Face to Face Books (1997)
(an imprint of Midwest Traditions)
Softcover Edition, ISBN 1-883953-22-7
160 pages, 6" x 9"
Fiction/Juvenile/Ghost Stories (ages 8-12)
$13.95
(Note: hardcover edition, 1-883953-23-5, is sold out)

"A host of ghosts ... I tested [the stories] on a seven-year-old and a nine-year-old. ... Both kids found the stories 'awesome.' "
- Illinois Times

"A worthy purchase."
- School Library Journal

Come along with teenager Hank and his ’fraidy-cat sidekick Clifford as they venture forth by moonlight to explore the haunted places around the mythical town of Myrtleville. These original ghost stories reflect the heritage of rural America - a land once roamed by Native Americans, now dotted with dilapidated farmhouses, old grist-mills, timbered barns, and of course, spooky cemeteries.

Join Hank and Clifford as they foil grave-robbers, tiptoe through a haunted barn, meet a ghostly religious sect, struggle with a miserly old farmer, or help a vanquished Indian avenge his death.

In nine exciting stories, these delightful escapades combine humor, history, and ghosts galore.

Raymond Bial is an award-winning author of many books for children, including Amish Home (an ALA Notable Book) and Where Lincoln Walked (Walker & Co.). His previous book of Hank and Clifford stories, The Fresh Grave, was a collection of well-reviewed short stories. A retired librarian, Bial lives in Urbana, Illinois, where he continues to write and create documentary photographs full-time. His website can be found at http://www.raybial.com.

Blue Horse Books is an imprint of Midwest Traditions, Inc., a nonprofit publisher whose titles have won the Benjamin Franklin Award and have been short-listed for the Great Lakes Book Award, Minnesota Book Award, Independent Press Book Award, and others.