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Help a Reader Out: Werewolf Book for Children- With a Warning

I’ve always been intrigued by books that start out “Do Not Read This Book!”  Unfortunately, there isn’t much else to go on here. If you were in fourth or fifth grade in the early eighties, maybe you’ll recognize this title- sadly, although I’m about the right age to have encountered it, I don’t believe I ever did.

Rui writes:

I am looking for a book I read when I was a child and I don’t know where to
find it now. I’m 37 now and I read this book in elementary school. It was a
book about werewolves. All i remember is that it had a white cover and on
the inside sleeve it had a warning not to read the book if you had
nightmares. Needless to say I had horrible nightmares, but I don’t know
where I can find this book. I don’t remember the author or the title
unfortunately, but any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. I
am guessing I was around 8 to 10 years old, which would have been around
1982-1984. Thanks for your help.

Does anyone recognize the book in Rui’s description?
 

Posted on May 15, 2012 by , Reply

Help a Reader Out: Home for the Holidays

Rachel writes:

Hi, I was wondering if you might know the name/author of a book. I only know a vague description of what it was about, but maybe you could help me, I’ve searched the internet far and wide and found nothing. The book probably came out between the 1980’s and 2000, short, about 100-180 pages, meant for kids ages 10-14. The premise is a boy and his stepsister come home from boarding school for the winter holidays, and find that things are strange in their house. The boys grandfather created a famous board game that is monster themed, the grandfather is dead now and a portrait of him hangs over the fireplace. So the boy and girl (probably ages 13-15) start to notices that their family members have become the creatures from the game, and the house is all spooky. So every night they plan to meet up and figure out what happened to their home. Eventually they figure out it has something to do with the portrait and the christmas lights. That is pretty much all the plot details I remember. Random other things I remember from the story is that the boy and girls room is connected with either a crawlspace/closet, the girls favorite color is mauve and the boy hates it, when the boys alarm goes off it’s always dogs barking christmas songs on the radio, and I believe the butler is a frankenstein, and the girls little brother is I think the werewolf. I don’t know if that helps, or if you can help me, but if you come up with something please let me know. Thanks a lot!!! Hope to hear from you soon -Rachel

The board game made me think of Jumanji, but that’s a picture book… the portrait over the fireplace reminds me of The Canterville Ghost, but I know that’s not it, either- it certainly doesn’t come from the 1980’s, and is problematic anyway. There are any number of books that have a boy and a girl coming home from school for the holidays, and haunted houses. I just can’t think of one book that has all of those details included!

Can anyone help Rachel out?

Posted on February 17, 2012 by , Reply

Help a Reader Out: LGBT Vampire and Werewolf Titles

As we’re now in a new year, I am shuffling through old emails, and I’ve discovered a request- one I hope you all can help with.

Sebastian writes:

 

Are there bibliographies/reviews specifically of LGBT oriented werewolf & vampire fiction?  I’m finding it hard to track down these titles.

 

Excellent question, Sebastian. I know they’re out there, and a few have even been reviewed on this site, but I’m certainly not an expert here! What are some good titles Sebastian ought to look into? If I get a comprehensive enough list, I will definitely share it on the site! Is there anybody who can help Sebastian out?

Posted on January 2, 2012 by , Reply
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