Battlefield ghosts / Dinah Williams.
"A bloody soldier who disappears into thin air. Flickering orbs floating over a military cemetery. History is filled with brave fighters cut down in the heat of battle. But what if they aren't resting in peace? True Hauntings: Battlefield Ghosts revisits deadly clashes from the past and the ghosts they left behind, from a headless horseman galloping through the night to restless spirits rising from sunken ships, searching for revenge. In this second volume of haunted history, find out how true stories can be some of the most terrifying of all"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781338355864
- ISBN: 1338355864
- ISBN: 9781713760344
- ISBN: 1713760347
- Physical Description: xi, 97 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2021.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 91). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Demon fire: Battle of Dan-no-Ura, Japan, AD 1185 -- Take no prisoners: Battle of Culloden, Scotland, April 16, 1746 -- Headless horseman: Paoli Massacre, Pennsylvania, September 21, 1777 -- General "Mad Anthony" Wayne's restless ghost : Pennsylvania, December 3, 1796 -- Blown to bits: Siege of Fort Erie, Canada, August 15, 1814 -- Victory or death! : Battle of the Alamo, Texas, March 6, 1836 -- A harvest of death : Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 1, 1863 -- Custer's doomed stand : Battle of Little Bighorn, Montana, June 26, 1876 -- Ghosts of the Western Front : Battle of Vimy Ridge, France, April 12, 1917 -- "Got a light?" : Battle of Okinawa, Japan, May 1945. |
Target Audience Note: | Ages 8-12. Scholastic Inc. Grades 4-6. Scholastic Inc. 1080L Lexile |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.4 3 513858. |
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Subject: | Ghosts > Juvenile literature. Battlefields > Juvenile literature. Haunted places > Juvenile literature. |
Genre: | Ghost stories. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Cass County Library-Archie | J 133.1 WIL 2021 (Text) | 0002205472612 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Cass County Library-Drexel | J 133.1 WIL 2021 (Text) | 0002205472620 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Cass County Library-Garden City | J 133.1 WIL 2021 (Text) | 0002205472638 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Cass County Library-Harrisonville | J 133.1 WIL 2021 (Text) | 0002205472653 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | J 133.1 WIL 2021 (Text) | 0002205472604 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Cass County Library-Pleasant Hill | J 133.1 WIL 2021 (Text) | 0002205472646 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
"A bloody soldier who disappears into thin air. Flickering orbs floating over a military cemetery. History is filled with brave fighters cut down in the heat of battle. But what if they aren't resting in peace? True Hauntings: Battlefield Ghosts revisits deadly clashes from the past and the ghosts they left behind, from a headless horseman galloping through the night to restless spirits rising from sunken ships, searching for revenge. In this second volume of haunted history, find out how true stories can be some of the most terrifying of all"--