(3) 1-3 Eerie Elementary series. Illustrated by Matt Loveridge. In Canceled, a planned demolition of Eerie Elementary could spread the spirit Orson Eerie's power through the whole town. In Fired, the school's resident ghost gets the hall-monitor protagonists fired from their duties in an attempt to devour students at the Kickball Showdown. Mild frights abound in these seventh and eighth installments; the creepy atmosphere is bolstered by black-and-white illustrations throughout. Review covers these Eerie Elementary titles: Classes Are Canceled! and The Hall Monitors Are Fired!.

Reviewer: Russell Perry

(3) 1-3 Eerie Elementary series. Illustrated by Sam Ricks. Hall monitor Sam and his friends join forces with the great-great-grandson of mad scientist Orson Eerie, the man behind the vengeful spirit possessing their school. When they attempt to use Orson's old invention against him, Orson's spirit inhabits the machine and re-creates himself as a giant robot. This sixth chapter book is filled with age-appropriate scares; black-and-white illustrations throughout add to the creepy atmosphere.

Reviewer: Russell Perry

(3) 1-3 Eerie Elementary series. Illustrated by Matt Loveridge. In Canceled, a planned demolition of Eerie Elementary could spread the spirit Orson Eerie's power through the whole town. In Fired, the school's resident ghost gets the hall-monitor protagonists fired from their duties in an attempt to devour students at the Kickball Showdown. Mild frights abound in these seventh and eighth installments; the creepy atmosphere is bolstered by black-and-white illustrations throughout. Review covers these Eerie Elementary titles: Classes Are Canceled! and The Hall Monitors Are Fired!.

Reviewer: Russell Perry

(3) 1-3 Eerie Elementary series. Illustrated by Sam Ricks. For children ready for chapter books, this slightly spooky series about a personified school contains plenty of action and just enough plot complication. The third book finds hall-monitor hero Sam and friends chasing a soccer ball into the creepy woods along school grounds, where sudden fog and a strange swamp make for some narrow escapes. Shadowy black-and-white illustrations appear on every page.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Kory Merritt. Mya, Oliver, and Jorge are enjoying a hot-air balloon ride when their evil captain purposefully crash-lands them on a tropical island. The local population of Sabertooth tigers, Dodo birds, and Vikings (who soon become their captors) drives home the strangeness of their situation. Merritt's droll, bug-eyed characters enliven the swiftly moving graphic-novel mystery, but some of the jokes and dialogue fall flat.

Reviewer: Kristy Pasquariello

(3) 1-3 Eerie Elementary series. Illustrated by Sam Ricks. For children ready for chapter books, this slightly spooky series about a personified school contains plenty of action and just enough plot complication. The fourth book finds hall-monitor-hero Sam and friends preparing a strange volcano for their school science fair. Explosions, chases, and an earthquake lead them through some narrow escapes. Shadowy black-and-white illustrations appear on every page.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo

(3) 1-3 Eerie Elementary series. Illustrated by Sam Ricks. The fifth entry in the early-chapter-book series finds hall monitor Sam and friends trapped inside their school--a "living, breathing" building made animate by mad scientist Orson Eerie--during a huge blizzard. The story contains just enough tension and fright for young readers; an accessible text rife with energetic sound effects is further enlivened by shadowy black-and-white illustrations.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(3) 1-3 Eerie Elementary series. Illustrated by Sam Ricks. For children ready for chapter books, this slightly spooky first series adventure involves a personified school that gobbles up kids. Sam, hall monitor hero, gradually figures out what's going on and what to do to save the day. Playground quicksand and a peanut butter explosion ("KA-BOOM!!!") are examples of the noisy, rollicking action enlivened in plentiful shadowy black-and-white illustrations.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo

(3) 1-3 Eerie Elementary series. Illustrated by Sam Ricks. Sam and Antonio set out to rescue their friend Lucy, who has been swallowed up by her locker. For children ready for chapter books, this barely scary second adventure in the series involves crawling through the dark and slimy inner workings of Eerie Elementary School. Lots of explosive action ("SLAM!"; "POW!"), enlivened in shadowy black-and-white illustrations, will keep pages turning.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo