| Even More Short & Shivery: Thirty Spine-Tingling Tales Contributor(s): San Souci, Robert D. (Author), Rogers, Jacqueline (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0440418771 ISBN-13: 9780440418771 Publisher: Dell Yearling OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2003 Annotation: Thirty spine-chilling stories from around the world provide plenty of shivers in this spooky collection. Curl up with old friends like Washington Irving's "Guests from Gibbet Island" and Charles Dickens's "Chips." Or make the acquaintance of "The Skull That Spoke" and "The Monster of Baylock"-but beware of spectral visitors like "The Blood-Drawing Ghost." This exciting mixture of classic and contemporary tales from Mexico, China, Poland, Nigeria, and other lands near and far is perfect for hair-raising reading! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Horror - Juvenile Fiction | Short Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Ghost Stories |
| Dewey: 398.25 |
| Lexile Measure: 910 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.1" W x 7.5" (0.35 lbs) 162 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 43403 Reading Level: 6.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Make storytime a little spookier this fall with thirty chilling stories from around the world If you liked Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, you'll devour these spine-tingling tales Curl up with old friends like Washington Irving's Guests from Gibbet Island or Charles Dickens' Chips. Or make the acquaintance of The Skull That Spoke and The Monster of Baylock--but beware of spectral visitors like The Blood-Drawing Ghost. This exciting mixture of classic and contemporary tales from Mexico, China, Poland, Nigeria, and other lands near and far is perfect for hair-raising reading Twenty deliciously eerie illustrations by Jacqueline Rogers highlight this companion to Robert D. San Souci's earlier collections of scary stories, Short & Shivery and More Short & Shivery, which School Library Journal called an absolute delight. |