Tales from the Weird Side:
Strange Books for Quirky Kids
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- Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotismby Georgia Byng JF Byng, Georgia Molly
- Molly Moon is no ordinary orphan. With her heroic pug dog Petula, she learns hypnosis, and finds herself on a dangerous and exciting adventure that may just decide the fate of the world. (Fantasy)
- What the Dickensby Gregory MaGuire JF Maguire, Gregory What the
- When his family is trapped during a hurricane, Gage distracts them from the storm by telling the story of What-The-Dickens, an orphaned tooth fairy, whose adventures cross with their own (Fantasy)
- The Wolves of Willoughby Chaseby Joan Aiken JPBK A
- When Bonnie's parents leave on holiday, she and her faithful cousin Sylvia fall prey to the wicked Miss Slighcarp who is determined to steal their family fortune in an alternative Victorian England (Gothic, Adventure)
- SkelligBy David Almond JBPK A
- Michael's world is shattered when, after moving into a new house, his baby sister grows ill and may die. When he finds a man in the garage of his house that isn't a man at all, he shares the secret with his friend Mina and tries to discover how best to help this being; that is, if he decides he should help him at all. (Fantasy)
- The Adventures of Captain Underpantsby Dav Pilkey JPBK P
- George and Harold are always getting into trouble at school, but the trouble really starts when they accidently hypnotise their principal into believing he is the superhero Captain Underpants. (Humor)
- Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat by Lynne Jonell JF Jonell Lynne Emmy and
- Sometimes it really feels like no one knows that Emmy exists, and her nanny doesn't help matters by telling her she must be better than good. But when the classroom pet rat starts talking to her, Emmy finds that there is something going on ... and the rat is her key to figuring it all out. (Fantasy)
- Time Warp Trio Seriesby Jon Scieszka JPBK S
- When Joe gets a magic book from his uncle for his birthday, it sets off a series of journeys through time. (Fantasy, Humor)
- The Witchesby Roald Dahl JPBK D
- The boy's grandmother teaches him all about how to spot real witches, as witches hate children and want to destroy them all. But when he discovers a convention of witches in the hotel that he is staying at, all the boy knows may not be enough to stop them! (Fantasy)
- Bunniculaby James Howe JPBK H
- When the Monroe family finds a new pet at a midnight showing of "Dracula," the bunny is brought into the family. But as vegetables begin showing up with no juice in them, Harold the family dog, and Chester the cat, have to try and find out if Bunnicula is really a vampire rabbit. (Humor)
- A Series of Unfortunate Eventsby Lemony Snicket JF Lemony, Snicket
- When the Baudelaire siblings loose their parents in a terrible fire, it's only the start of their bad luck. They're going to need all the books, inventions, and biting they can get to stay one step ahead of Count Olaf and his terrible troop. (Gothic, Humor)
- Clemency Pogue: Fairy Killer by J.T Petty JF Petty J.T Clemency
- When Clemency is attacked by a wicked fairy, she knows enough from Peter Pan to yell "I Don't Believe In Fairies!" seven time until the awful thing dies. But she accidently kills 6 other fairies with these words, some very good fairies. Now it's her job to make it right. (Fantasy)
- The Mummy's Motherby Tony Johnston JF Johnston, Tony Mummy's
- When Ramose, a Mummy boy, finds his mother kidnapped by tomb robbers, he leaves the pyramid he calls home to find her (Humor)
- Artemis Fowlby Erin Colfer JPBK C
- A 12 year old super genius decides to hold the fairy world for ransom -- a very bad idea. The series described as "Think Harry Potter as a criminal mastermind, with a dash of James Bond." (Fantasy,Humor)
- James and the Giant Peachby Roald Dahl JF Dahl, Roald James
- All James wants is to get away from the two horrible aunts who are his guardians. With the help of his new friends -- who all happen to be giant bugs -- and a giant peach, he may just make it! (Fantasy)
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll JF Carroll, Lewis Alice's
- The classic novel that follows Alice's very odd adventures in a world where nonsense is the only sense there is! (Fantasy)
- Bug Girl by Carol Sonenklar JF Sonenklar, Carol Bug Girl
- When Charlie uses his magic Bug-A-View to turn himself into a bug, he gets to see the world from a very different place. But when he finds himself in danger, his only hope is that his friend Suzanne will be able to become a bug too ... and save him! (Fantasy)
- The Pig Scrolls by Gryllus the Pig by Paul Shipton JF Shipton, Paul Pig
- When Gryllus, one of Odysseus's crew, is turned into a pig by Circe, he has it pretty good. No more bathing, eating and sunning all day, and best of all he has no work. That is until the prophetess Sibyl butts in and informs Gryllus that the world can only be saved by a talking pig. (Fantasy, Humor)
- The Monstrous Memoirs of a Mighty McFearless by Ahmet Zappa JF Zappa, Ahmet Monsterous
- Minerva discovers that her father is really a monster hunter, and when he is taken by monsters she is going to need all the help she can get to get him back, including her bratty brother, and a book that talks and bites. (Fantasy)
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