Spooky California (2nd ed.) | Free Book
Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for
thirty creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and
other strange occurrences in California. Set in the Golden State's
big cities, oceanside towns, rugged mountains, and sparsely
populated deserts, the stories in this entertaining and compelling
collection will have readers looking over their shoulders again and
again.
California's folklore is kept alive in these
expert retellings by master storyteller S. E. Schlosser and in
artist Paul Hoffman's evocative illustrations. Readers will meet the
Queen of Death Valley, cheer on the ghost who haunts his
claim-jumping murderer, look out for a blood-hungry rolling head,
learn about the sea monster of Monterey Bay Canyon, and hear
otherworldly voices from the Pacific Ocean--or simply feel an icy
wind on the back of their necks on a warm California evening.
Whether read around the campfire on a dark and stormy night or from
the backseat of the family van on the way to grandma's, this is a
collection to treasure.
About the Author
S. E. Schlosser has been telling stories since she was a child,
when games of "let's pretend" quickly built themselves into
full-length stories. A graduate of the Institute of Children's
Literature and Rutgers University, she also created and maintains the
Web site AmericanFolklore.net, where she shares a wealth of stories
from all fifty states, some dating back to the origins of America. She
is also the author of Globe Pequot's
Spooky New England, Spooky New York, Spooky South, and
Spooky Southwest.
Paul G. Hoffman trained in painting and
printmaking, with his first extensive illustration work on assignment
in Egypt, drawing ancient wall reliefs for the University of Chicago.
His work graces books of many genres--children's titles, textbooks,
short story collections, natural history volumes, and numerous
cookbooks. For the Spooky series he employed a scratchboard technique
and an active imagination.
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