"Kersville Elementary School has a problem: there's a very hungry vampire on the loose! But this creature doesn't thirst for blood. Instead, he's been eating the students' homework! Can Desmond Cole stop the monster from turning everyone's work into food for thought?"--

"Desmond and Andres battle beach bullies who also happen to be creepy monsters"--

When Desmond and Andres go to the Kersville Library for a school assignment, they encounter a ghost who insists they be quiet

Desmond and Andres face a snowman that was built by a schoolmate but seems to have a mind of its own, as well as a snowball-throwing bully

When Andres discovers that he has had a monster encounter without knowing it as strange things start happening in the school cafeteria, he and Desmond investigate

Desmond and Andres try to enjoy their day at the local theme park while being pursued by ghosts

While working on a school science project in the forest, Andres and Desmond discover a bridge guarded by a lonely, riddle-loving troll

Desmond and Andres visit the aquarium where they discover a mermaid whose song puts anyone who hears it under a spell

"Kersville has a furry problem: there's dogcatcher on the loose! And he's snatching up every dog he can find, including the ugliest stray you've ever seen ... that Desmond Cole has fallen in love with. But the dogcatcher may have bit off more than he can chew. Could one of the snatched canines be a werewolf?"--Publisher's description

A slumber party at Grandma Cole's house turns into a never-sleep-again party when Andres and Desmond discover her home is full of haunted dolls