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Peterson, Megan Cooley. Haunted Objects From Around the World. Capstone Publishers  2017  32p   $27.99  ISBN 978-1-5157-3859-6      elem  Nonfiction  VG         

Upper-elementary students who are interested in ghost stories and learning about hauntings will appreciate this new title in the “It’s Haunted” series.  Written in an easy-to-comprehend format, students are introduced to several haunted objects from around the world.  Students who read the stories behind the haunted objects can determine for themselves whether they believe something is haunted or not.  Stories include Robert the Doll, a vintage Nintendo Entertainment System, a Raggedy Ann doll named Annabelle, King Tut’s tomb contents, a painting of the Anguished Man, Anna Baker’s wedding gown, a mirror at the Myrtles Plantation, a haunted Dybbuk (or Dibbuk) Box cabinet, and Thomas Busby’s stoop chair.  Each story provides insight and photographs for students to determine whether they think it’s fact or fiction.

The author includes colorful photographs, interesting facts, intermixed vocabulary terms, a glossary of terms, a list of recommended books, a special code to use on FactHound, and an index.

For schools who participate in Accelerated Reader, an existing test is available for students to take (AR Quiz # 186793).     

Haunted Objects is part of the new It’s Haunted series. As of this review, four titles have been published in the series.  Each title explores some of the most haunted places and things around the world.

Summary: “Explores haunted objects, including cursed boxes and demon-possessed dolls, that can be found around the world.”     

Ghosts, Poltergeists, Parapsychology                        --Charleen Forba-MacCain