Books with author Peta Johnson

Two terrifying tales from the award-winning Pete JohnsonThe Ghost DogDaniel's story about a bloodthirsty dog goes down well at a spooky party. But then somehow his imagination comes to life and the howling monster begins to haunt his dreams!Winner of the Young Telegraph/Fully Booked AwardThe CreeperLucy finds an old tape of the spine-chilling story of the Creeper - a horrific creature looking for revenge. Lucy knows she has just done something terrible - will the Creeper track her down?Winner of the Stockton Children's Book Award

In the time since his parents’ divorce, Stony hasn’t had much to say to his father. It’s not just the embarrassing things his father does in public, like picking fights with strangers on the golf course, needling his ex-wife about the car she drives, and asking girls whether they’re attracted to Stony. It’s also that his father hasn’t talked with him–even once–about his taste in books or girls, or about the painful stuff that has happened, like his grandmother being murdered, “inexplicably,” as Stony’s psychiatrist says.Then it’s summer, and whatever their relationship issues, Stony is headed for a New Hampshire vacation with his father, his sister, Molly, and his father’s girlfriend, Sally. They plan to hike, watch movies at the condo, and visit the local caves. But at their very first stop to get a burger along the turnpike, Stony’s father gets into an argument with a creepy-looking skinny guy and his huge friend. Sally calms Stony’s father down, and the four of them drive away from the rest area—-but not, it turns out, from the skinny guy and his friend.Out of Eden is not just about the loss of innocence, it’s about coming face-to-face with evil.

As the head of household, one must overcome many challenges to achieve long-term success. From financial to emotional balance, versatility is key. In recent years, there has been a proliferation of the paranormal. Some might opine that this is in association with the end of time. The exorcist's rites distills and amplifies the wartime power found in the Word of God. It is designed to assist the reader in ridding his home of negative spiritual energy and demonic predation. It is a poor man's prep course for dealing with spiritual opposition, complete with exorcistic rites live and effective when delivered with passion by a righteous person. They have been tried and deemed effective against actual demonic entities (demons not included). They are real and can be thoroughly effective. Demonic predation is real. One can lose his life to those who come to steal, kill, and destroy. You will be inspired at worst, protected at best. Use them liberally. Learn from them.

An unnamed sixteen-year-old is the narrator of this impressionistic and fragmented story of two brothers who learn that the disappearance of their father is only the tip of his mystery and only a sliver of what really happened. HONORS and AWARDS Best New Books for the Classroom —Book Links Books for the Teen Age —NYPL Paterson Prize for Books for Young People, Grades 7-12 — Passaic County Community College Poetry Center Book of the Year for Rhode Island High Schools —The Alliance for the Study and Teaching of Adolescent Literature (ASTAL) A Highly Recommended Book —Boston Authors Club Missouri State Teachers Association, Reading Circle Program

Just because everyone else thinks you should be over it, doesn’t mean you are.Last year, Sarah’s best friend Jamie died in a freak accident. Back then, everyone was sad; now they’re ready for Sarah to get over it and move on. But Sarah’s not ready to move on. She can’t stop reliving what happened, struggling with guilt, questioning the meaning of life, and missing her best friend. Life just seems random: no pattern, no meaning, no rules―and no reason to bother.In a last-ditch effort to pull it together, Sarah befriends Jamie’s twin brother Emmett, who may be the only other person who understands what she’s lost. And when she gets a job working for the local eccentric who owns a Christmas tree farm, she finally begins to understand the threads that connect us all, the benefit of giving people a chance, and the power of love.Critically-acclaimed author J.J. Johnson gives readers a powerful look at the later stages of grief when the rest of the world has seemingly moved on.

When a vicious army of cockroach-like goblen invades Rev Caern's hometown, their conjurors begin hunting him, convinced he has the Disk of Dragons, an ancient artifact with world-changing powers. But Rev escapes into exile, and finds work upholding the law in the town where the Disk was lost, long ago. Then a citizen is brutally murdered. Rev fears the goblen, but the beautiful war mage Gabryal suspects Rev! To catch the killer and win the Disk, Rev must master an eerie magic, but if he can't first defeat the oncoming army, everyone in town will die! Read this fast-paced fantasy, first in the Saga of Sinnesemota series, by the author of Trollen Rose!

Marcus, Tallulah, and Gracie are back in the final fast-paced, fun, and frightening vampire storyMarcus isn't an ordinary 13-year-old. He has an amazing secret: he's a half-vampire, with incredible special powers. And together with his friends Tallulah and Gracie, he hunts and fights a totally evil enemy: the deadly vampires, who are out to destroy all humans and half-vampires. But something strange has happened to Marcus. He's lost his memory, and can't remember anything about his previous life as a vampire hunter. Tallulah and Gracie are seriously worried. They think his amnesia is very suspicious and sinister—and might have something to do with the weird new horror shop that's just opened up in town.