Books published by publisher Royal Oaks Publishing

*Due to some adult language this book is only appropriate for teens 15 years plus.*You really don’t want to end up on the www.badluck-youredead.com death list, because it could be the end of you!Jordan Belmont is an ordinary fifteen year old in an ordinary high school who studies hard and achieves excellent grades. Until the day one of his classmates ends up dead and a mysterious new website suddenly appears on everyone’s social media radar. A website that not only shows a horrific video of his classmate’s death, but also has a death list, a list where you can add anyone from your school that you want murdered.As the body count quickly climbs and the police have more suspects than clues, Jordan’s best friend Mike is drawn deeper into the bizarre murders, digging into the nether regions of the internet to find information the police don’t have. He’s become addicted to checking the site every second of every day, and finding the killer.But Jordan, who doesn’t have one single social media account and only uses the internet for his higher education, surprises Mike with how much he already knows about the murders and the killer…and that puts them both in harm’s way.Have Jordan and Mike found the Free Ridge High serial killer, or has the serial killer found them?

*to be read first before Shadow Walkers and Faded*It’s Halloween week in Belmont, Australia, and Sam Almaw and his best friend Elliot Gunfield have been going to the local movie theatre’s fright night weekends, watching five horror movies in a row every Saturday and Sunday in preparation for the big night.One Sunday, Sam and Elliot hear a howling coming from the river near Elliot’s house, and that’s when things change, especially when Elliot suddenly becomes sick and winds up in the hospital.Their high school’s annual Halloween costume party, on the fateful night itself, brings a frightening occurrence. A beast-like creature, the height of man and the width of a car, batters down the gym doors and terrorises the students and teachers through one hellish nightmare before taking to the streets. And then Sam and his dad disappear, and Elliot ends up back in the hospital along with everyone else.But what is the creature and where did it come from? Was it conjured like Beetlejuice and the Candyman, or is it an ancient Egyptian myth that’s far more sinister?

Miela the cat had many fears. If she was to survive, she would have to get past those fears. Her hopes had to be bigger than her fears. Thankfully, Miela didn’t allow her fears to keep her from discovering her best life.What are you afraid of? Maybe you have some of the same fears as Miela. Maybe Miela’s struggles and triumphs can inspire you to move past your fears and discover your best life too.

Elf Tales: Bedtime Stories of Tinsel Tumbleflump is a collection of Christmas stories for young readers. Books about Christmas are great any time of year!Tinsel Tumbleflump is the Assistant to the Head Assistant Toy Master In Charge of Gears, Motors, and Electric Things. His job is to make sure that all of the electrical stuff that gets put into all the toys is working properly: no loose wires, everything oiled, and the fresh batteries of the right size and shape!While dusting off Mostly Official Bookshelf Number 17, on the seventeenth shelf, he noticed something a little strange about book number seventeen. It looked much older than the rest of the books around it. The book turned out to be full of short stories. Stories all about Christmas!The stories that you will read in this book are directly from that dusty book on Bookshelf Number 17. He had to write them down each by hand since the book is not allowed to leave the Library. But he wanted to make sure that as many children as possible would be able to hear these stories, and so he spent many long days writing each one down and creating the book that you hold in your hand right now.I hope you enjoy these stories as much as I enjoy writing Christmas books for kids. They are perfect for bedtime stories (or morning stories, or afternoon stories for that matter) during the Christmas season or any time of year!

