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The most frightening story ever told / Philip Kerr.
"Scary-story enthusiast Billy Shivers helps out when the Haunted House of Books threatens to go out of business"--Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 0553522094
- ISBN: 9780553522099
- Physical Description: 308 pages
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 22.99 |
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| Subject: | Books and reading > Juvenile fiction. Bookstores > Juvenile fiction. Contests > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Humorous fiction. Ghost stories. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | J FIC Kerr | 31681020016952 | JFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Loner and avid reader Billy Shivers is unexpectedly drawn into a competition that challenges daring readers to survive an entire night in a purportedly haunted bookstore while navigating creepy booby traps, avoiding the store's ill-tempered owner and reading books with terrifying plots. By the best-selling author of the Bernie Gunther series. Simultaneous eBook. - Random House, Inc.
Roald Dahl meets R. L. Stine in this spine-tingling and hilarious tale from a bestselling author!
Billy Shivers doesn’t have a lot of excitement in his life. He prefers to spend his days reading alone in the Hitchcock Public Library. So it is a bit out of character when he finds himself drawn to the Haunted House of Books, and a competition daring readers to survive an entire night spent inside.
The Haunted House of Books is a cross between a bookstore and a booby trap. It’s a creaky old mansion full of dark hallways and things that go bump in the night, and the store’s ill-tempered owner, Mr. Rapscallion, only adds to the mystery.
But the frights of the store itself are nothing compared to the stories it holds. These stories are so ghastly, so terrifying, so shocking that once you’ve read them, you’ll never be the same.
Does Billy dare begin?
Do you?
“Not for the faint of heart, oscillating between spooky and mysterious, this will appeal to readers looking for a fright.” —School Library Journal
