SHADOW SHOES - AND OTHER SCARY TALES

Sep 28, 2026

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A collection of scary tales introduced through a letter to the reader that recounts a dark, moonless December night in Minnesota and a shadowy figure gliding away beyond bushes. The book frames the stories as places where strange figures and shadows “stare out at you,” while urging readers to be brave and face fear. Chapter entries preview escalating moments of danger and suspense, including midnight warnings and eerie encounters.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages76

Reading Time1 h 57 min

AccessFree to download

Contents

STUCK

DON'T READ THIS STORY AT MIDNIGHT!

FINGERS ON THE DLASS

LEGENDS-TRUE OR FALSE

THE BALLOON

SHADOW SHOES

MICHAEL DAHL'REALLY SCARY STORIES Shadow Shoesand Other Scary Tales Return items to any Swindon Library by closingtime on or before the date stamped.Only booksand Audio Books can be renewed -phone yourlibrary or visit our website,www.swindon.gov.uk/libraries HighworthLibraryTel:0179346350017 ries Copying recordings is illegal.All recorded items are hired entirely at hirer's own risk SwIDDOnBOROUGH COUNCIL 6918092000 Raintree is an imprint of Capstone Global Library Limited,a companyincorporated in England and Wales having its registered office at264 Banbury Road,Oxford,0X27DY-Registered company number:6695582 www.raintree.co.ukmyorders@raintree.co.uk Text e Capstone Global Library Limited 2018 The moral rights of the proprietor have been asserted. All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced in anyform or by any means(including photocopying or storing it in any mediumby electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally tosome other use of this publication)without the written permission of thecopyright owner,except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright,Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the terms of a licence issued by theCopyright Licensing Agency,Saffron House,6-10 Kirby street,London ECIN8TS(www.cla.co.uk).Applications for the copyright owner's written permissionshould be addressed to the publisher. Edited by Eliza LeahyDesigned by Tracy McCabe Original i1lustrations e Capstone 2017Illustrated by Xavier Bonet Image Credits:Shutterstock:Dmitry Natashin,black box design elementProduction by Kathy McColleyPrinted and bound in China. ISBN 9781474744188212019181710987654321 # British Library Cataloguing in Publication DataA full catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Acknowledgements Every effort has been made to contact copyright holders of materialreproduced in this book.Any omissions will be rectified in subsequentprintings if notice is given to the publisher. Al1 the internet addresses(URIs)given in this book were valid at the timeof going to press.However,due to the dynamic nature of the internet,someaddresses may have changed,or sites may have changed or ceased to existsince publication.While the author and publisher regret any inconveniencethis may cause readers,no responsibility for any such changes can beaccepted by either the author or the publisher. # SHADOW SHOESAND DTHER SCARY TALES By Michael DahlIllustrated byXavier Bonetraintreea Capstone company-publishers forchildren # [ONTENTS STUCK..............................9 Raj saw a dark shadow moving in the corner ofthe shack.Eight hairy arms reached out from athick,round body.Eight eyes gleamed. DON'T READ THIS STORY AT MIDNIGHT!....17 If you are one of the curious types,don't sayanything when you see that shadow crawlingtowards your door.Ignore it. FINGERS ON THE DLASS................ZI Then Jada heard another noise.A soft noise atthe window right next to her.She saw it again.A boy's hand was plastered to the outside of theglass. LEGENDS-TRUE OR FALSE..............31 The students followed,one by one.In a fewmoments they had disappeared into the woodsnext to the school. THE BALLOON............. ...........41 Vance felt a cold breeze at his back.He turnedslowly and saw the balloon rolling across thelawn towards them. SHADOW SHOES......................5 Daphne looked up at the clock on the parktower.It was almost twelve.A chill shook hershoulders and somehow Daphne knew that shehad to get back by midnight. n Dear Reader, One night,I stepped outside to get some freshair.It was a dark,moonless December night inMinnesota,USA.The winter had been warmerthan average-no snow on the ground and leaveswere still clinging to the trees. Someone was standing across the street andappeared to be staring at me.The figure stood inthe alley across from my house,next to a row ofbushes.The figure was dark.I couldn't see its faceor

FAQs

What is the framing message to the reader in the book?

The book opens with a letter describing a frightening night encounter and then tells readers to be brave and stare fear back down.

What kinds of scary situations does the table of contents suggest?

It suggests supernatural or eerie events such as a shadow moving in a shack, warnings about midnight reading, and unsettling hands at a window.

Is the collection focused on one continuous plot?

No. The table of contents lists separate stories and scenes, indicating an anthology of multiple scary tales.

Sep 28, 2026

Uploaded by Jacob