Most Popular Books by David Lubar

David Lubar is back with a wacky third installment! This series is part of Scholastic''s early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!In this third adventure, Ed and his friends visit a robotic, life-like exhibit called Dinosaur Discovery. He has fun on the trip, but then ends up with a real-life dinosaur following him home. . . . Ed''s strange magical coin has done it again! Disaster follows, and Ed simply MUST find a way to put this dinosaur back where it belongs. There are fun black-and-white illustrations on every page!

Bestselling author David Lubar is back with the third exciting installment of the adventures of Nathan Abercrombie, the world''s first zombie spy Nathan is just getting started with his training for secret organization BUM when greasy green globs of goop start oozing from every faucet in town. Gross! When BUM asks Nathan to investigate, he and his friends Abigail and Mookie follow the trail to the smelliest place they can imagine—deep in the heart of the sewers of East Craven. And what they encounter there may end Nathan''s career as a zombie spy before it has even begun.... At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Meet the Teeny Weenies! Suspiciously swift swimmers at a school swim meet cause a frenzy. A boy who likes to litter finally gets the meaning of Earth Day. A girl and her dad go on a fishing trip and catch the surprise of a lifetime. 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! At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Acclaimed author David Lubar''s Monsterrific Tales return to life with this new edition of The Gloomy Ghost that is sure to appeal to fans of his Weenies short story collections. There''s something strange going on at Washington Irving Elementary School. Kids are turning into monsters—literally! First it was Sebastian, then Angie. Now it''s little brother Rory''s turn to be "monsterized!" One minute he''s a normal kid hanging out in his backyard. The next, he finds himself walking through stuff: the back porch, walls, even people! What''s a ghostly kid to do? Rory decides to find some other spirits and ask them how to get "un-ghosted." So he heads up to the local haunted house to give it a try. What Rory doesn''t know is that if he doesn''t get the answer soon, he''ll only have a ghost of a chance of ever being a kid again... At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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.

"Companion to Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie"--Cover.

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.

Looniverse #2 is even wackier than the first book! This series is part of Scholastic''s early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Ed has to sell chocolate bars to raise money for his soccer team, but the bars have all melted. He must find another way to raise money--and fast! Ed uses his newfound ability to make strange things happen, but his plans go awry and Ed ends up needing money for the soccer team, his friend Mouse, AND two new windows! With surreal and funny antics throughout, the second book in this heavily illustrated early chapter book series is sure to keep kids laughing.

The Bully Bug is the sixth standalone tale in the hilarious Monsterrific Tales series for young readers by acclaimed author David Lubar. The Monsterrific Tales series began with Hyde and Shriek, a Kids'' Indie Next list selection, and is sure to appeal to reluctant readers and fans of Lubar''s short stories collections. There''s something strange going on at Washington Irving Elementary School. Kids are turning into monsters—literally! Lud Mellon gets bitten by a bevy of bugs in his basement and the next thing he knows, he''s crawling up walls, drooling on his food, and rolling around in garbage. Turning into a giant insect seems fun at first, almost like having superpowers. But when his dad calls in the exterminators, Lud has to figure out how to stop his transformation before he gets squashed like a bug. "This book will talk itself right off the shelves, and reluctant readers will devour it."—School Library Journal on The Curse of the Campfire Weenies At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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!

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?

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.

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?

This wacky new series will have kids on the edge of their seats! This series is part of Scholastic''s early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!LOONIVERSE is an exciting new series that combines fantasy and humor... In this first book, Ed finds a coin bearing the words "strange, stranger, strangest." Once this coin comes into his life, strange things start happening all around him. One of his friends gets stuck in mid-air, his brother turns into a pool float, and his sister''s food makes its way off her plate! Even more bizarre events all lead up to a surprise ending, leaving Ed with a new responsibility and a realization that there''s more to this mysterious coin than meets the eye!

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...

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!

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.

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

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.

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...

"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 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''s wish for goldfish lands him in monkey business. A wild game of golf pushes everyone''s luck. And Uncle Sam teaches a brother and sister about life, liberty, and the pursuit of cookies.

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