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    Good Night, Zombie
    Good Night, Zombie
    Good Night, Zombie
    Ebook75 pages25 minutes

    Good Night, Zombie

    By James Preller and Elizabeth Raum

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    Welcome. Have a seat. Ignore the shambling undead outside. Let us tell you a story. But be warned. Good Night, Zombie isn't just any tale. This is a Scary Tale.

    Meet Carter, Esme, and Arnold, three students accidentally locked together inside an almost deserted school. They are not friends. They scarcely know each other. But In the basement, a mysterious night janitor waits. And outside, moving in the mist, dark shapes shuffle closer…
    James Preller knows his audience: "It's what so many students, on every school visit, tell me that they want. You guessed it, scary stories for grades 2-4, 80 page chapter books. And by scary I mean . . . spine-tingling, heart-pounding scary."

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateSep 24, 2013
    ISBN9781250050342
    Good Night, Zombie
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    James Preller

    James Preller is the author of the popular Jigsaw Jones mystery books, which have sold more than 10 million copies since 1998. He is also the author of Bystander, named a 2009 Junior Library Guild Selection, Six Innings, an ALA Notable Book, and Mighty Casey, his own twist on the classic poem, “Casey at the Bat.” In addition to writing full-time, Preller plays in a men’s hardball league and coaches Little League. He compares coaching kids to “trying to hold the attention of a herd of earthworms.” He lives in Delmar, New York with his wife, three children, cats and dog.

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      Book preview

      Good Night, Zombie - James Preller

      IN THE GATHERING DARK OF AUTUMN TWILIGHT, THREE STUDENTS ENTER A NEAR-EMPTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THEY HUSTLE TO FETCH FORGOTTEN THINGS: BOOKS, ASSIGNMENTS, BASKETBALL SNEAKERS.

      THEY ARE NOT FRIENDS. THEY SCARCELY KNOW EACH OTHER.

      BUT THEY WILL SOON BE TRAPPED INSIDE—DOORS CHAINED, LOCKED SHUT. IN THE BASEMENT, A MYSTERIOUS NIGHT JANITOR WAITS. AND OUTSIDE, MOVING IN THE MIST, DARK SHAPES SHUFFLE CLOSER, EVER CLOSER.…

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      Carter Novack pulled hard on the school front doors. He pushed, tugged again, and pounded on the door with the side of his fist. What the heck?!

      Thick chains were wrapped around the handles. A heavy Master Lock sealed the deal. Carter was locked inside—trapped in Buzz Aldrin Elementary on a Friday night. He yanked again on the front doors. The clatter echoed in the corridors, bouncing off pale green walls and tiled floors.

      A girl in jeans and a North Face jacket stood watching him. Her name was Esme. She was tall and string-bean thin and wore a frown.

      Esme cleared her throat. Carter turned his head to look at her.

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