With all the recent interest in the paranormal as evidenced by popular tv shows, movies, and best book sellers, Bearport Publishing's Scary Places series will attract lots of young readers. The publisher's web site says - "Places with dark and disturbing histories exist throughout the world. Some of these locations are apparently so fraught with horror that many visitors experience paranormal activity at the sites. In this frightening new series, readers will learn a great deal about the past as they read nonfiction accounts of what happened in historical places and how the happenings are tied to tales of ghosts, poltergeists, and other unexplainable phenomena. The fabulous photographs and chilling text will have readers lining up to visit Scary Places. Not for the faint of heart!" Spooky Cemeteries by Dinah Williams explores the myth of the last American vampire in the section about the Chestnut Hill Cemetery in Exeter, Rhode Island. Reading level - 4 / Interest level - 4-8 These books are best suited for middle school and mature upper elementary. Other titles in the series include Abandoned Insane Asylums, Creepy Castles, Ghost Towns, Hunted Hotels and Haunted Houses. For those readers who enjoy the horror genre, these books will definitely lure them to read the complete series.
Update: Just named the 2009 Book of the Year in the Third to Fourth Grade category of the
Children's Choice Book Awards!
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