C. Funke – Ghosthunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost!
Nine-year-old Tom Tomsky can’t catch a break. He’s a klutz, his sister Lola pretty much hates his guts, and (this is a big “and”) he just found a ghost camping out in his cellar. Lucky for Tom, his grandma’s best friend just happens to be the world’s foremost ghosthunter. Under her expert tutelage, Tom learns the tools of the trade, which just happen to include buckets of graveyard dirt, and soon finds he has to face down not just the ASG (Averagely Spooky Ghost) in the basement, but the IRG (Incredibly Revolting Ghost) in town…all while keeping the nettlesome Lola off his trail.
Revolting Rhymes and Dirty Beasts
by Roald Dahl
Ages 9-12
This book is a gem if you are any kind of Roald Dahl fan.
If you thought you knew the stories of some of the most popular fairy tales, think again. Here are six of the best known tales retold with more than a twist or two, by that master of the comic and the bloodcurdling, Roald Dahl.
Meet Roald Dahl's ghastly menagerie of wonderful comic animals. The collection includes the poor toad that jumps to France, the pig who ponders on the meaning of life, and the anteater who gets the wrong end of the stick.
