{"product_id":"living-ghosts-and-mischievous-monsters-chilling-american-indian-stories-hardcover","title":"Living Ghosts and Mischievous Monsters: Chilling American Indian Stories - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDan Sasuweh Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWeshoyot Alvitre\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eScary Stories to Tell in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e! A shiver-inducing collection of short stories to read under the covers, from a breadth of American Indian nations.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDark figures in the night. An owl's cry on the wind. Monsters watching from the edge of the wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of the creatures in these pages might only have a message for you, but some are the stuff of nightmares. These thirty-two short stories -- from tales passed down for generations to accounts that could have happened yesterday -- are collected from the thriving tradition of ghost stories in American Indian cultures across North America. Prepare for stories of witches and walking dolls, hungry skeletons, La Llorona and Deer Woman, and other supernatural beings ready to chill you to the bone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDan SaSuWeh Jones (Ponca Nation) tells of his own encounters and selects his favorite spooky, eerie, surprising, and spine-tingling stories, all paired with haunting art by Weshoyot Alvitre (Tongva).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo dim the lights (or maybe turn them all on) and pick up a story...if you dare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeshoyot Alvitre is a female author and illustrator from the Tongva tribe of Southern California. She currently resides with her husband and two children on Ventureno Chumash Territory in Ventura, California. Her work focuses on an Indigenous lens and voice on projects from children's books to adult market graphic novels. She has recently been published as an artist in \u003ci\u003eGhost River: The Fall and Rise of the Conestoga\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Lee Francis 4 and edited by Will Fenton; \u003ci\u003eAt The Mountains Base\u003c\/i\u003e written by Traci Sorell; and was Art Director on the video game \"When Rivers Were Trails.\" She enjoys spinning yarn and collecting antiques. \u003cbr\u003e Former Chairman of the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma and member of the Producers Guild of America, Dan SaSuWeh Jones is a filmmaker who has produced work for Sesame Street, NBC, TBS, and other national and international networks. He worked as an honorary Imagineer and consultant for the Walt Disney Company's Disney America theme park and as a field producer for the television miniseries \u003ci\u003e500 Nations\u003c\/i\u003e, produced by Kevin Costner. As a bronze sculptor, he was a finalist in the competition for the American Indian Veterans Memorial at the National Museum of the American Indian on the Washington D.C. Mall. He holds a seat in the House of Warriors, a traditional Ponca Warrior Society. He was storytelling author and consultant for \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic Encyclopedia of the American Indian\u003c\/i\u003e, 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.1 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 07, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Living Ghosts \u0026amp; Mischievous Monsters: Chilling American Indian Stories\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768114970912,"sku":"9781338681628","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8b76718cbf0f98244afbe0ff9c6808d8.webp?v=1780325015","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/living-ghosts-and-mischievous-monsters-chilling-american-indian-stories-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}