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Short & Shivery

Name: Short & Shivery
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Author: Robert D. San Souci
ISBN: 9780307545961

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Published on Jun 03, 2009 | 192 Pages

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Published on Jun 03, 2009 | 192 Pages

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Make story time a little spookier with this Halloween-themed collection of ghost stories, spooky shorts, and frightening folktales from all over the world!

“No one travels these roads after dark. Those who are found the next day, if they are still alive, will have gone mad.”

Chills and thrills to make your flesh crawl with fear! Turn the lights down low and grab your favorite reading chair. But first, you’d better check behind you. . . .

Ghosts, monsters, murders, and madmen! These thirty stories have been collected for your reading displeasure from all over the globe, and represent the world’s best scary stories and frightening folktales, featuring famous authors such as Washington Irving and the Brothers Grimm. Welcome to a chilling world of hair-raising tales!

"There are some delicious shivers here, with plenty of fodder for an active imagination." — School Library Journal

"Demons, vampires, skeletons, goblins, werewolves, witches, wizards, and ghosts aplenty inhabit these tales from various parts of the world." — Booklist

ISBN9780307545961

Published onJun 03, 2009

Published byYearling

Pages192

Age Range8-12 years

GradeGrades 3-7

Reading LevelLexile: 990L | Fountas/Pinnell: V

Author

Robert D. San Souci

Robert D. San Souci is the award-winning author of many popular books for young readers, including the Short & Shivery books, and the quartet of picture books about Arthurian legends, Young Merlin, Young Guinevere, Young Lancelot, and Young Arthur.

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Illustrator

Katherine Coville

KATHERINE COVILLE is an artist, a sculptor, and a doll maker who specializes in highly detailed images of creatures never before seen in this world. She has illustrated several books written by her husband, Bruce Coville, including Goblins in the Castle, Aliens Ate My Homework, and the Space Brat series. Bruce and Katherine live in Syracuse, New York, with a varying assortment of pets and children.

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By Robert D. San SouciIllustrated by Katherine Coville