15, 1990)
    Young adult book about a vampire teacher.
  • The Adventure of the Bailey School Kids Megapack

    Dadey Debbie, Jones Marcia, Thornton

    Paperback (Scholastic, March 15, 2001)
    Ten Book set of the popular Bailey School Kids, includes:Gremlins Don't Chew Bubble Gum; Werewolves Don't Go to Summer Camp; Zombies Don't Play Soccer; Leprechuauns Don't Play Basketball; Wizards Don't Need Computers; Pirates Don't Wear Pink Sunglasses; Witches Don't Do Backflips; Aliens Don't Wear Braces; Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots, and Ghosts Don't Eat Potato Chips. Scholastic Reading level: 3
  • The Bailey School Kids #50: The Abominable Snowman Doesn't Roast Marshmallows

    Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones

    Mass Market Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, March 1, 2005)
    A funny and spooky new adventure in the best-selling and beloved series about a town where the grown-ups are more than a little weird.There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. But could the frosty stranger in town for the Winter Carnival really be . . . the Abominable Snowman? The Bailey School kids are going to find out!
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  • Bogeymen Don't Play Football

    Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones, Marcia T. Jones, John Steven Gurney

    Mass Market Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Sept. 1, 1997)
    The students at Bailey School try to overcome their fears and their imaginations when they meet the new football coach and student teacher, Mr. Bogey, whom everyone begins to think may be the Bogeyman. Original.
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  • Werewolves Don't Go to Summer Camp

    Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones, Marcia T. Jones, John Steven Gurney

    Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, July 1, 1991)
    The hugely popular early chapter book series re-emerges with a new look! Brand-new eye-catching cover art brings a modern feel to this classic monster series for young readers.The new director at Camp Lone Wolf seems like a nice guy. But when the kids learn the legend of a local boy who disappeared and the wolf that prowls the campgrounds howling in the night, they start to wonder if Camp Lone Wolf is more than just a name. Mr. Jenkins is covered in hair, eats his meat almost raw, and has an obsession with wolves. But could he really be a werewolf?
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  • Martians Don't Take Temperatures

    Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones

    Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Jan. 1, 1996)
    The ever-suspicious students at Bailey School lose control of their imaginations again when they meet new school nurse Mrs. Redding, who they come to believe is a Martian spying on Earth kids. Original.
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  • Keyholders #3: Inside the Magic

    Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones

    Mass Market Paperback (Starscape, Nov. 3, 2009)
    Inside the Magic is the third in a series of light fantasy chapter books set in Morgantown, a town on the border between the real world and the magical world, by the authors of the Publishers Weekly best selling BAILEY SCHOOL KIDS―a series of 50 books with more than 30 million copies sold!Oh, no! Mr. Leery has been kidnapped by the evil Queen of the Boggarts. It's up to the apprentice Keyholders Penny, Luke, and Natalie to rescue him. Together with their links, a unicorn named Kirin, a dragon named Dracula, and a rat named Buttercup, the three Keyholders cross the border to the land inside the magic―a place where anything can happen. Will they find Mr. Leery in time?
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