Invasion of the Road Weenies: and Other Warped and Creepy Tales

by David Lubar

Hardcover, 2005

Status

Available

Call number

813.54

Publication

Starscape (2005), Edition: 1st, Hardcover, 192 pages

Description

A collection of thirty-five stories featuring such horrors as a monstrous Halloween costume, a midnight visit to a graveyard, and a hearing-impaired genie. Includes author's notes on how he got his ideas for these stories.

User reviews

LibraryThing member MrsBond

Excellent collection of short stores that are very suitable for class read-aloud. Stories range from silly to creepy. Especially enjoyed:
'Shaping the Fog' - children sneak out to play in the fog, making playthings and creatures. All is fun until the littlest one attempts to make one like

himself.
'Wandering Stu' - deals with selfishness and introduces futility of bureaucracy.
'Lines' - On the way to a school assembly a girl decides to walk next to her friend instead of a single file line. Great jumping point for discussion on acting outside the norm, breaking rules, etc.

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LibraryThing member catherinegardner2011

Creepy tales that are all science fiction. This book is a collection of silly and funny tales that even low readers can understand.

LibraryThing member elissajanine

My sixth grade students and I were introduced to David Lubar in the Guys Read: Funny Business anthology, and I picked this collection up this summer hoping to be able to use it in my teaching with the same group of kids--struggling but not necessarily reluctant readers. The stories in this book are

perfect--a great readaloud or independent reading length, and almost every one begins with a great "What if?" concept...perfect fodder for writing prompts, high-level questioning, and overall just fun, engaging discussions. Terrific!

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LibraryThing member PrincezzRyn

Just as good as the first one!!

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