Attack of the Vampire Weenies: And Other Warped and Creepy Tales

by David Lubar Narrated by Christopher Gebauer, Suzy Jackson

Overview

A boy steals a ticket to an amusement park and gets the roller-coaster ride of a lifetime-literally. The
first day of middle school turns into a free-for-all when the gym teacher offers the class a get-out-ofgym-free card.
Sick of his sister's vampire wannabe friends, a kid decides to teach them a lesson at their
next party. But the tables are turned when some surprise guests show up.
Critically acclaimed author and master of the macabre David Lubar is back with thirty-three more
warped and creepy tales for fans of his bestselling Weenies short-story collections. And in the tradition
of the four previous collections-In the Land of the Lawn Weenies, Invasion of the Road Weenies, The Curse
of the Campfire Weenies, and The Battle of the Red Hot Pepper Weenies-he reveals the inspiration behind
each story at the end of the book.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Whoever thinks the short story is dead, or that kids don't like short stories, hasn't talked to any real live kids and hasn't read the latest in this popular series.” —School Library Journal

“Lubar keeps the pace changing and injects plenty of humor… All in all the gathering assays out as rich in eye-rollers, groans and mild chills.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Girls and boys alike will be drawn to Lubar's chilling tales and wicked sense of humor. The short stories are perfect for quick bursts of reading…[and] combines the right amount of suspense and comedy…. Perfect for setting the mood at slumber parties and spooky campfires, these tales are the next generation of ghost stories and urban legends.” —San Francisco Book Review

Kirkus Reviews

The lead miner of the "ha-ha-horror" vein offers 33 more microtales (all but three newly minted) in a fifth Weenies collection. Most end badly for a young narrator or protagonist: In the title story plus three more, vampires triumph over obnoxious teens; in others a ghost, a malicious elf, swarming spiders and bees, all-too-omnivorous "MutAnts" and reanimated skeletons likewise snuff out the incautious or naïve. The laws of physics come into play when television-addict "Rapt Punzel" carelessly throws her huge weight of hair out a window. All humanity waxes rank and tubby after a young inventor finds a way to turn soap into candy. And a lad discovers that playground "Cooties" aren't as intangible as he thought. Lubar keeps the pace changing and injects plenty of humor—most notably and hilariously a clueless student's run of luck in a geography bee (A country on the Strait of Hormuz? "Oh, man." Oslo is the capitol of what country? "No way"). He rounds it off with a closing section of story notes; about "Cooties," he writes, "I was thinking about cooties (I have too much leisure time), and it hit me that someone has to be the last person to have them." All in all, the gathering assays out as rich in eye-rollers, groans and mild chills. (Funny horror short stories. 11-13)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940177272405
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	03/31/2020
Series:	Weenies , #5
Edition description:	Unabridged
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

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