Who This Author Is

Dean Hughes has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 48 catalog-linked books across 1989 to 2022, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Horror & Supernatural, Young Readers & Series Fiction.

Best for readers who want quick tension, supernatural hooks, and paperback-series energy. If you want the easiest first click, start with Home Run Hero (Scrappers) and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1989 to 2022; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Simon & Schuster and Bt Bound.

Best Place To Start

Home Run Hero (Scrappers)

Simon & Schuster • 1999 • quick commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Horror & Supernatural entry points • Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • common used copies from Simon & Schuster and Bt Bound

Genres and themes: Horror & Supernatural • Young Readers & Series Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want quick tension, supernatural hooks, and paperback-series energy

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1989 to 2022; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Simon & Schuster and Bt Bound.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Home Run Hero (Scrappers)

    Simon & Schuster • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 122 pages.

  2. Home Run Hero (Scrappers) [Paperback]

    Simon & Schuster • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 128 pages.

  3. Play Ball (Scrappers)

    Simon & Schuster • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 123 pages.

  4. Play Ball!

    Simon & Schuster • 1999 • quick commitment

    readers who want a faster first book

  5. Team Picture

    Simon & Schuster • 1998 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 160 pages.

  6. Re-Elect Nutty! (Nutty Nutsell Series)

    Simon & Schuster • 1995 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1995 • 122 pages.

  7. Nutty'S Ghost

    Simon & Schuster • 1993 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1993 • 136 pages.

  8. Search and destroy

    Simon Pulse • 2008 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 216 pages.

  9. Before the Dawn

    Deseret Book Company • 2007 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  10. No Easy Out (Scrappers)

    Simon & Schuster • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 112 pages.

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