Description: "This fast-paced, humorous tale will appeal to fans of horror along the lines of R. L. Stine."--Brenda Kahn, School Library Journal "Fast, fun, and adequately disgusting."--Daniel Kraus, Booklist "[ Slither Sisters is] another slightly creepy, often funny read... [that is] worth a look for fans of Spiderwick and the ever-living Goosebumps ."-- Kirkus Reviews "If you like Monster High or Harry Potter , you will really like this book."-- Sacramento Book Review "These books are hilarious and gross and charming and bizarre and, basically, totally entertaining."--Ben H. Winters, author The Mystery of the Everything and The Secret Life of Ms. Finkleman , a Bank Street Best Book of 2011 and an Edgar Award nominee Praise for Tales from Lovecraft Middle School #1: Professor Gargoyle "Two-headed monsters, giant tentacles, angry demons - Lovecraft Middle School is great creepy fun!"--Ransom Riggs, author of Miss Peregrine''s Home for Peculiar Children "Gilman''s debut and series kick-off is great fun for fans of light horror. The changing image on the cover will snag interest, and the spookily realistic black-and-white illustrations throughout complete this slick, scary, funny package. [There are] delectable hints of age-appropriate, Lovecraftian otherness...with none of the purple prose."-- Kirkus Reviews "This first entry in a series is a fun read...The mysteries of Lovecraft offer plenty of excitement, and reluctant readers will likely stick around to see just how this story ends."-- School Library Journal "Fans of Goosebumps and other lightly creepy fare will look forward to spending more time with a series that even manages to find the dark side of recycling."-- Publishers Weekly "Middle school memories won''t be the same once you jump into Charles Gilman''s Tales From Lovecraft Middle School series."-- Florida Times-Union " Tales from Lovecraft Middle School is perfect for younger paranormal fans and a great way to have a good time that scares you just enough to keep the pages turning."-- BookSlut "Professor Gargoyle has all the hints and trappings of H.P.''s world, with a slight bit of danger, a good dosage of strange and peculiar monsters, and a great setting! We''ve all had a weird teacher during our years in school, so every young reader can totally identify with the first book in the series ... [And] the lenticular covers are amazing! ... I cannot imagine any kid walking by these books in the store or library and not picking it up for a closer look!"--Wired.com''s GeekDad "[ Tales from Lovecraft Middle School ] is highly entertaining."-- Horror News "The lenticular covers alone makes the Tales from Lovecraft Middle School books worth buying. But the books are really good, too."-- Super Punch "Ideal for middle schoolers or older, it''s an action-packed paranormal treat, with lots of weird, unexplainable happenings."-- Lansing State Journal "These books are hilarious and gross and charming and bizarre and, basically, totally entertaining."--Ben H. Winters, author The Mystery of the Everything and T he Secret Life of Ms. Finkleman , a Bank Street Best Book of 2011 and an Edgar Award nominee "Author Charles Gilman spins a web that draws in the reader with plot twists that are occasionally jarring and alarming."-- Montreal Gazette "If you liked Quirk''s earlier publication, Miss Peregrine''s Home for Peculiar Children (and who didn''t?), you''ll gobble this one up. Or down. Whichever way a gobble goes. "--Asbury Park Press blog " Spooky illustrations and a unique book cover add to the horror of the strange world of Lovecraft Middle School, and no self-respecting kid would want to miss enrolling in this exciting series."--Karen Briggs, Great Northern Books & Hobbies, Oscoda, MI

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