David Lubar
1) Punished!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Logan and his friend Benedict are playing tag in the library. Logan gets caught when he runs into a mysterious man. When Logan doesn't apologize sincerely, the mysterious gentleman punishes him by causing him to speak in puns. Only finding seven examples each of oxymorons, anagrams and palindromes within the time limits will return Logan to normal.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 4
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Tired of continually having his feelings hurt by popular students and bullies, fifth-grader Nathan agrees to try an experimental formula, Hurt-Be-Gone, and becomes a half-dead zombie, a condition which, he soon discovers, has some real advantages.
3) Dunk
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To the Bozo, the clown who sits inside the cage above the dunk tank, everyone is a "mark." Once he has zeroed in on his victim, the Bozo comes up with the perfect wisecrack-something funny enough to make people stop and listen, and cruel enough to hook the mark. Now the mark is bent on revenge, and he'll buy however many balls he needs to hit the target and see the Bozo plunge into the water. It's a game that fascinates Chad, who lives on the Jersey...
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Weenies short story collections volume 9
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
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Thirty-one creepy stories about vampires, transmutations, dreadful fairylands, and other terrifying things. Includes author's notes on how he got his ideas for these stories.
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Weenies short story collections volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 6
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Bizarre tales of a teenager going to the school dance with a robot, a Thanksgiving dinner interrupted by turkeys looking for revenge, and other strange short stories.
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Weenies short story collections volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 5
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Thirty-three stories about stranded aliens, a horrifying cheesemaker, a boy with the power to make stars vanish, and other frightening things. Includes notes on how the author got his ideas for these stories.
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Weenies short story collections volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 5
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A collection of thirty-five stories featuring such horrors as a monstrous Halloween costume, a midnight visit to a graveyard, and a hearing-impaired genie. Includes author's notes on how he got his ideas for these stories.
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Weenies short story collections volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 5
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Thirty-three creepy stories about warped technology, revengeful ants, sadistic gym teachers, and other terrifying things. Includes discussion questions, related activities, and notes on how the author got his ideas for these stories.
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Emperor of the Universe volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 9
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"When seventh grader Nicholas V. Landrew, his beloved pet gerbil Henrietta, and a package of ground beef are beamed aboard an alien space ship, they soon find themselves on the run in a madcap chase across the universe. Now all Nicholas wants to do is get back home before his parents find out and ground him forever, but with the Universal Police hot on his trail, that won't be easy. Before it's all over, Henrietta will find herself safely ensconced...
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Weenies short story collections volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
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Thirty-three stories about clothes-eating bacteria, a zombie apocalypse, a monstrous butcher shop, and other frightening things. Includes notes on how the author got his ideas for these stories.
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Weenies short story collections volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
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A collection of thirty humorous short stories that are mildly spooky. Also includes notes describing the author's inspiration and a reading and activity guide.
13) Kid Appeal
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It's here: Volume One of the official Guys Read Library. Jon Scieszka's Guys Read initiative was founded on a simple premise: that young guys enjoy reading most when they have reading they can enjoy. And out of this comes a series that aims to give them just that. Ten books, arranged by theme, featuring the best of the best where writing for kids is concerned. Each book is a collection of original short stories, but these aren't your typical anthologies—each
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Weenies short story collections volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 7
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A collection of short stories about kids who find themselves in some strange situations. These stories originally appeared in two volumes: Kidzilla, and, The witch's monkey & other tales.
15) Dog Days
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Larry can't stop thinking about the growling dog in the alley. When his brother Paul points out a strange mark, Larry has a mystery to solve. What is the dog protecting?
16) Numbed!
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Logan and Benedict are zapped by a robot and lose their math skills. In their quest to get their knowledge back, they learn how useful-and even fun-math can be.
17) Ghost attack
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Monster itch volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
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When Alex and his cousin Sarah are visiting their grandparents, Alex gets terrible red, itchy hives. Yikes! He's allergic to a ghost! Even worse, the ghost won't leave him alone -- he wants Alex and Sarah's help. Can they solve the ghost's mystery and get rid of Alex's awful rash before it ruins everything?
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Ed, his friends, and even his little sister are eager to go to Dinosaur Discovery, but ever since he found the magic coin called Silver Center, strange things happen around Ed--so he is not surprised to find that a blue dinosaur has followed his sister home.
19) The Gloomy Ghost
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Acclaimed author David Lubar's Monsterrific Tales return to life with this new edition of The Gloomy Ghost that is sure to appeal to fans of his Weenies short story collections.
There's something strange going on at Washington Irving Elementary School. Kids are turning into monsters-literally!
First it was Sebastian, then Angie. Now it's little brother Rory's turn to be "monsterized!" One minute he's a normal kid hanging out in his backyard. The...
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Don't bother looking for PsychoZone on a Map. It's not a place...but a state of mind where the worlds of reality and imagination collide. A place where a kid can wake up and have morphed into a giant lizard. Or where one can place a long distance phone call...to the future. Or, where the monsters of your worst nightmares come alive, and where car trips that are so boring you think they'll last forever...
In the PsychoZone.