Can You Escape a Haunted Theater? - (You Choose: Haunted Adventures) by Megan Cooley Peterson (Paperback)

About the Book

The reader chooses their own path through allegedly haunted theaters, facing spooky encounters and paranormal problems.

Book Synopsis

You walk through rows of velvet-covered seats and imagine the legendary actors who performed on the stage. Are any of them still hanging around in spirit? The idea gives you chills. Lights flicker on and off. Strange sounds make you jump. Did a ghost do it, or is there some other explanation? Choose your own path as you explore some of the world's most haunted theaters. Will you escape, or will you be frozen in fear?

Review Quotes

According to the publisher, these adventures are based on actual places "inspired by reports from real people." Thus, the venues, historical information, dates, phenomena, persons (except for story characters) are genuine. Each adventure ­begins with protagonists joining an organized "ghost tour" of a location and concludes with them having encountered ­paranormal phenomena. The text is designed to be read in short bursts to facilitate fast-paced, atmospheric reading--very suitable for this material and also appropriate for striving readers. Each volume's final chapter is a discussion of whether the locale's phenomena are real, and pits ghost hunters and their equipment (occasionally pictured) against skeptics. The narrative ultimately leaves matters open-ended, asking readers what they think. Some story conclusions are more satisfying than ­others. VERDICT Recommended for schools and public ­collections. Spooky but not too ­terrifying, and readers will glean a few ­historical ­tidbits as they go.--Carol Goldman, formerly at Queens PL, NY "School Library Journal"