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True Fright: Trapped Beneath the Ice! and Other True Stories Scarier Than Fiction
A young girl skating on a pond with her friend suddenly sees the ice spidering beneath her skates. She turns-desperate to reach the safety of shore-but it's too late. As her horrified friend watches helplessly, the young girl disappears beneath the ice...
Terrifying? Absolutely. But what makes it even scarier is that it's true. Want more?
How about the town whose residents mysteriously died as a result of a curse? Or the coincidental deaths of three Japanese girls in 1657-each killed by the same Kimono! Or the French woman who died at sea and was buried-only for the horrified crew to discover later that she was still alive...
From ghostly tales of mysterious hauntings to unexplained encounters and near-death experiences-each of these more than a dozen frightening tales is guaranteed to send a shiver of fright down your spine. Just remember: This is not make-believe!
Terrifying? Absolutely. But what makes it even scarier is that it's true. Want more?
How about the town whose residents mysteriously died as a result of a curse? Or the coincidental deaths of three Japanese girls in 1657-each killed by the same Kimono! Or the French woman who died at sea and was buried-only for the horrified crew to discover later that she was still alive...
From ghostly tales of mysterious hauntings to unexplained encounters and near-death experiences-each of these more than a dozen frightening tales is guaranteed to send a shiver of fright down your spine. Just remember: This is not make-believe!
128 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published February 15, 1996
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December 23, 2019
I read a lot of children's fiction. A middle grade book with a good story is an excellent palate cleanser in between heavier adult fiction. Some of my favorite go-to kids books are collections of stories about strange/weird occurrences. After reading one of Ted Pedersen's other books, I found this one in a thrift store and it just had to come home with me! I read it last night while cooking supper. So entertaining!
True Fright - Trapped Beneath the Ice is a collection of 15 short tales of (supposedly) true scary or strange happenings. From a skater falling through thin ice to a tale about a cursed ship, the stories are varied and interesting. Are they all true? Nah....but still fun to read!
These stories are very short....just a couple of pages each. They are definitely written for children. Nothing graphic or traumatic. A couple are lightly scary, but not overly so. Age appropriate, and easy to read. I could see this book being used to coax a reluctant reader to enjoy a book. Or for supplemental reading in a classroom. Or just for fun reading at home. For me, it was a bit of a nostalgia read. I remember buying books like these from the order forms they gave us at school. My friends and I would order different books....read them....then trade. Books like this one fostered my life-long love of reading!
The tales are all entertaining. They are well written, but obviously geared for young readers. There are no illustrations. The stories are short. Perfect for kids who might have a bit of trouble with longer chapters,but also entertaining for those who just like to read. As an adult, I enjoyed this book. It was a nice break from the heavier fiction/non-fiction I usually read. It made for a nice, relaxing, easy bit of reading!
True Fright - Trapped Beneath the Ice is a collection of 15 short tales of (supposedly) true scary or strange happenings. From a skater falling through thin ice to a tale about a cursed ship, the stories are varied and interesting. Are they all true? Nah....but still fun to read!
These stories are very short....just a couple of pages each. They are definitely written for children. Nothing graphic or traumatic. A couple are lightly scary, but not overly so. Age appropriate, and easy to read. I could see this book being used to coax a reluctant reader to enjoy a book. Or for supplemental reading in a classroom. Or just for fun reading at home. For me, it was a bit of a nostalgia read. I remember buying books like these from the order forms they gave us at school. My friends and I would order different books....read them....then trade. Books like this one fostered my life-long love of reading!
The tales are all entertaining. They are well written, but obviously geared for young readers. There are no illustrations. The stories are short. Perfect for kids who might have a bit of trouble with longer chapters,but also entertaining for those who just like to read. As an adult, I enjoyed this book. It was a nice break from the heavier fiction/non-fiction I usually read. It made for a nice, relaxing, easy bit of reading!
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