Vera Strange

"My dear, sweet child. Go ahead. Don't be afraid." When eleven-year-old Shelly Anderson finds a mysterious nautilus shell at her family's aquarium and meets The Little Mermaid's infamous sinister sea witch, Ursula, she agrees to help the witch in exchange for becoming the fastest swimmer on her school's swim team. But after Shelly's wish quickly goes belly-up, she must figure out how to back out of the witch's deal before it forever binds her fate. This chilling new middle grade chapter book series explores villains, monsters, and creepy creatures, objects, and environments from Disney tales old and new.

Part of Your Nightmare (Disney Chills, Book One)

Fiends on the Other Side, Book 2 of the all-new Disney Chills chapter book series, tells the tale of a boy who turns into a shadow after striking a dark bargain with The Princess and the Frog's Dr. Facilier. This chilling new middle grade chapter book series explores villains, monsters, and creepy creatures, objects, and environments from Disney tales old and new.

Fiends on the Other Side (Disney Chills, Book Two)

Second Star to the Fright, Book 3 of the all-new Disney Chills chapter book series, tells the tale of a kid who finds he's hooked far more than he can handle when Captain Hook creeps out of Neverland and into our world. With shuddersome spooks and blood-curdling frights, readers should grab their night-lights and prepare to be chilled!

Second Star to the Fright (Disney Chills, Book Three)

Twelve-year-old Hector's family is counting on him to win the Zeus Cup in a race, but when a Greek god offers a deal to help him win, all Hades breaks loose.

Liar, Liar, Head on Fire (Disney Chills: Book Five)

Be Careful What You Wish Fur, the fourth book in the spook-tacular Disney Chills series, combines all the creepy-crawly feels of Goosebumps with all the wicked wit of one of Disney's most infamous villains, Cruella de Vil. The dreams that you FEAR will come true. Thirteen-year-old Delia loves fashion. She loves beauty products. She spends hours in her room attempting to take the perfect selfie. All she wants is to be as cool and trendy as the other girls in her school. Unfortunately, Delia's family is not exactly flush with cash, so keeping up with the latest styles is next to impossible. But when Delia finds a near flawless faux fur coat at her local thrift store, she discovers that when she wears it, she's transformed. Literally. Delia becomes prettier, more confident, and-as a result-more popular, whenever she wears the coat. She's racking up the likes both virtually and IRL. Finally, everything is perfect. That is until the original owner of the coat decides that she wants it back. Enter Cruella De Vil-a woman who will stop at nothing to reclaim her most prized possession. And when Delia tries to make a deal with the De Vil, she'll learn that beauty is not worth the price. Grab your nightlight, dear reader, and prepare to be CHILL-ed!

Be Careful What You Wish Fur (Disney Chills, Book Four)

ONCE UPON A SCREAM.

Once upon a Scream

Be Careful What You Wish Fur (Volume 4)

“I know many things. Including the fact that you have something that belongs to me . . . .” Twelve-year-old Jamal has always lived in his twin brother, Malik’s, shadow. All he wants in the world is to know, just for one day, what it’s like to be his more popular, more talented, and more confident brother. So when a mysterious man named Dr. Facilier appears and offers Jamal the opportunity to do just that, Jamal jumps at the chance. But when he wakes up the next morning to find his dream has come true, he learns it comes at a terrible cost. There’s a reason people say “Never make a deal with the Shadow Man.” And Jamal is about to find out why. Grab your night-light, dear reader, and prepare to be CHILL-ed!

Disney Chills Book 2

"My dear, sweet child. Go ahead. Don't be afraid...." Eleven-year-old Shelly Anderson just wants to be popular. Her parents have split and she has to start over at a new school with different classes, a brand new swim team and an unfamiliar social scene. So what if she just wants the cool kids to like her? Is that really too much to ask? So when Shelly finds a mysterious nautilus shell that summons the infamous sea witch, Ursula, she jumps at her chance to make a deal that will solidify her as one of the coolest girls in school. But when Shelly's wish quickly goes belly-up, she must figure out how to back out of the witch's deal before it forever binds her fate. Grab your night-light, dear reader, and prepare to be CHILL-ed!

Disney Chills Book 1

Você toparia fazer um acordo com um vilão da Disney para ter tudo o que sempre sonhou? Os protagonistas de cada livro da série Disney Chills toparam… e podem pagar um preço terrível para que seus desejos sejam atendidos. Embarque na primeira aventura da série, e prepare-se para uma onda de arrepios… Shelly Anderson, de onze anos, só quer ser popular. Seus pais se separaram e ela tem de recomeçar em uma nova escola com turmas diferentes, uma nova equipe de natação e um cenário social desconhecido. E daí se seu único desejo é que as crianças legais gostem dela? Será que é realmente pedir muito? Então, quando Shelly encontra uma misteriosa concha de um nautilus que invoca a infame bruxa do mar, Úrsula, ela aproveita a chance de fazer um acordo que a solidificará como uma das garotas mais populares da escola. Mas, quando o desejo de Shelly rapidamente vai por água abaixo, ela terá de descobrir como desistir desse acordo antes que seu destino seja selado para sempre.

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