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Author
Publisher
Globe Pequot Press
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Whether it's for their solace and beauty or for the sense of history that seeps from the ground, cemeteries are fascinating places to visit, this guide shows where to find the most interesting and unusual ones in all of New England. Some have headstones that are fine art, others are associated with notorious events, and others are the final resting place of famous poets, soldiers, and statesmen. Included are large public facilities as well as the...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Halloween Night, 1954. A young, film-obsessed scriptwriter has just been hired at one of the great studios. An anonymous investigation leads from the giant Maximus Films backlot to an eerie graveyard separated from the studio by a single wall. There he makes a terrifying discovery that thrusts him into a maelstrom of intrigue and mystery-and into the dizzy exhilaration of the movie industry at the height of its glittering power.
Author
Series
Marius Grey stories volume 1
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Marius Grey has a job as a Cemetery Boy, looking after the ghosts in his family's graveyard, but he also hunts monsters and, along with his flesh-eating mermaid friend, must race against the clock to save the ghost of his dead mother.
66) Ghostly whispers
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Stan knows every inch of Hilltop Cemetery. But when he ventures toward an area of old graves for the first time, he feels pushed back, as if he's being repelled by an unseen force. He writes a blog post about it and is surprised to find two anonymous comments. One warns him to stay away from the graveyard, the other begs for help! After a few visits to the cemetery to check out the strange energy, Stan discovers that a little ghost girl is trapped...
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Construction workers in Albany, New York, were surprised to dig up a skull―much less, one that was more than one hundred years old! Follow the archaeological excavation of a long-lost slave cemetery and discover more about these forgotten bones.
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
In a lonely Illinois cemetery one cold October night, teen ghosts recount the stories of their deaths in different time periods, from 1870 to the present, to sixteen-year-old Mike, who unknowingly picked up a phantom hitchhiker.
72) Cemeteries
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Feel goosebumps begin to form as this title explores cemeteries around the world, surveying common cemetery features and creepy stories about these places"--
73) Dead guys talk
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In the dead middle of summer, the Scarface Detectives investigate their creepiest case yet when a mysterious client sends them to Oak Hill Cemetery, where Loonie Loraine is buried.
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This high-interest title explores the history and lore behind churches and graveyards around the world that are reported to be haunted. From ghosts that rise above their final resting places to spooky paranormal occurrences inside holy places, readers will learn about the debunked and unexplained stories. Eyewitness accounts and historical records support the narrative style and allow readers to evaluate evidence for themselves." --
77) Unmarked
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Throughout the South, vast numbers of African-American gravesites and burial grounds for enslaved persons have been lost or are disappearing through neglect and nature reclaiming the solemn tombstones and markers. Recently, there has been a rise in the restoration and preservation of these forgotten sites by those who have a personal connection with the deceased or an appreciation of their historical significance. But there is much work to be done...