Amphibians’ End
The Creeps
A K U L I PA R I N OV E L
BOOK 3: CURSE OF THE AT TAC K- O - L A N T E R N S
■ ■ BY T R E VO R P RYC E W IT H J O E L N A F TA LI ■ I L LU S T R AT E D BY S A N F O R D G R E E N E
The future of the Amphibilands has never looked so bleak. With Lord Marmoo still
The Bamboo Sword ■ ■ BY M A RG I P R EU S
■ ■ BY C H R I S S C H W E IZE R
Goosebumps meets NERDS meets Scooby
Master writer Margi Preus treats readers
Doo in this graphic novel mystery series about
to an amazing adventure in 1853 Japan. This
maniacally bent on taking over the outback,
the power of misfits. The Creeps are in trouble,
lyric novel follows Yoshi, a Japanese boy who
Darel can’t fathom why the Rainbow Serpent
again. When rule breaking during one of their
dreams of becoming a samurai. Unfortunately, as part of the serving class, Yoshi can
wants him to lower the Veil, the Amphibilands’
investigations lands the detectives in ‘service
only source of protection. But the Serpent’s
detention,’ the four friends find themselves
never become a warrior. He is taken up by
message is clear, and in preparation for the
lugging pumpkins off a foreclosed pumpkin
Manjiro, the protagonist of Preus’s Heart of a
inevitable battle, Darel and the Kulipari go
patch. Sheriff Obie allows each Creep to
Samurai, and becomes his servant and secret
in search of someone – anyone – to fight
take one to carve into a jack-o-lantern. Bad
watchdog. Meanwhile, Commodore Matthew
on their side. With the odds stacked against
idea. The jack-o-lanterns come to life – and
Perry and his USS Susquehanna squadron of
them, Darel and the Kulipari must take one
attack everyone within reach! To stop the
steamships arrive in Edo Bay demanding that
final stand to protect their home, before it
Attack-o-Lanterns from destroying their town,
Japan open its ports to foreign trade. Aboard
becomes . . . the Arachnilands.
the Creeps will have to team up with Old Lady
the commodore’s flagship is Jack, a cabin boy
Bitterwood, who happens to be a witch.
who becomes separated from his American
Chris Schweizer is the author/illustrator of
adventure to return Jack to his ship before he
author of many books. Sanford Greene is an
the Crogan Adventures graphic-novel series,
is discovered by the shogun’s samurai.
accomplished comics illustrator whose work
which was nominated for two Eisner Awards
has been published by DC Comics, Dark Horse,
and made the YALSA Great Graphic Novels
Margi Preus is the author of numerous
and others.
for Teens list.
acclaimed novels.
Trevor Pryce has written for the New York Times and NBC.com. Joel Naftali is the
companions. He and Yoshi set out on a grand
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