Most Popular Books by David Lubar

Meet the Teeny Weenies! A boy and his sister visit a petting zoo that is out of this world. A community pool fills up with bullies. And the Fourth of July starts off with a BOOM! Young chapter book readers ages 7 to 10, reluctant readers, and fans of very short stories will be entertained and delighted by these twelve zany tales by award-winning author David Lubar. Wacky comic book style illustrations by Bill Mayer add to the fun. David Lubar is the master of the short story for kids. He has written many short story collections for middle grade readers, including The Battle of the Red Hot Pepper Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales. Now he’s back with short stories for the chapter book audience. Don’t be a weenie. Read these stories!

The whole school is getting in on the action when a contest is announced: The student who creates the best project on New Cairo’s history will win a trip to the cool new water park in town. Charlie has a plan that can’t lose—as long as he doesn’t lose his life in the process. A short story from the acclaimed collection Guys Read: Funny Business, edited by Jon Scieszka.

Celebrate the holidays with Teeny Weenies: My Favorite President! David Lubar is the master of the short story for kids. Now he’s back with his fourth collection of Teeny Weenies stories, just in time for the winter holidays! Young chapter book readers ages 7 to 10, reluctant readers, and fans of very short stories will be entertained and delighted by these twelve zany tales. Wacky comic book style illustrations by Bill Mayer add to the fun. Don’t be a weenie. Read these stories! If you dare! At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Don''t bother looking for PsychoZone on a Map. It''s not a place...but a state of mind where the worlds of reality and imagination collide. A place where a kid can wake up and have morphed into a giant lizard. Or where one can place a long distance phone call...to the future. Or where the monsters of your worst nightmares come alive, and where car trips that are sooo boring you think they''ll last forever... In the PsychoZone. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Students at Washington Irving Elementary School are turning into monsters, including Sebastian and Angie, so when their little brother Rory turns into a ghost, he decides to visit the local haunted house to ask the spirits there how to turn back into a normal boy.

When Angie, a student at Washington Irving Elementary School, turns into a witch, she must figure out how to pass the power along to the right person--before it lands in the hands of the wrong person.

“What do you get when you combine a 7th grader, a gerbil, a package of ground beef, and an alien space ship on a chase across the universe? David Lubar’s latest masterpiece, of course!”—Dan Gutman, bestselling author of the My Weird School series on Emperor of the Universe In The Clone Catastrophe, Nicholas, Jeef, and Henrietta the gerbil are back in another laugh-out-loud intergalactic adventure in this rollicking sequel to Emperor of the Universe. Nicholas V. Landrew''s life as emperor of the universe is off to a terrible start! He''s been cloned for some nefarious purpose, old enemies are after him, and his parents want him to take out the garbage! Will Nicholas even survive his first year? Praise for Emperor of the Universe “This book is ridiculous! Ridiculous crazy fun...and deep truth.”—Jon Scieszka, bestselling author of the Time Warp Trio series “Fans of Dav Pilkey, Jon Scieszka, and Tom Angleberger will race to read this smart and silly space adventure.”—School Library Journal At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

After Lud Mellon is bitten by a bevy of bizarre bugs, he has fun crawling up walls, drooling on his food, and rolling around in garbage but when his father calls in the exterminators, Lud must figure out how to stop his transformation before it is too late.

Summer is here—and so are the Teeny Weenies! David Lubar is the master of the short story for kids. Now he’s back with a new collection—Teeny Weenies: The Eighth Octopus—just in time for school break! Perfect for the summer holidays, these fun and freaky tales will keep you on the edge of your seat all season long. Young chapter book readers ages 7 to 10, reluctant readers, and fans of very short stories will be entertained and delighted by these twelve zany tales. Wacky comic book style illustrations by Bill Mayer add to the fun. Don’t be a weenie. Read these stories! If you dare! At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Emperor''s Last Stand is the third and final hilarious intergalactic Emperor of the Universe adventure by David Lubar. “What do you get when you combine a 7th grader, a gerbil, a package of ground beef, and an alien space ship on a chase across the universe? David Lubar’s latest masterpiece, of course!”—Dan Gutman, bestselling author of the My Weird School series, on Emperor of the Universe Nicholas, Jeef, and Henrietta the gerbil face their most existential crisis yet when the universe is attacked by beings from a parallel universe intent on conquering every other parallel universe. If Nicholas fails in his mission to defend the universe, it’ll mean the end of life itself . . . At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

This was one monster of an itch... When Alex and his cousin Sarah are visiting their grandparents, Alex gets terrible red, itchy hives. Yikes! He''s allergic to a ghost! Even worse, the ghost won''t leave him alone -- he wants Alex and Sarah''s help. Can they solve the ghost''s mystery and get rid of Alex''s awful rash before it ruins everything?

