Nightwaves: Scary Tales for After Dark - Hardcover

McDonald, Collin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525650431 ISBN 13: 9780525650430

Publisher: Cobblehill, 1990

Synopsis

A collection of horror tales in which a young girl discovers evil forces lurking in her mother's garden, a boy whose radio gives news of a very strange kind, and the haunting of a construction worker killed in a dam accident

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Grade 4-6-- This collection of eight scary tales is right on target; each story is more intriguing than the one before. Readers are continually surprised, repelled, scared, and appalled at the turn of events that takes place in each superb narrative. When Janet expresses her dislike of helping her mother with her flower garden, she is slowly transformed into a geranium. Tom builds a radio that tells tomorrow's news today. A music teacher sells her orphan students' souls to keep her youth. A spell found in an old magic book turns an ordinary dog into a beast of prey. McDonald weaves his magic creating and sustaining an appropriately scary mood that will delight youngsters and be ideal for reading aloud. Storytellers looking for new materials can find a fresh approach; children are sure to select the book because of the interesting cover art. This book is a welcome addition for lovers of Leach's The Thing at the Foot of the Bed (Philomel, 1987) and Whistle in the Graveyard (Puffin, 1982). --Molly Kinney, North Dade Regional Library, Miami, FL
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About this edition

• Publisher: Cobblehill
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0525650431
• ISBN 13: 9780525650430
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 112