Winchester Mystery House

by Michael Ferut

Overview

Secret passageways, stairways to the ceiling, and doors that open to walls. The Winchester Mystery House is full of tricks and traps. The heiress of the Winchester Rifle fortune built the house to confuse the ghosts that haunted her. Young readers will be amazed to discover how long she worked to escape her ghosts in this eerie title.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612119434
Publisher:	Bellwether Media
Publication date:	08/01/2014
Series:	The Scariest Places on Earth
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	51 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2014
Gr 2–4—Aimed at younger or less able readers than the same-named Gareth Stevens series (also reviewed in this issue) and with a different focus, this set's third quartet (earlier volumes were published in 2013) takes intrepid students on quick tours of four American locales "said to be" haunted. Along with a short recap of each site's history, the author tucks in references to weird noises and other supernatural manifestations reported by visitors and specifically names at least one putative specter—such as Jennie Wade, Gettysburg's only civilian casualty, or New Orleans' "Voodoo Queen" Marie Laveau. The illustrations, which are distorted photos featuring screaming mouths and blurred figures, have been passed through lurid color filters for additional atmosphere. Fine for recreational browsing; the closing bibliographies and online lists of websites will be more useful for assignments than the titles themselves.

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