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    Paranormal Stories to Scare Your Socks Off!
    Paranormal Stories to Scare Your Socks Off!
    Paranormal Stories to Scare Your Socks Off!
    Ebook57 pages29 minutes

    Paranormal Stories to Scare Your Socks Off!

    By Michael Dahl, Megan Atwood, Colin Jack and

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    An out-of-this-world collection of paranormal stories for young horror fans!

    CAUTION: The stories in this book will SCARE YOUR SOCKS OFF! Can a family escape a train full of ghastly ghosts? Are two boys doomed when a UFO interrupts their camping trip? Will a young girl’s mind-reading powers drive her to madness? Discover the answers to all these questions and more (or die trying) in this terrifying collection of eight paranormal stories. Featuring four scream-worthy horror writers—including bestselling author Michael Dahl—this anthology is an absolute must-have for your next campout, sleepover, or Halloween party. Perfect for fans of genre classics—such as Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps series—and any seeker of nightmare fuel.

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    Monster Stories to Scare Your Socks Off!
    Ghost Stories to Scare Your Socks Off!
    Sorcery Stories to Scare Your Socks Off!
    Zombie Stories to Scare Your Socks Off!
    Vampire Stories to Scare Your Socks Off!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Young Readers
    Release dateAug 1, 2024
    ISBN9781669072065
    Paranormal Stories to Scare Your Socks Off!
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    Michael Dahl

    Michael Dahl is the prolific author of the bestselling Goodnight, Baseball picture book and more than 200 other books for children and young adults. He has won the Association of Educational Publishers Distinguished Achievement Award three times for his nonfiction, a Teachers’ Choice Award from Learning Magazine, and a Seal of Excellence from the Creative Child Awards. Dahl currently lives in Minnesota.

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      Paranormal Stories to Scare Your Socks Off! - Michael Dahl

      IT’S IN THE RUNES

      Benjamin Harper

      I found something! I shouted over my shoulder to my cousin Andrea. She and I were at a family gathering in Half Moon Bay. We were exploring the mysterious shoreline together while our parents caught up on boring stuff like job promotions and new houses.

      What is it? she shouted excitedly, running past a giant pile of driftwood and seaweed.

      It looks like some kind of necklace, I replied, holding the relic in my hand. It was octagonal and had a red stone in the middle that shone in the sunlight. There were weird markings all around the edge surrounding the stone.

      A large amulet necklace with a ruby-like stone. Inside the stone is an obscure image of a demon.

      What does it say? Andrea asked, pointing at the engravings. I had no idea. It looked really, really old.

      Let’s take it to the library, I decided. The librarian will know what to do.

      We ran down the beach toward the cottage we had rented for the week and out the front door.

      We’re going to the library, we called to our bewildered parents. We’ll be back soon!

      When we got to the library, we rushed right over to the information desk. I plonked the amulet down on the wooden surface a little more enthusiastically than I should have in a library, but I needed answers!

      We have a question, I said to the stunned librarian, who turned her attention away from her computer. Can you tell us what this is? I pointed at the strange markings on the amulet.

      Hmm, the librarian pondered, gazing at our mysterious treasure. I think I know just the thing for you two. She got up and led us over to the stacks of books.

      Here it is! she exclaimed after running her fingers along the spines of several dusty old tomes. You should be able to find your answer here.

      Ancient Alphabets and Their Meanings, the book’s title read.

      Thank you! we both said as we ran over to a table to do some research.

      I’ll be very interested in your findings, the librarian told us before walking back to her desk.

      Flipping through the pages, we saw examples of several ancient alphabets, all with crazy shapes. No, no, no! I said. None of these is right!

      Then we turned the page. Aha! Andrea pointed. This is it!

      On the page before us was an alphabet called the Elder Futhark. Runes! Of course!

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