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Young Adult Fiction Ghost Stories

The Golden Leg

And Other Ghostly Campfire Tales

by (author) Dale Jarvis

Publisher
Flanker Press
Initial publish date
Oct 2007
Category
Ghost Stories
Recommended Age
10 to 15
Recommended Grade
6
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781897317075
    Publish Date
    Oct 2007
    List Price
    $5.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781771170543
    Publish Date
    Oct 2007
    List Price
    $38.85

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One of Canada’s favourite storytellers is back with a collection of classic ghost stories for young readers. If you dare, make your acquaintance with dark-cloaked ladies gliding through the silent streets, headless men fished out of the ocean’s depths, and clutching hands reaching out of the inky darkness. Author and storyteller Dale Jarvis has put together a collection of spooky stories from Newfoundland and Labrador, along with ghastly tales hand-picked from haunted spots around the world, and he has retold them in his own wonderfully creepy style.
All author’s royalties from The Golden Leg will be donated to the Camp Delight Children’s Oncology Camp, a project of the Candlelighters Association of Newfoundland and Labrador. This annual summer camp program, designed for children between the ages of 7 and 17 diagnosed with cancer, their siblings, and siblings of children who have passed away, has hosted hundreds of campers since 1988.

About the author

Dale Jarvis works as the Intangible Cultural Heritage Development Officer for the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador, helping communities to safeguard traditional culture, the only full-time provincially funded folklorist position in Canada. Dale holds a B.Sc. in anthropology/archaeology from Trent University, and a M.A. in folklore from Memorial University. He is a past president of the Newfoundland Historic Trust, and has contributed as a board member and volunteer to many local arts and heritage organizations. He regularly teaches workshops on oral history, cultural documentation, folklore project management, and public folklore programming. By night, Dale is the proprietor of the St. John’s Haunted Hike ghost tour and raconteur of local tales. As a storyteller, he performs ghost stories, stories of the fairies and little people, tales of phantom ships and superstitions, and legends and traditional tales from Newfoundland, Labrador, and beyond. His repertoire includes long-form folk and fairy tales from the island, with a wide-ranging knowledge of local legends, tall tales, and myths. A newspaper columnist and author of several books on Newfoundland and Labrador ghost stories and folklore, he is a tireless promoter of local culture. A mummering enthusiast and hobby horse–maker, Dale was one of the founding members of the 2009 Mummers Festival in St. John’s.

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Librarian Reviews

The Golden Leg and Other Ghostly Campfire Tales

Dale Jarvis presents a collection of spooky stories from Newfoundland and Labrador, along with ghastly tales handpicked from haunted spots around the world. Black-and-white illustrations accompany these spine-tingling tales.

Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Best Books for Kids & Teens. 2009.