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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Collected from American Folklore

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By Alvin Schwartz
Publisher HarperCollins
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Collected from American Folklore
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p alignleftThis spooky addition to Alvin Schwartzs popular books on American folklore is filled with tales of eerie horror and dark revenge that will make you jump with fright. pp alignleftThere is a story here for everyone skeletons with torn and tangled flesh who roam the earth a ghost who takes revenge on her murderer and a haunted house where every night a bloody head falls down the chimney. pp alignleftStephen Gammells splendidly creepy drawings perfectly capture the mood of more than two dozen scary stories and even scary songs all just right for reading alone or for telling aloud in the dark.ppbcenterIf You Dare!centerbp

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9085 words9,085 words
128 pages128 pages
Lexile 640LLexile 640L
Grade 3 to 9Grade 3 to 9
Age 8-14Age 8-14
Published 1986Published 1986

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Book ISBN:

9780064401708

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