Bearodactylsso terrifying we cant even show you pictures of them princess zogette, the monster kings toadfaced daughter, who falls for charles nukid. His awardwinning book series scary school written under penname derek the ghost has become one of the most popular new series for middlereaders ages 7 to 12. Together with his wife, beloved childrens author sheri fink, he created the brand whimsical world. Derek the ghost, derek the ghost, derek taylor kent books. Monsters on the march by derek taylor kent, scott m. Derek the ghost is an elevenyearold ghost who haunts the classrooms and hallways of scary school writing down all the spinetingling, often hilarious things that go on there. Best known for his childrens books, his bestselling, awardwinning books are treasured in hundreds of thousands of homes across the world. School may be scary, but the forest has a few frights of its own, including. Despite his ghostly state, derek still enjoys reading comic books and hopes to one day become a master ninja. The goblin halloween show of little red riding hood. His new book series, scary school written under penname derek the ghost, won an award for funniest chapter book of 2011 by chldrens literature network, and has become one of the most popular new series for middlereaders. Plus gargoyles, goblins, and frankensteins monster on the. Derek taylor kent books list of books by author derek.
His first published book, rudy the beast, has recently been optioned by renowned film producer colin callendar. Scary school by derek the ghost, author derek taylor kent and illustrated by scott m. I am not normally a big fan of monsters or scary stories. Snakeskinscience class is so much more fun when its taught by someone whos half zombie mrs. Introducing the grossest picture book ever by derek taylor kent. The books center around an elementary school populated. Writing as 11yearold derek the ghost, debut author kent offers an episodic, meandering account of scary school, the first and only school to mix regular kids with scary kids and scary teachers. Counting sea life with the little seahorse childrens book by sheri fink and derek taylor kent helps kids learn to count while discovering the ocean. Counting sea life with the little seahorse book sheri fink. Scary school by derek taylor kent paperback book the.
His books are known for their laughaminute humor that inspire kids to fall in love with reading. Fan page for artist melanie taylor kent licensed artist for disney, warner bros. This was chronicled in an added chapter of scary school buried on the authors website. Vern kousky is an adjunct professor at touro college and the illustrator of the series is it contagious. Scary school and millions of other books are available for instant access. But i have to say i quite enjoyed the humor in scary school. Harpercollins is proud to present scary school by derek taylor kent, a brand new series of three books for middlegrade readers ages. Suggested scary and spooky stories for third grade. Written by 11yearold ghost writer derek the ghost aka derek taylor kent and illustrated by renowned artists scott fischer, revo yanson, and marcus muller, each book in the scary school series takes the reader into a very special school, where humans and monsters attend classes together for the first time. If you have a kid in middle school, you have to get this series for them.
Scary school is one of the most popular and beloved book series for ages 712. Derek the ghost aka derek taylor kent, author of the scary school series for kids, will be in redlands this friday, june 29, 2012, to share scenes from his new book monsters on the march. Alumnus derek taylor kent to release young adult novels. So i was thrilled when derek the ghost sent me the second book scary school. Kubricks game by derek taylor kent is exactly what it sounds like. When an enchanted sheet of homework eats his pet beagle and disappears, gutsy elevenyearold rudy berkman must embark on a terrifying quest to rescue his beloved pet. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover derek. Derek is an elevenyearold ghost who haunts the classrooms and hallways of scary school, writing down all the spinetingling often hilarious things that go on there. Derek taylor kent inks book deal with evolved publishing for his new novel entitled kubricks game. Derek the ghost brings his spooky tales to redlands.
Derek started writing childrens books at the age of. Kubricks game by derek taylor kent nook book ebook. Scary school by derek taylor kent charles nukid struggles to adjust to the bizarre and scary teachers and students at the scary school, including an 850yearold vampire, dr. Best known for his childrens books, his bestselling, awardwinning titles are treasured in hundreds of thousands of homes across the world. Derek taylor kent president whimsical world linkedin. From conspiracy theories to movie trivia, kent brings it all together in this fun and thrilling novel. Childrens book series titled scary school to be released through. Meet derek the ghost, he was just plain derek until a year agoread more. Scary school, by derek the ghost derek taylor kent and scott m. The author, derek the ghost, is an elevenyearold boy who wanders the halls after his untimely demise during a school science experiment that went terribly wrong. View derek taylor kents profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Eric myers has written three books uncle mame, screen deco, and forties screen style, all published by st. Derek taylor kent is a screenwriter and the author of the awardwinning middle grade series scary school. Alumnus derek taylor kent to release young adult novels scary.
Kubricks game by derek taylor kent centered on books. Monsters on the march by derek taylor kent scholastic. Derek taylor kent is the wellloved author of harpercollinss scary school series. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids. Derek taylor kent inks book deal with evolved publishing. If that doesnt work out, he will continue to share the fun of this very special, very secret school, so all kids can experience the scariest school on earth. Derek the ghost, aka derek taylor kent, brings the clever and imaginative world of scary school back in monsters on the march with more creepy and hilarious monsters that will have the middle grade readers shivering with fear between bouts of body shaking. The first book won an award for funniest chapter book of the year. Despite his ghostly state, derek still enjoys reading comic books and hopes to one day.
Illustrations by jed henry holt books for young readers. He graduated from ucla with a degree in theater and playwriting. We always have a great time when derek taylor kent is in the house. Doing art project with kids at barnes and noble with my son derek taylor kent for his book signing of scary school. It climaxes with a spirited defense of the school against an army of karate monsters and along the way introduces characters like budding. Immediately engaging the reader, the little seahorse takes children through a marvelous underwater world of magic and mystery, utilizing aquatic friends in showing how easy and fun it is to count. When zogette follows charles to scary school, king zog wages war on the entire school. Author of kubricks game, doggy claus, principal mikey, scary school. Derek the ghost audio books, best sellers, author bio. Dragonbreath, frankensteins monster, and other surprising residents. Ucla school of theater, film and television alumnus derek taylor kent is the author of a series of young adult books titled scary school. Scott m fischer describes a year at scary school, where werewolves, zombies, and humans mingle. Martins press and worked as a publicist on numerous feature films. Writer and novelist derek taylor kent has inked a deal with evolved publishing with a september 26, 2016 street date for his exciting layered high concept treasure adventure novel titled kubricks game.
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