In the land of the lawn weenies and other warped and creepy tales

Format:

Book

Title:

In the land of the lawn weenies and other warped and creepy tales

Author:

Lubar, David author

ISBN:

9780765345707

9780613929301

Edition:

1st Starscape ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Starscape, 2003.

Physical Description:

viii, 240 pages ; 20 cm

General Note:

"A Tom Doherty Associates book."

Contents:

Fairy in a jar -- The touch -- At the wrist -- Crizzles -- Light as a feather, stiff as a board -- The evil tree -- Kidzilla -- Everyone's a winner -- A little off the top -- The slide -- Big kids -- Your worst nightmare -- Phone ahead -- Sand sharks -- On the road -- The language of beasts -- Class trip -- Collared -- The substitute -- The vampire's rat -- Slugs -- Snakeland -- Burger and fries -- Game over -- Smunkies -- Pretty Polly -- Join the party -- The billion legger -- The battle-ax -- In the land of the lawn weenies -- Sunburn -- Thin silk -- The witch's monkey -- As you say -- Hide -- Where does all this stuff come from?

Summary:

A collection of humorous stories involves some monstrous students, a levitation trick gone wrong, and a boring neighborhood.

Reading Level:

Ages 10 and up.

Subject(s):

Short stories, American.

Genre:

Holds:

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Summary

Kids can be such monsters. Literally.

From the award-winning author of Hidden Talents , two remarkable short story collections - Kidzilla and The Witch's Monkey - together for the first time. Plus several brand new stories. Each hilarious and harrowing. A substitute teacher finds out she has some monsters for students. A group of kids attempt a levitation trick with hair-raising results. A neighborhood is so boring the grown ups are turning into...well...you know. And dozens more.

So don't be a weenie! Read these stories!

Author Notes

David Lubar created a sensation with his debut novel, Hidden Talents , an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Thousands of kids and educators across the country have voted Hidden Talents onto over twenty state lists. David is also the author of True Talents , the sequel to Hidden Talents ; Flip , an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and a VOYA Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror selection; five short story collections, including Invasion of the Road Weenies , The Curse of the Campfire Weenies , The Battle of the Red Hot Pepper Weenies , and Attack of the Vampire Weenies ; and the Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie series. Lubar grew up in Morristown, New Jersey, and he has also lived in New Brunswick, Edison, and Piscataway, NJ, and Sacramento, CA. Besides writing, he has also worked as a video game programmer and designer. He now lives in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.