DRIPPING BLOOD CAVE
And Other Ghostly Stories
by Raymond Bial

Crickhollow Books • October 2010
Trade Softcover, 200 pages, 6” x 9”
Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Ghost Stories (for ages 8–12 and up)
$13.95 • ISBN 978-1-933987-13-2
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Praise for earlier books in the Hank & Clifford series:
“Readers will find the suspense satisfying and the main character a sympathetic hero.” – Booklist

“A page-turner . . . will keep readers looking forward to further exploits of these two ghost sleuths.” – School Library Journal

BOOK SUMMARY
"A fun collection, and not one to be missed." – Midwest Book Review

“Kids will love these ghostly adventures!” – Margo Dill’s Read These Books and Use Them!

In this delightful new collection of humorous ghost stories by noted children’s author Raymond Bial, young readers will enjoy the further adventures of young teen Hank Cantrell and his fleet-of-foot, ’fraidy-cat sidekick, Clifford Hopkins. 

Together, the two ghost magnets encounter a host of spooks, haunts, spectres, and just plain ornery folks who won’t die and go away . . . until Hank works out a solution (assisted – if that’s the word – by the big-talking, fainthearted Cliffie).

The book picks up where two previous volumes of Hank & Clifford stories left off (The Ghost of Honeymoon Creek and The Fresh Grave & Other Ghostly Stories).

Join the plucky fellows, and their sweethearts Rosie and Mary Ethel, as they scour the surroundings of mythical small-town Myrtleville, somewhere in the rural Midwest, for another round of fun, not-so-scary adventures . . . facing (and learning some valuable lessons from) the ghosts of the past.

RAYMOND BIAL is the acclaimed author of more than 100 books for children and adults, including Amish Home, The Underground Railroad, Where Lincoln Walked, Nauvoo, Ellis Island, and others. His previous ghost stories include The Fresh Grave, The Ghost of Honeymoon Creek, and Shadow Island. He lives in Urbana, Illinois.

Themes
Friendship • Local History • Rural & Small-town Life • Midwestern Folklore • Humorous Ghost Stories

Spookyweb
A blog on literary and oral folk traditions of the spooky (often humorous) ghost story and other tales of the supernatural . . . especially for young readers, with focus on (but not exclusively) the books of noted children's author Raymond Bial of Urbana, Illinois. Includes resources to help teachers interested in doing local history research projects in the classroom.