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Books in Big Chapter Books series

  • Frankenstein Moved In on the Fourth Floor

    Elizabeth Levy, Mordicai Gerstein

    Paperback (HarperCollins, June 3, 1994)
    Is Frankenstein living next door?"The new neighbor is weird," Sam whispers to Robert."He could be the real Frankenstein."So Sam and Robert decide to spy on their strange, scowling neighbor, Mr. Frank. First they list the evidence they already have:Mr. Frank is pale and thin.Moans and groans have been heard coming from his apartment.It's not much to go on.Then, one night, the lights in the whole building go out. Will Sam and Robert finally learn the spooky truth?
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  • Grandpa Comes to Stay

    Rob Lewis

    Paperback (Mondo Pub, April 1, 1997)
    A young bear and his grandfather share some adventures in three stories, "Peace and Quiet for Grandpa," "Fish Tale," and "Grandpa Cooks Tea"
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  • There's a Ghost in the Coatroom: Adam Joshua's Christmas

    Janice Lee Smith, Dick Garrenbach, Dick Gackenbach

    Hardcover (Harpercollins, Sept. 1, 1991)
    While planning a medieval Christmas feast for their parents, Adam Joshua and the other children in Mrs. D's class discover a ghost in the coatroom
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  • The Three Blind Mice Mystery

    Stephen Krensky

    Paperback (Yearling, Sept. 1, 1995)
    Everyone loves a mystery-and here's one featuring Mother Goose and her friends! Simon Simon, the pie-loving sleuth, solicits the help of a variety of nursery-rhyme characters to solve the mystery of three missing blind mice.
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  • Dracula Is a Pain in the Neck

    Elizabeth Levy, Mordicai Gerstein

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Oct. 3, 1984)
    Is Dracula haunting Camp Hunter Creek?Kids started calling Robert a vampire because he brought his Dracula doll to camp. Now Robert is afraid their teasing made the real Dracula angry. Weird things have been happening. Unearthly howling noises have been heard after sundown. Even the counselors are getting spooked.Then one night Robert and his older brother, Sam, see something that chills their very bones....Is the most famous vampire of them all really haunting Camp Hunter Creek? And if he is, will Robert be his next victim?
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  • The Twiddle Twins' Music Box Mystery

    Howard Goldsmith, Charles Jordan

    Paperback (Mondo Pub, June 1, 1997)
    While trying to determine who stole their music box, the Twiddle twins find unusual clues such as banana peels, a coconut shell, and a chocolate bar wrapper
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  • Glenda Glinka: Witch-at-large

    Janice May Udry, Marc Simont

    Paperback (Harpercollins Childrens Books, Sept. 1, 1997)
    Able to turn herself into anything, Glenda Glinka the witch transforms herself into a little girl, aspiring to be the best child that ever was, and learns how hard it is to do everyday little girl things. Reprint.
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  • I Sailed With Columbus

    Miriam Schlein, Tom Newsom

    Library Binding (HarperCollins, Sept. 1, 1991)
    The fictional journal of twelve-year-old Julio records the boy's experiences, sailing duties, and encounters with natives of the New World when he joins the crew sailing with Christopher Columbus.
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  • The Twiddle Twins' Single Footprint Mystery

    Howard Goldsmith, Charles Jordan

    Paperback (Mondo Pub, Nov. 1, 1998)
    Tabitha and Timothy Twiddle, twin hippos, must prove to their neighbor that they are not responsible for the mysterious footprint left in the wet cement in front of his house.
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  • The Berenstain Bears Go Hollywood

    Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain

    Library Binding (Random House Books for Young Readers, Dec. 21, 1999)
    The Bearamount Pictures studio has a huge effect on Beartown when it comes to shoot the new movie "Lost With the Wind" and Bonnie is chosen to play a principal role
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  • Sinbad and Marina chapter book - UK ed.

    Cathy Hapka, DreamWorks SKG

    Paperback (Puffin, June 2, 2003)
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  • A Serenade of Mermaids: Mermaid Tales from Around the World

    Shirley Climo, Lisa Falkenstern

    Paperback (HarperCollins, April 10, 1999)
    Plunge into the DeepBeneath the sea, off the shore of Scotland, there waits a beautiful princess cursed to live her life as a seal, except for one night each year. In Japan there lives a sea maiden who can change shape at will to become any underwater creature. And in Switzerland, in the Lake of Zug, there is a mermaid who falls so deeply in love with a human man that she will do anything to keep him beneath the water with her. Discover an underwater kingdom where these, and many other mermaids from around the world, are waiting to meet you. But be careful--not all mermaids can be trusted...
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