Cassidy is a girl that writes about bad things in her journal. She says its the only way to conquer her fears. The book is for dragging bad things into the light.She leaves New York City to spend time in Whitechapel she thinks she left her fears behind. But a person down at the end of the street has died and nobody knows how. And though they are dead they are not at peace. Cassidy and her friends are the only one that knows what happened. The dead are restless. The entire town is in danger. And there are more bad things in the world than Cassidy ever suspected.
The Book of Bad Things
By Dan Poblocki
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 3 - 6 | n/a | 5.4 | 63037 |
One kid's trash is another kid's terror in this spooky supernatural mystery.
When Cassidy Bean leaves New York to spend the summer upstate, she's disappointed to find that Whitechapel is not the quiet, pleasant suburb she remembers. Ursula Chambers, the strange old hermit at the end of the cul-de-sac, has passed away under mysterious circumstances. And the townspeople are shocked to discover that Ursula was a hoarder: Her farmhouse is teeming with stacks of newspapers, piles of furniture, mounds of antique dolls and taxidermy animals.
Cassidy watches as the people of Whitechapel descend upon Ursula's farmhouse, claiming her abandoned treasures for their own. She listens as rumors spread that Ursula's vengeful ghost is stalking the town with a warning from beyond the grave. And when Cassidy resolves to uncover the truth behind the strangeness, she learns there are more bad things in the world than she ever suspected. . . .
Modern master of the macabre Dan Poblocki is back with another scary story best read at night.
When Cassidy Bean leaves New York to spend the summer upstate, she's disappointed to find that Whitechapel is not the quiet, pleasant suburb she remembers. Ursula Chambers, the strange old hermit at the end of the cul-de-sac, has passed away under mysterious circumstances. And the townspeople are shocked to discover that Ursula was a hoarder: Her farmhouse is teeming with stacks of newspapers, piles of furniture, mounds of antique dolls and taxidermy animals.
Cassidy watches as the people of Whitechapel descend upon Ursula's farmhouse, claiming her abandoned treasures for their own. She listens as rumors spread that Ursula's vengeful ghost is stalking the town with a warning from beyond the grave. And when Cassidy resolves to uncover the truth behind the strangeness, she learns there are more bad things in the world than she ever suspected. . . .
Modern master of the macabre Dan Poblocki is back with another scary story best read at night.
Publisher: Scholastic Press
ISBN-13: 9780545645539
ISBN-10: 0545645530
Published on 8/26/2014
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
Book Reviews (3)
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So want to read it!
This book is so good so far! I am on page 127 and so far, well I wont give lots of details but so far the kids' dog has gone missing and the little girl, saw something out her window and went to look in the woods and she was eaten!