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Author
Series
Scholomance volume 1
Language
English
Description
I don't need help surviving the Scholomance. Forget the hordes of monsters and cursed artifcats--I'm probably the most dangerous thign in the place. Just give me a chance and I'll level mountains and kill untold mlillions. At least, what's what the world expects. Most of the other students in here would be delighted if Orion killed me like one more evil thing that's crawled out of the drains. Sometimes I think they want me to turn into the evil witch...
Author
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press, an imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Some monsters are actually scared of kids. But others are not --and the problem with not being scared of kids is nearly insurmountable. How is a monster to become friends with a kid when being helpful is hazardous, sharing is startling, and claws mixed with crafts are a calamity? Good thing these monsters will not give up, and in the end, their tenacity and generosity prevail.
Author
Publisher
Gecko Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A monster with a one-track mind meets his match in an elderly lady called Mrs. Mo. With Mrs. Mo's help, the monster is surprised to discover that he can do more than he ever thought.
Author
Series
Wildlands novels volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Petra Dee and her immortal husband, Gabe, have been trying to gain a toehold in what passes for ordinary life in Temperance, Wyoming--a wickedly enchanted land founded generations ago by the alchemist, Lascaris. Petra may be adept when it comes to the uncanny, but as a reasoned geologist, Petra still can't fathom the wildfires suddenly engulfing Yellowstone National Park, or why Gabe claims to have seen the sky explode in flames. The answers could...
Author
Series
Princess in Black volume 5
Language
English
Description
Noseholes and elephants! A pet-eating monster interrupts a perfect playdate with Princess Sneezewort but who is that new masked avenger? Princess Magnolia and Princess Sneezewort have plans mysterious plans, like a princess playdate! They dress-up slam! They karaoke jam! They playhouse romp and snack-time stomp! But then a shout from outside Princess Sneezewort's castle interrupts their fun. It's a monster trying to eat someone's kitty! This is a...
67) Gargantis
Author
Series
Legends of Eerie-on-Sea volume 2
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
There's a storm brewing over Eerie-on-Sea, and the fisherfolk say a monster is the cause. Someone has woken the ancient Gargantis, who sleeps in the watery caves beneath this spooky seaside town where legends have a habit of coming to life. It seems the Gargantis is looking for something: a treasure stolen from her underwater lair. And it just might be in the Lost-and-Foundery at the Grand Nautilus Hotel, in the care of one Herbert Lemon, Lost-and-Founder....
Author
Series
Underworlds (Tony Abbott) volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
103 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Owen, Jon, and Sydney have rescued Dana from the underworld, but if they do not fulfill their promise to Hades, she might be back forever; meanwhile, Cyclops take over the power plant in Pinewood Bluffs.
Author
Series
Last kids on Earth volume 3
Language
English
Description
"Jack teams up with the evil King Wretch in order to convince his friends to stay with him instead of going in search of others who may have survived the monster apocalypse"--
70) In the After
Author
Series
In the after duology volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a post-apocalyptic world where nothing is as it seems, seventeen-year-old Amy and Baby, a child she found while scavenging, struggle to survive while vicious, predatory creatures from another planet roam the Earth.
71) Monsters
Author
Series
Publisher
QEB Pub
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
From Cerberus the three-headed dog to Humbaba the humanoid monster of Iraq, learn about the many legends and mysteries surrounding these fascinating creatures.
Author
Series
Princess in Black volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Princess Magnolia is having hot chocolate and scones with Duchess Wigtower when ... Brring! Brring! The monster alarm! A big blue monster is threatening the goats! Stopping monsters is no job for dainty Princess Magnolia. But luckily Princess Magnolia has a secret -- she's also the Princess in Black, and stopping monsters is the perfect job for her! Can the princess sneak away, transform into her alter ego, and defeat the monster before the nosy duchess...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
In Brannland, terrifying beasts called Umbrae roam freely once the sun sets, so venomous that a single bite will kill a full-grown adult--and lately, with each day that passes, their population seems to double. The only people who can destroy them are immune children like Nora, who are recruited at the age of seven to leave their families behind and begin training at a retrofitted castle called Noye's Hill. But despite her immunity, Nora's father...
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color), maps ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
The esteemed Dr. Drake ("Dragonology") turns his inquisitive gaze to other mythical creatures, from krakens to griffins. Includes fold-outs, flaps, and pullouts; textured samples of skin and feathers; and more.
75) Witch Creek
Author
Series
Wildlands novels volume 2
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the backcountry of Yellowstone, evil moves below the surface. In the next chapter in Laura Bickle's critically acclaimed Wildlands series, the daughter of an alchemist, Petra Dee has battled supernatural horrors and experienced astonishing wonders. But there's no magic on earth that can defeat her recent cancer diagnosis, or help find her missing husband, Gabriel. Still, she would bet all her remaining days that the answer to his disappearance...
77) Ruffleclaw
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
102 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"An earth monster decides to move in with a human family"--
78) Waking fire
Author
Series
Waking fire volume 1
Language
English
Description
When her peaceful village of Lagusa is attacked by a Mistress sent to do the bidding of the power-hungry Sothpike and his army of undead monsters, Naira Khoum forms a resistance to stop the Mistress before Lagusa is beyond saving.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Think you know all about the yeti? Think again! This snowy cryptid has a secret life that may surprise you. How long have yetis been around? Are they really so abominable? Uncover these exciting facts and more through entertaining photos and easy-to-read text that supports struggling readers and engages monster fans alike"--
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