Best Selling Books by Marcia Thornton Jones

The third-graders at Bailey Elementary School wonder if Mr. Jolly, the new custodian who keeps the school as clean and cold as the North Pole, could possibly be Santa Claus, but Eddie isn''t so sure

Andrew, the class bully, brings ghost-stopping slime to the school basement, but the Ghostville ghosts aren''t planning on being caught.

All the candy is suddenly missing in Bailey City. What will happen to the Easter egg hunt without candy?

The Bailey School kids devise a plan to find out if Mr. Bigg--the man who is fixing up the park for the town Easter egg hunt--is really an ogre as Eddie claims.

The Bailey School kids wonder if the new dentist in town, Dr. Herb, who has huge, bulging muscles and wears a shirt that reads, "Champion of the World," is really the Greek god, Hercules. Original.

The new swimming instructor at Camp Lone Wolf, Nessie McFarland, has a strange attraction to the water. And when the kids hear that the Loch Ness monster has gone missing from Scotland, they get a funny feeling. The Loch Ness monster is described as black and skinny with a long neck and a little head which sounds a lot like Nessie in her scuba gear. But Nessie couldn''t really be a monster, could she?

After a blizzard, Melody, Howie, Eddie, and Liza become convinced that the cheerful woman fixing the phone lines is really Mrs. Claus.

It''s the very beginning of a new school year, and all the kids at Bailey Elementary need to have their eyes checked by a doctor. Could Dr. Polly, who has a large metal circle on his forehead, really be a Cyclops stalking the people of Bailey City?

Jack, the wonder dog, tries hard to fit in and make new friends at his new school while staying clear of the bully Doberman, Sweetcakes. But when Jack chooses one of the bully''s toys to chew on and befriends a cat, he comes to realize the power of friendship.

There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. But could the presidential candidate visiting town really be . . . a werewolf? Chapter Book: 13 chapters.

The Bailey School kids decide to find out if the boat instructor at Camp Lone Wolf is really a pirate searching for buried treasure.

There are some pretty weird grown-ups in Bailey City. But is the strange new cookie chef at the ice rink really the Bride of Frankenstein? Chapter Book: 12 chapters.

The Bailey School kids set out to discover whether their beautiful singing track coach is really a magical mermaid.

Eddie and Howie go to visit Eddie''s great-aunt Mathilda. But when Howie sees a shadowy face in the window -- and when his potato chips start to form mysterious trails -- the Bailey School kids are spooked. Could a ghost be living in the attic?

There were some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. But could the new librarian who has a long white beard and a magic wand really be Merlin, the great wizard from medieval times?