Skeleton Man

Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac, 114 pages

Molly’s parents have always told her stories from their heritage.  One of Molly’s favorites is the story of Lazy Uncle, who, after burning his finger, decides it tastes so good he cooks and eats his entire body and then all of his relatives, one by one.  His young niece finally saves the day.  Now, Molly’s parents have gone missing and Molly’s uncle, who she’s never met, has come to take care of her.  Molly is scared of him.  He looks just like she imagines the Skeleton Man from the story to look, he never lets her see his face, and locks her in her room at night.  Molly needs to figure out how to get away and hopefully find her parents.  This is typical of Bruchac’s scary stories.  I really liked it and would recommend it for elementary age kids.