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Scary stories to tell in the dark  Cover Image Book Book

Scary stories to tell in the dark / collected [and retold] by Alvin Schwartz ; drawings by Stephen Gammell.

Schwartz, Alvin, 1927-1992 (Author). Gammell, Stephen. (Added Author).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0062682822 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9780062682826 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: viii, 111 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: Revised edition.
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Harper, 2017.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
The big toe -- The walk -- "What do you come for?" -- Me tie dough-ty walker! -- A man who lived in Leeds -- Old woman all skin and bone -- The thing -- Cold as clay -- The white wolf -- The haunted house -- The guests -- The hearse song -- The girl who stood on a grave -- A new horse -- Alligators -- Room for one more -- The Wendigo -- The dead man's brains -- "May I carry your basket?" -- The hook -- The white satin evening gown -- High beams -- The babysitter -- The viper -- The attic -- The slithery-dee -- Aaron Kelly's bones -- Wait till Martin comes -- The ghost with the bloody fingers.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 8-12.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 8.50
Subject: Ghosts > Juvenile literature.
Ghosts > Folklore.
Tales > United States.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 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 398.25 Schwa 2017 31681020098463 JNONFIC Available -

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020 . ‡a9780062682826 (pbk.)
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090 . ‡aJ 398.25 Schwa 2017
1001 . ‡aSchwartz, Alvin, ‡d1927-1992.
24510. ‡aScary stories to tell in the dark / ‡ccollected [and retold] by Alvin Schwartz ; drawings by Stephen Gammell.
250 . ‡aRevised edition.
264 1. ‡aNew York, New York : ‡bHarper, ‡c2017.
300 . ‡aviii, 111 pages : ‡billustrations ; ‡c23 cm.
336 . ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent
337 . ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia
338 . ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier
504 . ‡aIncludes bibliographical references.
50500. ‡aThe big toe -- The walk -- "What do you come for?" -- Me tie dough-ty walker! -- A man who lived in Leeds -- Old woman all skin and bone -- The thing -- Cold as clay -- The white wolf -- The haunted house -- The guests -- The hearse song -- The girl who stood on a grave -- A new horse -- Alligators -- Room for one more -- The Wendigo -- The dead man's brains -- "May I carry your basket?" -- The hook -- The white satin evening gown -- High beams -- The babysitter -- The viper -- The attic -- The slithery-dee -- Aaron Kelly's bones -- Wait till Martin comes -- The ghost with the bloody fingers.
520 . ‡aDrawn from the oral traditions of American folklore, these ghost stories and tales of weird happenings, witches, and graveyards have startling, funny, or surprising endings.
5218 . ‡aAges 8-12.
541 . ‡aLSC ‡h8.50
650 0. ‡aGhosts ‡vJuvenile literature.
650 1. ‡aGhosts ‡vFolklore.
650 0. ‡aTales ‡zUnited States.
7001 . ‡aGammell, Stephen.
852 . ‡aOSTRO ‡bINNISFILla ‡hJ 398.25 Schwa 2017
901 . ‡a1863491 ‡bSystem Local ‡c317976 ‡tbiblio ‡soclc

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