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Derek The Ghost

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http://www.ScarySchool.com

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Derek is an eleven-year-old ghost who haunts the classrooms and hallways of Scary School, writing down all the spine-tingling often hilarious things that go on there. Despite his ghostly state, Derek still enjoys reading comic books and hopes to one day become a master ninja. If that doesn’t work out, he will continue to share the fun of this very special, very secret school, so all kids can experience the scariest school on earth. Derek the Ghost communicates through the first-time ghost whisperer Derek Taylor Kent, who is a writer and performer in Los Angeles, California.

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Scary School #2: Monsters on the March

Hey everyone! Scary School #2 Monsters on the March comes out next week on June 26!

Can't for you all to read it!

-Derek the Ghost

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Published on June 20, 2012 15:38 • Tags: books, childrne-s-books, comedy, fantasy, harry-potter, horror, humor, lemony-snicket, middle-grade, new, rudy, scary-school, simon, wimpy-kid, young-adult

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Average rating: 4.21 · 659 ratings · 212 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	Kubrick's Game by Derek Taylor Kent (Goodreads Author), Derek The Ghost (Goodreads Author), Jonathan Frakes (Narrator) 3.65 avg rating — 563 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scary School by Derek The Ghost (Goodreads Author), Scott M. Fischer (Illustrator) 4.12 avg rating — 433 ratings — published 2011 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Monsters on the March (Scary School, #2) by Derek The Ghost (Goodreads Author), Scott M. Fischer (Illustrator) 4.24 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Northern Frights (Scary School, #3) by Derek The Ghost (Goodreads Author), Scott M. Fischer (Illustrations) 4.28 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zillions of Zombies (Scary School, #4) by Derek The Ghost (Goodreads Author), Marcus Muller (Cover Art), Revo Yanson (Illustrator) 4.52 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scary School #2: Monsters on the March: A Funny and Spooky Chapter Book About Monsters and Pirates for Kids (Ages 8-12) by Derek The Ghost (Goodreads Author), Scott M. Fischer (Illustrator) 4.76 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scary School #3: The Northern Frights: An Illustrated Middle-Grade Adventure of Ice Dragons and Epic Monster Battles by Derek The Ghost (Goodreads Author), Scott M. Fischer (Illustrator) 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Simon and the Solar System 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rudy and the Beast - Book One: My Homework Ate My Dog! 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	[Scary School] [By: Ghost, Derek the] [June, 2012] by Derek The Ghost (Goodreads Author), Derek Taylor Kent (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Ms. Fang is the nicest, sweetest teacher at Scary School. She only ate twelve kids last year.”
― Derek The Ghost, Scary School

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“Ms. Fang is the nicest, sweetest teacher at Scary School. She only ate twelve kids last year.”
― Derek The Ghost, Scary School

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message 2: by Derek

Nov 11, 2011 11:17AM

Wow! Thanks so much! That's really great to hear! Well, Book 2 comes out this June, so it's hopefully not TOO long a wait... there's also some other fun books of mine they can check out on the website in the Scary Store!

I'm doing tons of school visits right now, so maybe I'll be able to visit you guys one day. What part of the country are you in?

Derek

Lindis wrote: "Hey there Derek! Remember me? I won one of your books a while ago. I wanted to share something with you. I work part time for our city's elementary after school program. I work there full time in t..."

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message 1: by Lindis

Nov 10, 2011 06:42PM

Hey there Derek! Remember me? I won one of your books a while ago. I wanted to share something with you. I work part time for our city's elementary after school program. I work there full time in the summer, but only on Wednesdays during the school year. I decided to start reading Scary School to the kids in October for a Halloween treat. Well, I am now their favorite person. They absolutely loved it! They couldn't wait for me to get started on Wednesdays, and were dissapointed when I had to stop. When we finished we went right to the website to read the secret chapter. And they almost can't wait until the next one comes out! Even if I'm not at that school next year, I'll have to arrange to go there and read it to them. All the kids loved it from kindergarten to 5th grade. Hope you are enjoying great success, and plan to keep the school open! Thanks again! Lindis Russell : ) P.S. Jason is my fave!

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