14 year-old Derek Stone is a little bit chubby
and doesn't hear so well out of one ear. He's also the kind of guy
who likes his facts -- he's definitely not a daydreamer. So it's ironic
that he's the one that has been chosen to deal with ghosts and
zombies. Something that's really hard for him to wrap his mind around.
The wonderful Tony Abbott has his character deal with train accidents, the deaths of good people and bad, and a mix up that has some very strange zombies prowling around.
- For Older Tweens and Middle-graders, though older readers might like it as well.
- Currently available for amazon.com's Buy 3–Get 1 Free deal.
- Published by the good folks at Scholastic.
CITY OF THE DEAD
3.77 Rating– 341 GoodReads reviewers
In
this book Derek finds out that his brother and dad have died in a
terrible train accident. He moves in with his uncle only to have his
brother, Ronny, suddenly appear at the door. Ronny's welcomed, of
course, but it's soon clear that while this person looks like his
brother, that someone else is in control. Could it have something to do
with the train accident that occurred at the same place 70 years
before?
Reading Information:
Word Count: 25,165
Page Count: 144
Accelerated Reading level: 3.7 / points: 3.0
AR quiz: 127484
Lexile: 540L
-- sample pages available
BAYOU DOGS
3.93 Rating– 195 GoodReads reviewers
Word Count: 21,499
Page Count: 117
Accelerated Reading level: 3.7 / points: 3.0
AR quiz: 129436
Lexile: 530L;
-- sample pages available
THE RED HOUSE
4.09 Rating– 150 GoodReads reviewers
It's best at this point not to talk to much about the twists and turns. But there sure a bunch of them.
Word Count: 21,390
Page Count: 144
Accelerated Reading level: 3.9 / points: 3.0
AR quiz: 130963
Lexile: 570L
-- sample pages available
THE GHOST ROAD
4.04 Rating– 142 GoodReads reviewers
Word Count: 30,729
Page Count: 144
Accelerated Reading level: 4.0 / points: 4.0
AR quiz: 133669
Lexile: 540L
-- sample pages available
compiled by Pam T
updated July 2013
