The sixth book in the terrifyingly terrific Monstrous Maud series When Maud decides to learn advanced sorcery for the talent show, her spells spin out of control. Now Maud has to work out how to do reverse magic to fix her mix-up--before the whole school guesses her monstrous secret!--Provided by the publisher.

After an especially 'busy' day, a preschool-age boy overhears his mother say, 'He's been a monster all day.' So the little boy starts to fantasize about what life as a monster would be like. 'I wonder why Mommy thinks that of me? I guess if she does then a monster I'll be! I'm big and strong! I grumble and growl and scare people off with a sneer and a scowl. Being a monster is fun!' There are no rules to remember or manners to follow. And monsters...

"When Maud's pet rat, Quentin, escapes in the middle of science class, it's the very last straw. Maud is transferred from Primrose Towers to Rotwood Middle School - to the delight of her teacher, classmates and her perfect twin, Milly - but what is in store at Rotwood? There's something strange about the pupils of Rotwood - everyone's dressed as though it's Halloween and the school's motto is 'Because We Scare'. Is ten-year-old Maud Montague monstrous...

"Now wielding the Midnight Blade, Jack Sullivan and the gang are furiously searching for the villainous Thrull and his skeleton army. The clock is ticking: the enemy has begun constructing the Tower--a portal with the power to bring Rezzoch the Ancient, Destructor of Worlds, to our dimension. Equipped with a crucial clue discovered by June on her Wild Flight, the group does the once-unthinkable: they leave Wakefield behind and embark on an...epic...

Relates the origins of the Jersey Devil, a monstrous creature that has reportedly haunted the Pine Barrens region of New Jersey since 1735 menacing townspeople, worrying livestock, and causing all manner of ills.

Meet the snoligoster, who feeds on the shadows of its victims. The whirling whimpus, who once laid low an entire Boy Scout troop. And the hoop snake, who can chase prey at speeds of up to 60 miles per hour and then, with one sting of its venomous tail, cause it to turn purple, swell up, and-alas-die. These and 17 other fearsome creatures are among the most fantastical beasts in American folklore. Their stories, as narrated by one of the last surviving...

The beast, who tried to eat Bethany twice and controlled Ebenezer Tweezer for years, is declared no longer dangerous and delivered back to Ebenezer and Bethany's house, but the beast's newfound manners may not be as polished as everyone thought.

Seventeen-year-old Krista has already proven she can survive the zombie hordes. After moving to North Platte with her distant cousin General Liet to help build a wall that will keep the zombies in the West, it becomes apparent that the zombies aren't the biggest threat--some survivors are far more dangerous than Krista had ever imagined. With the help of Quinn, a survivor and fighter from the zombie-infested wildlands of the West, they free the garrison...

A collection of ten scary stories with brief introductions by the author.

When two fearful children are terrified of each other, their respective monsters try to help.