The Curse of the Campfire Weenies: And Other Warped and Creepy Tales by David Lubar
	List Price:   $15.95 Unit Price:   $12.76 You Save:   $3.19 (20%) ISBN-10:   0765318075 ISBN-13:   9780765318077 Publisher:   Tom Doherty Associates; Starscape Category:   Reading Series Pub. Date:   September 2007 Pages:   207 Format:   Hardcover; Cloth over boards Ages:   10 to 14 Grades:   5 to 9
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION
Description/Notes
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 campfire weenie only to encounter something even more terrifying: a troupe of Girl Scouts singing campfire songs. nbsp; For this, his third collection of warped and creepy weenie tales, critically-acclaimed author and master of the macabre David Lubar traveled deep into the shadowy corners of his mind, looking for new ways to amuse and terrify his readers. And in the tradition ofIn the Land of the Lawn WeeniesandInvasion of the Road Weenies, he reveals the inspiration behind each of the thirty-five stories at the end of the book. Praise for 'Invasion of the Road Weenies': ' Lubar strikes again. Another winning round-up.' -- 'Booklist' ' This spring' s most coveted title.' -- 'The ''Arizona'' ''Republic' ' Pleasingly short, well-crafted pieces... mixes the comic and the creepy, the merely weird with the truly haunting. ' -- 'San Francisco'' Chronicle ' ' Whether read alone under the covers with a flashlight, or shared in a darkened classroom on a rainy day, these tales will elicit their fair share of chills, thrills, and nervous laughter, and keep readers looking over their shoulders in broad daylight.' -- 'The Bulletin of the Center for Children' s Books ' Thirty-five creepy stories about pigeons, ancient predators, Girl Scouts, and other terrifying things. Includes author's notes on how he got his ideas for these stories. For his third collection of warped and creepy tales, master of the macabre Lubar traveled deep into the shadowy corners of his mind, looking for new ways to amuse and terrify his readers. This collection of 35 stories does just that.