Dian Curtis Regan

Kaley sincerely tries to write assigned essays for her 4th grade teacher, but cannot resist sprinkling in her own hilarious take on ancient history--along with a few required FACTS--much to the dismay of her teacher.

The Ghost Twins hop on a school bus to visit Hanover, their old school. A new school has been built around the old bell tower-a new school that's in deep financial trouble. When the twins explore the mysterious room at the top of the spiral staircase, they discover a secret that might save Hanover. But how can they make someone else discover it? Especially after they get locked inside?

Beka is over the moon when a group of Mountain Adventure Girls come to Kickingbird. She's a former MAC girl, too Robbie isn't as thrilled, but Beka can't wait to go camping-and pretend she's one of the girls. Yet once they set up camp in the woods, strange things begin to happen. Could Lake Park Campground be haunted? By another ghost?

A honeymooning couple moves into the Ghost Twins' house, along with a St. Bernard, who Thatch adores. But the dog disappears along with another dog from Juniper Valley who belongs to a girl named Alix.The twins help Alix look for the missing dogs, yet she disappears as well. It's up to the twins and Thatch to save both Alix and the dogs.

A winter carnival brings Noah to Kickingbird. But he refuses to ski on the mountain and only "skies" in his computer game. When the Ghost Dog--and Robbie--end up inside Noah's computer game, the twins have to figure out how to get them out-and how to convince Noah to face the real mountain again.

Aunt Jenny brings her city nephews to Kickingbird to teach them survival skills. What a perfect opportunity for the Ghost Twins to practice their haunting skills But mysterious noises in the night end up scaring the twins as much as the boys. WHAT is out there?

The former home of the Ghost Twins, Robbie and Beka, and Thatch, the Ghost Dog, is now a rental at the Kickingbird Lake Resort. First visitors: the Shook Family. And a cat? Poor Thatch The Shook kids find a treasure at the lake. It belongs to the Ghost Twins-and they want it back . . . .

Ghost Twins, Robbie and Rebeka, plus Thatch, the ghost dog, practice their haunting skills on visitors to their house: a blind artist and her granddaughter, Jamie--who is searching for a missing town landmark. Can the twins help? Or is another scary ghost involved?

In this third book in the Space Boy trilogy, Niko and his trusty dog, Tag, blast off on another outer-space adventure, when suddenly Niko’s robot copilot is captured by a snow monster (who looks an awful lot like Niko’s annoying sister, Posh). When they reach Planet Ice, Tag is captured by the snow monster as well, leaving Niko to save them both. After defeating a killer bunny and the snow monster’s army of snowmen, Niko and his crew race back to Planet Home, just in time for cocoa. lllustrated in comic-book style and featuring easy-to-read text packed with humor, Space Boy and the Snow Monster is both a thrilling adventure and a celebration of the power of pretend play.

Niko and his crew embark on an intergalactic adventure to the Planet Zorg, where Niko's cousin Sasha is being held captive by a space pirate (who is actually Niko's sister, Posh!). But when Niko and his crew charge in to the rescue, the girls do the unthinkable by capturing his ship and leaving him stranded far from Planet Home. Using his characteristic ingenuity and wit, Niko manages to take back control of his spaceship and his story. With a picture book format, comic book–style artwork, and humorous, simple text, Space Boy and the Space Pirate is both a thrilling adventure and a celebration of the power of pretend play.

When Matt goes "over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's house" for Thanksgiving, things get very weird. Why is Grandma's creepy new handyman so tall and pale? Why does he wear dark glasses day and night?Matt and his sister Rosie end up in the wrong place at the wrong time-captives of two silly vampires, Wicked and Sinister. Will Matt and Rosie make it back to Grandma's for Thanksgiving-or will they end up as vampire turkey stuffing?

When Ben discovers a friendly vampire hiding in his attic, he and Zander must outwit the evil Vampire King and save Christmas.Ben Garcia's got a secret. A vampire named Zander is hiding in his attic--and he plans to stay for the holidays.Zander's got a secret, too. The king of all vampires is looking for him. He's not happy that Zander has changed his evil ways and decided to become a nice (vegetarian) monster.Now it's up to Zander and Ben to make sure the Vampire King does not find them--or this may be the scariest Christmas ever.Check out the website http: //www.holiday-monsters.com

Roses are red.Violets are wilted.Why do you walkso stiff and so stilted?Something is very strange about the new girl in Joey Ocean's class. Her name is Xia Dedd. She never speaks, and her hair blows in the breeze-even inside.There is one thing Xia can do: "mind talk" with Joey. He learns that Dr. Samedi is experimenting on humans and Xia is one of his unfortunate subjects. Together they must find a way to stop the evil doctor before it's too late for Xia. And possibly, humankind Check out the website http: //www.holiday-monsters.com

Sam Hollister and his stepsister, Leesha, head home from boarding school for the holidays. But when they arrive, Cameron the butler looks an awful lot like Frankenstein. Why does Mom insist on being called "Mummy?" And why does she look like one, too? Why does Dad sleep during the day? And why does little brother grow fuzzier during a full moon? Sam and Leesha must figure out how to break the spell before they are turned into monsters, too-and Christmas joy becomes a Christmas nightmare . . .Check out the website http: //www.holiday-monsters.com

Niko may live on boring old Earth with his family, but he's always finding a new adventure. Using the spaceship that he built from a box in his backyard and a little imagination, he flies off into space with his robot, Radar, and his dog, Tag. The only one NOT invited is his sister Posh who keeps trying to insert herself into Niko's story. In this first mission, Niko and crew (and maybe also pesky Posh) fly to the moon in search of a lost cat. Illustrated in comic–book style and featuring easy–to–read text packed with humor, Space Boy and His Dog is Niko's first adventure, with two more books planned in the series.