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Author
Series
Scary stories to tell in the dark volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
More traditional and modern-day stories of ghosts, witches, vampires, "jump" stories, and scary songs.
Author
Series
Scary stories to tell in the dark volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Drawn from the oral traditions of American folklore, these ghost stories and tales of weird happenings, witches, and graveyards have startling, funny, or surprising endings
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 26
Language
English
Formats
Description
On a spring day in April--sometime in the waning years of the 14th century--29 travelers set out for Canterbury on a pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Thomas Beckett. Among them is a knight, a monk, a prioress, a plowman, a miller, a merchant, a clerk, and an oft-widowed wife from Bath. Travel is arduous and wearing; to maintain their spirits, this band of pilgrims entertains each other with a series of tall tales that span the spectrum of literary...
Author
Series
Scary stories to tell in the dark volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Features twenty-five chilling tales of prophetic dreams, feral children raised by wild animals, swamp creatures, and other terrifying phenomena.
10) The living dead
Publisher
Night Shade Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Stories by Clive Barker - Poppy Z. Brite - Neil Gaiman - Joe Hill - Laurell K. Hamilton - Stephen King - Kelly Link - George R. Martin and many others. --- from the cover
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Bill was just four years old when he fell from the family wagon near the Pecos River on the western frontier. Accidentally left behind by his family, he was raised by coyotes, and he didn't realize he was human until he was an adult. When he did, Pecos Bill returned to civilization and used the superhuman powers he'd developed during his peculiar upbringing to become the best cowboy in the West.
Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Beautiful edition with a new introduction to the heroes and bittersweet romances of ancient Japanese tales, highlighting the origins of modern fiction in myth and fable. Legends of the Sea, Bells, Mirrors and Tea, Japanese mythology is delightful and enigmatic, full of spirits, gods and legendary creatures. It draws on Buddhist and Shinto traditions to explain the nature of the world of the island of Japan, the mystical Mount Fuji and the heavenly...
Publisher
Flame Tree Collections
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
From creation out of the nothingness of Chaos and the birth of Zeus, to the stories of Prometheus, Pandora, Helen of Troy, Odysseus and Jason and the Argonauts, the myths of the Greeks and, later, the Romans, provide a passionate and powerful tradition of tales of fierce jealousy, love, vengeance and adventure.
14) Seven Tales
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
1959
Language
English
Description
The fir tree - The princess and the pea - Happy family - The ugly duckling - The darning needle - It's absoulutely true! - The steadfast tin soldier.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Thirty-two short stories chosen from the tradition of ghost stories from American Indian cultures across North America, featuring witches, walking dolls, hungry skeletons, skinwakers, and other supernatural beings.
Author
Publisher
Four Winds Press
Pub. Date
1981
Language
English
Description
From the acclaimed and popular illustrator of the New York Times bestseller Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Snow White, comes a unique and visually stunning spin on Cinderella - published to coincide with the release of the major-motion picture from Walt Disney directed by Kenneth Branagh and featuring an all-star cast.Charles Perrault’s story of a sweet-tempered young girl, forced into servitude by her evil stepmother and stepsisters, who...
Author
Publisher
Search Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Bedtime bookworms will love snuggling up and listening to their favourite story in a cosy hooded blanket. Bring storytime to life as they act out the characters - will they be a goodie or a baddie, Little Red Riding Hood or the wolf? Every blanket tells a story, with pockets on the sides for snuggly paws and different tails. Perfect for unwinding for a bedtime story and animating the oral tradition of storytelling - little listeners, as well as their...
Author
Publisher
CreateSpace Independant Publisher
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Mysterious Horror Stories, Unexplained disappearances and Unsolved Murders! Warning: Please be aware. All the stories in this book have been verified as being TRUE Horror stories that really took place! These stories are not made up in any way - they are backed up by FACTS. Maybe disturbing for some! Hannah J. Tidy describes Bone-Chilling True Crimes, Unsolved Murders, Puzzling disappearances, and Mysterious Deaths. You'll learn about unexplainable...