Most Popular Books by Marcia Thornton Jones

The Bailey School kids wonder if the Ruby Mountain snowboarding instructor is really a giant.

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.

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.

Trying to discover the truth about their eerie new soccer coach''s strange behavior, Melody begins to suspect that Coach Graves has been turned into a zombie, much to the delight of the Bailey School kids. Original.

The new librarian in Bailey City has a long, white, pointed beard, seems to magically find books, and knows a lot about king Arthur''s court. Could Mr. Merle really be Merlin, the legendary wizard?

The coach of the new junior hockey team looks familiar. He''s the creepy assistant from the science museum, and he looks just like Frankentein''s monster!

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

All the candy is suddenly missing in Bailey City. What will happen to the Easter egg hunt without candy?

The new swimming instructor at Camp Lone Wolf, Nessie McFarland, has a strange attraction to the water. And when the kids hear that the Loch Ness monster has gone missing from Scotland, they get a funny feeling. The Loch Ness monster is described as black and skinny with a long neck and a little head which sounds a lot like Nessie in her scuba gear. But Nessie couldn''t really be a monster, could she?

It''s the very beginning of a new school year, and all the kids at Bailey Elementary need to have their eyes checked by a doctor. Could Dr. Polly, who has a large metal circle on his forehead, really be a Cyclops stalking the people of Bailey City?

The Bailey School kids wonder if the new dentist in town, Dr. Herb, who has huge, bulging muscles and wears a shirt that reads, "Champion of the World," is really the Greek god, Hercules. Original.

The winning rider is making a big splash at the Sheldon City raceway, and the Bailey School kids are beginning to get suspicious that the rider is really a sea monster.

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?

Could the mysterious man that the kids meet on a class trip really be the ghost of Coyote Pete, the roughest, toughest cowboy in the Wild West?

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.

Jack, the wonder dog, tries hard to fit in and make new friends at his new school while staying clear of the bully Doberman, Sweetcakes. But when Jack chooses one of the bully''s toys to chew on and befriends a cat, he comes to realize the power of friendship.

Mrs. Jeeper''s class is visiting Ruby Mountain to learn about nature, and along the way Eddie spots enormous tracks on the dirt trail. He''s sure that the tracks belong to the square-dancing teacher--a large, hairy man resembling Bigfoot. Is he really the legendary beast?

The Bailey School kids are convinced that Roberta Bott is not a normal drama teacher, but really a robot trying to hack into the school''s computer system.

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!

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

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

There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. But could the new mysterious student teacher who is on the Bailey City football team really be out to get the students of Bailey Elementary? Chapter Book: 12 chapters.

The Bailey School kids want to find out if Miss Kidwell, the substitute school secretary, is really a gremlin messing up the electricity.

Professional wrestling comes to Bailey City, and Viking Vince the Invincible defends his belt in the main event. But could this wrestler be a real-life Viking planning to conquer Bailey City? Includes illustrations. Chapter Book: 13 chapters.

The Bailey School Kids investigate a small woman who is selling T-shirts to find out if she is a troll.

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

"Dr. Victor has a secret. Has he created a monster? The Bailey School kids are going to find out!"--Cover.

The Bailey School Kids investigate to see if the strange new cookie chef at the ice rink is the bride of Frankenstein.

The Bailey School kids decide to find out if the boat instructor at Camp Lone Wolf is really a pirate searching for buried treasure.

The Bailey School Kids investigate to see if the school counselor is in a rock band full of vampires.

The Bailey School Kids investigate a rumor that Mrs. Jeepers is planning on turning all the scientists into vampires.

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

The Bailey School Kids investigate to see if Frankenstein is coaching the hockey team in Bailey City.

When Mr. Savage arrives in town for the winter carnival, the Bailey School Kids are convinced that he is really the Abominable Snowman.

Excitement comes to Sleepy Hollow when a film director wants to make a scary movie in the third-grade basement classroom.