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  Secrets of Dripping Fang  
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Dan Greenburg has spent much of his adult life nervously seeking dangerous adventures to write about.


• He disciplined tigers and lions on a wild animal ranch in Texas and pretended not to be terrified.

• He took part in sickening voodoo ceremonies in Haiti and became lactose intolerant.

• He flew upside-down over the Pacific with a stunt pilot in an open-cockpit plane and foolishly said "Sure" when asked if he'd like to see what a stall felt like.

• He searched for the Loch Ness Monster with a startlingly inept team of investigators.

• He was chased by a wild elephant in Africa and barely escaped becoming a pancake.

• He worked extensively with N.Y.C. firefighters in burning buildings and overcame a serious fear of fire.

• He accompanied N.Y.C. homicide cops on high-speed car chases and helped capture an armed drug dealer.

• He interviewed felons in maximum security prison cells in Maine, where a murderer confided he'd kill him but it would be too much trouble.

• He attended autopsies at the N.Y.C. morgue and learned how to peel off a face.

• He accompanied an exorcist to a West Hartford house that was under poltergeist attack.

• He acted with Faye Dunaway in a cowboy film in the Spanish desert and blew his lines enough times to halt production.

• He was screamed at by Orson Welles on the set of Catch-22 in Mexico for ruining the movie.


Dan Greenburg's sixty-six books are available in twenty-three countries. In addition to Secrets of Dripping Fang, he writes the enormously popular Zack Files and Maximum Boy children's series. His bestselling titles for adults include How to be a Jewish Mother and How to Make Yourself Miserable. He's written movies, Broadway musicals, TV shows, and articles in most national magazines. He's appeared as a stand-up comedian at The Improv comedy club and on national television. As an author he's appeared on The Tonight Show, Today, Larry King Live, and Late Night with David Letterman. Dan lives north of New York on the Hudson with wife Judith, son Zack, and many cats.
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AVAILABLE NOW!

Book 1: The Onts Cover
Book 1: The Onts


Book 2: Treachery and Betrayal at Jolly Days Cover

Book 2: Treachery and Betrayal at Jolly Days


Book 3: The Vampire's Curse Cover

Book 3: The Vampire's Curse


COMING IN SPRING 2006!

Book 4: Fall of the House of Mandible Cover

Book 3: Fall of the House of Mandible



RELATED SUBJECTS

• Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic
• Orphans & Foster Homes
• Horror & Ghost Stories
• Humorous Stories



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Secrets of Dripping Fang Classroom Kit

Introduce your students to the hot new series Secrets of Dripping Fang by Dan Greenburg with this classroom kit! These funny, creepy books are a hit with even the most reluctant readers. Appropriate for grades 3-5, included is audio of author Dan Greenburg reading the first chapter of Book One: The Onts and curriculum ideas!

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