Back to School (Bone Chillers) [Paperback]

Betsy Haynes (Author)

Book Description

Series: Bone Chillers

A chilling thriller that forms part of the "Bone Chillers" series of stories for children.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Once again bestselling author Betsy Haynes (The Fabulous Five series) has unleashed her prolific pen, this time to delightfully horrifying good use. Bone Chillers is an entertaining collection of grotesqueries that are especially twisted for the minds of young readers. Grounded in the familiar terrain of school, shopping malls, or family affairs, each fantasia exposes a macabre world of demons and monsters lurking just below the mundane surface of everyday life.

In Back to School, Miss Buggy is the new cook in the cafeteria and the kids are all abuzz over her mysteriously delicious recipes. But they wouldn't be quite so hungry if they knew what she was really stirring up for lunch....

Overflowing with buckets of gore and more than a little vomitus, Bone Chillers aren't for the squeamish. But there's a moral hidden in this madness and, in the end, the good guys usually come out on top--even if they are covered in some kind of slime. --George Laney

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Harpercollins (Mm) (August 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061061867
• ISBN-13: 978-0061061868
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,993,538 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

My 76th juvenile novel, THE DEARLY DEPARTED (ISBN#9781590923818) was published in April, 2007, and my three-book Christmas series called The Santa Diaries will be out this fall. I also write for young adults and am busy revising a YA novel for my agent. I have written historical novels, mysteries, supernatural/ghost stories and humor. Lots of humor. I have authored four book series: TAFFY SINCLAIR (Bantam Skylark), its spin-off series, THE FABULOUS FIVE (Bantam Skylark), BOYTALK (Random House Bullseye) and BONE CHILLERS (HarperPaperback). The BONE CHILLERS became an ABC Saturday Morning TV series in 1996. In Hollywood, I took part in the filming of public service announcements shown at the end of each episode. What a blast!

My humorous novel, THE GREAT MOM SWAP, became an ABC Saturday Night Movie in 1995. When I'm not writing, I'm teaching "Writing the Middle-Grade Novel" and "Writing the Young Adult Novel" online for UCLA Extension.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars IT WAS THE CREEPIEST BOOK I READ IN 1998, August 29, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Back to School (Bone Chillers) (Paperback)

I THOUGHT IT WAS AWSEME .BETSY HAYNES AT HER BEST IT WAS SIMPLY CREEPY ,BETTER THAN ANY GOOSEBUMP OR ANY COLLECTION OF HORROR BOOKS.

4.0 out of 5 stars Bone Chillers, November 3, 2010

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Back to School (Bone Chillers) (Paperback)

The book Back to School is a creepy but a very good book.It had so much exicitment and action to it.You could understand it and you'll be really into it ones you read the book.The beggining is that the kid finds out they have a new cook thats very strange.You'll never guess what the woman is cooking up.Read the book and find out for yourself what she cooking.

5.0 out of 5 stars Bone Chillers, January 16, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Back to School (Bone Chillers) (Paperback)

A new cook comes in town and makes good food but turns out to be a bug thats turns kid into bugs. Fits finds this out and gets rid of her. Fits also finds the cure to the larva and its mustard.He saved the school.