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Written for kids above the age of nine, Scary Stories 3: More Tales To Chill Your Bones is a collection of several spine-chilling stories with spooky drawings to match them. Summary Of The Book Scary Stories 3: More Tales To Chill Your Bones features Alvin Schwartz's spooky tales of ghosts, witches, zombies, and other weird creatures coupled with the creepy illustrations of Stephen Gammell. The book is targeted at kids who are above the age of nine. The book is filled with mysterious elements and people, like the wolf girl, strange men with yellow glowing eyes, and even a scary song. Scary Stories 3: More Tales To Chill Your Bones is part of the Scary Stories series. This series became quite popular with kids due to its suspense-laden stories and illustrations. Scary Stories To Tell InThe Dark was the first book in this series, and More Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark was the second one. The American Library Association has placed this series at the top of the list of the most frequently challenged books (1990­­­-1999). About Alvin Schwartz Alvin Schwartz was a children’s author with many books on American folklore to his credit. In addition to the Scary Stories series, he also wrote several other books like Fat Man in a Fur Coat: And Other Bear Stories, All of Our Noses Are Here and Other Noodle Tales, Ten Copycats in a Boat and Other Riddles, Stories to Tell a Cat, Ghosts!: Ghostly Tales from Folklore, and The Cat's Elbow and Other Secret Languages. Alvin Schwartz’s books explore a wide range of topics, including urban legends, ghost stories, wordplay, jokes, riddles, tongue-twisters, and superstitions. Some of his books provide insights into the American way of life in the 18th century and the early 19th century. His spine-chilling writing gained him many fans, young and old. Alvin Schwartz was born on April 25, 1927, in Brooklyn, New York. After a stint in the navy, he graduated from Colby College and went on to earn a master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University. From 1951 to 1955, he worked for the Binghamton Press. He died at the age of 64 in Princeton, New Jersey. Schwartz is survived by his wife and four children. Stephen Gammell has illustrated more than 50 books for children. Some of them are Song and Dance Man, The Relatives Came, and Where the Buffaloes Begin.