Children's Fiction Horror & Ghost Stories
Book of Screams
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2023
- Category
- Horror & Ghost Stories, Paranormal, Short Stories
- Recommended Age
- 9 to 12
- Recommended Grade
- 4 to 7
- Recommended Reading age
- 9 to 12
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781459834095
- Publish Date
- Sep 2023
- List Price
- $14.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781459834118
- Publish Date
- Sep 2023
- List Price
- $18.99
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Description
Tanya is a huge fan of horror author Joel Southland...AND he's coming to visit her school!
Even though she is his biggest fan, she barely gets a chance to say hello. But he does give her a signed bookmark: For Tanya. Stay Scared! Reading later that night, she figures it's just her eyes playing tricks on her when she sees the ink on the bookmark move a little. But when the ink slithers toward her, it's too late...
As Tanya tries to get to the bottom of Southland's nefarious schemes, the book is broken up by nine other creepy tales, including one about middle-school horror movie fans who track down the scariest horror movie of all time, another about a kid whose "baby eye" is beginning to fall out, and yet another about a vampire suffering due to a virus that is keeping people indoors. A mix of squirmy, funny and downright terrifying, these tales will leave readers thinking twice about the things that go bump in the night.
The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
About the authors
JEFF SZPIRGLAS is the author of multiple books in the Countdown to Danger series. In addition to his choose-your-own-path titles, Jeff has written award-nominated non-fiction books and several terrifying novels and horror collections for middle-grade readers, including Tales from the Fringes of Fear and Tales from Beyond the Brain. With his wife, Danielle Saint-Onge, he is the co-author of the Orca Echoes books X Marks the Spot!, Something's Fishy and Messy Miranda. He's worked at CTV Television and was an editor at Chirp, chickaDEE and Owl magazines. He has twin children, two cats (the cats are not twins) and one dog. In his spare time, he teaches elementary school. He lives in Kitchener, Ontario. Visit him online at www.jeffszpirglas.com.
Steven P. Hughes is an award-winning Canadian illustrator whose clients include the Globe and Mail, Reader's Digest and Scientific American. He graduated from Sheridan College with a BAA in Illustration. He lives in Bolton, Ontario, with his wife and their two dogs.
Awards
- Nominated, Forest of Reading Red Maple Award
- Nominated, Young Readers' Choice Book Awards of British Columbia (YRCABC) Red Cedar Book Awards - Fiction
- Commended, Junior Library Guild (JLG) Gold Standard Selection
Editorial Reviews
“This well-paced, rather disturbing, and very creepy collection will appeal to a wide variety of readers.”
Kirkus Reviews
“This chilling collection of short stories is a perfect choice for middle-grade readers who crave a good scare. It cleverly combines spine-tingling tales with a wraparound story that adds a layer of mystery and suspense…A great introduction to horror for younger readers. It’s both entertaining and suspenseful, leaving you guessing until the very end.”
Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD)
“A collection of scary short stories that run the horror gamut.”
School Library Journal
