The Halloween Tree
Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · September 7, 1999
A Fantasy pick for readers exploring The Halloween Tree.
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- Who it’s for
- An eerie adventure pairs a Halloween mystery with glimpses of the holiday’s cultural roots.
- Themes
- Halloween origins, Friendship and rescue, Halloween traditions across cultures
- Pacing
- Fast
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Start with this bookAbout this book
Make storytime a little spookier with fantasy master Ray Bradbury as he takes readers on a riveting trip though space and time to discover the true origins of Halloween. Join the shadowy Carapace Clavicle Moundshroud as he takes eight trick-or-treaters on an unforgettable journey to find their missing friend, Pip.
Continue reading
Travel through space and time, from the tombs of ancient Egypt to the gargoyles of Notre-Dame Cathedral, all the way to the cemeteries of Mexico on el Día de Los Muertos, the Day of the Dead. Is Pip still alive? And if so, can his friends save him from a ghastly fate before it’s too late? "If you want to know what Halloween is, or if you simply want an eerie adventure, take this mystery history trip. You couldn't ask for better than master fantasizer Ray Bradbury." --The Boston Globe
Spooky Time Travel
An eerie adventure pairs a Halloween mystery with glimpses of the holiday’s cultural roots.
Come here for
- A shadowy Halloween mystery with a trip through time
- Encounters with Halloween traditions across cultures
Expect
- Eerie fantasy and a friend’s rescue at stake
- Journeys from ancient Egypt to Mexico’s Day of the Dead
Where it sits
| Halloween Stories | 86% |
|---|---|
| Magic & Fantasy | 56% |
| Horror & Ghost Stories | 41% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Boys & Men
- Halloween Stories
- Magic & Fantasy
- Authors
- Ray Bradbury
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- September 7, 1999
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Halloween origins · Friendship and rescue · Halloween traditions across cultures
- Reading lane
- Boys & Men