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Author Schwartz, Alvin, 1927-1992., author

Title More scary stories to tell in the dark / collected from folklore and retold by Alvin Schwartz ; illustrated by Brett Helquist.

Publication Info. New York : Scholastic, [2011]

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 Middletown, Russell Library - Children's Nonfiction  J 398.25 SCH    Check Shelf
Description 111 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Note "This edition is available for distribution only through the school market"--Cover verso.
Originally published: New York : Harper, 2010.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-111).
Audience Reading level: 2.7.
Guided Reading Level: 5.
Lexile: 760L.
Summary More traditional and modern-day stories of ghosts, witches, vampires, "jump" stories, and scary songs.
Contents Hoo-ha's -- When she saw him, she screamed and ran. Something was wrong -- Wreck -- One Sunday morning -- Sound -- A weird blue light -- Somebody fell from aloft -- Little black dog -- Clinkity-clink -- She was spittin' and yowlin' just like a cat. Bride -- Rings on her fingers -- Drum -- Window -- Wonderful sausage -- Cat's paw -- Voice -- When I wake up, everything will be all right. "Oh, Susannah!" -- Man in the middle -- Cat in a shopping bag -- Bed by the window -- Dead man's hand -- A ghost in the mirror -- Curse -- The last laugh. Church -- Bad news -- Cemetery soup -- Brown suit -- BA-ROOOM! -- Thumpity-thump.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.7 1.0 18776.
Subject Ghosts -- Folklore.
Witches -- Folklore.
Vampires -- Folklore.
Ghosts -- Juvenile literature.
Witches -- Juvenile literature.
Vampires -- Juvenile literature.
Genre/Form Ghost stories.
Horror fiction.
Folklore.
Tales.
Added Author Helquist, Brett.
ISBN 9780545385060 (pbk.)
0545385067 (pbk.)
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