The Monster In Creeps Head Bay

THE MONSTER IN CREEPS HEAD BAY

IS THERE REALLY A SEA SERPENT IN CREEPS HEAD BAY?

Lots of people think they’ve seen one, and Captain Long John Silverman is offering a reward to anyone who can prove it exists. Danny isn’t sure he believes in the creature, but his new friend Gilly Finn is positive the sea serpent is out there, and she intends to find it. Could Gilly’s sympathy for the beast have anything to do with the tiny fins that seem to glimmer on her wrists? Or the pale green color of her skin?

One thing is for sure: there’s something mysterious going on in Creeps Head Bay, and if the Fifth Grade Monsters can’t get to the bottom of it, no one can!

WELCOME TO P.S. 13 and the Crazy classroom of THE FIFTH GRADE MONSTERS!

Mel Gilden is the author of many children's books, some of which received rave reviews in such places as School Library Journal and Booklist. Licensed properties include adaptations of feature films, and of TV shows such as Beverly Hills, 90210; and NASCAR Racers. He has also written books based on video games and has written original stories based in the Star Trek universe. His short stories have appeared in many original and reprint anthologies. He has written cartoons for TV, has developed new shows, and was assistant story editor for the DIC television production of The Real Ghostbusters. He consulted at Disney and Universal, helping develop theme park attractions. Gilden spent five years as co-host of the science-fiction interview show, Hour-25, on KPFK radio in Los Angeles. Gilden lectures to school and library groups, and has been known to teach fiction writing. He lives in Los Angeles, California, where the debris meets the sea, and still hopes to be an astronaut when he grows up.