Hauntings and Horrors: The Ultimate Guide to Spooky America [Paperback]

David Cohen (Author), Susan Cohen (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

This thrilling, chilling collection of stories about one hundred of America's most hair-raising locations will keep you up at night! Daniel and Susan Cohen take readers on a fascinating, phantom-filled tour of monster sightings, UFO landings, and hauntings from every state.

From the ghost who reenacts her own fatal fall at the Octagon House in Washington, D.C., to eerie accounts of alien abduction in New Mexico, the authors explore each creepy location in a straightforward, utterly believable manner. The entries, complete with travel directions and telephone numbers, focus on places readers can actually visit. Part guidebook, part spooky-story collection, this is unbeatable reading for any fan of the supernatural.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Gr. 4-6. Daniel Cohen, known for his many books on supernatural phenomena, returns to the subject in his latest title, written with his wife. This time, however, the result is a little different--a travelogue of reputedly haunted places across America, complete with notes about location and, sometimes, a resource address or phone number. To make it even easier for travelers, the Cohens have organized the sites by region. The Northeast and the South seem to fare best, home to more than half of the 101 places described. Kids may be disappointed that the text is so matter-of-fact (no sensational tellings here), but the selection is very good. A family can visit Houdini's grave in New York, swing over to New Hampshire to see the site of the first alien abduction, spend time with Harry Truman's ghost in Missouri, then venture west to Roswell, New Mexico. Illustrations, mostly photos, are scattered throughout; finished ones weren't available at the time of this review. Plenty of appeal. A bibliography is appended. Stephanie Zvirin
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About the Author

Daniel Cohen is an authority on ghosts, monsters, and UFOs. His more than 170 books include Great Ghosts, The World of UFOs, and Vampires. He has cowritten thirty books with his wife, Susan, including the guidebook Where to Find Dinosaurs.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile (August 26, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0525469001
• ISBN-13: 978-0525469001
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,257,681 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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