The Not-So-Itsy-Bitsy Spider

In this third installment in the spooky and silly series that's perfect for fans of Goosebumps and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, two kids home alone face off against a giant spider!

Wolver Hollow is not a normal town. The adults are too busy shuffling off to work at the old coffin factory to notice or care, but the kids know all about monsters, ghosts, and strange lights in the sky. Strange things happen in Wolver Hollow. Creepy things.

Twins Tara and Travis's parents always tell them that spiders are more afraid of them than they are of the spider. But what about when that spider is the size of a dog? With their parents out, it's up to the siblings to outsmart the biggest arachnid they've ever seen and save their babysitter (and the pizza delivery guy).

Author: Joe McGee
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Published: 02/22/2022
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781534480957
Audience: Ages 9-12


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 04/01/2022 pg. 137

About the Author
Joe McGee loves to write about monsters and magic and other strange, curious, and quirky things. He grew up with his nose in a book and his imagination exploring other worlds. He knew when he was ten years old that one day he would grow up to be an author! He has an MFA in writing for children and young adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and an MFA in writing from Rowan University. Joe teaches at Sierra Nevada University's low-residency MFA program and English at Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College. He is a former Army officer and lives in the mountains of West Virginia with his wife (also a children's author) Jessica Rinker.

Teo Skaffa currently lives in Istanbul but is from a village in Netherlands which you've probably never heard of, and for good reason. He loves music, video games, cinema, and swimming. He hates drawing in accurate perspective and room temperature watermelon (cold is fine though, delicious even). Coming from a traditional background, he now focuses on digital illustration and storytelling. Most of his inspiration comes from that short moment when you wake up and don't quite understand what is happening yet, where he sees brief flashes of images and ideas which he turns into colorful illustrations.