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Sticks and Stones

Scarlet Varlow (author) Marilisa Cotroneo (illustrator)

Publisher: ABDO ISBN: 9781532135286

Shy, mostly friendless Kevin couldn't be more annoyed when his parents sign him up for Nature Crew in an attempt to help him become more sociable. One morning, mysterious stones show up at camp and the boys that take them begin acting strangely. Kevin has to make some unlikely friends to save his fellow campers from the stick bug monsters leaving the stones. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.

Book 2: Weathering the Blizzard

Emma Bland Smith (author) Mirelle Ortega (illustrator)

Publisher: ABDO ISBN: 9781532135378

The McNallys run into an early snowstorm in Colorado. They stop at a lodge for the night and by morning, they are snowed in! While looking for a place to study Gavin and his sister, Chloe, accidentally go through a door into a dark hallway. And the door locks behind them! It's getting colder by the second. Will Gavin and Chloe have to weather the blizzard in the dark, frozen passage? Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Spellbound is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.

The Lost House

M.G. Higgins (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781645982036

No way will Tiggs and Jess be able to raise $700 for soccer camp. Time is running out. Tiggs may be replaced as keeper on her team, something she does not want to happen. At the last minute, the girls are asked to clean an old and possibly haunted house. The job will pay exactly what they need. But what they find inside may keep them trapped there forever.

Searching for Ghosts

Thomas Kingsley Troupe (author)

Publisher: Black Rabbit Books ISBN: 9781623104122

Allows readers to safely examine stories about ghosts through carefully leveled text and graphs, maps, and other infographics.

Haunted Houses

Ashley Storm (author)

Publisher: Black Rabbit Books ISBN: 9781623103736

Invites readers to explore the mysteries of haunted houses through closely leveled text and engaging infographics.

Haunted Ships

Justin Eric Russell (author)

Publisher: Black Rabbit Books ISBN: 9781623103750

Invites readers to explore the mysteries of haunted ships through closely leveled text and engaging infographics.

Haunted Battle Sites

Ashley Storm (author)

Publisher: Black Rabbit Books ISBN: 9781623103705

Invites readers to explore the mysteries of haunted battle sites through closely leveled text and engaging infographics.

Haunted Hotels

Ashley Storm (author)

Publisher: Black Rabbit Books ISBN: 9781623103729

Invites readers to explore the mysteries of haunted hotels through closely leveled text and engaging infographics.

Haunted Cemeteries

Ashley Storm (author)

Publisher: Black Rabbit Books ISBN: 9781623103712

Invites readers to explore the mysteries of haunted cemeteries through closely leveled text and engaging infographics.

Dracula

Bram Stoker (author)

Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing ISBN: 9781602911475

Dracula opens the door to the unknown. Do all superstitions have a basis in reality, or are they just folklore? Bram Stoker's Dracula is one of the most feared and most loved tales in literature. From Transylvania to London, the reader explores the dark side of mystery and intrigue riding on the coattails of Dracula's cape, changing from wolf to bat, and living on in the nighttime. Do vampires really exist? Read Dracula and decide for yourself.

The Bell Witch Haunting

Blake Hoena (author) D. Brady (illustrator)

Publisher: Bellwether Media Inc. ISBN: 9781618916648

On a small farm in rural Tennessee, a mysterious spirit was tormenting a family. Quilts were pulled off beds, strange noises stomped through the house, and shoes were thrown across rooms. In this graphic narrative, real quotes from an account written by a family member help tell the story of this strange haunting, while other theories are presented to dispute the supernatural nature of the story. Do you believe in the Bell Witch?

The Sighting

Joyann Dwire (author) Les Gray (illustrator)

Publisher: Highlights ISBN: 9781682385203

A neighbor is convinced he's seen Bigfoot. Now Eddie Cathy and Marie want to find out for themselves.

Pop!

Dotti Enderle (author), Howard Mc William (illustrator)

Publisher: ABDO ISBN: 9781616417598

Malcolm and Dandy have added a new gadget to their ghost hunting gear--XSpecs! These miraculous glasses are supposed to have Xray vision, but all they seem to do is hypnotize whoever looks at them. This comes in handy when the boys battle some vicious bubblegum that's snuck into their Halloween treats. But who's controlling the creeping confection? It'll take all of the ghost detecting tools to pop this case. Book 7 in the series.

