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Terrifying tales / edited and with an introduction by Jon Scieszka ; stories by Kelly Barnhill [and 10 others] ; with illustrations by Gris Grimly.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: 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
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0062385585
  • 9780062385581
Related works:
  • container of (work): Barnhill, Kelly. Don't eat the baby
  • container of (work): Buckley, Michael, 1969- Mr. Shocky
  • container of (work): Gidwitz, Adam Blue-bearded bird-man
  • container of (work): Griffin, Adele Manifest
  • container of (work): Legrand, Claire, 1986- Mandigore
  • container of (work): Loftin, Nikki Licorice needles
  • container of (work): Older, Daniel José Marcos at the river
  • container of (work): Pilkey, Dav, 1966- My ghost story
  • container of (work): Stine, R. L. Disappear!
  • container of (work): Williams-Garcia, Rita Coconut heads
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
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.
Summary: "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.
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 Scieszka Jon Available 33111008060911
Total holds: 0

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.

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