13th Street #5: Tussle with the Tooting Tarantulas

A silly and spooky highly illustrated series that’s perfect for fans of Eerie Elementary and Notebooks of Doom, featuring art on every page and fun activities at the end of each book!

Malia, Dante, and Ivan are ready to take on the evil forces controlling 13th Street. But then Ivan is kidnapped by giant—and stinky!—spiders. Can Malia and Dante save him from their sticky webs?

Each story in this hilarious and mildly scary series from award-winning author David Bowles is designed to set independent readers up for success—with short, fast-paced chapters, art on every page, and progress bars at the end of each chapter!

Spooky Kids Books: Welcome to 13th Street, a nightmare world full of ghosts, skeletons, and giant, stinky spiders! Funny Monster Books: These aren’t just any tarantulas—they’re giant, hairy, and they fly by tooting! Laugh-out-loud humor balances the mild scares. Illustrated Adventure Series: With action-packed art on every single page, readers will be pulled into Malia and Dante’s desperate race to save their cousin Ivan. Perfect for Early Readers: Short, fast-paced chapters and end-of-chapter progress bars build confidence and make this an ideal choice for kids transitioning to chapter books.