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The August House book of scary stories : spooky tales for telling out loud / edited by Liz Parkhurst.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Atlanta [Ga.] : August House, 2009.Description: 144 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0874839157 (hc)
  • 9780874839159 (hc)
Other title:
  • Scary stories
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Mean John and the Jack-o-lantern (an Irish folktale) / Michael J. Caduto -- The vain girl and the handsome visitor (based on a Mexican urban legend) / Olga Loya -- The gingerbread boy (a Kentucky folktale) / Mary Hamilton -- The mournful Lady of Binnorie (based on a Scottish ballad) / Bobbie Pell -- The angel of river road (based on a family story) / Larry G. Brown -- One lace glove (a Civil War ghost story) / Lorna MacDonald Czarnota -- The boy who drew cats (a Japanese folktale) / Judy Sima -- The greyman of Pawleys Island (based on maritime legend) / Timothy E. Dillinger -- Simon and the magic catfish (a folktale from the southern United States) / Nat Whitman -- The red satin ribbon (an American variant of a European legend) / Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss -- The dauntless girl (a British folktale) / Margaret Read MacDonald -- Shut up, Billy! (an original tale with a traditional twist) / Jim May -- Ain't nobody here (an African-American folktale) / Lyn Ford -- Outside the door (based on U.S. campus lore) / Richard and Judy Dockery Young -- Tío Mono y La Lechusa (based on Mexican folk legend) / Gregorio C. Pedroza -- Johnny and the dead man's liver (an African-American folktale) / James "Sparky" Rucker -- Aaron Kelly's bones (based on Appalacian and African-American folklore) / Kevin Cordi -- The snow ghost (based on Irish and Scottish folklore) / Wendy Ghost -- Pretty maid Ibronka (a Hungarian folktale) / Mary Grace Ketner -- Mia's ghost (an original story) / Robert D. San Souci.
Summary: An anthology of spooky stories drawn from folklore, local history, and the storytellers' imaginations, and divided into the categories "Just Desserts and Lessons Learned," "Ghostly Guardians," "Dark Humor," "Urban Legends and Jump Tales," and "Fearless Females."
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction Parkhurst, Liz Smith Available 33111006235564
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Scary stories: everybody loves to hear them, and everybody loves to tell them. They are popular for sharing in many settings--campouts, sleepovers, classroom or youth-group gatherings--as well as just plain fun to read. Selected especially for appeal to upper-elementary and middle-school students, each story has been crafted through multiple performances in school and library settings. Stories include traditional folktales, local legends, and original stories; some have historical settings and some are set in current times. All are sure to engage the most reluctant reader.

Includes bibliographical references.

Mean John and the Jack-o-lantern (an Irish folktale) / Michael J. Caduto -- The vain girl and the handsome visitor (based on a Mexican urban legend) / Olga Loya -- The gingerbread boy (a Kentucky folktale) / Mary Hamilton -- The mournful Lady of Binnorie (based on a Scottish ballad) / Bobbie Pell -- The angel of river road (based on a family story) / Larry G. Brown -- One lace glove (a Civil War ghost story) / Lorna MacDonald Czarnota -- The boy who drew cats (a Japanese folktale) / Judy Sima -- The greyman of Pawleys Island (based on maritime legend) / Timothy E. Dillinger -- Simon and the magic catfish (a folktale from the southern United States) / Nat Whitman -- The red satin ribbon (an American variant of a European legend) / Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss -- The dauntless girl (a British folktale) / Margaret Read MacDonald -- Shut up, Billy! (an original tale with a traditional twist) / Jim May -- Ain't nobody here (an African-American folktale) / Lyn Ford -- Outside the door (based on U.S. campus lore) / Richard and Judy Dockery Young -- Tío Mono y La Lechusa (based on Mexican folk legend) / Gregorio C. Pedroza -- Johnny and the dead man's liver (an African-American folktale) / James "Sparky" Rucker -- Aaron Kelly's bones (based on Appalacian and African-American folklore) / Kevin Cordi -- The snow ghost (based on Irish and Scottish folklore) / Wendy Ghost -- Pretty maid Ibronka (a Hungarian folktale) / Mary Grace Ketner -- Mia's ghost (an original story) / Robert D. San Souci.

An anthology of spooky stories drawn from folklore, local history, and the storytellers' imaginations, and divided into the categories "Just Desserts and Lessons Learned," "Ghostly Guardians," "Dark Humor," "Urban Legends and Jump Tales," and "Fearless Females."

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