In David Lubar's book The Battle of the Hot Pepper Weenies, he had written a bunch of short stories about pepper battles, giant turkeys, vegetarians, and of course...weenies! David Lubar is a book writer, video game designer, and a short story writer. David Lubar loves to write fun books or short...
My four-year-old daughter and I read this together. She loves zombies, and we both enjoyed the mad science behind Nathan Abercrombie's undead predicament. The supporting characters were humorous and fun, as well. Lubar captures the goofy and mischievous nature of children in a way that celebrates...
My 5yo son and I read this a few chapters at a time, but he lost interest halfway through and I finished it on my own. It has a few nice messages, and the characters are more complicated than I expected. However, it wasn't as funny as I thought it would be, and the action was kind of slow. I'm...
Attack of the vampire weeniesBy:David LubarIn my opinion Attack of the vampire weenies is a very good book because it has a lot of short stories and they are funny.One of the short stories i read was funny because the author included himself in and plus it said how he came up with the short story...
Beware the Ninja WeeniesBy:David lubarIn my opinion Beware the Ninja Weenies is a very good book because it has a lot of short stories.One of them was a kid who was focused on playing an alien game when actullay there was real aliens and he didn't pay attation to the real life.Then another one is...
Scott is a high school freshman who has just learned his mother is pregnant. He's also a high school freshman, and he details his life in a sort of how-to-survive-life narrative aimed at his future sibling. Dealing with moving past old friendships, making new friends, and romantic relationships, ...
It’s been over a year since fourteen-year-old Eddie “Trash” Thalmeyer and his friends from Edgeview Alternative School found out about their special hidden talents. Trash can move things with his mind, Torchie is a fire-starter, Cheater reads minds, Lucky finds lost objects, Flinch can predict th...
Larry works hard to take care of stray dogs and find them new homes. He gathers cans, papers, and tries to do as many odd jobs as he can. When he finds yet another stray dog (and the first one who growls at him), how can he find the money to save this one, too?This book shows some great work ethi...
Kids can be such monsters. Literally. From the award-winning author of Hidden Talents, two remarkable short story collections - Kidzilla and The Witch's Monkey - together for the first time. Plus several brand new stories. Each hilarious and harrowing. A substitute teacher finds out she has some...
Great childrens chapter book. Fast paced and is very good at describing each situation so it I can picture it clearly. The illustrations throughout the book help to create an image, so if a young child cannot understand it the picture will fill in the gaps. My favorite part is when she dreams abo...
A boy discovers his neighborhood has turned into a Land of the Lawn Weenies. Sound peculiar? How about zombies behind the counter of your local hamburger stand? A roadside motel where the guests are on the menu? A party where everyone who turns up is...dead? One thing is certain: you're not in Ka...
I only read two stories out of this book. I agree that they were creative. However, I was reading this to my eight-year old third grader and was not happy about the content. Her teacher had read some of them to her in school, so I had assumed they wouldn't be that creepy but they were.I summa...
A boy discovers the answer to one of the great urban mysteries: why are pigeons always pooping in parks? A second-grade class learns why they should always be nice to their math teacher….An ancient predator uses the internet to search out its prey… A young girl and her little brother escape a cam...
One minute Rory is a normal kid hanging out in his backyard. The next, he finds himself walking through the back porch -- as a ghost!
What would you do if someone accidentally turned you into a vampire? At first it sounds pretty cool, right? But if you really think about it, being a creature of the night is not all it's cracked up to be: no sunlight, staying away from garlic, the craving for the "red suff." Gross, huh?That's ex...
That’s when I was hit by the most awful sound in the world. “Dinnnnnnnnnnerrrrrrrrrrrrr!” It was my sister, May. She’s real pretty, and she dresses great—very colorful—but she’s got a voice that could peel paint off the side of a car. And she’s always yelling. “Dinnnnnerrrrrrrr!” she screeched ag...
my brother, Chris, said. “I’ll teach you how to surf.” I held my hand above my eyes and squinted up at him from my beach towel. “I’m working on my tan,” I said. He frowned. “Don’t be so lazy.” It was summer vacation and we’d ...
The school week was bad enough. But the existence of Saturday meant the existence of Saturday night. That’s when Dan really felt it most. Walking through town, hearing other kids having fun, enjoying parties or playing games or just hanging out and talking, Dan felt like he was on the wrong side ...
Willy screamed, nearly bouncing out of his seat and into the aisle as he stomped his feet. “Come on—get the first down!” His team was just inches short of a first down. All they had to do was move the ball five or six inches and they’d keep possession. They were trailing by nine points with only ...
I said as I bounced back from the collision.A quick glance at the man showed me I hadn’t done any damage. He barely even looked surprised. “Sorry,” I said as I started to run around him. He put out a hand and stopped me. “This is a library,” he said, staring at me through ...
Only one road that crossed the river. The river wasn’t bad, even though the water got a bit high and rough when the heavy rains came in early spring or late fall. The road wasn’t bad, even though it grew narrow in parts and twisted back and forth through the hills, sometimes in such a blind curve...
I was afraid I’d dream again. And my mind was heavy with what I’d learned. The worst part was that I had no idea how to help myself. It was a science problem. But I didn’t seem to be able to think clearly about science. Maybe that was one of the parts that I’d lose forever if I stayed as I was. M...
This time, there was no keypad. But there was a message on the screen: TOUCH THE ONE PROBLEM THAT HAS THEINCORRECT ANSWER. YOU HAVE FIVEMINUTES TO FIND IT. A counter popped up under the message. “You’re kidding!” Benedict screamed. He spun around, as if trying to find the best place to start or m...
Or maybe I just have a knack for alien languages. Out of all the kids at Damon Knight Middle School, I’m the best in my class at speaking it, which is why my teacher told me I should apply for a chance to be an exchange student. So I went online and filled out all the forms. And I got accepted. I...
The nightmare is over. Just in time. I couldn’t run much farther. I could hardly breathe. Larry looked even worse. But we didn’t have to run. I’d saved us. My idea worked. I could stand here now and catch my breath and wonder how things had gotten so quickly out of hand. I probably shouldn’t have...
The kid—I don’t even know his name—knocked my books from under my arm when I was on my way to my third-period math class. “Hey!” I shouted as I spun around to face him. I swallowed whatever else I was going to say, because the kid was big. The way a truck is big next to a car. Or next to a tricyc...
Feel free to skip this part if you aren’t one of them—though you’ll never know for sure unless you keep reading. It’s difficult to get one book of short stories published. The fact that I have four is a miracle. The miracle workers are my publisher, Kathleen Doherty; my editor, Susan Chang; and m...
He's the biggest kid in our school, and he liked to make sure everyone knew it. When I took my seat, he poked me in the arm and said, "Hey, shrimp." Okay — I'm short for my age. But I'm not so short I'd be mistaken for seafood. I looked over at him and said, "Hi." It was the safest thing to do. I...
Sean had been more quiet than usual during the night, so I’d gotten some uninterrupted high-quality sleep. Dad was in the garage. Mom was midway between us, in the living room, when the phone rang. Mom’s shriek brought both ambulatory males running at full speed. I grabbed...
I can’t help it. The rest of my life is pretty miserable, but when I’m eating I’m happy. I try to be happy as much as possible. The kids in school call me Fat Face. They call me worse things, too. And they tease me. They’ll run up behind me when I’m walking home and poke me real hard. They know I...