Attack of the Vampire Weenies And Other Warped and Creepy Tales

by Lubar, David

• ISBN13: 9780765363237
• ISBN10: 0765363232
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-04-24
• Publisher: Starscape

Summary

A boy steals a ticket to an amusement park and gets the ride of a lifetime - literally. The first day of middle school turns into a free-for-all when the gym teacher offers a "get-out-of-gym-free" card. Sick of his sister's vampire wannabe friends, a kid decides to teach them a lesson at their next party. But the tables are turned when some surprise guests show up. Critically acclaimed author and master of the macabre, David Lubar, is back with thirty more warped and creepy tales for fans of his bestselling Weenies story collections, which have sold more than 1.7 million copies to date. Don't be a weenie. Read these stories. If you dare!

Author Biography

DAVID LUBAR created a sensation with his debut novel, Hidden Talents, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. He is also the author of True Talents, Flip, and four short story collections: In the Land of the Lawn Weenies, Invasion of the Road Weenies, The Curse of the Campfire Weenies, and The Battle of the Red Hot Pepper Weenies, as well as the Nathan Abercrombie series. He lives in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.

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Praise for Attack of the Vampire Weenies

“Whoever thinks the short story is dead, or that kids don’t like short stories, hasn’t talked to any real live kids and hasn’t read the latest in this popular series.”
—School Library Journal

“Lubar keeps the pace changing and injects plenty of humor… All in all the gathering assays out as rich in eye-rollers, groans and mild chills.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“Girls and boys alike will be drawn to Lubar’s chilling tales and wicked sense of humor. The short stories are perfect for quick bursts of reading…[and] combines the right amount of suspense and comedy…. Perfect for setting the mood at slumber parties and spooky campfires, these tales are the next generation of ghost stories and urban legends.”
—San Francisco Book Review