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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Collected from American Folklore


Book Description

This spooky addition to Alvin Schwartz's popular books on American folklore is filled with tales of eerie horror and dark revenge that will make you jump with fright.

There 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... More

Book Information
PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
BindingLibrary Binding (23 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages128
ISBN-10B0076TS7TO
Publication Date10/14/1981
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About Alvin Schwartz (Author) : Alvin Schwartz is a published author, compiler, editor, illustrator, and a photographer of children's books. Some of the published credits of Alvin Schwartz include Witcracks: jokes and jests from Ame... more
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About Stephen Gammell (Illustrator) : Caldecott Award-winning illustrator Stephen Gammell grew up in Des Moines, Iowa. He claims that his new book, Hey, Pancakes!, is very representative of his early family life. His father was an art e... more
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