Books with author Jen Brunetto

Ghostly invasions…black-eyed children...alien visitors...monsters and mystery creatures...savage animal attacks...strangers lurking in the woods...scary clowns...haunted houses...a mystery boy lost in the middle of nowhere. Frightfully Freaky returns with 50 more tales guaranteed to keep you up at night!Do you live in a “freaky” place? Here are just some of the locations visited in the tales of Frightfully Freaky 2:United States:California: HemetColorado: DenverConnecticut: WinstedFlorida: Pompano BeachIllinois: EvanstonIndiana: La PorteOhio: Mansfield, RavennaLouisiana: HaughtonMassachusetts: Billerica, Boston, SpringfieldMontana: ButteNew Jersey: Elizabeth, Tom's River, WanaquePennsylvania: Dunmore, Wilkes-BarreSouth Carolina: Lee CountySouth Dakota: Fort ThompsonIran: City of TehranUK:Counties of Cumbria and SurreyOther countries: IndiaJapanScotlandZimbabwe

Haunted houses….alien aircraft….campers scared out of their wits….deadly animal encounters….….weird creatures wandering in the night….a prehistoric island of mystery....a place where people seem to vanish into thin air. Frightfully Freaky returns with 50 more tales guaranteed to keep you up at night!Do you live in a “freaky” place? Here are just some of the locations visited in the tales of Frightfully Freaky 3:Australia: QueenslandUnited States:Alabama: Talladega CountyConnecticut: Counties of Litchfield and New HavenCalifornia: Kerman, San Diego, San PedroIllinois: Farmer CityIowa: Clayton CountyMassachusetts: BeverlyNew Hampshire: WakefieldNew Jersey: SomervilleTexas: HoustonWest Virginia: HuntingtonUK:Counties of Devon, East Yorkshire, Kent, South Yorkshire, West MidlandsOther countries: ChinaPakistanRussiaSiberia

In 1831 a treasure chest full of stolen loot was buried in the town of Wayfare, Massachusetts. The treasure has never been found, and the trail has been cold for nearly two centuries. But recently a series of clues has been uncovered and new life has been breathed into the search12-year old Matt Moore and his friend Adam are among those who are hot on the trail as they compete with a classmate and an anonymous internet poster in the race to learn the mysterious fate of the Buried Treasure of Blaze Beach.Recommended for Ages 9-12

There's an alligator on the loose in the Massachusetts town of Wayfare, and 12-year old Matt Moore and his brothers are gator hunting to get a closer look. While trying to find out where the gator came from, Matt discovers a series of links between the reptile and a nearby abandoned railroad tunnel.Matt's curiosity inspires him to research “Trainwreck Tunnel” and its dark past which includes ghosts, gangsters and a surprising military connection. Will the infamous “Trainwreck” live up to its haunted reputation? Matt is about to learn more than he ever wanted to know when he finds himself trapped in the tunnel!Recommended for Ages 9-12

As he enters seventh-grade, Troy Moore has decided to turn over a new leaf. Better grades, better behavior—time to grow up. The only thing that will remain intact is his devotion to football.Along come the Knights of Eddred, a secret society that will turn Troy's plans to mush. Membership is not an invitation, it's a demand. To refuse them is out of the question—they have something on him that nobody can know about.Life for Troy becomes a daily struggle to balance all the demands of the Society, as they call themselves. Meanwhile he can't explain to his family the reason for his sudden change in behavior—the lies, the secrecy, the refusal to continue with football.But the biggest source of Troy's frustration is the Society's blatant hypocrisy. Oaths of honor and loyalty are a farce—membership is about being constantly on guard against hidden agendas, physical attacks, theft and betrayal.One of the regular meeting places is an old, abandoned house. And down the dark staircase is the basement—the place that every member dreads most. An attempt to break free from the Society leads Troy down that staircase to wait for the unspeakable fate that the elders reserve for those who refuse to play by the rules.Recommended for ages 11-13.

Best friends since kindergarten and only two weeks apart in age, Blair and Kyle are about to turn thirteen. They plan a private party, inviting only two others—also best friends—Adelle and Jade. The new girl in school is a last minute afterthought. Now there are five. A circle of friends is formed and it closes with an audible click.But a tragic event and a secret crush will test the ties, loyalties and true characters of each girl. Who will be the one to break the circle?Recommended for Ages 10-13

Summer's over and the girls are busy with school and their weekend modeling job. Finally—eighth grade! But they barely have time to get settled in when their beloved French teacher goes missing. Kyle the spy sits back and waits for the police to figure it out. But a chance sighting in Boston sends her headlong into her own investigation.Front and center is the creepy new substitute teacher—a mean, angry man who behaves quite suspiciously from the get-go. Then there's the ex-boyfriend—a natural suspect. They had just broken up recently.Follow Kyle and the girls through the twists and turns as they try to unravel the case. And be glad you don't have a substitute teacher so scary he gives you nightmares!Recommended for girls age 10-13.

Sequel to Click: A Circle of FriendsBest friends since kindergarten, Blair and Kyle have recently expanded their friendship to include two fellow seventh-graders. A tight circle of four has been formed, with ties strengthened by shared experiences both good and bad. Now the four girls, who call themselves “the group,” are inseparable.Along comes another circle of four friends, and what starts out as a clash over a bullied schoolmate turns into an all-out war. It's all leading up to the spring dance—what was once an eagerly anticipated night of fun and romance now looms forward as a dreaded showdown between the two circles of friends.The group finds strength in numbers as they fend off unwanted attacks from the “gruesome foursome” (aka the G4), but they must also tap into their individual strengths for protection.The girl who's used to being most popular must learn to deal with the new experience of having actual enemies. The spy uses her skills to head off planned attacks before they happen. The hopeless romantic tries to soften the bitter hearts of her enemies with matchmaking. And the most mysterious member of the group struggles with whether to reveal the well-guarded secret she's been keeping when the G4 begin prying into her home life.Recommended for Ages 10-13

In the third installment of the Click series:Spring has finally sprung in the New England town of Wayfare and it's time for both the girls and the boys to let off some steam.A tight-knit circle of four girls who call themselves “the group” are on a mission to clean up an abandoned field which just became town property. Their goal is to turn it into a park with a community garden. Unbeknownst to them the boys have already put a claim on the property and have very different plans for it.The battle is on! Through a series of pranks, misunderstandings, one-upmanship and full-on warfare one party is bound to win eventually.Recommended for Ages 10-13

School's out for summer and there's no place “the group” would rather be than hanging out together at the local beaches, free from studying for three full months.As much as the girls would like to play all day there is some work to be done, including volunteering at the town's summer day camp and working on their plots at the community garden they helped build. There's even some education to be had for two of the girls—one will learn to sail and one will become a fledgling fashion designer.But when the work is done, bring on the fun, drama, adventure and mischief. Before the summer's over someone will survive a painful breakup, someone will be drawn into a secret romance, someone will battle with a “frenemie” from the past and someone will get grounded—twice. And as always the girls will be there for each other through all the ups and downs. And when you mix thirteen-year-old girls and boys, sizzling heat and a crowded beach town there's bound to be a heaping helping of madness. Bring on the flying umbrellas, runaway angels, midnight carnivals, pink flamingo sunglasses and lobster-red sunburns. You're only thirteen once—make it a summer to remember!Recommended for Ages 10-13