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Scary stories to tell in the dark volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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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
2) Night shift
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
"Nineteen of [King's] most unsettling short pieces: bizarre tales of dark doings and unthinkable acts from the twilight regions where horror and madness take on eerie, unearthly forms, where noises in the walls and shadows by the bed are always signs of something dreadful on the prowl"--Dust flap.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Featuring commentary by "Albus Dumbledore," this collection of tales from the world of Harry Potter includes "The wizard and the hopping pot," "The fountain of fair fortune," "The warlock's hairy heart," "Babbitty Rabbitty and her cackling stump," and "The tale of the three brothers."
The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a Wizarding classic, first came to Muggle readers' attention in the book known as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Now, thanks to...
Author
Series
Weenies short story collections volume 4
Publisher
Starscape
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Bizarre tales of a teenager going to the school dance with a robot, a Thanksgiving dinner is interrupted by turkeys looking for revenge, and other strange short stories.
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Language
English
Description
Idealistic young scientist Henry Jekyll struggles to unlock the secrets of the soul. Testing chemicals in his lab, he drinks a mixture he hopes will isolate--and eliminate--human evil. Instead it unleashes the dark forces within him, transforming him into the hideous and murderous Mr. Hyde. "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" dramatically brings to life a science-fiction case study of the nature of good and evil and the duality that can...
Author
Series
Miss Peregrine volume Related works
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents an illustrated edition of the fantastical book featured in the Miss Peregrine series that includes unusual fairy tales about wealthy cannibals, a fork-tongued princess, and the origins of the first ymbryne.
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Language
English
Description
One of the most terrifying stories of the twentieth century, Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" created a sensation when it was first published in The New Yorker in 1948. "Power and haunting," and "nights of unrest" were typical reader responses. Today it is considered a classic work of short fiction, a story remarkable for its combination of subtle suspense and pitch-perfect descriptions of both the chilling and the mundane.The Lottery and Other Stories,...
9) Oddly enough
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
[1994]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
A collection of nine short stories featuring an angel, unicorn, vampire, werewolf, and other unusual creatures.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Description
Robert Louis Stevenson originally wrote "Dr. Jekyll And Mr Hyde" as a " chilling shocker." He then burned the draft and, upon his wife's advice, rewrote it as the darkly complex tale it is today. Stark, skillfully woven, this fascinating novel explores the curious turnings of human character through the strange case of Dr. Jekyll, a kindly scientist who by night takes on his stunted evil self, Mr. Hyde. Anticipating modern psychology, "Jekyll And...
Publisher
Page Street Publishing Co
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A cemetery full of the restless dead. A town so wicked it has already burned twice, with the breath of the third fire looming. A rural, isolated bridge with a terrifying monster waiting for the completion of its summoning ritual. A lake that allows the drowned to return, though they have been changed by the claws of death. These are the shadowed, liminal spaces where the curses and monsters lurk, refusing to be forgotten." -- book jacket.
Publisher
Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Group
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
"Inspired by classic tales and films, a collection of fourteen short stories ranging from bloody horror, to psychological thrillers, to supernatural creatures, to unsettling, all-too-possible realism, by acclaimed YA authors of every genre"--
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
c2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Twelve tales, twelve dangerous tales of mystery, magic, and rebellious hearts. Each twists like a spindle to reveal truths full of warning and triumph, truths that free hearts long kept tame, truths that explore life, and death. A prince has a surprising awakening. A beauty fights like a beast. A boy refuses to become prey. A path to happiness is lost, then found again. Author Soman Chainani respins old stories into fresh fairy tales for a new era...
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Series
Prydain chronicles volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Eight short stories dealing with events that preceded the birth of Taran, the Assistant Pig-Keeper and key figure in the author's five works on the Kingdom of Prydain.