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unexpected twists

Books about unexpected twists for readers of all ages.

Cover of Jack and the beanstalk and the french fries

Jack and the beanstalk and the french fries

Mark Teague

Ages 4–8magicadventure

Cover of In the land of the lawn weenies and other misadventures

In the land of the lawn weenies and other misadventures

David Lubar

Ages 8–14humorimagination

Cover of Still More Tales to Give You Goosebumps

Still More Tales to Give You Goosebumps

Robert Lawrence Stine

Ages 8–14suspensemystery

Cover of Alfred Hitchcock’s Spellbinders in Suspense

Alfred Hitchcock’s Spellbinders in Suspense

Alfred Hitchcock, Agatha Christie, Roald Dahl, Richard Connell

Ages 10–16mysterysuspense

Cover of Chicken Chicken

Chicken Chicken

Robert Lawrence Stine

Ages 8–12fearsuspense

Cover of The Haunting Hour - Chills in the Dead of Night

The Haunting Hour - Chills in the Dead of Night

Robert Lawrence Stine, Various

Ages 9–14suspensemystery