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Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep

by Jack Prelutsky · 1976

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"A dozen original poems on the `horrifying' subjects (ghouls, vampires, skeletons, etc.) so dear to many young hearts....Your steel-nerved patrons will appreciate both poems and pictures."—School Library Journal.

Genre
horrorfantasyparanormal
Setting
HalloweenChristmas
Mood
creepy
Audience
childrenspicture booksmiddle gradeyoung adult
Length
short · 40 pages
Form
poetry

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