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Velcome to a collection of ghoulish stories, goofy jokes, and puns so bad they're scary. All brought to you by a man with an arrow in his head!
Reviewed by: hap
Date read: 10/19/2009
ISBN-10: 0802786286
ISBN-13: 9780802786289
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Vlad the Impaler: The Real Count Dracula
Enid A. Goldberg (2007), 128 pages
Audience: 5th Grade - 8th Grade
The Legend of Count Dracula was inspired by this real-life Prince. Vlad had a thirst for blood and loyalty meant nothing to him. He betrayed his friends and family and befriended his enemies.
Reviewed by: St. Charles Reader
Date read: 11/28/2009
ISBN-10: 0531125998
ISBN-13: 9780531125991
Wait Till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story
Mary Downing Hahn (1986), 192 pages
Audience: 4th Grade - 7th Grade
Molly and Michael resent their bratty new stepsister, Heather, and the family's move to the country. But Molly puts her feelings aside when she realizes the grave danger Heather is in, as she is drawn in, and ready to follow, a ghost to her doom.
Awards won: Rebecca Caudill Award
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 4/29/2009
ISBN-10: 0899194532
ISBN-13: 9780899194530
Reader Comments
Ghost's Alive!Commenter: Camp Read-a-lot, grade 5
When a family came to a new house near a graveyard, they found out a ghost is alive!
Don't Talk to Strange Ghosts!Commenter: St. Charles Reader, grade 0
Molly and Michael dislike their stepsister Heather. What will they do when they find out that she's communicating with a ghost?
During the 1930's and '40's, Hollywood was known for making three great monster films: Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Wolf Man. Bela Lugosi played Dracula and Boris Karloff gained fame as the monster in Frankenstein. Do you have any idea who played the title role in the Wolf Man? Probably not. So - here we have the poor werewolf - stepchild of all monsters. Luckily, this book will tell you all you want to know about werewolves, from the rumors of them in ancient Rome, to the werewolf trials in Europe during the Middle Ages, to werewolves on the Internet! You'll learn about truly evil ones, and noble ones. Most importantly, you'll learn how to recognize a werewolf in its human form, and what to use if you find yourself being attacked by one.
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 4/13/2009
ISBN-10: 0525652078
ISBN-13: 9780525652076
Twelve year old Jen is delighted to move into a castle like estate with her widowed Father left to him by a distant uncle. Her delight quickly becomes unease, then fear when she discovers her father has met and been courting a very unusual woman who will soon become her stepmother. She quickly finds out the reason the evil Moura is interested in her father is to secure a valuable witch catcher, a lovely colorful glass globe that confines a fairy. Jen accidentally breaks the globe and frees fairy Kieryn. This is all that's needed to unleash a war between good and evil, made even more terrifying by Jen's doubts about Kieryn's motives. Who will end up imprisoned in the witch catcher?
Reviewed by: ewl
Date read: 10/14/2009
ISBN-10: 0618504575
ISBN-13: 9780618504572
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