Dare To Be Scared: Thirteen Stories To Chill And Thrill

Dare To Be Scared: Thirteen Stories To Chill And Thrill by Robert D. San Souci. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780439754255.

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. "Ants" features Kyle, who tricks his mother into allowing him to go see a scary movie with his friend, but regrets it when the movie lingers a bit too long after the end credit. 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. 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. Nighttown -- The dark, dark house -- The caller -- The double dare -- Space is the place -- Ants -- The Halloween spirit -- The Bald Mountain monster -- Playland -- Smoke -- Mrs. Moonlight (Senora de Luna) -- Hungry ghosts -- Bakotahl