BOO!If you're looking for a good scare, whether it's October or any time of the year, then you've come to the right place. Angela Giroux, author of the #1 best selling series "Funny Things I Heard at the Bus Stop" now has created a book of stories so creepy and crawly that you will definitely want to leave the light on while reading them!Aimed at the 10-13 age range, this book has five stories of spookiness and horror, that include creepy old people, a harbor town with a dark secret, dopplegangers, graveyards, haunted houses, and a possessed doll. If you're a fan of the Goosebumps series of books and shows, then you will love these stories.One of Us - the story of a weekend stay at Grandma and Grandpa's house at Halloween. But something about them just...isn't...right. The Horror at Gill Harbor - a young boy moves to a coastal town and things get creepy almost immediately as he is determined to find out the dark secrets of the townsfolk.Sleep - a boy is trapped in his school after dark, but is he alone? And why does the clock never change time? A Haunting Dare - a group of friends dares one of their members to go up to an old abandoned house that has been empty for over forty years. Simple enough...unless you notice the red eyes staring at you from the neighboring graveyard. And what exactly IS that shadow near the front door?The Doll - a group of girls buys a small doll in exchange for some of their Halloween candy, but this doll is not ordinary. Not at all. Is it just their imagination, or is the doll responsible for the strange things happening that night?Perfect for the tween crowd, these stories will make you shiver and shriek with delight!

Stephanie S. Tolan set out as a concerned mother to help her highly gifted son have a school experience that matched his intellectual ability and pace of learning. In the process, she became an advocate for gifted children and, as a founding member of the Columbus Group, played a major part in reshaping thinking about giftedness itself. Her essay "Is It a Cheetah?" is justly renowned for its power and worldwide influence. Other essays deal with spirituality, the problem of pain, self-esteem and the gifted adult, imagination, and intuition. Here, collected for the first time, are her essays and talks that are now part of the fabric of the most advanced thinking about gifted people. From the introduction: "For more than 30 years now, I've written and spoken about the difficulties this rare population of kids and their families face in a world that doesn't recognize their differences or-if it does-offers little to help them accept and cope with, let alone take joy in, those differences. It can still be difficult for such a child to think or believe, 'It's okay to be me.'" The author goes on to say: "In this volume I've collected many of the articles and essays I've written about the gifted and highly gifted precisely because (in spite of the enormous changes in the world: computers, internet, wi-fi, social media, the legalization of home schooling, the invention of charter schools, and the veritable explosion of information-and arguments-about the gifted)..., children and families still face the same basic challenges." Stephanie S. Tolan has been named a SENG Educator of the Year and a North Carolina Gifted Association Outstanding Parent of the Year. Stephanie S. Tolan has written and published poetry, plays, and more than two dozen books for children and young adults, including the 2003 Newbery Honor-winning Surviving the Applewhites.

Ghosts; souls of the deceased who don’t believe they are deadGhosts of Op Shops Past: Michelle is being made to volunteer at the local op shop by her mother. She meets the other volunteers, has encounters with weird people, and finds an amazing sequinned jacket. But when it’s time to go and say goodbye she discovers that some of those volunteers don’t actually exist…Ghosts on a Plane: Sarah and her brother Pete are winging their way to London for a European holiday. It starts off with the pilot telling everyone to say hello to the ghost on board which they excitedly go in search of, only to discover there’s more than one…Ghostwriter: Sam West inherits a creaky old typewriter from his grandmother when she passes. After it’s cleaned and fixed up he decides to use it, after all, he’s wanted to be a writer for years and had told his grandma all about it. But when the typewriter types by itself and leaves messages for him, especially one very bad one, Sam realises it’s not such a cool thing to inherit after all.The Ghosts of Heartland Hospital: The brand new Heartland Hospital is open for business, and Tommy Ward is front and centre as one of its new patients. Being in hospital is nothing new for Tommy, he breaks a lot of bones and gets into a lot of scrapes. But when the kids in his room are taken away to the “mental health” ward and don’t come back, Tommy goes in search of the story of Heartland only to discover the hospital is not so new after all...Ghosts in the Shadows: Michael and his class are spending the week before Christmas at Camp Shadows Lake, where they swim, canoe, and roast marshmallows around the campfire. Everything is going swimmingly until Derek, one of the counsellors, tells a ghost story that has them leaving the light on when they go to bed. The only problem with the camp is the ghost story actually comes true…

Max was your typical twelve year old boy that liked to do twelve year old things.Although he was a big believer in many things paranormal, he never expected to experience anything out of the ordinary. And he never did......until one day.While on a camping trip, Max's dad fell down a hillside and was injured. Thankfully, Max had very good skills for being in the outdoors alone and was able to determine where he had to go to get help.But when he got lost in the woods, he came upon something that was said not to exist - Bigfoot. Join Max on his journey to find help and save his dad, while meeting one of the most enigmatic and famous mythical creatures ever!Learn from Max as he gives you all kinds of tips and tricks on wilderness survival and find out how he deals with this strange creature in this thrilling first adventure in the Max Korso series of books from #1 best-selling children's author Angela Giroux!

