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Short & Shivery

By Robert D. San Souci
Illustrated by Katherine Coville

By Robert D. San Souci
Illustrated by Katherine Coville

By Robert D. San Souci
Illustrated by Katherine Coville

By Robert D. San Souci
Illustrated by Katherine Coville

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Sep 11, 2001 | ISBN 9780440418047 | Middle Grade (8-12) *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

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Jun 03, 2009 | ISBN 9780307545961 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About Short & Shivery

    Make storytime a little spookier this fall 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!

    About Short & Shivery

    Make storytime a little spookier this fall 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!

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    About 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.

    About 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.

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $6.99
    Published by Yearling
    Sep 11, 2001 | 256 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780440418047

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Yearling
    Jun 03, 2009 | 192 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780307545961

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    Praise

    "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

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