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The first in a series of scary tall tales from award-winning children’s novelist Philippa Dowding.
Why is Grandpa acting so weird? And why are there so many giant flies?
Jake spends every summer on his grandpa’s farm. But this year, things are a little weird. First, there are huge flies everywhere. Second, Grandpa is acting kind of funny. And third, Jake’s friend Kate keeps trying to scare him with creepy stories. Last year’s tale about the swamp creature was bad enough, but this year’s story about a hand that someone found in a farmer’s field is even worse. And it wasn’t just any hand either. It was a giant’s hand!
It might just be the creepiest story of all. It can’t be real. Can it?
Why is Grandpa acting so weird? And why are there so many giant flies?
Jake spends every summer on his grandpa’s farm. But this year, things are a little weird. First, there are huge flies everywhere. Second, Grandpa is acting kind of funny. And third, Jake’s friend Kate keeps trying to scare him with creepy stories. Last year’s tale about the swamp creature was bad enough, but this year’s story about a hand that someone found in a farmer’s field is even worse. And it wasn’t just any hand either. It was a giant’s hand!
It might just be the creepiest story of all. It can’t be real. Can it?
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Philippa Dowding is an award-winning children’s author, a poet, musician and a copywriter. Her many literary nominations include the Silver Birch Express, Red Cedar, and Red Maple awards. She lives in Toronto.
Gr 3–7—Twelve-year-old Jake is on his annual summer visit to his grandfather on the family farm. Neighbors Kate and Chris invite him to spend the night in their cabin, but Jake worries that Kate will have more scary stories like the one she told last summer. Kate does tell a creepy story about a giant rotting hand found in a local farmer's field years before. Jake is scared but intrigued as he connects the story to the giant flies that have begun hanging around the farm. The kids do some research at the library, and discover it could be Jake's farm where the giant hand was found. The tale has a great ending with a clever wrap-up that will keep readers wondering. This is a well-crafted horror story with a suspenseful buildup and truly creepy details, such as the giant flies. The artwork adds to the disturbing effect of the story, the drawings of the flies are cartoonish but somehow still menacing, and the picture of them swarming Jake is frightening. This is a book for kids who like chills and thrills.—Gretchen Crowley, Alexandria City Public Libraries, VA
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- PublisherDundurn Press
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1459724216
- ISBN 13 9781459724211
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages136
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