Spooky New York: Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore
Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for thirty creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences from times past.  Set in remote Adirondack towns, windswept stretches of Long Island Sound, and all around New York City, the stories in this entertaining and compelling collection will have readers looking over their shoulder again and again.New York folklore traditions are kept alive in these expert retellings by master storyteller S. E. Schlosser, and in artist Paul Hoffman's evocative illustrations. You'll meet ghosts and witches, hear things that go bump in the night, and feel an icy wind on the back of your neck on a warm summer evening. Whether read around the campfire on a dark and stormy night or from the backseat of the family van on the way to grandma's, this is a collection to treasure.