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Chapter Book · Ages 7–10 · 1997 · Est. 55 min read
The Monsters Next Door
By Marcia Thornton Jones, Debbie Dadey, John Steven Gurney (Illustrator)
Part of the The Bailey City Monsters series
Kids uncover eerie secrets at a mysterious inn. Are the Hauntlys hiding something supernatural?
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80 pages· 6,549 words· Est. 55 min read
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Bookroo's summary
Annie, Ben, and Jane are drawn to the eerie Hauntly Manor Inn, where the owners and their peculiar son, Kilmer, raise suspicions. In a town filled with oddities, could the Hauntlys be more than they seem? As the kids delve deeper, they must confront the possibility of supernatural residents like Dracula or Frankenstein's monster. What secrets does the manor hold, and will their curiosity lead them to uncover the truth or something far more sinister?
From the publisher
Boris and Hilda Hauntly are the owners of the spooky Hauntly Manor Inn. Annie, Ben, and Jane think the Hauntlys are the strangest people they’ve ever seen – until they see the Hauntlys’ son, Kilmer!
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 80
- Words
- 6,549
- Reading age
- 7–10
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Lexile
- 610L
Themes & topics
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3.8
- F&P level
- ~O
- AR points
- 1
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 34917
Publication
- Published
- October 1, 1998
- First published
- January 1, 1997
- Publisher
- Little Apple
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780590107877
- LCCN
- 2002567924
- OCLC
- 38166017
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