Most Popular Books by Marcia Thornton Jones

The students at Bailey School suspect that the new school nurse, Mrs. Redding, is a Martian who has come to spy on Earth kids.

Bailey City is full of some pretty weird grown-ups. Check out who''s visiting Hauntly manor Inn.

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!

"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.

The hugely popular early chapter book series re-emerges -- now in e-book! The new gymnastics teacher likes cats, brooms, and funny rhymes, that sounds awfully close to spells. Could Miss Brewbaker really be a witch?

Could the short construction workers building a school playground really be elves working on a secret present?

Annie, Ben, and Jane investigate the strange habits of the owners of the Hauntly Manor Inn and their spooky young son.

Could it be that the new baker, who makes the best pumpkin pies in town, is really a ninja who wants to steal some valuable Japanese art?

Mr. Jolly keeps the school magically clean and bitter cold, and he''s full of surprises, but can he make a miracle happen?

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

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

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!

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.

Andrew, the class bully, brings ghost-stopping slime to the school basement, but the Ghostville ghosts aren''t planning on being caught.

There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. Could the small woman selling T-shirts at the carnival really be an evil troll?

The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids series #28.

The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids series #12.

There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. But could the new band teacher really teach a skeleton to play the tuba?

The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids series #16.

Who is that riding up to the Bailey City pool? It''s the new lifeguard. But why is she dressed the way she is? And why is she taking all of their treasures?

Eddie and Howie go to visit Eddie''s great-aunt Mathilda. But when Howie sees a shadowy face in the window -- and when his potato chips start to form mysterious trails -- the Bailey School kids are spooked. Could a ghost be living in the attic?

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 whether there is a phantom in the opera''s orchestra pit.

Melody and her friends believe the new crossing guard, Angela Michaels, who also happens to be a karate teacher, is really a guardian angel sent to watch over the kids from Bailey School, and maybe perform a miracle or two.

Could the art teacher with braces really be an alien from outer space?

When Penny, Luke, Natalie and their links return home after rescuing Mr. Leery from the clutches of the evil Queen of the Boggarts, they find a lot of changes in Morgantown. Mrs. Bender, the principal, has decided on longer school days with no recess. The cafeteria ladies are serving up some extremely yucky food (even more than usual). And their teacher, Mr. Crandle, is giving them twice as much homework. What is wrong with all the adults in town? Could it be another scheme from the Boggart Queen? It''s up to the apprentice Keyholders to find out.

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.

There''s a mystery going on between the new basketball coach and the third-grade teacher, Mrs. Jeepers.

Mrs. Jeeper''s class is visiting the new Jewel''s Pizza Castle and trying to discover the secret to the best-tasting pizza in town. Could it be that behind the guarded kitchen door is a fire-breathing dragon? Chapter Book: 12 chapters.

The Bailey School kids set out to discover whether their beautiful singing track coach is really a magical mermaid.

When the Bailey School kids find an old bottle and open its stopper their wishes start to come true, and they wonder if the new man in town might just be a genie.