The Book That Dripped Blood

Library of Doom

by Michael Dahl, Bradford Kendall (Illustrator)

A strange and evil book comes to life, and the librarian comes to the rescue before more blood is spilled.

Genres: Childrens, Fantasy, Horror, Fiction

40 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Michael Dahl is the author of over 200 books for children and young adults, including the acclaimed Finnegan Zwake mystery series and The Library of Doom. His works have earned Edgar and Anthony Award nominations and national design honors. As Editorial Director at Stone Arch Books, he champions engaging, award-winning stories that inspire young readers everywhere.

He also writes under aliases Chris Carey, Rick Thomas, and Mark Ziegler.

Reviews

[Krystin | TheF*ckingTwist · Rating 2 out of 5]

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Short and choppy and weird.



⭐⭐ | 2 stars

[Cassie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a great beginning chapter book for young readers interested in darker, creepier subjects. A great intro. to horror and weird tales.

[Barbara · Rating 2 out of 5]

Short and creepy, this little tale will keep readers awake at night as they ponder whether their books might mean them harm. In this story, a shopkeeper comes into possession of a most unusual book that seems to contain teeth, claws, and be covered in fur, and who knows just how hungry the book is? It's all very mysterious, and readers won't be sure if they can trust the Collector or the Librarian. I enjoyed this well enough but would have liked it to be longer and for a bit of resolution to answer some of my questions. Still, the idea of book that actually dripped blood, literally consuming or damaging its readers is an interesting one. This one would be great to read at a spooky Halloween party or out in a graveyard somewhere.

[Kelley Mitchell · Rating 3 out of 5]

It will be popular. It will be read. Students will review it paragraphs. It feels pretty similar to "The Library" series or "Warehouse 13". Sorry, I watch them on streaming services, I don't know the original networks. This is one of those series written with the leveling algorithms in mind, and the language feels kind of oddly stilted and choppy. Not my favorite, but my struggling readers will love the creepy pictures and bloody plotline :).

[Kyle · Rating 2 out of 5]

I picked this up thinking it’d be a fun, moody little horror story for kids. Which I guess it maybe kind of is. But it’s not that fun, that moody, or even really that scary. What it is is incomprehensible. There are some striking images and a few really cool ideas presented, but the execution was so sloppy that I felt like the author just figured, “hey, it’s for kids, why put in so much effort?” Really all this book made me want to do was rewrite it.

[Two BookWorms Blog · Rating 4 out of 5]

Anyone who comes in contact with the fur-covered book is in trouble. It has claws. It has teeth. It attacks.

Is there anyone who can stop it? Perhaps the Librarian has the power to end the book’s attacks. Maybe the Collector will help – or not.

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[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kind of gruesome. Like the magical book in The Neverending Story, but this time around you've got a murderous book with fur and teeth who likes to chomp on people. I'm thinking about the possibility of reading some of these books aloud around Halloween to the tween or so age group and incorporating a craft with them.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Audio version. Very brief. Scary fun. All I could think was "you have to stroke the spine!" of the monstrous book. Funny sound effects made this seem like an old time radio show. Complete with villain, mysterious hero, and very strange happenings. I can't quite figure out what's going on but I'm going to enjoy the ride of this series.

[Sandybear76]

For such a very short book, this book was creepy and strange. I think that if a student likes Goosebumps, they'll like this one. There are others in the series but I'll pass on those. This book took me about 10-15 minutes to read.

[Juliann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great high interest book for beginning chapter book readers... not one that really kept my interest but the kids love it.

[Sis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Got a child who just don't like to read...try these. Easy to read with high interest level. Not as scary as they look.

[Noah]

Hi my name is Noah and i'm going to tell you about this book. It is a wired but a good book. It is a small book so it is not to hard to read. i enjoyed the book a lot.

[Shannon · Rating 3 out of 5]

These books are easy to read and you can clear one out pretty quickly.

*No Favorite Passage*

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite impressed with this story, enough of a story to capture the attention of older readers (grades 5-6) but very simple to read, maybe a 2nd grade level