Check Out the Library Weenies: And Other Warped and Creepy Tales

by David Lubar

Overview

Master of the macabre David Lubar is back with Check Out the Library Weenies, his ninth collection of Weenies Stories. Here are thirty more scary stories for the middle grade audience—perfect for both avid and reluctant young readers who like a few chills and a lot of laughs.

Don't be a weenie. Read these stories. If you dare!

“Fans will be shivering and laughing...evilly." —Kirkus Reviews on Strikeout of the Bleacher Weenies

“With its mix of humor and chills, this collection is a sure bet for fans of R. L. Stine's Goosebumps series and reluctant readers.” —Booklist on Wipeout of the Wireless 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 on Attack of the Vampire Weenies

Weenies Stories
#1 In the Land of the Lawn Weenies and Other Misadventures
#2 Invasion of the Road Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales
#3 The Curse of the Campfire Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales
#4 The Battle of the Red Hot Pepper Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales
#5 Attack of the Vampire Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales
#6 Beware the Ninja Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales
#7 Wipeout of the Wireless Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales
#8 Strikeout of the Bleacher Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales
#9 Check Out the Library Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765397072
Publisher:	Tor Publishing Group
Publication date:	09/03/2019
Series:	Weenies Stories
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	265,920
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	9 - 11 Years

About the Author

DAVID LUBAR credits his passion for short stories to his limited attention span and bad typing skills, though he has been known to sit still and peck at the keyboard long enough to write a novel now and then, including Hidden Talents (an ALA Best Book for Young Adults) and My Rotten Life, which is under development for a cartoon series. He lives in Nazareth, Pennsylvania with his awesome wife, and not too far from his amazing daughter. In his spare time, he takes naps on the couch.

Editorial Reviews

Fans will be shivering and laughing...evilly." —Kirkus Reviews on Strikeout of the Bleacher Weenies

“With its mix of humor and chills, this collection is a sure bet for fans of R. L. Stine's Goosebumps series and reluctant readers.” —Booklist on Wipeout of the Wireless 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 on Attack of the Vampire Weenies

"Bullies and others get their due in this hilarious new collection of 35 warped and creepy tales by the master of the ‘weenie' story." —Buffalo News on The Battle of the Red Hot Pepper Weenies

“This book will talk itself right off the shelves, and reluctant readers will devour it." —School Library Journal on The Curse of the Campfire Weenies

From the Publisher

2018-07-24

Beware, the weenies return with 30 new tales to warp your mind and chill your spine.

Lubar returns with the ninth collection in 15 years of short and sometimes shivery stories. There are sci-fi stories, horror stories, fantasy stories, and revenge stories. In a medieval village, one tale's narrator wants a wizard to turn all of the silver in a house into gold. It's not the narrator's house; what possible reason could he have…it's a monstrous reason. Pamela must stay with her great-aunt while her mother's on a business trip. Great Aunt Hester collects dolls' heads. Can Pamela stand to sleep in a room lined with staring bodiless dolls? In the title story, the collection's longest, a group of bullied book lovers are locked out of their library hangout due to mold. When they create a golem to protect themselves, it turns on them. Help arrives from an unexpected quarter. A few are less engaging than others, but they're short; just turn the page. Fans will be happy at the variety in these tales, and story notes at the close will be fun to investigate for budding authors. Also at the close: a reading and activity guide for grades four through seven that lists the common core standards it supports. Diversity is achieved largely through naming convention.

Lots to like but not for the faint of heart. (Short stories. 8-12)

Kirkus Reviews