Michael Dahl

Someone has broken into the Library of Doom! While searching for the intruder, the Librarian is captured by a shadowy figure--the Eraser. He has chained the Librarian to a huge golden book. If the Librarian can't escape, all the world's books could be destroyed.

One evening, a young boy is accidentally locked inside a library. Suddenly, a pair of lizard bookends come alive! The boy watches as the ravenous reptiles gobble up stacks of books. Will the Librarian arrive before the boy becomes their next meal?

The morning after a storm, Rico searches the beach for rare and unusual objects. He doesn't believe his eyes--the sand is covered with dozens of giant eggs. And a strange young man is burying them. Rico and his friend Dr. Agon, will soon discover that the eggs are not the key to treasure--but a doorway to terror!

A young man gets a sliver from a strange book. That night, beneath the glow of a full moon, the man transforms into the Word Eater. The beast prowls the streets, searching for words to eat. If the Librarian doesn't stop it, every word and every thing on Earth could disappear.

Noor and Farah, searching for food, find themselves in a crumbling library. But when Noor shouts, the sound is heard by three soldiers who patrol the old building. The soldiers are angry, and the two girls are scared. That all changes when Noor opens her mouth.

"Many years after the death of his parents, Bruce Wayne comes face to face with their murderer, Joe Chill. While chasing down this cold-blooded crook, Bruce recalls the story of his own past and the evolution of his alter ego-- Batman"--Unedited summary from book.

A teenage cowboy is working at a ranch for the summer as his father said it would be good for him. One night, the horses begin to snort in fear and a strange teenage boy appears where a fire-breathing shadow once stood. The cowboy is afraid, until he sees that the stranger's birthmark is dragon-shaped, just like his.

Will and his mom are caught in a blinding blizzard. A shadow is hiding in the snow. A shadow that roars. Giant claws grip the car. Will wishes his older and stronger brother was with them now. Maybe he is!

The distant planet Krypton faces total destruction. Before it explodes, the scientist Jor-El and his wife Lara send their only son into outer space. Later, the child's rocket crashes into a Kansas cornfield where a farmer and his wife discover the boy and his strange powers.

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