Terrifying tales / edited and with an introduction by Jon Scieszka ; stories by Kelly Barnhill [and 10 others] ; with illustrations by Gris Grimly.
Material type: TextSeries: Guys read ; 6.Publisher: New York, NY : Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Edition: First editionDescription: xi, 257 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0062385585
- 9780062385581
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Fiction | Scieszka Jon | Available | 33111008060911 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Be afraid, be very afraid of Terrifying Tales, the sixth volume in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading.
Eleven masters of suspense--Kelly Barnhill, Michael Buckley, Adam Gidwitz, Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown, Claire Legrand, Nikki Loftin, Daniel José Older, Dav Pilkey, R.L. Stine, and Rita Williams-Garcia--have come together to bring you a bone-chilling collection of original ghost stories with illustrations by Gris Grimly, perfect for sharing around the campfire, reading under the covers with a flashlight, and scaring your friends' pants off.
Compiled and edited by kid-lit madman Jon Scieszka, Guys Read: Terrifying Tales is a creepy-fun read (if you're brave enough, that is).
Before we begin / Jon Scieszka -- Mr. Shocky / Michael Buckley -- Licorice needles / Nikki Loftin -- Blue-bearded bird-man / Adam Didwitz -- Don't eat the baby / Kelly Barnhill -- My ghost story / Dav Pilkey -- Marcos at the river / Daniel José Older -- Coconut heads / Rita Williams-Garcia -- Manifest / Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown -- Disappear! / R. L. Stine -- Mandigore / Claire Legrand -- About Guys Read and biographical information.
"Eleven masters of suspense have come together to bring you a bone-chilling collection of original ghost stories perfect for sharing around the campfire, reading under the covers with a flashlight, and scaring your friends' pants off"--Front jacket flap.
Ages 8-12.