13 SCARY GHOST STORIES

Marianne Carus, . . Scholastic, $4.50 (144pp) ISBN 978-0-439-34021-2

PW called this a collection of "spine-tingling tales," originally published as That's Ghosts for You: 13 Scary Stories, and culled from folklore as well as Cricket magazine archives. Ages 8-12. (Oct.)

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