New Releases by Betsy Haynes

Larkin Quinn can''t wait until her heart transplant surgery is over so she can awaken to the beautiful and fun life she''s desired. But from the moment she opens her eyes, her world is dominated by terrifying nightmares where she is trapped underwater and blocked from reaching the surface. She wakes up each time screaming and drenched in sweat. She needs to understand what these dreams mean. Are they messages from her heart donor? She fears he is demanding his life back in exchange for hers and wants revenge. Even more frustrating is that no one believes her about the nightmares. Why won''t anyone, not even her boyfriend Paul, help her? Larkin has to figure out what is going on with her new heart before it kills her.

SHOP TILL YOU DROP . . . DEAD. Robin''s heard weird things about Wonderland Mall. She''s heard it''s built on a swamp. She''s heard some kids disappeared there. She''s heard it''s haunted! But Robin and her friends go to Wonderland Mall anyway. Looking for sales. Looking for bargains. Too bad something''s looking for them . . . something that lives at the mall. Something creepy. Something spooky. Something that''s been dead for a long, long time.

Cowslip was on the auction block. The year was 1861 and a war had begun, but it meant little to a frightened black girl still at the mercy of whites. An old slave at her former home had taught her magic spells to use against the cruel Master, who in his heartlessness had given Cowslip her name as a practical joke. But all those spells were no good to her now. The spunky and charming heroine of this fast-paced novel faces the adventures, humiliations and sorrows of her new life with a characteristic skeptism that gives her courage.

Me? I''m Farley Inkelberger. My parents and teachers call me Farley; My friends call me Ink. But I''m really a genius. I know tons of interesting facts, like frogs can''t swallow with their eyes open. But Roger''s a moron, and proud of it. He''s also my biggest enemy. Thank goodness for Lucy Poff. She''s my best friend and a genius-wannabe. I don''t know what would have happened to me without her when we ended up inside Roger Hunt''s nose.

The Santa Diaries Children all over the world believe that Santa''s magic makes every Christmas perfect. But, believe it or not, Santa has had his share of trouble. Peak inside his diaries and read each of the amazing adventures that almost stopped Christmas from coming. North Pole Virus How will Santa save Christmas if the reindeer are too ill to fly? When the reindeer catch the flu just days before Christmas, it''s poor Santa whose worried sick. What will Santa do if the Mrs. Claus can''t cure them in time for the Christmas Eve deliveries? Can Santa find another way to deliver the toys?! Book Two

The Santa Diaries Children all over the world believe that Santa''s magic makes every Christmas perfect. But, believe it or not, Santa has had his share of trouble. Peak inside his diaries and read each of the amazing adventures that almost stopped Christmas from coming. A Newfangled Christmas

My Adventure books are as unique as the child who finishes them. Every adventure in the series is innovative and different; each page has spaces for adding words and drawing pictures.

When Azie Appleton discovers she can say a magic word and make any of her lies come true, she concocts a tale about the school being taken over by giant termites--but her scheme quickly backfires. Original.

Tired of being treated like a little kid, Tim throws away his teddy bear, Baby Curly, and is horrified when the teddy bear comes to life and seeks revenge on the boy who would cast him aside. Original.

Paul faces a foul-tempered parrot with the power to make the worst things happen.

Rosie receives an unexpected--and unwelcome--surprise when she finally meets the Pendreds'' baby, which has always been asleep when she arrived a their house to baby-sit, and discovers that the hungry little beast has a taste for baby-sitters. Original.

Tori''s bored stiff. She''s totally sick of school. Her little brother is a pain. Even her best friend is driving her crazy. Tori would do anything to have some fun. Then Tori finds a mysterious notebook. Each time she opens it, a new spell appears. And each time Tori tries a spell, things happen -- silly things, gross things, hilarious things. Now Tori''s having fun ... until the goofy spells turn gruesome.

Jason is losing control of his own short story. Whenever he presses the save key on his computer, his words get twisted around and his story changes. Now Blowtorch, the main character in Jason's thriller, is trying to escape from jail--even though that's not the way Jason typed it! It isn't just a glitch in the software. Blowtorch wants to break out of the computer and into Jason's life. Can Jason delete the deadly computer virus before it deletes him?

Heart-stopping chills and thrills for young readers. Bone Chillers #17.

A gift necklace from Hawaii gives Lucy some strange nightmares. Bone Chillers #15.

A three-in-one collection of spooky stories. In Welcome to Alien Inn, Matt is lead into a bizarre alien encounter. There is something odd about the new teacher in Teacher Creature who behaves as if he has just come out of a swamp, and in Strange Brew, Tori discovers a mysterious notebook.

Heart-stopping chills and thrills for young readers. Bone Chillers #16.

Betsy Haynes delivers hair-raising chills and revolting humour in this tale of horror.

Suddenly, Tasha hears a growling sound coming from the shadows in the basement. And then a set of sharp, pointy teeth snaps at Tasha''s ankle! Now Tasha knows the truth about the creatures in the basement. They''re cold and clammy--and biting mad!

When Jeremy Wilson sneezes in the school canteen, the droplets trickle across the floor and stick together. Every time he sneezes the green glob gets bigger. What's more the growing lump is alive and wants to subsume everything in its path. Jeremy has to work out how to stop it.

Kyle and Annie love Gobble-de-gook like he''s a real pet. They certainly don''t want to eat him for Thanksgiving dinner. But then they find another turkey, and what a turkey he turns out to be. Frankenturkey is big, bad and mad

The books in the series Bonechillers are aimed at pre-teenage readers who want to be shocked but want to see the protagonists of the stories save the day in the end, by overcoming evil

Frankenturkey returns from the grave. His rotting flesh is enough to give anyone the creeps and he''s definitely after Kyle and Annie again. Can they get rid of him for a second time or will this be their last winter alive?

The school picnic is crawling with ants. So Ryan and Alex step on them and drown them. They think they''ve seen the last of the ants--until something big and ugly and hairy follows them home.