Scary Stories 3
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Chapter Book · Ages 10–13 · 1991 · Est. 1.5 hour read

Scary Stories 3

By Alvin Schwartz, Stephen Gammell (Illustrator)

Book #3 in the Scary Stories series

Discover chilling tales where nightmares blur with reality and death lurks in the shadows.

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128 pages· 11,420 words· Est. 1.5 hour read
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Dive into a world of eerie folklore with 'Scary Stories 3.' Unravel the mystery of the Wolf girl, encounter a hearse with glowing-eyed men, and question if nightmares can come true. Each tale, accompanied by haunting illustrations, promises to send shivers down your spine. Will you dare to face the unknown and escape an appointment with Death? These stories are perfect for sharing in the dark, where every whisper and shadow adds to the thrill. Prepare for a spine-tingling journey into the macabre and the mysterious.

From the publisher

Storytellers know – just as they have for hundreds and hundreds of years – that everyone enjoys a good, scary story!Alvin Schwartz’s Scary Stories 3 joins his other popular collections of scary folklore, Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark and More Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, to give readers spooky, funny and fantastic tales guaranteed to raise goose bumps.Who is the Wolf girl? Why is a hearse filled with men with yellow glowing eyes? Can a nightmare become reality? How do you avoid an appointment with Death?Stephen Gammell’s splendidly creepy drawings perfectly capture the mood of more than two dozens scary stories – and even a scary song – all just right for reading along or for telling aloud in the dark..

At a glance
Format
Pages
128
Words
11,420
Reading age
10–13
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
680L
Themes & topics
Books about HalloweenBooks about ghostsBooks about supernatural fictionBooks about scary talesBooks about urban legends
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.3
F&P level
~P
AR points
2
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
18787
Publication
Published
September 4, 2001
First published
September 20, 1991
Publisher
Harpercoll
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780060217945

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