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Amazement and fear lurk around the school: a monster is in the wings! A monster who gobbles up children's names. One day, however, the ogre meets up with bold Jonathan... A lovely story, blending marvelous humor and daily life. Becoming someone unique, learning how to live with others: that is the mission of the hero of this modern, joyful tale of today.

When Morgan Beckett finds her name etched into a gravestone in a forgotten cemetery, her life begins to unravel in unimaginable ways. Her name is vanishing from the world—erased from her phone, her school yearbook, and even from her friends’ memories. As her identity fades, a sinister force known as The Reclaimer tightens its grip, feeding on her fear and the forgotten souls trapped in the cemetery.

Ophelia Castellan will never be just another girl at Elsinore Academy. Seeing ghosts is not a skill prized in future society wives. Even when she takes her pills, the bean sidhe beckon, reminding her of a promise to her dead mother. Now, in the wake of the Headmaster's sudden death, the whole academy is in turmoil, and Ophelia can no longer ignore the fae. Especially once she starts seeing the Headmaster's ghosts - two of them - on the school grounds.

What happens when a talking fish, a runaway dog, and a herd of hog-like creatures descend on the woods behind Cody Brachman's house? An absolute nightmare! His friend Sam wanted to stay inside and play video games all day, but Cody insisted they go wading in the creek. What starts as a fun morning in the water quickly turns into the scariest day the two friends have ever experienced.

Tina, in eine Höhle verschlagen, muss eine Nacht mit angriffslustigen Gespensterfischen verbringen; Steffen, der von Mitschülern Schutzgeld erpresst, wird vor ein Geistergericht zitiert, wo ihn der gefährliche Hund Dracula in Schach hält; Annika soll einem Toten helfen, die ewige Ruhe zu finden, und Karli setzt sich verzweifelt gegen blutsaugerische Skelette zur Wehr. Neun grausel-gruslige Geschichten sind in diesem Band vereinigt. Sie führen auf spannende und oft humorige Weise in Vergangenheit oder Zukunft, in verborgene jenseitige und doch auch wieder sehr nahe abenteuerliche Welten.