Book-It 'o9! Book #46
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alivemagdoleneMore of the Fifty Books Challenge! This was a library request.
Title: Spooky Maryland: Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore retold by S. E. Schlosser, illustrated by Paul G. Hoffman
Details: Copyright 2007, Globe Pequot
Synopsis (By Way of Back Cover): "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 way back near the cold, calm waters of Crisfield, in the quiet rural farmlands of Venton, and in the dark, heavily wooded swamplands of Cambridge, the stories in this entertaining and compelling collection will have you looking over your shoulder again and again.
Maryland folklore traditions are kept alive in these expert retellings by master storyteller S. E. Schlosser and through 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 dreary night or from the backseat of the family van on the way to grandma’s, this is a collection to treasure."
Why I Wanted to Read It: Another from the Atomic Books catalog! I thought this would be a more categorized account of hauntings and the like in Maryland (obviously the Atomic Books description didn't include the back cover.
How I Liked It: This wasn't what I expected, but it wasn't too bad. It's a collection of folk tales told in various voices (third person, various first persons) in stories ranging from the sappy to the charming to the clichéd (actually, most of them fall into the lattermost category, but that's sort of to be expected). Unfortunately, the author isn't a devotee of Maryland (per se) having written numerous other books in the "Spooky" series. To my jaded senses, that makes a difference. Still, a reasonably entertaining book with local places (if used with an interchangeable feel).
Notable: What, no Glen Burnie? We've got Harundale, which has a case that even got its own episode on The Discovery Channel's A Haunting. And many that pass through will no doubt attest that it's one of the spookiest places they've ever seen (some are chilled to the bone by urban sprawl, myself included).
Title: Spooky Maryland: Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore retold by S. E. Schlosser, illustrated by Paul G. Hoffman
Details: Copyright 2007, Globe Pequot
Synopsis (By Way of Back Cover): "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 way back near the cold, calm waters of Crisfield, in the quiet rural farmlands of Venton, and in the dark, heavily wooded swamplands of Cambridge, the stories in this entertaining and compelling collection will have you looking over your shoulder again and again.
Maryland folklore traditions are kept alive in these expert retellings by master storyteller S. E. Schlosser and through 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 dreary night or from the backseat of the family van on the way to grandma’s, this is a collection to treasure."
Why I Wanted to Read It: Another from the Atomic Books catalog! I thought this would be a more categorized account of hauntings and the like in Maryland (obviously the Atomic Books description didn't include the back cover.
How I Liked It: This wasn't what I expected, but it wasn't too bad. It's a collection of folk tales told in various voices (third person, various first persons) in stories ranging from the sappy to the charming to the clichéd (actually, most of them fall into the lattermost category, but that's sort of to be expected). Unfortunately, the author isn't a devotee of Maryland (per se) having written numerous other books in the "Spooky" series. To my jaded senses, that makes a difference. Still, a reasonably entertaining book with local places (if used with an interchangeable feel).
Notable: What, no Glen Burnie? We've got Harundale, which has a case that even got its own episode on The Discovery Channel's A Haunting. And many that pass through will no doubt attest that it's one of the spookiest places they've ever seen (some are chilled to the bone by urban sprawl, myself included).
