New Releases by Marcia Thornton Jones

Eddie doesn''t like to read but finds himself spending lots of time reading with the library volunteer, Grandpa Vamps. Could Eddie be under the spell of a vampire disguised as Grandpa Vamps?

At Sleepy Hollow Elementary, everyone is getting into the spirit of the holidays but when the resident ghosts stir up trouble, Jeff, Nina, and Cassidy must find out what is wrong and set it right.

The Bailey School kids investigate to see if a mad scientist can turn a snow sculpture into a real dragon.

"It''s a boys-versus-girls battle! Big bully Andrew is determined to prove that boys are better than girls -- after all, boys are cool and totally rule. But Cassidy and Nina know that he''s wrong, since girls smell sweet and can''t be beat. But when classroom ghosts join the competition, the rest of the school realizes that something''s not right. A ghost fight? not that''s scary! The competition is on -- may the best ghoul win!"--Backcover.

When Liza, Howie, Eddie and Melody discover that Santa''s reindeer are all at the Bailey City Zoo with terrible colds, Eddie becomes determined to do what he can to save Christmas.

Ghostville Elementary series #8.

Get ready for more spooky fun from the best-selling authors of THE BAILEY SCHOOL KIDS. And you thought YOUR school was scary? These third-graders are haunted by a classroom full of GHOSTS! The Read-a-Thon is On! The kids at Sleepy Hollow Elementary are having an all-night reading marathon. Their goal is to read more books than any other school and earn a brand-new computer. But when the kids read about a treasure hidden in their own school basement, the Read-a-Thon turns into a treasure hunt. Cassidy wants the treasure and the computer, but one thing stands in her way: Nighttime is ghost time! And there''s a whole lot of haunting going on. Readers beware!

Get ready for more spooky fun from the best-selling authors of THE BAILEY SCHOOL KIDS. And you thought YOUR school was scary? These third-graders are haunted by a classroom full of GHOSTS! Hollywood is coming to Sleepy Hollow! A big-time director wants to film a movie about ghosts in the third-graders'' basement classroom. Jeff can''t wait to see how a real scary movie is made. He wants to help out with costumes, props, and special effects. But the classroom ghosts want to help out, too. And that could turn this horror flick into a horrible flop!

Someone in Sleepy Hollow Elementary is telling all of the third graders'' secrets, and Nina is determined to catch the snitch.

Just when you thought it was safe to go out on the playground...Drac is back!There are some odd grown-ups living in Bailey City. But could the school''s new playground monitor really be the most famous vampire of all? The Bailey School Kids are going to find out!

Short stories include: Wally''s first Christmas, Jigsaw Jones: The case of the Santa Claus mystery; Midnight gets a star; Take a penny, leave a penny; The nutcracker retold; Holiday disaster; Christmas on the prairie; The rocking chair: a classroom play; A visit from St. Nicholas.

There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. But could the very tall man who likes flowers really be Frankenstein''s monster? Is it possible that the art teacher with braces on her teeth is an alien for outer space? Is the cheerful guy with the gold earring a real genie? And is the boat instructor at Camp Lone Wolf really a pirate searching for buried treasure? The Bailey School Kids are going to find out!

When Mr. Drake returns to Bailey School as playground monitor, the students are convinced he has come to turn their teachers into vampires.

The Bailey School kids investigate to see if the new playground monitor is Dracula and if his agenda is to turn the school''s teachers into vampires.

It''s Career Day and Andrew, the class bully, wants to be a rich and famous ghost hunter. Will the Ghostville ghosts be toast? Or will Andrew get himself slimed?

The Bailey School kids devise a plan to find out if Mr. Bigg--the man who is fixing up the park for the town Easter egg hunt--is really an ogre as Eddie claims.

The students of Ghostville Elementary want to turn their school''s basement into a haunted house for their guests, but the ghosts who inhabit the basement are opposed to this.

The Bailey School kids set out to discover if the man who sells cookies in the school cafeteria is really Frankenstein''s monster.

The Bailey School Kids investigate to see if the owner of the Clover Patch Pet Store is really a leprechaun.

The local vet is hanging around Barkley School, and the dogs aren''t too thrilled. Blondie thinks that the doc is there to see Fred -- it''s more than puppy love for those two humans! But when Tazz gets hurt, having a doctor nearby is the best thing for all the dogs at Barkley.

Harry the Westie is tattletaling on the other dogs and getting them in trouble. Harry''s behavior is getting out of hand, and soon his schoolmates are upset. Jack helps Harry learn a lesson about good and bad tattling.

Puzzles and three alternate endings accompany the tale of an unintentional visit to a creepy island which the students in Mrs. Jeepers''s class suspect is inhabited by their teacher''s vampire friends.

Floyd is forced to ear a big plastic collar after getting stitches, and Sweetcakes teases him unmercifully. Floyd is terribly depressed! Jack just can''t stand by and let Floyd suffer, so he and his doggie sidekicks teach Sweetcakes a lesson.

When a big storm hits the city, the dogs are snowed in at Barkley''s School. Jack is excited about his first snow-day sleepover. But snow can be troublesome, too. Especially when Bubba disappears in the blizzard!

Who will find the treasure in the play yard first?

Floyd has to wear a special collar after he hurts his nose. He feels sad that he can''t play like the rest of the dogs. How can Jack and his friends cheer up Floyd?

The children are concerned when there is no candy to be found in Bailey City in the days leading up to Halloween.

The ghosts who haunt the basement of Sleepy Hollow Elementary are determined not to allow living students to use their room.

At Barkley''s school for dogs, a friendly canine named Jack becomes concerned when a new puppy begins learning the mean ways of Sweetcakes, the school''s Doberman bully.