When Billy sneaks into Halloweenland, on a dare, he encounters a friendly ghost named Boo
who offers to show him around. During their tour, Boo introduces Billy to two of his friends:
Pumpkinhead, a not-so-scary scarecrow, and a spirited little witch named Wednesday. When
the kids head to Mr. Sweets' candy shop, where all the candy in Halloweenland is made, they
make a terrible discovery: someone has stolen all the candy in the store, and Halloween may
be cancelled. Luckily, Billy finds a clue that could help identify the culprit, so he and his new
friends set out to track down the thief.
Can Billy, Boo, Pumpkinhead, and Wednesday catch the burglar, and return the candy to
Mr. Sweets, in time to save Halloween for the children of Halloweenland?
"Boo, and the Great Halloweenland Candy Caper" is a young reader chapter book. It is intended
for children who are at the developmental stage where they are too old for picture books, but
too young for Middle Grade and Young Adult novels. Boo's mini adventure contains short
chapters consisting of a single chapter title illustration to augment the child's own imagination
in picturing the story, larger print, and mostly easy words. There are some more difficult words,
which I hope will help increase the independent young reader's vocabulary, pronunciation, and
comprehension skills... so be prepared to lend a hand if they get stuck.
