Scooby-Doo Mysteries #09: The Zombie's Treasure

Scooby-Doo and the Zombies Treasure is an exciting book creatively written by James Gelsey, who would run home from school to watch Scooby-Doo cartoons on TV only when he finished his homework. This book was published by Scholastic Inc. in the year 2000. Choosing to read a book full of silly monsters, I found that this book was especially thrilling because of jovial Scooby's funny antics. While the length of this Scooby-Doo book, 58 pages, was somewhat short, I found that the book captured my attention all night. The main character that appears in this hilarious book is Scooby Doo. Scooby is a dog that talks. Scooby and his best friend, who is Shaggy, eat a lot of food because they both love food and they almost always have an unlimited stash of food. Cheerfully, the story starts out with Scooby and Shaggy in the back of a van, which is called the Mystery Machine, and they are swiftly gorging on pizza while Fred is driving to a campsite. Fred is another main character along with Velma and Daphne. The gang solves mysteries. After driving they finally arrive at the campsite, which is in a forest, with a mansion nearby. When they get out of the van they meet another main character and his name is Jack who is almost exactly the opposite of rapacious. As soon as you begin to read the engrossing book you will see Shaggy and Scooby going to collect firewood, which they will use to roast marshmallows. Instead of finding firewood they will find a zombie. They get frightened because the zombie is terrifying and they run and hide behind a bush. At the same time Daphne goes on a nature hike and runs into Scooby and Shaggy hiding behind the bush. Daphne walks off and falls into a hole while trying to bravely investigate the scene. Why does the zombie chase people and did it pull Daphne into the hole? Only Fred, Velma, Shaggy, and Scooby can find out. Deciding to find out where Daphne went, the gang lowered Fred into the hole, which Daphne had fallen into. After lowering Fred into the hole, he tugged once which was the signal to lift him up, but the pathetic rope suddenly snapped. As soon as he fell into the hole, the rest of the gang got irritated with the hole. But Fred and Daphne came out from another entrance with some clues. Then they decided to trap the zombie. The vivid trap messes up because Shaggy and Scooby ran too fast. But the gang finds and traps the zombie anyway. Scooby-Doo and the Zombies Treasure was a keen book. Creatively, the author made up zombies with glowing eyes, which were really glowing glasses behind a mask. When turning each page, the reader eagerly wants to keep reading. Read the book because of its creativeness and humor. Clearly, the best attribute of the book is the funny Scooby character, because Scooby is a hilarious talking dog. The important lesson in Scooby-Doo and the Zombies Treasure is to not always believe what you see.

Scooby and company are going camping at Treasure Bend, a campsite famous for it's old mines and supposedly buried treasure. Business is slow so the gang can camp in the prime locale. However, rumors of a golddigger's zombie leave Scoob and Shaggy just a little uneasy. Then they meet the creature face to face. Jeepers creepers! But an unexpected accident leads Velma and Fred to suspect that the zombie isn't what he seems.Breaking away from the usual Scooby-Doo formula this story had a couple of unexpected twists (e.g. Daphne's disappearance). I also enjoyed the character of Panther Jack. It would be neat to see him in another story sometime. Overall, a book that children and fans of Scooby-Doo will probably love.