The Incredible Shrinking Horror

by Brandon Terrell, Eugenia Nobati (Illustrator)

Overview

The game is on at the International TWIST competition! Finalists from around the world have gathered to match wits at the competition's remote lake camp in Ontario, Canada. One night the lead player, Reza Amari, tells a spooky campfire story about a monster and a man who disappears, leaving behind only a set of shrinking footprints in the mud. All the campers love the creepy story and are still talking about it the next morning—until they find out that Reza has vanished! Now it's up to Lola Evans and Mateo Rivera investigate. What happened to Reza? And what was making that scary howling sound in the middle of the night? Follow along as Lola and Mateo work together to face their fears, track down the clues, and find out the truth behind The Incredible Shrinking Horror!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496598875
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	09/01/2020
Series:	Michael Dahl Presents: Mysteries
Pages:	72
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.30(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	610L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Brandon Terrel (B. 1978–D. 2021) was a passionate reader, Star Wars enthusiast, amazing father, son, uncle, friend and devoted husband. He worked as an assistant director and producer on numerous independent films and commercial productions, as well as writing for the “Choo Choo Bob Show.” Brandon received his undergraduate degree from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and his
Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University. Brandon was a talented storyteller, authoring more than 100 books for children in his career. In Brandon’s memory, consider picking up a Stephen King novel or a comic book, re-watching The Mandalorian, reading an old Hardy Boys adventure, and saving an open seat for the next Star Wars movie.

Interviews

With more than 3 million Michael Dahl books sold, he’s an expert on what makes kids love to read; Accomplishable page count and word count; Each book stands on its own, but they’re thematically linked; If a reader likes one, they’ll like them all!; Stories present a challenging puzzle that must be solved; Readers are given all the clues, and race to solve the mystery before the fictional detectives reveal their secrets; Danger abounds or menace looms, but the tales are still age-appropriate