Pioneers used to entertain themselves by telling scary stories
An edition of Scary stories to tell in the dark
(1981)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
by Alvin Schwartz
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Stories of ghosts and witches, "jump" stories, scary songs, and modern-day scary stories.
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Cuentos de terror estadounidenses, American Ghost stories, American Horror tales, Cuentos de fantasmas estadounidenses, Tales, Folklore, Cuentos populares, Horror stories, Ghosts, Spanish language materials, Translations into Spanish, Ghost stories, American, Juvenile literature, Fiction, Horror, Ghost Stories, Children's fiction, Folklore, united states, Children, Children's, Kid's, Tweens, Teens, Teenager, YA, Young adult, Fantasy, Folktales, Literature, Short, Scary, Stories, Anthology, Collection, Various authors, Adventure, Mystery, Suspense, Goblins, Halloween, Sleepover stories, Brett Helquist, Folklore & Mythology, Folk literature, Folk tales, Children's stories, Ghosts, fiction, Fantasy fiction, Fairy tales, Fiction, general, American TalesPlaces
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
/1993, HarperCollins Publishers
School & Library Binding
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
1981, J.P. Lippincott
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
1981, Scholastic Inc.
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
1981, HarperCollins Publishers
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Table of Contents
"AAAAAAAAAAAH!" : 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, He heard footsteps coming up the cellar stairs : the thing, cold as clay, the white wolf, the haunted house, the guests
They eat your eyes, they eat your nose : 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?"
Other dangers : the hook, the white satin evening gown, high beams, the babysitter
"AAAAAAAAAAAH?" : the viper, the attic, the slithery-dee, Aaron Kelly's bones, wait till Martin comes, the ghost with the bloody fingers.
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Published & Printed in the U.S.A. Lexile Meas. 640
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A boy was digging at the edge of the garden when he saw a big toe.
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