<p><b>A spooky, illustrated collection of Atlantic ghost stories for middle-grade readers by the award-winning author of <i>The Ghost Road<\/i>.<\/b><\/p>
\n<p><i>The whole world seemed to tilt at that moment, like a painting on a wall that gets knocked a little crooked. Everything she had known as real up until now was slightly altered, and she seemed to be standing on the edge of a huge, dark, trembling world that was just a little different than it had been one minute before. Ghosts were real.<\/i> <\/p>
\n<p><i>There is no dark like the Newfoundland dark<\/i>. These ominous words beckon young readers onward in this spooky collection of ghost stories by celebrated ghost story-teller and award-winning middle-grade author Charis Cotter. Reimagined from family stories told across Newfoundland and passed down over generations, these 10 spine-tingling tales traverse centuries and introduce readers to the Rock’s nooks and crannies. From a ghostly blueberry-picker on the barrens to a visit from the notorious Old Hag, from a mysterious ballet troupe in a St. John’s mansion to a haunted house in an outport community on the cusp of resettlement, these stories bring the island of Newfoundland to vibrant new life (and death) as the thread of these years-old yarns is unravelled for a whole new generation. <\/p>
\n<p>Featuring ghostly black-and-white illustrations from Newfoundland artist Genevieve Simms, as well as an overview of the Newfoundland storytelling tradition, and a Story Behind the Story for each tale including context on the story’s history, its original teller, its featured ghost, and setting, along with tips for spooky storytelling and a Glossary of Newfoundland terms, <i>Screech!<\/i> is equal parts eerie and educational, making it a riveting read as well as a great resource for budding historians and storytellers.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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