Felix was your average guy in the small town of Woodside Cove. Never one for big adventures, he was happy building and farming and became very good at what he did.Then one day, a friend of his lost her dog and they set out into the woods to find it. Little did he know of the things that reside in the deep, dark woods...especially at night! Join Felix, Annika, and the gang as they set out on a quest to find Ruff but end up running into danger and adventure as they battle zombies, spiders, and other nasties. Deep inside the nearby mountain they found not just your typical assortment of creepy crawlies, but things that have been long forgotten and should be forbidden! Will they make it out alive? Will they ever find Ruff?Find out in this first book of the NEW Mining Adventure series called The Mining Chronicles, written by best-selling kid's author Angela Giroux.

Monsters; the things we fear most aren’t hidden under the bedCroc-O-Jaws: Billy Daniels and his family are holidaying at Lake Kirriwaka, the bluest of blue natural lakes, but it holds a long dead secret that’s been spewed from the pits of the earth that only the locals know on an intimate level.Godjira: While playing it up at Japan’s newest theme park with his twin brother and parents, Dustin Hooper soon finds out what hell on earth actually means when the depths of ancient Japan spits out a creature not seen in centuries.King of the Castle: Rose and Ricky Thorn may be of rich English decent, but that doesn’t stop them getting into trouble and discovering the secret their great-great-grandfather, Professor Theseus Vessor, discovered nearly two hundred years ago on the family’s very own private island.Arach No Phobia: Mike and Bobby Codsworth may be twelve year old geniuses, but their love of all things eight legged has gotten them into the biggest trouble they’ve ever been in. Until they come up with a genius level idea to capture the Queen.Oh, Yet I Did: Ben Watkins and his family are off to find the menace who has been wreaking havoc in the local town of Yarrumburra. The mayor has called in his family to find out what or who is responsible for the town’s crime spree, and Ben and his cousins soon find something more supernatural than a human…

This is a true account of an American boy in the Philippines between 1972 and 1975. As a Boy Scout, the author finds himself camping on islands, chasing monkeys, and evading capture in steamy, tropical jungles; however, it was his unending quest to find artifacts from World War II that led to many of his most exciting – and dangerous - adventures. The book includes a dramatic kidnapping attempt and escape, the exciting discovery of an unexploded bomb left over from the war, and a front row seat to a live gunfight between American security forces and an unknown enemy. Along the way, he learns a thing or two about the Fall of Corregidor, the infamous Bataan Death March, a civil war and an ongoing war just across the South China Sea…and to never, ever drink the water. Most importantly, it's the author's realization some 20 years later that the greatest adventure of all was to share those memories with his children. In the case of the author, this book is a belated thanks to his parents, and God, for blessing and protecting one lucky kid through three years of seemingly non-stop adventures and a testament to his love for his own children. If you were ever a young boy, the parents of one, a Boy Scout, or just somebody who likes adventure, then this book is a must read. It is a story to be enjoyed by all ages and is especially well suited for reading aloud.

As a young entrepreneur, have you ever needed words of encouragement during a rough time in your life? Have you ever felt like no one knew or understood what challenges you face as a young person in business? Have you ever woken up in the morning thinking it was going to be a bad day, but you see the sunshine and suddenly you felt great?We’ve all needed the sun to shine in our lives, especially when it seemed as though there was darkness all around. That ray of sun was our encouragement, and this book is also a source of inspiration as well. Young entrepreneurs in business need words to uplift their spirits and help them when times are hard.That is what this book is for, to encourage you to be confident in yourself and go after your dreams in spite of any obstacles, circumstances or tough decisions you must face.If you ever run into a difficult situation and you need encouragement, this book is the perfect tool to get you back on track.