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When the Lights Go Out: Twenty Scary Tales to Tell

When the Lights Go Out: Twenty Scary Tales to Tell

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When the Lights Go Out: Twenty Scary Tales to Tell

When the Lights Go Out: Twenty Scary Tales to Tell

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Designed primarily as a collection of scary fare for adults to tell elementary-age children, the tales may be read and some even told by children. Also contains notes on the stories.Some very scary, some quite mild, some really gross. All easy-to-tell. Includes: “Little Buttercup” (Norway); “Wee Little Tyke” (England); “Looking for Home” (England); “Wicked John and the Devil”(Appalachian); “The Great Red Cat”(Scotland); “The Wizard Clip” (West Virginia); “The Tinker and the Ghost”(Spain); “The Conjure Wives”(Appalachia); “Sop Doll”(Appalachia); “The Hobyahs” (Australia); “Old Ben” (Appalachia); “Sam’l” (England); “Cat with the Beckoning Paw”(Japan); “Totanguak”(Eskimo); “Red Silk Handkerchief” (England); “Strange Visitor”(England); “Who Lives in the Skull?” (Russia); “Let’s Go on a Ghost Hunt” (American); “Tale of a Black Cat” (American); “Witches’ Brew” (US).

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Released September 1, 1988
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Margaret Read MacDonald writes contemporary fiction and has always been fascinated by character-driven stories. They hold a degree in English Literature and previously worked as an editor before transitioning to writing their own books. Margaret Read MacDonald lives with their spouse and a very vocal rescue cat.

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