Seuss in outer space as a friendly alien named neil. He is best known for his role as press officer to the beatles, and. Plus gargoyles, goblins, and frankensteins monster on the loose the worlds most frighteningly delicious school lunch and the narrators an elevenyearold ghost. Winner of many book awards, including funniest chapter book of the year. Please visit and for more books, fun games, tours of scary school, and lots of hidden bonus features. Doing art project with kids at barnes and noble with my son derek taylor kent for his book signing of scary school. Animated incredible adventures of the awesome and amazing margaux. Derek taylor public school is an amazing prek 8 public school located in mission heights neighborhood in the southwest quadrant of. By derek the ghost aka derek taylor kent a harper collins hardcover published on june 21, 2011. For similar books and articles, follow along with our content tagged with bilingual picture books, cats, derek taylor kent, dogs, and picture book.
Derek the ghost brings his spooky tales to redlands. His books are known for their laughaminute humor that inspire kids to fall in love with reading. May 27, 2011 the most important year of author derek taylor kents life was when he was 11 years old. Counting sea life with the little seahorse by sheri fink and derek taylor kent the whimsical world of sheri fink childrens brand is an excellent resource for awardwinning and quality childrens books. Written by 11yearold ghost writer derek the ghost aka derek taylor kent and illustrated by renowned artists scott fischer, revo yanson, and marcus muller, each book in the scary school series takes the reader into a very special school, where humans and monsters attend classes together for the first time. Derek is an elevenyearold ghost who haunts the classrooms and hallways of scary school, writing down all the spinetingling often hilarious things that go on there. The northern frights by derek taylor kent scholastic. His new book series, scary school written under penname derek the ghost, won an award for funniest chapter book of 2011 by chldrens literature network, and has become one of the most popular new series for middlereaders. Tbreak the rules and spend your detention with a hungry tyrannosaurus rex. Join charles new kid nukid as he makes some very scary friends including petunia, johnny, and peter the wolf and figures out that scary school can be just as funny as it is spooky. Monsters on the march, the northern frights, and several more. Derek taylor kent president whimsical world linkedin. The most important year of author derek taylor kents life was when he was 11 years old. Kubricks game is in the vain of the the da vinci code and ready player one with a puzzle.
Harpercollins is proud to present scary school by derek taylor kent, a brand new series of three books for middlegrade readers ages. My friends and i basically formed our own comedy troop and would write. Derek the ghost aka derek taylor kent, author of the scary school series for kids, will be in redlands from 5 to 7 p. Derek the ghost author of scary school is an elevenyearold ghost who haunts the classrooms and hallways of scary school, writing down all the spinetingling often hilarious things that go on there. Feb 01, 2012 derek taylor kent aka derek the ghost visits schools and performs the interactive scary school story your first day at scary school. Scary school is one of the most popular and beloved book series for ages 712. Dragonbreath, who just might eat you before recess mr. Alumnus derek taylor kent 00 is an established author of genre tales for pretweens scary school, the first volume of a projected trilogy of creepy stories for young people, published june 21, 2011, marks the latest chapter in the unexpected journey of tft alumnus.
His books are known for their laughaminute humor that inspire kids. Alumnus derek taylor kent writes short story scary school. Russell who was incredibly encouraging and gave us tons of freedom to work on our own projects outside of class for extra credit, the scary school author told me in an email interview. Derek the ghost audio books, best sellers, author bio.
The books center around an elementary school populated. The worlds most frighteningly delicious school lunch and the narrators an elevenyearold ghost. Derek taylor kent talks about writing scary school and middle. His awardwinning book series scary school written under penname derek the. Childrens books, horror, literature and fiction, education, humor submitted by.
Derek taylor kent is the author of the bestselling bilingual. Kubricks game by derek taylor kent nook book ebook. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover derek. Booklife resources and tools for book publishers and writers. This novel was my passion for several years and to see it finally released to the world is a thrill, said derek taylor kent. Friday, june 29, to share scenes from his new book monsters on. I know of no other school that has a moat and a drawbridge. Scary school is the perfect blend of hilarious and terrifying its hilarifying.
Speed interview with derek taylor kent the childrens book. There are currently four books in this beloved series and remains a. Snakeskinscience class is so much more fun when its taught by someone whos half zombie mrs. Fisher, is the story of a year in a truly unusual school. Derek is best known for his awardwinning middlegrade series, scary school written under penname derek the ghost. The illustrated scary school trilogy by derek the ghost, with its mix of humor, scares, and adventure, is a perfect pick for middlegrade readers of the wayside school series and the zach files books. It was published by harpercollins and is one of the most popular book series for middlereaders ages 7 to 12.
His awardwinning book series scary school written under penname derek the ghost was published by harpercollins and is one of the most popular book series for middlereaders ages 7 to 12. His awardwinning book series scary school written under penname derek the ghost has become one of the most popular new series for middlereaders ages 7 to 12. Derek taylor kent inks book deal with evolved publishing. He graduated from ucla with a degree in theater and playwriting. Derek taylor kent channels his inner 11yearold in scary. Scott m fischer describes a year at scary school, where werewolves, zombies, and humans mingle. Join charles new kid nukid as he makes some very scary friendsincluding petunia, johnny, and peter the wolfand figures out that scary school can be just as funny as it is spooky. Plus gargoyles, goblins, and frankensteins monster on the. There are currently four books in this beloved series and remains a bestselling title. At the time of his death he was still working for apple, helping to compile the beatles anthology book. Scary school by derek the ghost, author derek taylor kent and illustrated by scott m.
Derek the ghost is an elevenyearold ghost who haunts the classrooms and hallways of scary school writing down all the spinetingling, often hilarious things that go on there. Author of kubricks game, doggy claus, principal mikey, scary school. Best known for his childrens books, his bestselling, awardwinning titles are treasured in hundreds of thousands of homes across the world. Despite his ghostly state, derek still enjoys reading comic books and hopes to one day become a master ninja. Author, speaker, and writing mentor derek taylor kent talks about his middle grade book series scary school and other titles. Alumnus derek taylor kent to release young adult novels. Be sure to follow along with out speed interview series, too.
His books are known for their laughaminute humor that inspire kids to. Ucla school of theater, film and television alumnus derek taylor kent is the author of a series of young adult books titled scary school. Alumnus derek taylor kent 00 is an established author of genre tales for pretweens scary school, the first volume of a projected trilogy of creepy stories for young people, published june 21, 2011, marks the latest chapter in the unexpected journey of tft alumnus derek taylor kent 00 toward a literary career as a ghost writer. Writing as 11yearold derek the ghost, debut author kent offers an episodic, meandering account of scary school, the first and only school to mix regular kids with scary kids and scary teachers. Introducing the grossest picture book ever by derek taylor kent. His popular book series, scary school written under penname derek the ghost, won an award for funniest chapter book of 2011 by childrens literature network and has become a favorite for middle. View derek taylor kents profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Counting sea life with the little seahorse book whimsical.
Counting sea life with the little seahorse book sheri fink. Derek taylor public school, grande prairie, alberta. Scott m fischer describes a year at scary school, where werewolves, zombies, and humans mingle and the teachers range from dragons to vampires. Kent takes school integration to a new level with breezy tales of learning, horror, and mayhem at a grade school attended by a mix of humans and monsters. If that doesnt 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.
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