Stine, R. L

"Noah Bienstock can't help being so shy and nervous; he's always been like that. His best friend, Lissa Gardener, lives in the same building, but aside from her, Noah isn't very popular. So when he learns that the new student in his class is also his neighbor, Noah's excited to have a new person to hang out with. But as the boys spend more time together, Noah starts to worry all over again--is there something strange about his new friend?"--From the publisher.

Paulette Fox, blind since birth, falls for the new guy at Shadyside High and ignores the rumors circulating about his mysterious past.

The biggest, toughest girl in school joins the football team and foils a sly fourth grader's attempts to win the affections of the snobbiest girl in the class.

Twelve-year-old Selena Miles, who considers her life boring, is smacked with a rather big change of pace when she learns that she has super powers--and that someone wants her dead.

Carly Beth, who believes she has found the best mask for Halloween-with long animal fangs and yellow-green skin-soon discovers that she cannot take it off.

Carly Beth, having survived one Halloween encounter with the Haunted Mask, is very troubled when the green, drooling rubber face begins calling out to her again.

Hannah's boring summer changes when a new boy, who seems to disappear in the strangest ways, moves in next door.

Evan is stuck cleaning out hamster cages as a punishment for making up stories because his science teacher didn't believe his story about Monster Blood.