{"product_id":"the-elevator-ghost-9781554984268","title":"The Elevator Ghost","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn eccentric babysitter has a knack for telling stories that are eerily well suited to her young charges.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Carolina Giddle moves into the Blatchford Arms, no one knows what to make of her sequin-sprinkled sneakers and her trinket-crusted car. But the parents are happy there’s a new babysitter around, and Carolina seems to have an uncanny ability to calm the most rambunctious child with her ghostly stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArmed with unusual snacks (bone-shaped peppermints, granghoula bars and Rumpelstiltskin sandwiches), candles to set the mood and her trusty sidekick — a tarantula named Chiquita, Carolina entertains the children with some good old-fashioned storytelling and, at the end, a great Halloween party.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGovernor General’s Award winner Glen Huser brings his quirky sense of humor and horror to some time-honored motifs. The artistic Lubinitsky girls find out that artists must be wary of the power of their own creations. Holy terror Angelo Bellini discovers that no one can throw a tantrum like a double-crossed pirate. The Hooper kids, including UFO junkie Benjamin, learn about some eerie goings-on in the New Mexico desert. Timid Hubert and Hetty Croop are practically afraid of their own shadows, until they hear the story of a boy who finds the perfect weapon for overcoming his fear of the dark. And Dwight and Dwayne Fergus, two would-be Freddy Kruegers, finally meet their match in Carolina, and her story of the footless skeleton.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs for Carolina Giddle herself, it turns out that she has a timeworn connection to the Blatchford Arms, and to the ghost who still haunts the building — especially its old-fashioned elevator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.3\u003cbr\u003e\nCompare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.9\u003cbr\u003e\nCompare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Glen Huser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48283774615803,"sku":"9781554984268","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_91eb0203-dd4e-4d78-ae14-8495bf646027.jpg?v=1775142384","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-elevator-ghost-9781554984268","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}