New Releases by Debbie Dadey

Natalie learns that she might be a Keyholder like her classmates Penny and Luke; but first, she must form an alliance with a rat named Buttercup.

There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City, but could the new gymnastics teacher really be a witch? Chapter Book: 11 chapters.

The Bailey School kids investigate to see if a mad scientist can turn a snow sculpture into a real dragon.

"It''s a boys-versus-girls battle! Big bully Andrew is determined to prove that boys are better than girls -- after all, boys are cool and totally rule. But Cassidy and Nina know that he''s wrong, since girls smell sweet and can''t be beat. But when classroom ghosts join the competition, the rest of the school realizes that something''s not right. A ghost fight? not that''s scary! The competition is on -- may the best ghoul win!"--Backcover.

When Liza, Howie, Eddie and Melody discover that Santa''s reindeer are all at the Bailey City Zoo with terrible colds, Eddie becomes determined to do what he can to save Christmas.

Two poems by Jack Prelutsky.

Get ready for more spooky fun from the best-selling authors of THE BAILEY SCHOOL KIDS. And you thought YOUR school was scary? These third-graders are haunted by a classroom full of GHOSTS! The Read-a-Thon is On! The kids at Sleepy Hollow Elementary are having an all-night reading marathon. Their goal is to read more books than any other school and earn a brand-new computer. But when the kids read about a treasure hidden in their own school basement, the Read-a-Thon turns into a treasure hunt. Cassidy wants the treasure and the computer, but one thing stands in her way: Nighttime is ghost time! And there''s a whole lot of haunting going on. Readers beware!

Short stories include: Wally''s first Christmas, Jigsaw Jones: The case of the Santa Claus mystery; Midnight gets a star; Take a penny, leave a penny; The nutcracker retold; Holiday disaster; Christmas on the prairie; The rocking chair: a classroom play; A visit from St. Nicholas.

Mr. Jolly keeps the school magically clean and bitter cold, and he''s full of surprises, but can he make a miracle happen?

An exaggerated account of the life and exploits of the sharp-shooting entertainer.

The Bailey School Kids investigate a strange man who plays in the orchestra to discover if he could be the real phantom haunting the opera.

Puzzles accompany the story of Mrs. Jeepers'' class on an exploration of Ruby Cave.

Mrs. Jeeper''s class is visiting Ruby Mountain to learn about nature, and along the way Eddie spots enormous tracks on the dirt trail. He''s sure that the tracks belong to the square-dancing teacher--a large, hairy man resembling Bigfoot. Is he really the legendary beast?

Puzzles accompany the story of Mrs. Jeepers'' class traveling to Transylvania to meet her relatives.

There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. But could the new mysterious student teacher who is on the Bailey City football team really be out to get the students of Bailey Elementary? Chapter Book: 12 chapters.

Marty is trying to break a world''s record but breaks her arm instead and uses that for her inspiration.

Miss Angela Michaels, the new karate teacher in Bailey City, who is also the school crossing guard, is so kind and generous that Melody becomes convinced that she is a guardian angel. Original.

Kids don''t believe that elves work as construction workers building the school playground.

There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City, but could the new cook in the school cafeteria really be Cupid cooking up love potions for lunch? The Bailey School Kids are going to find out!

Mr. Belgrave, the new band instructor, is teaching everyone even a skeleton to play intruments.

Could the art teacher with braces really be an alien from outer space?

When spooky things begin to happen at Aunt Matilda''s house--including unexplained whistling and snoring--Eddie begins to suspect that his aunt''s house is haunted. Original.