Ghosts of Gettysburg and Other Hauntings of the East

by Suzanne Garbe

Overview

Do you believe in ghosts? Take a trip through the Eastern United States,  then decide for yourself! Roam the Gettysburg battlefield, visit the historic White House, and creep through the Lizzie Borden House. A spooky adventure awaits!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476539164
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2014
Series:	Haunted America
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.80(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	860L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Suzanne Garbe has been writing for fun ever since elementary school, when she wrote a series of mystery stories starring her two best friends. Now, as an adult, she's the author of several children's books as well as published essays about her life experiences. She is currently writing a memoir about her experiences living and teaching in Burkina Faso, West Africa, where she spent two years as a Peace Corps volunteer. In addition to writing, Kara loves traveling, camping, teaching, and eating international food. She grew up in Virginia, but now lives in Minnesota with her husband, two stepsons, and a lot of houseplants.

Table of Contents

Westminster Burying Grounds — Gettysburg battlefield — Lizzie Borden house — The White House — Seguin Island Lighthouse — Omni Parker House — Colonial Williamsburg — Danvers Sate Hospital — U.S.S. Constellation — Govenor Sprague Mansion Museum — Haunted places in this book.

Editorial Reviews

04/01/2014
Gr 3 Up—This series focuses less on sorting fact from fiction, and more on emphasizing what ghost story fans will love: tales of creepy hauntings. Grouped by region, each book offers a look at several haunted locations; a map in the back of each puts those locations in perspective. There are battlefields (Gettysburg, the Alamo) and sites of infamous murders (Lizzy Borden's house); prisons (Alcatraz) and mental hospitals; and stories of plantations where the slaves were mistreated, tortured, or murdered. The series offers a ranking system of scare factor, but the number is never explained, and some of the places ranked in the middle have much eerier stories than their high or low counterparts. Subject-specific words associated with ghost hunting—orbs, spirits, paranormal—are included and defined in the text and in a glossary at the end. The high-interest content and eye-catching, touched-up images will keep young, confident independent readers hooked, and the tales are intriguing enough that even older readers may find them useful, if brief, resources. The series is not too creepy for the timid but eerie enough that ghost-lovers will want to read the whole set.

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