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Hook Moon Night: Spooky Tales from the Georgia Mountains

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Hook Moon Night is a true delight for anyone young or old who loves a good ghost story. Gibbons weaves her magic with down to earth southern tales that always satisfies. The conversational cadence makes it a great read aloud. Hook Moon Night is a collection of tales told on the porch on a dark night. The Indian Graveyard is a particular favorite of mine. It is a tale of what happens when two boys disturb an Indian grave. One boy violates it further by actually taking jewelry from the grave with the intent to sell it. The night doesn't pass before the boy encounters a force which threatens to take his life.

These spooky tales are skillfully woven together. As a Georgia mountain family gathers together at night on the front porch, the traditional ghost stories are told, one gracefully transitioning into the other. Many of the tales are eerie like the one of the woman who was buried alive. But my favorite was the one of the ghostly teacher who inspires a lame boy to learn and to teach. The black and white drawings are especially evocative and haunting. This is a terrific collection of ghost tales.