Summer is here—and so are the Teeny Weenies! David Lubar is the master of the short story for kids. Now he’s back with a new collection—Teeny Weenies: Fishing for Pets—just in time for school break! Perfect for the summer holidays, these fun and freaky tales will keep you on the edge of your seat all season long. Young chapter book readers ages 7 to 10, reluctant readers, and fans of very short stories will be entertained and delighted by these twelve zany tales. Wacky comic book style illustrations by Bill Mayer add to the fun. Don’t be a weenie. Read these stories! If you dare! At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Just when Alex is getting close to the kickball home-run record at school, he starts getting hit with awful sneezing fits, completely messing up his game. He''s allergic to a vampire! And the vampire won''t leave. Can Alex and his cousin Sarah stop his horrible sneezes before they wreck recess -- permanently?

Celebrate Halloween-y with Teeny Weenies: The Boy Who Cried Wool. David Lubar is the master of the short story for kids. Now he’s back with his third collection of Teeny Weenies stories, just in time for Halloween! Young chapter book readers ages 7 to 10, reluctant readers, and fans of very short stories will be entertained and delighted by these twelve zany tales. Wacky comic book style illustrations by Bill Mayer add to the fun. Don’t be a weenie. Read these stories! If you dare! At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

This collection of stories for young adults feature award-winning authors including Paul Zindel, Adele Griffin, Jon Scieska, David Lubar, and others, who share real-life experiences of their youth through fiction. Each story is introduced with an essay by the author that describes the experience in the author''s life that inspired the story.

Mercer Dickenson lives for the battle. Along with his warrior-mage, Shath''dra, Mercer plans to dominate the world of Zule with wealth and power. But first, there is the little problem of Geography class. . . . Such is the real world for Mercer, an eighth grader who loves nothing more than the role-playing fantasy game Wizards of the Warrior World. Until, that is, a group of students protest the game for its simulated use of magic. The local press picks up on the story, and the next thing he knows, Mercer is being stalked by four real-life wizards who desperately need his help. Suddenly the role-playing has become all too real, and Mercer''s own life is at stake. David Lubar has written a funny, tongue-in-cheek fantasy very much in the tradition of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

" Cliff, c''est mon prénom. Mais cela n''exclut pas les résonances métaphoriques. Il se trouve que mon prénom colle très bien avec cette histoire. Mais oui : cliff ça veut dire la « falaise » en anglais, et ça t''évoque le vide, l''à-pic, le bord, le danger. Voilà, tu y es. Je m''appelle Cliff. Cliff Sparks. Je suis au bord. À la limite. En équilibre. " Il ne reste qu''une seule et courte année de lycée à Cliff pour trouver une petite amie, et pour... « devenir un homme ». Problème : il n''a jamais été doué avec les filles. Pire, ses dernières (très rares) tentatives d''approche de la gent féminine ont tourné à la catastrophe. Cliff doit aussi trouver ce qu''il peut faire du reste de sa vie, mais ses perspectives sont très réduites. Car depuis que son père est au chômage, plus question d''aller à l''université, trop coûteuse. Et le lycéen n''a aucun doute : à la seconde où il sera majeur, on le mettra à la porte de la maison familiale. Entre ses envies d''avenir et le monde sans pitié des adultes, difficile de suivre sa propre voie...

When ordinary third-grader Ed finds a coin with the words "strange" and "stranger" on both sides, weird things start happening around him--but when his friends start blaming him for all the weirdness Ed wonders if this coin is not too strange for comfort.

When his wacky scientist uncle Ned accidentally uses his high-tech "life-ray" on a wacky old graveyard, Ned and Kevin are forced to skip town, with the reawakened monsters in hot pursuit. Original.

