Half-minute horrors ed. by Susan Rich
HarperCollins, 2009.
(Ages 10+) Recommended. Subtitled Very small stories, very big
scares, this is a collection of terrifying short stories that can
be
read silently or out loud in half a minute. It is a quality collection
of dozens of chilling stories written by outstanding international
authors like Neil Gaiman, Lemony Snicket, Jerry Spinelli, Kenneth Opel,
James Patterson, Jenny Nimmo, Margaret Atwood, Melissa Marr and Libba
Bray.
Ideal for teachers to use on school camps or as a fun end of the day
activity, this collection could also be used as a starter for
encouraging creative writing of a horror story. The stories will also
have immediate appeal to reluctant readers as most take up only a page
or two. There are also illustrated stories that are equally haunting
and quite challenging.
Pat Pledger