| Skeleton Man Contributor(s): Bruchac, Joseph (Author) |
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ISBN: 0064408884 ISBN-13: 9780064408882 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2003 Annotation: Molly's knowledge of and immersion in her Mohawk heritage is something she takes for granted, as is the wisdom that comes from understanding the traditional tales. Bruchac weaves an incredibly scary story of a girl whose warm, contented family is suddenly torn apart. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Horror - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Native American |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 000054345 |
| Lexile Measure: 730 |
| Series: Skeleton Man |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.08" W x 7.66" (0.19 lbs) 114 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 52617 Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A chilling middle grade novel featuring a brave young girl, missing parents, and a terrifying stranger, based on a Native American legend. R.L. Stine, New York Times bestselling author of the Goosebumps series, raved, This book gave ME nightmares " Molly's father, who grew up on the Mohawk Reserve of Akwesasne, always had the best scary stories. One of her favorites was the legend of Skeleton Man, a gruesome tale about a man with such insatiable hunger he ate his own flesh before devouring those around him. But ever since her parents mysteriously vanished, those spooky tales have started to feel all too real. Don't miss The Legend of Skeleton Man: a spine-tingling collection of Skeleton Man and its sequel, The Return of Skeleton Man |
Contributor Bio(s): Bruchac, Joseph: - Joseph Bruchac is the author of Skeleton Man, The Return of Skeleton Man, Bearwalker, The Dark Pond, and Whisper in the Dark, as well as numerous other critically acclaimed novels, poems, and stories, many drawing on his Abenaki heritage. Mr. Bruchac and his wife, Carol, live in upstate New York, in the same house where he was raised by his grandparents. You can visit him online at www.josephbruchac.com. |