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Steve Boswell thought that Carly Beth's Halloween mask was great. This year he goes to the store where Carly Beth…
got her mask. His mask is a creepy old man, definitely the scariest mask around. But soon Steve himself is feeling old -- and creepy. Grades 4-7. c1995. (Goosebumps ; 36)
A young girl, growing up in Toronto during the Great Depression of the 1930s, knows that Christmas will pass without…
gifts and turkey dinner. Grades 4-7. Followed by "With love from Booky." 1981.
Three short stories taking place at Christmas time. In "Christmas Child" a teenager confronts the death of her newborn sister.…
In "Last Dance" Brenda is confused by a cancer patient's love for her. In "Kathy's Life" Ellie learns to reject high school pettiness. Junior and senior high readers. 1998.
Jimmie Little's crazy uncle Peter had a bet he could walk across the thin layer of ice covering the swift…
and merciless depths of the Monday River. It had never been done before. Uncle Pete was always foolish and did reckless things that embarrassed Jimmie, but this time the family clown has really gone too far, and Christmas only a few days away. Junior High. 1979.
In this fourth installment from Georgia Nicolson's diary, Georgia finds that it's a tough job being the girlfriend of a…
sex god - he is constantly rehearsing with his band, the stiff Dylans, and then he goes away to the Isle of Man for Christmas. Sequel to "Knocked out by my nunga-nungas". Followed by "... And that's when it fell off in my hands" (DC33378). Grades 5-8. 2003. (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson ; 4)
Min has nothing - no mother, no birth certificate, no baby pictures, not even a real birthday. After four different…
foster families, she's not surprised to be dumped back with Children's Aid the week before Christmas. Still, a small part of her can't help aching for a miracle - and now she's found an injured dog that needs one too. Some strong language. Grades 4-7. 2007.
A collection of Christmas and New Year's tales in addition to chapters about Christmas taken from the Anne books, all…
of which present the spirit of giving. Junior and Senior High. 1995.
Thirteen-year-old Joey is shipped off to stay with his aunt in Newfoundland for Christmas. His aunt is obsessed with her…
dead husband, a strange boy appears and disappears, and Joey eavesdrops on a seance that scares the pants off him. Throw in mysterious goings-on at the local lighthouse and some peculiar yuletide traditions, and Joey finds himself being drawn deeper and deeper into a world where history and mystery collide. Grades 4-7. 2003.
The class is putting on The Nutcracker for the holiday and Jane Peeler's in charge. Things are going badly -…
she can't use the gym for rehearsals, she may be losing her best friend, and her father's sick and her chain smoking, irritable non-cooking Grandma is taking care of the family. Jane wonders if she can pull together the play and get through the next few weeks. Sequel to "The way to Schenectady". Grades 4-7. 2001.
When he and his caravan come crashing down to earth during a thunderstorm two weeks before Christmas, Santa is befriended…
by two children, Charlotte and Ben, who try to help him save the holiday from the tricks and moneymaking schemes of Gerold Geronimus Goblynch and to take off in time for his annual rounds. Grade 4-7. 2006. Uniform title: Als der Weihnachtsmann vom Himmel fiel.
A few days before Hallowe'en, a school for problem children is shocked by an anonymous note that accuses someone in…
class 6B of being a witch. Grades 5-8. 1982. (Chrestomanci series)
Sixteen-year-old Matt and eight-year-old Katie have both had enough of foster homes. Matt, however, dreads facing Katie's disappointment when her…
Christmas wish of being adopted doesn't come true. Meanwhile his classmate Liz, who appears to have the perfect family, is dismayed by her parents' hypocrisy during the holidays. Junior and Senior High. 1997.
Six-foot-tall Kate has cataracts and wears thick glasses. Her brother's friend is staying with Kate's family for Christmas, and she…
has always had a crush on him. But he brought along a beautiful college woman. Kate isn't sure she should try to compete for Richard with the new woman, not to mention Kate's flirtatious friend. Junior and senior high readers. c1995.
A touching Christmas story set in a small midwestern town in the 1940's. Every year Addie Mills begs for a…
Christmas tree, and every year her stern father refuses to buy one and will not give Addie an explanation. For children and adults. 1974.
Eric Andrick stops feeling bored during Christmas vacation when he becomes deputy to exterminator Anjela Gabrail. Eric swears to attack…
all rats in his vicinity or to pay the penalty. When Eric has second thoughts about killing the rat in his basement, Anjela reveals the penalty. Grades 4-7. 2000.
In this modern miracle tale, gifts of a little toy spade with a red handle and a small tree with…
tiny candles bring hope and love to the lives of many forlorn people. Grades 4-7. 1941.
Christmas is just days away, and someone is stealing toys! The O'Brien Detective Agency is on the case, and uses…
clues left at the scene of the crime to trace the identity of the thief. Grades 5-8. c1993.
The Last Kids on Earth meets Goosebumps in this hilarious new series about a secret society of babysitters who protect…
kids from the monsters that really do live under their beds! When middle schooler Kelly Ferguson's Halloween plans switch from party-going to babysitting, she thinks the scariest part of her night will be the death of her social life. But then Baby Jacob gets kidnapped by the Boogeyman's minions and Kelly learns there's a whole lot more to childcare than free snacks and Netflix. Like chasing shadow monsters, drop-kicking Toadies, and mastering monster-fighting moves like the Naptime Headlock and Playground Punch. Now, with the help of an ancient handbook and a secret society of butt-kicking babysitters, Kelly sets out to destroy the Boogeyman before he brings Jacob's nightmares to life. But when the monsters' trail leads to her school's big Halloween bash, Kelly will have to prove she can save the world-without totally embarrassing herself in front of her friends. Packed with insider secrets from the world of monster hunting, A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting is full of tricks, treats, and terrifying twists!