The Under Cover Book & Light: Ghosts and Other Scary Stories/Book and Light (Paperback)

~ (Author), Pat Hancock (Author)

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Product Description

A collection of nine scary stories about ghosts.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Trade; FIRST EDITIION edition (September 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590471627
• ISBN-13: 978-0590471626
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,664,867 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Nostalgia never fails..., October 10, 2007

By	A. McCallum "AM" (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this book (Amazon Marketplace) for the same reason a lot of adults search for books they read a decade or so ago. Nostalgia.

My love for young adult books will never cease, even though I am *now* 20-something. My favorite books to read were scary/ghost story books. By the time I was 12, I had a whole book shelf dedicated mostly to scary stories for kids.

This book is the earliest book I remember reading. I remember the vibe I had while reading the book and a few stories stuck with me through the years. I originally bought the book when it was released as an "Under (the) Cover" book that came with a book light. If you were a Goosebumps fan, you may remember a few of those books came with a book light too.

Overall, this book is great for a young reader around 8 or 9. The short stories aren't complicated (as some short stories can be) and a few of them can be *just* creepy enough. I also enjoyed the illustrations in this book. They are line drawings (no color, hardly any shading) that is very unlike a lot of kids books that give a unique look at the stories you are reading. They're not as scary as Stephen Gammell's illustrations for another well-known scary stories book, but they hold up (for me anyway).

4 stars because it stayed in my mind over the years and persuaded me to re-purchase it again. Re-reading it was a blast. Old memories die hard for those of us that are kids-at-heart.