| Description |
488 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Summary |
A collection of almost forty eerie, mysterious, intriguing, and very short stories by the acclaimed authors Stefan Bachmann, Katherine Catmull, Claire LeGrand, and Emma Trevayne. The Cabinet of Curiosities is perfect for fans of Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and anyone who relishes a good creepy tale. The book features an introduction and commentary by the authors and black-and-white illustrations throughout. |
| Contents |
Introduction ; Drawer one: cake. Fairy cakes / by Emma Trevayne ; The cake made out of teeth / by Claire Legrand ; The other house / by Stephan Bachmann ; The wolf inside / by Katherine Catmull ; Drawer two: Love. Motherhood / by Stephan Bachmann ; The graveyard of hearts / by Emma Trevayne ; Dark Valentine / by Katherine Catmull ; Red shoes and doll parts / by Claire Legrand ; Footprints / by Emma Trevayne ; Room three: Luck. The tin man's price / by Claire Legrand ; Johnny knockers / by Stephan Bachmann ; The circus / by Emma Trevayne ; Lucky, lucky girl / by Katherine Catmull ; Just a little graveyard game / by Claire Legrand ; Drawer four: Tricks. Transcript: Information provided by an eleven-year-old male, two weeks after the incident / by Katherine Catmull ; Quicksilver and the stranger / by Claire Legrand ; Plum boy and the dead man / by Stephan Bachmann ; Generously donated by / by Emma Trevayne ; The hive / by Stephan Bachmann ; Drawer five: Flowers. The iron rose / by Katherine Catmull ; The garden full of bad things / by Claire Legrand ; Mabel Mavelia / by Stephan Bachmann ; Mirror, mirror / by Claire Legrand ; Drawer six: Travel. The trouble with the ghoul / by Stephan Bachmann ; Clickety-clack / by Emma Trevayne ; Red-raging sun / by Katherine Catmull ; Tale of two towns / by Stephan Bachmann ; Room Seven: Song. Rhapsody in doom / by Claire Legrand ; Wayward sons and windblown daughters / by Stephan Bachmann ; Spidersong / by Emma Trevayne ; The talent of the howl / by Katherine Catmull ; The book of bones / by Emma Trevayne ; Drawer eight: Fairy tales. The shoes that were danced to pieces / by Katherine Catmull ; The sandman cometh / by Claire Legrand ; Jack Shadow / by Emma Trevayne ; The storyteller's shadows / by Katherine Catmull ; Epilogue ; Meet the curators ; Index of story titles ; Acknowledgments. |
| Audience |
790L Lexile |
| Note |
790L Lexile |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader MG 5.3 14 166420 |
| Note |
Accelerated Reader MG 5.3 14 166420 |
| Subject |
Ghost stories, American -- Juvenile fiction.
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Short stories -- Juvenile fiction.
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| Added Author |
Bachmann, Stefan, 1993-
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Catmull, Katherine.
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Legrand, Claire, 1986-
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Trevayne, Emma.
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Jansson, Alexander.
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| ISBN |
9780062331052 (hardcover) |
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0062331051 (hardcover) |
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