Sukey and the Mermaid by Robert D. San Souci

Caribbean folklore, it is noted that the term 'Water Mother' is another name for Mermaid. These exciting stories feature children of various ethnicities taking on all manner of threats from beyond the grave - and beyond logic - while David Ouimet's creepy illustrations add that extra twinge of terror.As always, the illustrations of Pinkney are detailed and Caldecott winning deservable.Ĭultivated from a number of sources such as West Africa. Far Site expands a video game into something much larger - and more frightening! Field of Nightmares turns an innocent baseball game on old man Fletcher's field into a fight for life. Second Childhood wonders where to take shelter from a recently awakened child-ghost? (Answer: Not its former home!) Plat-Eye features twins who learn why they should be afraid of a big, bad shapechanger who's paying a little too much attention to them. Each story hurtles through twists and turns toward a surprise ending much more compelling than in a traditional spook story. on or an act of fate brings the characters face-to-face with the supernatural. Each elegantly crafted vignette draws readers into the life of a young person like themselves just as a bad decisi. San Souci obliges them with 13 more spine-tingling horror stories in Triple-Dare to Be Scared.

Scary stories are a perennial favorite among youngsters, and Robert D. Triple-Dare to Be Scared: Thirteen Further Freaky Tales (Hardback)

Dare to Be Scared weaves suspense, drama, and psychological power into eerie, evocative stories, including ghost tales, fantasy, and science fiction, that will spur young imaginations. In The Caller, Lindsay, a self-absorbed preadolescent, is visited by a deceased aunt who intends to reclaim a coveted ring, and perhaps Lindsay with it! Other stories include a boy whose frightening dream becomes a waking nightmare, a girl whose tricks on her little sister make her a Halloween treat for a real witch, and four middle-school bullies whose cruel ways bring the wrath of a mountain devil.

ee a scary movie with his friend, but regrets it when the movie lingers a bit too long after the end credit. Ants features Kyle, who tricks his mother into allowing him to go s. In this creepy collection, award winning writer Robert San Souci draws on myths, legends, and folk tales to create thirteen completely new stories, all featuring boys and girls from 8 to 12 as leading characters. Dare to Be Scared: Thirteen Stories to Chill and Thrill (Hardback)īy San Souci, Robert D.

Sukey and the Mermaid by Robert D. San Souci