The Most Haunted Places in the United States

by Emily Raij

Overview

Fifty states provide plenty of places for bloody battles and spooky stories. Is the number of reported hauntings higher at certain locations? Give young readers the keys to walk into some of the scariest U.S. sites and discover their haunted pasts!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491440773
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	08/01/2015
Series:	Spooked
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	721,297
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.31(d)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Emily Raij has written more than 40 books for children and edited dozens of professional resources for K-12 teachers. She is a native of Chicago, where she earned her journalism degree from Northwestern University. She lives in Florida with her husband, daughter, son, and dog.

Table of Contents

Scary states — The Alamo — Alcatraz Island — Bachelor's Grove Cemetery — Bell Witch Cave — Gettysburg — LaLaurie Mansion — Lizzie Borden House — Myrtles Plantation — Roosevelt Hollywood Hotel — The White House — Winchester Mystery House — Do you believe?

Interviews

Accessible yet engaging text enhanced with high-interest fact boxes to provide additional information                Unexplained mysteries are a popular topic for young readers  The tone and content keeps intrigue and mystery of topic, but avoids scaring readers too much (just the right level of scariness), controlled vocabulary