Attack of the Mud Creatures

by J. A. Darke, Nelson Evergreen (Illustrator)

Overview

After a mudslide devastates the neighborhood of Winston Hills, no one expects it to get worse. When fifteen-year-old Greyson Bennell joins the volunteer cleanup effort, he thinks he'll excavate some belongings and head home. But when his best friend Trevor goes missing, Grey starts to realize that the people around him are acting strangely . . . and it might have something to do with the mud that surrounds them.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496503770
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	08/01/2015
Series:	Spine Shivers
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	4.90(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	730L (what's this?)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Nelson Evergreen liveson the south coast of theUnited Kingdomwith his partner and their imaginary cat. Evergreen is a comic artist, illustrator, and general all-round doodler of whatever nonsensepops intohis head. He contributes regularly to the British underground comics scene, and is currentlywriting and illustratinga number of graphic novel and picture book hybrids for older children.

Interviews

High interest, scary stories featuring protagonists of both genders will appeal to boys and girls alike. Discussion questions and writing prompts encourage students to engage and think critically. Features sequences of events. Good for teaching plot and character development.