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Scariest Stories Ever Told
by Roberta Simpson Brown (Author)

Booktalk: This spooky collection of haunting stories from the “Queen of Cold Blooded Tales”, Roberta Simpson Brown, may well be The Scariest Stories Ever Told. These chilling tales are filled with familiar themes to make anyone feel safe – the grouchy old teacher, a family telling one another ghost stories in an old cabin, well meaning yet clueless parents – but jam packed with enough ghouls, ghosts, and menacing spirits to give anyone the chills. The Scariest Stories Ever Told includes over 13 contemporary tales featuring children tackling (and sometimes getting tackled by) their fears. Meet sinister characters like the stick man, the shadows and the feathered thing. Take a peak at the haunted well, check out the school locker portal to the “other side” and buck up your courage to visit the creepy costume party. Children will love seeing characters their age confront sinister creatures and work up the courage to explore supernatural occurrences in everyday life. No one is safe when the “Queen of Cold Blooded Tales” is around so be advised to make sure the lights are on and the doors are locked before opening this book.

Snippet:
Don’t Open that Locker

“What does that have to do with my locker?” asked Nora.

“What they caught on tape was a small ghostly figure that sailed in front of the camera, flew down the hall, and disappeared into this locker!” she said. “Some kids think this locker might be a portal.”

“What’s a portal?” asked Nora.

“It’s an opening between this world and the next,” explained Mia. “Something could be waiting in that locker and pull you right into the next world. Some kids think that’s what happened to that girl who disappeared last year. They think that is her ghost caught on the security camera.”

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Little Wing Learns to Fly
by Calista Brill (Author) and Jennifer A. Bell (Illustrator)

Booktalk: No matter how hard Little Wing tries to fly, he always flops . . . until one day when his fluttering takes him above the clouds and far away—maybe too far away! Lost in the sky, Little Wing has to find his way home. But thanks to a special someone, he learns the importance of dragon rules. And with a helping wing to guide him, Little Wing can be flip, flop, fearless!

Snippet: “Today’s the day,” I told my mama. “Today I am going to fly.”

Just be careful, Little wing,” Mama said. You don’t want to get hurt . . . again.”