The empire is under siege in Book 2 of this funny middle grade series by Paul Gilligan starring Doug, ruler of the underworld."The Wimpy Kid's got nothing on the King of the Mole People—he's got more laughs and more mud." —Kirkus ReviewsDoug Underbelly has quit being King of the Mole People. No more Slug, Stone, Mole, or Mushroom underlings. No more skirmishes, no more diplomacy. The only thing standing between Doug and normality is the creaky old graveyard mansion he lives in with his weirdness-loving dad.But the universe isn't letting Doug go without a fight. First he's forced to manage cleanup crews and dance committees, then a whole new breed of slugs start to revolt. Seems the more Doug tries to get out, the deeper he gets dragged in. Can Doug recreate order and finally reach his dram of just being normal? Maybe, but he'll just have to take it one Slug egg at a time.Christy Ottaviano Books

Join inventor Scooter and his alien sidekick, Fizzbee, on their third adventure! For the first time ever, Scooter has NO ideas. How on earth can they save the jam factory from a slimy slug invasion?Scooter, Fizzbee and Cat have turned McLays jam factory into a tropical jam-making paradise. Delicious! There's just one problem. SLUGS. Slithering everywhere, eating all the fruit, and in danger of causing the factory to fail its hygiene inspection. Scooter has to think of a way to get them out, pronto. Hyper-creative, he usually has ideas constantly whizzing and whooshing around his head. But something strange has happened ... he's gone blank. SCOOTER HAS NO IDEAS! With evil head slug Mucus Vane taking total control of the factory, the gang will need to summon everything they have to save McLays Jam – and help Scooter rediscover his creativity!

One female slug can lay one and half million eggs a year- a fact which holds terrifying consequences for the people of Merton. As the town basks in the summer heat, a new breed of slug is growing and multiplying. In the waist-high grass, in the dank, dark cellars they are acquiring new tastes, new cravings. For blood. For flesh. Human flesh...

Fast on the fins of Attack of the Shark-Headed Zombie is Bill Doyle's second tale of magic and mayhem.Mr. Cigam has a new job for Keats and Henry. All they have to do is capture one little slug in the Purple Rabbit Supermarket. Sounds easy, right? Wrong! First, the slug isn't so little. Second, there's way more than just one. And to top it off, the supermarket has gone all kooky--Mr. Cigam's mixed-up magic has swirled down every aisle! There are pests in the produce and an angry snowman in frozen foods. Can Keats and Henry clean up this supermarket mess?From the Trade Paperback edition.