Guys Read: Terrifying Tales
Description
Be afraid, be very afraid of Terrifying Tales, the sixth volume in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading.
Eleven masters of suspense—Kelly Barnhill, Michael Buckley, Adam Gidwitz, Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown, Claire Legrand, Nikki Loftin, Daniel José Older, Dav Pilkey, R.L. Stine, and Rita Williams-Garcia—have come together to bring you a bone-chilling collection of original ghost stories with illustrations by Gris Grimly, perfect for sharing around the campfire, reading under the covers with a flashlight, and scaring your friends’ pants off.
Compiled and edited by kid-lit madman Jon Scieszka, Guys Read: Terrifying Tales is a creepy-fun read (if you’re brave enough, that is).
|Ten stories guaranteed to have you sleeping with the lights on, from the following guys, girls, and ghouls: Kelly Barnhill • Michael Buckley • Adam Gidwitz • Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown • Claire Legrand • Nikki Loftin Daniel José Older • Dav Pilkey • R. L. Stine • Rita Williams-Garcia • with illustrations by Gris Grimly
|“Readers, boys and girls alike, need look no further.” - ALA Booklist (starred review), about The Sports Pages
“Packs a dizzying punch.” - Kirkus Reviews, about Thriller
“Funny Business sets the bar high. Will have readers laughing as they turn the pages.” - Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA), about Funny Business
Praise for the Guys Read series: “You certainly don’t have to be a guy to appreciate these morsels of fact-based storytelling and then beg for more.” - ALA Booklist (starred review), about True Stories
“Speculative fiction fans-especially tween guys-will rejoice.” - ALA Booklist, about Other Worlds
PUBLISHER:
HarperCollins
ISBN-10:
0062385577
ISBN-13:
9780062385574
BINDING:
Paperback / softback
PUBLICATION YEAR:
2015
NUMBER OF PAGES:
288
BOOK DIMENSIONS:
7.75(H) x 5.50(W) x 0.80(D)
AUDIENCE TYPE:
Children / juvenile
LANGUAGE:
English