Eleven original stories of suspense, each set at night, bring up horrors that only the dark hours hold. Acclaimed young-adult writers Joan Aiken, Alane Ferguson, Madge Harrah, Annette Curtis Klause, Chris Lynch, Harry Mazer, Norma Fox Mazer, Joan Lowry Nixon, Richard Peck, Theodore Taylor, and Patricia Windsor write of ghosts and gangs, guns and ghouls. The stories span genres but each of them creates a mood that is sure to disturb readers' sleep. This collection is special because each of these authors has been honored for his or her writing.

 

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 192 pages in this book. This is a short story book. This book was published 1997 by Simon & Schuster .

Lois was the author of over 50 books, ranging from children's picture books to adult novels, but she was best known for her young adult suspense novels. Lois Duncan passed away in 2016.

This book has the following chapters: The monkey's wedding / Joan Aiken -- Satan's shadow / Alane Ferguson -- The chosen / Madge Harrah -- The bogey man / Annette Curtis Klause -- Bearing Paul / Chris Lynch -- The beautiful thing / Harry Mazer -- The house on Buffalo Street / Norma Fox Mazer-- The dark beast of death / Joan Lowery Nixon -- Girl at the window / Richard Peck -- The grind of an axe / Theodore Taylor -- Moon kill / Patricia Windsor.