The Nightmare Gnomes of Neary Heights

by Megan Atwood, Neil Evans (Illustrator)

Overview

Things are not quite right in Neary Heights. People are going missing, garden gnomes seem to be multiplying, and Stan could swear he hears the pitter-patter of tiny feet behind him when he walks through the neighborhood. As Stan begins to wonder if these strange happenings are somehow related, all the garden gnomes take on screaming faces. Can he figure out what is going on with these nightmare gnomes before he it’s too late?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496598929
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/08/2020
Series:	Michael Dahl Presents: Scary Stories
Pages:	72
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 7.50(h) x (d)
Lexile:	550L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Megan Atwood is a writer and professor with over 45 books published. She lives in New Jersey where she wrangles cats, dreams up ridiculous stories, and thinks of ways to make kids laugh all day.

Neil Evans is a Welsh illustrator. A lifelong comic art fan, he drifted into childrens’ illustration at art college and has since done plenty of both. He enjoyed a few years as a member of various unheard of indie rock bands (and as a maker of bizarre small press comics), before settling down to get serious about making a living from illustration. He loves depicting emotion, expression and body language, and loves inventing unusual creatures and places. When not hunched over the graphics tablet he can usually be found hunched over a guitar, or dreaming up book pitches and silly songs with his partner Susannah. They live together in North Wales.

Interviews

Spooky tales with just the right amount of creepiness, but still safe and appropriate for young readers; With more than 3 million Michael Dahl books sold, he's an expert on what makes kids love to read; Accomplishable page count and word count; Each book stands on its own, but they're all thematically linked