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Title: . Nine for the NightLight: Nine Creepy Tales Just For Kids Spooky Read …. Recommended … 4 stars The Review The Table of Contents lists the nine creepy tales. Messages in the Lunch Room is a spooky tale featuring a teacher who should never be allowed near a classroom. While in the lunch room one child after another reads the words, “There will be a terrible accident,” in their bowl of soup. And, sure enough, there is. Mushed relates how Jason and Pinch O Luv Nanny, Mrs Cutshaw, get along while Jason’s Mom and Dad are caring for his Grandmother. Ashburger tells the story of Kyle, his parents and Aunt Tanith. Missy Mage and the Mean Old Lady Down The Street :Jayona 10 and Tyler 6 have moved to a new town, before long they meet the mean old lady down the street. Tyler’s favorite toy is Ace, Missy Mage belongs to Jayona. Cal and the Birthday Party is the tale of Cal and his behavior at Mandy Whitemore’s birthday party. Cal was not a pleasant party guest. The Parrot : Jake Swafford likes the cookies his neighbor Mrs. Harrison bakes. Before long the cookies stop and Jake is not happy to find Mrs Harrison is now busy with a new interest. Her nephew brought her a parrot. There must be something Jake can do. In The Overanxious Paddler Tina and Bobby often feel the whack of Father’s paddle and then one day the children disappear. Russell and Aunt Olympia know how to handle bullies in Stone Jimmy . The last tale is The Ghost of Jacob Abel : it is moving day and the family soon learns that a mysterious jar of coins, a table and a ghost are part of the deal. Writer Perry, mother of 4 youngsters, and respected author of erotic romance has tried her hand at writing for the juvenile market. On the pages of Nine for the NightLight: Nine Creepy Tales Just For Kids Perry cleverly captures the pith of the genre with a shrewd adroitness for presentation. Author Perry puts to worthy use her burgeoning writing aptitude as she pens the nine anecdotes meant for the adolescent reader. The narratives offered are easily read, are fast paced and are action packed. Each tale is kept to 4 – 5 pages, vocabulary is within the sphere of most middle school to Young Adult Readers and the anecdotes are eerie enough to fascinate the most picky reader within the target age. Nine for the NightLight: Nine Creepy Tales Just For Kids is sure to prove a winner for ‘the sitting around the campfire telling spooky stories,’ or ‘the supernatural stories at slumber party’ set. Spooky read, true to the genre. Not for everyone: readers who do not care for gothic tales will not care much for the yarns, those who love the genre will find much to delight their reading senses. Reviewed by: molly martin http://www.angelfire.com/ok4/mollymartin http://www.AuthorsDen.com/mjhollingshead 20+ years California classroom teacher Genre: middle grades/YA Gothic Author: . Maria Perry Osborne Line/Publisher SwanBeauty Bookshttp://www.geocities.com/swanbeautypub/ http://www.geocities.com/soaringcygnets/ http://www.lulu.com/content/128936 3131 RDU Center Dr STE 210, Morrisville, NC, 27560 ISBN: 1-4116-3245-1 the price is $3.44.