Sam had been dying to go on a class field trip to the Ancient Egypt exhibit at the museum. But now, as he lay inside a sarcophagus with the closed lid blocking out all light, he began to… More →
Cold Whispers
In this chilling new series, voices from the past relentlessly haunt children of the present. Sometimes the whispering voices, though scary, turn out to be benign, but sometimes… they prove to be life changing! In the tradition of Goosebumps and Eerie Elementary but with briefer texts, the titles in Cold Whispers grab readers right off the bat and take them on thrilling rides through the shadowy world of the supernatural. From spooky, ghost-infested hotels to ancient ruins that hide other worlds, the places in these books form the backdrops of nightmares brought to life!
These highly satisfying reads cover many of the same bone-rattling topics also presented in our award-winning Scary Places series--at approximately the same reading levels. The Common Core (9th anchor reading standard for each grade) recommends that students be exposed to topically related texts, with content that can be compared and contrasted, to develop analytic and general thinking skills.
At first, Luke thought it would be kind of cool to spend the summer in the old mansion his dad had inherited. But when he got there, a strange boy appeared, seemingly from nowhere, and warned More →
When Jake and his friends visited the town's old, abandoned cemetery on Halloween night, he was a little anxious. But when Jake saw the gravedigger through the heavy fog, and then the… More →
Jacob and Rich were excited about the chance to explore the old, abandoned ghost town. But they'd barely begun to walk the town's streets when they heard a strange voice whisper, "Get out."… More →
Trapped in an amusement park fun house, a fire raging, and no way out . . . Leo told himself it was just a scary dream and that was all! But was it? Or was it a warning of something to come?… More →
It had started out as one of the most boring family vacations ever for Melanie and her brother--a trip to a dusty old inn. But all that changed when Melanie heard that the place was haunted.… More →
Ethan had an uneasy feeling. . . . Would a sleepover on a dark deserted island be fun or just plain scary? He got his answer when he awoke in the middle of the night to the sound of… More →
Nina had just missed her one chance to be on the hottest TV talent show around--Singing Superstar! But then fate intervened and provided another stage for her to show off her talent, a stage… More →