Tales of Fright

Peg Hall (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781622990252

Offers young readers a look at scary stories, including "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Canterville Ghost," and "The Monkey's Paw."

Tales of Washington Irving

Peg Hall (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781622990450

Four stories and a play, including The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Legend of the Enchanted Soldier, and Rip Van Winkle.

Haunted Battlefields

Janice Dyer (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427120526

This high-interest title explores the history and lore behind battlefields around the world that are reported to be haunted. Readers will evaluate the eyewitness accounts and historical records of ghostly soldiers and other figures that haunt the sites of war and destruction. A narrative style weaves the spooky stories and clear text lays out the debunked or unexplained occurrences.

Indian Ghost Mystery

Bonnie Highsmith Taylor (author)

Publisher: Perfection Learning ISBN: 9781613849590

Alice and her brother Louie meet Johnny Boyd when they spend summer vacation with their grandparents on the farm. Louie thinks he saw a ghost and the three children are out to solve the mystery.

Ghost Ships

Adrienne Montgomerie (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427193261

How does something enormous suddenly disappear? Readers will be amazed by how frequently large ships are lost without a trace. But sometimes it is just the crew that has disappeared. Get the facts on the Bermuda Triangle, the Mary Celeste, the Flying Dutchman, the Rosalie, USS Cyclops, and the lost ships of California’s Colorado desert.

Haunted at Sea

Jaime Winters (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427120571

This high-interest title explores the history and lore behind ships and sites at sea around the world that are reported to be haunted. From disastrous voyages and missing ships to ghostly sailors and other creatures, narrative text weaves paranormal tales for readers. Historical records and eyewitness accounts are the evidence for the debunked or unexplained stories.

Haunted Woods and Caves

Janice Dyer (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427120564

This high-interest title explores the history and lore behind woods and caves around the world that are reported to be haunted. Readers will examine eyewitness accounts and historical records of ghostly beings, paranormal creatures, and other occurrences in the natural world. A narrative style weaves the terrifying tales, and clear text lays out the debunked and unexplained occurrences.

Haunted Towns and Villages

Vic Kovacs (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427120557

This high-interest title explores the history and lore behind towns and villages around the world that are reported to be haunted. Narrative stories of haunted houses, disaster sites, and spooky streets are told in this engaging book. Readers will examine eyewitness accounts and historical records of the debunked and unexplained tales, and decide for themselves if the evidence proves that villagers and townspeople did live among ghosts.

Haunted Churches and Graveyards

Vic Kovacs (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427120540

This high-interest title explores the history and lore behind churches and graveyards around the world that are reported to be haunted. From ghosts that rise above their final resting places to spooky paranormal occurrences inside holy places, readers will learn about the debunked and unexplained stories. Eyewitness accounts and historical records support the narrative style and allow readers to evaluate evidence for themselves.

Haunted Castles and Forts

Vic Kovacs (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427120533

This high-interest title explores the history and lore behind castles and forts around the world that are reported to be haunted. Using a narrative style, the book tells the debunked and unexplained stories of paranormal occurrences in the castles of royals and the forts of armies. Readers will examine the historical records and eyewitness accounts of ghostly events, and evaluate the evidence.

Antietam

Russell Roberts (author)

Publisher: Purple Toad Publishing ISBN: 9781624691140

Antietam etched such names as Bloody Lane and Burnside's Bridge into the pages of American history. It was a critical battle that halted the Confederacy's 1862 invasion of the Union during the Civil War and led to the issuing of The Emancipation Proclamation. Today, the site of one of the most vicious battles of that brutal war, the ground over which great armies of soldiers once fought and died, is quiet and peaceful.Or is it? Reports persist of strange sights and sounds occurring on the battlefield - of eerie things that nobody can explain. As darkness slowly falls on the battlefield, and shadows creep across the ground, the sound of crickets chirping and owls hooting fills the air across the Antietam Battlefield. Maybe - just maybe - something else is lurking there as well.

Chupacabra

Laura K. Murray (author)

Publisher: The Creative Company ISBN: 9781566608046

A high-interest inquiry into the possible existence of North America’s fabled blood-sucking chupacabras, emphasizing reported sightings as well as strange findings.