The perfect Halloween Book for your middle schooler The Ghostly Tales of Austin by Carie Juettner tells ghost stories of real historic events in Austin, going back hundreds of years.
Carie Juettner, an Austin author, was born on Halloween and has loved ghost stories ever since. By day, she is a middle school English teacher, but by night, she is a writer of poems and short stories, and novels. Carie lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband and pets, but she loves to travel. One of her favorite things to do on vacation is visiting cemeteries and learning about local lore.
Ghost stories from Texas’s capital have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!
The haunted history of Austin comes to life–even when the main players are dead. Chat with the ghosts who roam the hallways of the capitol building downtown. Or visit Mount Bonnell and learn about Antonia, who threw herself from the cliffs after her fiancé perished trying to rescue her. Learn the history of the great flood of 1900 and then witness the ghostly orbs at Lake McDonald. Are they the spirits of the dead? Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained; just be sure to keep the light on.