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Overview
Most haunted houses were once the scene of deadly or tragic events. A family might have been murdered there. A young woman could have died from a sudden illness. The ghosts of such people might still be in some houses, trying to tell their stories-and haunting the living. Look inside to discover the spooky histories and legends behind some of the world's most haunted houses. Along the way you'll meet the ghost of a troubled president, a Texas princess, a pig named Jodie, and a playful poltergeist named George.Synopsis
Most haunted houses were once the scene of deadly or tragic events. A family might have been murdered there. A young woman could have died from a sudden illness. The ghosts of such people might still be in some houses, trying to tell their stories-and haunting the living. Look inside to discover the spooky histories and legends behind some of the world's most haunted houses. Along the way you'll meet the ghost of a troubled president, a Texas princess, a pig named Jodie, and a playful poltergeist named George.
Children's Literature
Wherever there is a good ghost story, there is a great setting. The eleven haunted houses chosen for this edition of the "Scary Places" series is no exception. Some of the houses have more famous haunts (such as the home of Lizzie Borden and her viciously murdered parents). Other houses and their stories might not be quite so well known to new readers on this ghostly subject. Other examples of haunts are the Ashton Villa Mansion in Galveston, Texas. Here a southern belle refused suitors after suitors—so her ghost now goes about doing what she always did, living and playing the piano in her mansion that is now a museum. In another grand house on the Myrtles Plantation in St. Francisville, Louisiana, there is a ghost of a former a slave that poisoned her Master's family so that she could prove she loved them when she nursed them back to health. Her plan backfired when the poison killed Mrs. Woodruff and her two daughters. Now Chloe, the slave girl, haunts the old plantation. Though there is a map that is titled "Haunted Houses Around the World" the map clearly shows that all eleven houses are located in North America, and only two are not in the United States. With the plethora of haunts around the world, readers will surly wonder why others are not included or why the book's idea of "world" only constitutes North America. A glossary, index, and short bibliography are included. Reviewer: Joella Peterson