Books with title Monster Magic

WHEN LIFE SEEMS LIKE A BAD VIDEO CLIPMelanie Spence was just another sixteen-year-old until the sunny afternoon she was kidnapped. Suddenly her everyday problems--an oversexed boyfriend, an irritating mother, a dad who left home--paled in comparison to the sick fantasyland her kidnapper called reality.Curtis Lowe was about forty, trapped in his own demented netherworld of domineering monsters, dead sisters, and an obsessive desire for a family. Melanie and a little four-year-old girl were his prisoners on a terrifying odyssey of danger and destruction. There was no way he would let them go...not alive, anyway. Though bound and gagged, Melanie refused to give up hope. She still had her brains, so why be a victim when she could be a survivor?...

When 14 year old Matt lands a job with his hero - world-famous monster maker, Chancey Balogh - he can't believe his luck! Chancey has made lifesize mechanical monsters for Hollywood blockbusters and his reputation for scaring the living daylights out of audiences is legendary. But as soon as he starts work, Matt is plagued by bad luck. First some local boys get wind of his new job and his new money and decide to launch a full-on bullying campaign and then one night they break into the studios, determined to sabotage years of skillled craftsmanship. In a terrifying ordeal, where Matt suffers severe hallucinations, he sees the monsters come to life. But when he recovers from his concussion he cannot tell whether this actually happened or not. And neither can we . . .

MONSTER MONSTER is a children's picture book about the monster under the bed, the ogre snake that squishes toys and the troll that eats little boys. A fun poem for kids that delves into the monstrous imagination of a child, that place where the closet monster really does exist. This is book 6 in the rhyme for young readers series by QuickTurtle Books®.

Acclaimed author Michael Grant delivers a stunning follow-up to the globally bestselling Gone series perfect for fans of Stephen King s suspenseful writing. It s been four years since a meteor hit Perdido Beach and everyone disappeared. Everyone, except the kids trapped in the FAYZ an invisible dome that was created by an alien virus. Inside the FAYZ, animals began to mutate and teens developed dangerous powers. The terrifying new world was plagued with hunger, lies, and fear of the unknown. Now the dome is gone and meteors are hitting earth with an even deadlier virus. Humans will mutate into monsters and the whole world will be exposed. As some teens begin to morph into heroes, they will find that others have become dangerously out of control . . . and that the world is on the brink of a monstrous battle between good and evil. Ratchets up the gore and action, and features a diverse cast of characters. An evocative, intricately plotted companion series. ALA BooklistRead the entire series:GoneHungerLiesPlagueFearLightMonsterVillainHero

Calling all Dirty Bertie fans! Dirty Bertie - the boy with nose-pickingly disgusting habits - is back for another helping of comic chaos! With ever-increasing madcap schemes and crazy capers, Bertie continues to delight his legions of fans who revel in his revolting ways. Join Bertie as he turns Know-All Nick into a monster, gets stuck on a mountain with Dad and comes face to face with his French double! Dirty Bertie is a hugely popular series created by award-winning illustrator, David Roberts (Tyrannosaurus Drip, The Wind in the Willows, The Troll, Eddie Dickens Trilogy). With each hilarious story approximately thirty pages long and split into chapters with illustrations on nearly every spread, Dirty Bertie is ideal for confident readers to enjoy by themselves, or for sharing with your child.

Two friends decide to sneak into an abandoned science laboratory to explore only to find that the lab isn’t at all empty. Strange security guards patrol the grounds. Even stranger, almost all of the doors inside are locked. And they keep hearing an eerie, chittering sound around every corner. When they try to leave, they realize that the place is more like a labyrinth than a laboratory, and like most labyrinths, this maze has a monster waiting at the finish line. This series of Hi-Lo books is sure to sink its teeth into any reluctant reader at the very first page. Each book includes discussion and writing questions, a glossary, and educational back matter.