The Bailey City Monsters

Series · 10 books · 1997-2004

By Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones, et al. Marcia Thornton Jones

Books in series

The Monsters Next Door

1997

In the first installment in a series spun off from the popular Adventures of the Bailey School Kids books, Annie, Ben, and Jane investigate the strange habits of the owners of the Hauntly Manor Inn and their spooky young son. Original.

Howling at the Hauntlys'

1998

The Bailey School Kids—Annie, Ben, and Jane—are afraid that the first guest to visit the spooky Hauntly Manor Inn down the block, Fang Hauntly, is not just your average teenager from Transylvania but a real live werewolf. Original.

Vampire Trouble

1998

The weird adult populace of Bailey City is rendered yet stranger with the arrival of Hauntly family of Hauntly Manor Inn, in particular Madame Hauntly, who cheers on the kids at soccer games but nevertheless sleeps in the dirt and bears fangs. Original.

Kilmer's Pet Monster

1998

Kilmer Hauntly, who looks a lot like Frankenstein, is excited about the Bailey City Best Pet Contest because his mysterious pet is unlike any creature the town has ever seen. Original.

Double Trouble Monsters

1999

It means double trouble for Bailey City when Professor E. Gore visits Hauntly Manor Inn and starts to work on a top secret project with Hilda Hauntly. Original.

Spooky Spells

1999

When Great Uncle Nilrem tries to use a magic spell to help Annie win the spelling bee, he quickly discovers that his good intentions did not turn out as he had hoped and he now has to devise a plan to set things right once more. Original.

Vampire Baby

1999

There's more mischief and scary fun in store for Bailey City when a tiny vampire, the newest member of the Hauntly Clan, arrives at Hauntly Manor Inn. Original.

Snow Monster Mystery

1999

When Bailey City gets hit with tons of snow, Christmas may have to wait! Ben, Annie and Jane think the storm is connected to the Hauntly family's new visitor, Uncle Yetta. Could he really be the Abominable Snowman?

Happy Boo Day

2000

Jane becomes convinced that Kilmer Hauntly's great-grandfather is really a ghost who died on the Titanic

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The Bailey City Monsters, Volume 1

2004

Vampires, werewolves, and mad scientists! Four spook-tacular stories! Monsters next door—Howling at the Hauntlys' — Vampire trouble—Kilmer's pet monster

Authors

Debbie Dadey

Author · 129 books

Debbie Dadey is the author and co-author of 162 books for children, including the Mermaid Tales series from Simon and Schuster and the beloved Adventures of The Bailey School Kids from Scholastic. Ms. Dadey is a former teacher and librarian. Please like her at Facebook.com/debbiedadey.

Marcia Thornton Jones

Author · 45 books

Marcia Thornton Jones has published 131 books for children with sales totaling more than 43 million copies world-wide. Her works include CHAMP (mid-grade novel), RATFINK (mid-grade novel), GODZILLA ATE MY HOMEWORK (chapter book), THE TALE OF JACK FROST (picture book) and LEPRECHAUN ON THE LOOSE (picture book). She is the co-author of seven popular series including The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, Keyholders, Ghostville Elementary, The Bailey School Kids Jr. Chapter Books, Triplet Trouble, Bailey City Monsters, and The Barkley School for Dogs. Marcia has been listed as a top 100 author by the Educational Paperback Association and selected for the Children’s Top 100 Books list by the National Education Association, International Reading Associations Children’s Choice Award. Marcia's books have received many honors and have appeared on on the Publisher's Weekly Bestsellers lists, Marcia, a full time writer living in Lexington, Kentucky enjoys presenting at schools and conferences. As a veteran teacher with more than 20 years of experience, she easily relates the importance of writing to students of all ages.

et al. Marcia Thornton Jones

Author · 1 books