Books with title Johnny's in the basement

Cadence volunteers to babysit a litter of kittens for the new neighbor. There’s only one rule: don’t go in the basement! When one of the kittens go missing, she’s is forced to break the rule. She recruits Rhapsody her best friend to help. The girls discover more than a missing kitten. They find an secret journal written over three hundred years ago. The more Cadence explores the pages of the journal, the more she sees similarities between the journal and strange behavior of the new neighbors, she sets out on a wild adventure to expose the secrets of the diary, including a magical potion and mysterious dragon eggs. Her friends laugh when Cadence reveals her plan to unveil her discovery in front of her whole science class. No matter. Cadence is determined to prove what she's found. Will the experiment be successful? Will she prove once and for all that dragons really do exist?

The Thing in the Basement is an atmospheric mystery story with a school setting. When the boy arrives at his new school everything is strange and different. The big, Victorian building has many storeys and a basement...As he passes the basement he notices a smell of heat and soot and burning. He looks down there and suddenly there's bang and a flash, a roaring sound. He knows there's something down there. Something nasty...something monstrous. And as the day goes on, all the evidence leads to suggest that the 'something' is a dragon...

The Boat in the Basement is based on a true story about a family that decides to work together to create a row boat from scratch. After hours of work they realize they made a big mistake. The boat is too large to be removed from the basement. Read the story to find out how they look to the past to find the solution to completing their dream of building a boat.

The Thing in the Basement is an atmospheric mystery story with a school setting. When the boy arrives at his new school everything is strange and different. The big, Victorian building has many storeys and a basement...As he passes the basement he notices a smell of heat and soot and burning. He looks down there and suddenly there's bang and a flash, a roaring sound. He knows there's something down there. Something nasty...something monstrous. And as the day goes on, all the evidence leads to suggest that the 'something' is a dragon...

A spooky school-set mystery from Michaela Morgan. Perfect for fans of Anne Fine and Pamela Butchart. There's a thing in the basement of Scott's new school and it's a thing only Mr Crawley can control. There's a thing in the basement of Scott's new school and it flashes and ROARS! There's a thing in the basement of Scott's new school and surely it can't be a dragon... or can it? This mysterious adventure from Michaela Morgan has quirky black-and-white illustrations by Doffy Weir and is perfect for children who are developing as readers. The Bloomsbury Guided Reading series is packed with brilliant books to get children reading independently in Key Stage 2, with book-banded stories by award-winning authors like double Carnegie Medal winner Geraldine McCaughrean and Waterstones Prize winner Patrice Lawrence covering a wide range of genres and topics. With charming illustrations and online guided reading notes written by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE), this series is ideal for reading both in the classroom and at home. For more information visit www.bloomsburyguidedreading.com. Book Band: Brown Ideal for ages 7+