Haunted Houses
From the Series Spooky Stories for Grades 3-8
Most haunted houses were once the scenes of gruesome events or some deep human unhappiness. Rose Hall Great House in Jamaica is no exception. The mistress of the house, Annie Palmer, began her reign of terror at 18. The house is still said to be haunted by “The White Witch of Rose Hall,” and the story of Annie’s haunting is the basis for over a dozen gothic novels. This nonfiction account of a haunted house along with 10 other haunted house histories will keep young readers on the edges of their chairs, scarily awake!
| Interest Level | Grade 4 - Grade 8 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 4 |
| Copyright | 2008 |
| BISACS | JNF052030 |
| Genre | Hi-Lo, Narrative, Nonfiction |
| Publisher | Bearport Publishing |
| Imprint | Bearport Books |
| Series | Scary Places |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 32 |
| Lexile | 820 |
| Scholastic Reading Counts! Level | 5.4 |
| Scholastic Reading Counts! Quiz | Q43586 |
| Scholastic Reading Counts! Points | 3.0 |
| ISBN | 9781597165730 |
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| Title Format | Reinforced book |
| Release Date | 2008-01-01 |
| Author | Dinah Williams |
| Features | Author/Illustrator biography, Detailed maps, Glossary of key words, Index, Table of contents |
| Dewey | 133.1'22 |
| Graphics | Full-color illustrations, Full-color photographs, Historical photographs |
| Dimensions | 8 x 10 |
| ATOS Reading Level | 5.1 |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 120509 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 0.5 |