Ghosts Unveiled! (Creepy and True #2)

by Kerrie Logan Hollihan

Overview

Discover all the mysteries, facts, and discoveries about ghosts that are creepy—and true—in the much-anticipated companion to Mummies Exposed!

Do you believe in ghosts? Whether you’re a believer in things that go bump in the night or a firmly science-minded skeptic, there is compelling evidence to suggest that the veil between the living and the dead may be thinner than we think.

Kerrie Logan Hollihan’s Ghosts Unveiled! investigates spectral appearances, unsolved mysteries, and eerie hauntings around the world: the Vanishing Hitchhiker, the child-nabbing La Llorona, demon cats and dogs, haunted schools, and even wraiths in bathrooms! Examining eyewitness accounts from both contemporary interviews and historical records as well as physical signs of paranormal activity, this illustrated, meticulously researched, well-balanced, and spine-tingling book will leave you wondering what is truly beyond the veil.

The Creepy and True series explores strange phenomena, fun facts, and out-of-the-ordinary discoveries. Read them all to uncover the creepy and true histories of mummies, ghosts, skeletons, and more!
The Creepy and True series:
Mummies Exposed! (#1)
Ghosts Unveiled! (#2)
Bones Unearthed! (#3)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781419746796
Publisher:	Abrams Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	09/29/2020
Series:	Creepy and True
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	10 - 14 Years

About the Author

Kerrie Logan Hollihan writes award-winning nonfiction for kids and teens, including the Creepy and True series. Her books have been honored by VOYA Magazine, the Amelia Bloomer Project, Smithsonian, and more. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Editorial Reviews

"The accounts are lively, and by closing with her own glimpse of two ghostly children, she makes common cause with readers eager to believe: 'It’s all left me shaking my head in wonder.'"

Kirkus Reviews

"The accounts are lively, and by closing with her own glimpse of two ghostly children, she makes common cause with readers eager to believe: 'It’s all left me shaking my head in wonder.'"—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2020-07-14
The author of Mummies Exposed! (2019) digs up an array of spectral encounters, from the Flying Dutchman to personal brushes with the paranormal.

Though not quite able to abandon her own skepticism (“For the people who see them, ghosts are true. Very true”), Hollihan takes a respectful approach in this anecdotal ramble. Uncritically stirring in spirit photos, trailing a thick section of source notes, and brushing in broad historical contexts for each incident, her thematic chapters get underway with a list of no fewer than 193 Anglo-Saxon synonyms for ghosts or fairies. She then goes on to record apparitions, including the 15 “well-authenticated ghosts [that] infest” the U.S. Capitol; “vanishing hitchhiker[s]” met in Indiana and Somalia; “creepy and delicious” reports of spectral trains and ships; post-mortem appearances by Australia’s Ned Kelly and Alabama’s “Railroad Bill,” both seen as Robin Hood figures (the former White, the latter biracial Black/White); and angry or hungry ghosts in India, Korea, and Japan. She carefully acknowledges that different cultures regard their dead in different ways and links both modern Día de Muertos celebrations and La Llorona to Aztec beliefs and practices. The accounts are lively, and by closing with her own glimpse of two ghostly children, she makes common cause with readers eager to believe: “It’s all left me shaking my head in wonder.”

Mild chills for fans of all things “creepy and delicious.” (bibliography, index) (Nonfiction. 10-13)

Kirkus Reviews