Geradezu ruhig ist es in dem Städtchen East Craven geworden, wo Nathan und seine besten Freunde Abigail und Mookie leben. Die Vögel zwitschern, der Frühling steht vor der Tür - Und damit ein neues Problem für den heimlich berühmten Zombie-Spion. Wenn man nämlich sowieso schon langsam verwest, ist Wärme das Allerletzte, was man gebrauchen kann. Doch plözlich gibt es eine gemeinsame Mission mit Abigail und Mookie, und ein unglaubliches Abenteuer in Brasilien - jetzt nur nicht den Kopf verlieren, Nathan!

Ed and his friends accidentally sign up for a playwriting contest, a dangerous activity for someone who possesses the Silver Center, and what they write is pretty strange, but when it comes to actually performing the play, Ed''s magic coin lends new m

Ed, his friends, and even his little sister are eager to go to Dinosaur Discovery, but ever since he found the magic coin called Silver Center, strange things happen around Ed--so he is not surprised to find that a blue dinosaur has followed his sister home.

A collection of thirty-five stories featuring such horrors as a monstrous Halloween costume, a midnight visit to a graveyard, and a hearing-impaired genie.

In his last year of high school, seventeen-year-old virgin Cliff Sparks has to figure out what to do with his life, including how to meet new girl Jillian and how to deal with old issues with his unemployed father.

After waking up as a vampire, Sebastian, a student at Washington Irving Elementary School, has only one chance to turn back into a human and time is running out.

Following a difficult freshman year, Scott Hudson is hoping that sophomore year will be easier, but after a disaster of a first week he finds himself faced with new challenges--including a particularly demanding English teacher, a school board member whose budget cutting is covering up a crime, and the discovery that his friendship with Lee, the Goth girl he met last year, is turning into something else entirely.

A collection of humorous and offbeat thrillers includes stories of zombies working at a hamburger stand, a roadside motel where guests are on the menu, and a boy whose neighborhood suddenly turns into "The Land of the Weenies."

Quand je suis arrivé à l''internat Beauséjour, j''ai cru entrer dans une prison. L''endroit était froid, sinistre et entouré de hauts murs. Et puis j''ai rencontré Pyro qui joue avec le feu sans jamais se brûler, La Gruge l''incollable à la réputation de cancre, Jackpot le kleptomane ingénieux et Rasta le survolté aux réflexes incroyables. Sans parler des autres. Finalement, la vie ici s''annonce plus palpitante que prévu...

Stories about stranded aliens, a horrifying cheesemaker, a boy with the power to make stars vanish, and other frightening things. Includes notes on how the author got his ideas for these stories.

Once in a while, I''ll write a story that contains an item, a scene, or an action that might be considered inappropriate for classroom reading. So that story can''t go into one of my Weenies collections. But that doesn''t mean it isn''t a good story. I''ve gathered a selection of stories about inappropriate things like stealing steroids, getting hooked on a casino-gambling game, or fooling around with an alien death ray, and tossed in some other tales my fans might enjoy.

"I figured, being dead, my life would become a lot simpler. I wouldn''t have to take care of myself or worry about stuff like eating the right food. But dead kids have a whole different bundle of problems."—Nathan Abercrombie It''s a stinky situation when Nathan''s school, Belgosi Upper Elementary, develops a mold problem and his class is forced to share space with the first graders. Soon the eighth graders show up too, including Rodney the bully''s older and meaner brother, Ridley. Could he be the reason for the stinky, putrid, rotten smell that seems to be following Nathan around? It''s up to Nathan, Abigail, and Mookie to solve the mystery of the big stink before it pollutes the entire town. Fans of David Lubar''s popular Weenies short story collections, which have sold more than one and a half million copies, are sure to enjoy this fourth hilarious installment of the adventures of Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie.

Eighth-graders Ryan and Taylor are twins, but that''s where the similarities end. But they share at least one thing in common: nothing is turning out as they planned.

"A boy and his family narrowly escape a zombie apocalypse--or do they? A girl neglects her cat''s litter box and finds herself in a heap of trouble. And a group of clicking, scrolling, tapping wireless weenies find themselves on the edge of disaster. Acclaimed author and master of the macabre David Lubar returns with even more hilarious and harrowing stories in this, his seventh collection of warped and creepy tales. Find out where David got the idea for each story at the end of the book" -- Page [4] of cover.

Stories that will take you into the realm of twisted imagination.