Best Selling Books by Judy Allen

A story concerning racial prejudice. Age group young adult.

The cemetery is supposed to be a place for the dead to rest in peace. But what if things between the gravestones aren''t so peaceful? Travel the world, visiting real graveyards with creepy legends and unbelievable events. Are the stories of strange figures and unexplained disturbances make-believe or signs of something more sinister? Decide for yourself . . . if you dare.

THE HIDDEN WORLD Hazel, Fiver and Hawkbit fall down a hole in a burrow and end up in a strange new world of caves - which lead directly to the heart of Efrafa. Outside, Bigwig is sure they have been kidnapped by Woundwort and goes off to Efrafa, willing to fight for his friends. Luckily for Bigwig, Hazel, Fiver and Hawkbit rise to the suface from their secret burrow, just in time to provide him with the perfect escape route from the Efrafa patrol, who are hot on his tail.

Some odd things are happening to Mike. First a meteorite hits his backpack, then his garden starts sinking and he begins to have bizarre dreams. When Mike hears about a kidnapping that seems identical to his night-visions, he and his best friend Scott decide to solve the mystery in this humorous adventure story by award-winning author Judy Allen. * Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books. * Text type: A mystery story. * Curriculum links: Citizenship: Taking part. * This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

The weird things start as soon as Mike and his parents move into their new home, 31 South Street. Mike''s things fly out of the window, footsteps pad up the stairs at night - the house is haunted, Mike is sure, and the ghost wants him out. But why and what can he do? Mike has to solve the mystery.

Describes the places that different kinds of animals live in, including trees, burrows, and ponds, and invites young readers to lift flaps to find the answers to questions and change the picture on each page.

Discover fascinating answers to questions about whales and dolphins and look for unexpected scene changes as you flip the flaps.

A film project exploring the settlement of foreign animals in Great Britain brings six wildlife enthusiasts together in the remote English countryside. This amateur crew soon find themselves on the trail of a mysterious, predatory creature of local myth.

"Be part of the action as dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes stomp, roar, and pounce their way through this interactive book. Uncovr the fascinating answers to questions about these magnificent creatures and look out for unexpected scene changes as you flip the flaps"--Back cover.

This introduction to the world of the ladybird aims to bring this familiar, small creature sympathetically to life. Young children should be fascinated by this tiny life found just outside their back door.

When the villagers hire a famous hunter to kill the tiger rumored to live in the woods, only one young boy wishes to protect the animal; and, in fact, the hunter knows more than one way to shoot a tiger.

A tired witch ignores her cat''s advice about where to find a nice place to sleep and instead travels around trying out new places, including a treetop, a star, and a cave full of bats.

"Unexplained"--a one-stop guide to weird nature, the paranormal, and strange superstitions--systematically explores all aspects of the human fascination with the unknowable, from hauntings and the power of the mind to lost civilizations, ancient superstitions, and life from other planets. Photos.