Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is by Alvin Schwartz. This is a short collection of ghost stories and poems to tell on a dark night around a campfire or at a slumber party. Schwartz also provides an appendix that gives the origins of most of the tales in the book and how they differ depending on the culture and country in which the story is being told.

Ratings: 4th grade - 6 out of 10.