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Young Ghosts
Children and ghosts have been linked together for centuries. Children seem to see ghosts more often than do adults. There are plenty of children who are supposed to have become ghosts . . . and there are many strange legends of ghosts and ghostly happenings. At the center of it all is a young girl named Betsy.
106 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1994
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Daniel Cohen
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Daniel Edward Cohen was born on March 12, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois. His parents divorced when he was very young and his mother, Sue Greenberg, married Milton Cohen, a veteran of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. Daniel Cohen attended Chicago public schools and was a "hanger-on" in the bohemian community around the University of Chicago while in high school in the early 1950s. He attended the University of Illinois at Chicago where he abandoned an interest in biology for journalism. He graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a degree in journalism in 1958. Cohen married Susan Handler, a writer, on February 2, 1958. He briefly worked as a proofreader for Time, Inc. in Chicago; but, demoralized by the paternalistic organizational culture, he took a job as assistant editor of Science Digest magazine in 1959. He was transferred to New York City shortly after being hired.
In addition to his editorial work, Cohen wrote articles for Science Digest and for other publications. Encouraged by praise of his articles on paranormal subjects, Cohen published his first book, Myths of the Space Age, a collection of skeptical essays on paranormal creatures and phenomena, in 1967. The Cohens moved to a farmhouse in Forestburgh, New York, in 1969 so Daniel could write full time. He originally planned to write popular science books, but the demands of the market led him to concentrate on books about ghosts, monsters, UFOs, and psychic phenomena. Since then, Daniel Cohen has written on an astonishing variety of subjects beyond just the paranormal: historical and current biographies; advice for teenagers; world history; science and technology; animals and nature; urban legends; and popular television, music, film, and sports personalities. He has noted that he writes mass-market paperbacks for children who are reluctant to read and not especially gifted. Thus, he chooses subjects of interest to such readers.
Susan Cohen was born on March 27, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois, to Martin and Ida (Goldman) Handler. She earned a B.A. degree from the New School for Social Research in 1960 and an M.S.W. degree from Adelphi University in Garden City, New York, in 1962. She worked as a social worker in the mid-1960s before writing The Liberated Couple, a feminist tract, in 1971. She wrote eleven gothic romances and mysteries under the penname Elizabeth St. Clair between 1974 and 1981. Susan and Daniel Cohen began collaborating on books in 1982 to help alleviate Daniel's workload. They have written books primarily on popular entertainment, advice for teenagers, and animals. The Cohens currently live in Cape May Court House, New Jersey.
Daniel Edward Cohen was born on March 12, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois. His parents divorced when he was very young and his mother, Sue Greenberg, married Milton Cohen, a veteran of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. Daniel Cohen attended Chicago public schools and was a "hanger-on" in the bohemian community around the University of Chicago while in high school in the early 1950s. He attended the University of Illinois at Chicago where he abandoned an interest in biology for journalism. He graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a degree in journalism in 1958. Cohen married Susan Handler, a writer, on February 2, 1958. He briefly worked as a proofreader for Time, Inc. in Chicago; but, demoralized by the paternalistic organizational culture, he took a job as assistant editor of Science Digest magazine in 1959. He was transferred to New York City shortly after being hired.
In addition to his editorial work, Cohen wrote articles for Science Digest and for other publications. Encouraged by praise of his articles on paranormal subjects, Cohen published his first book, Myths of the Space Age, a collection of skeptical essays on paranormal creatures and phenomena, in 1967. The Cohens moved to a farmhouse in Forestburgh, New York, in 1969 so Daniel could write full time. He originally planned to write popular science books, but the demands of the market led him to concentrate on books about ghosts, monsters, UFOs, and psychic phenomena. Since then, Daniel Cohen has written on an astonishing variety of subjects beyond just the paranormal: historical and current biographies; advice for teenagers; world history; science and technology; animals and nature; urban legends; and popular television, music, film, and sports personalities. He has noted that he writes mass-market paperbacks for children who are reluctant to read and not especially gifted. Thus, he chooses subjects of interest to such readers.
Susan Cohen was born on March 27, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois, to Martin and Ida (Goldman) Handler. She earned a B.A. degree from the New School for Social Research in 1960 and an M.S.W. degree from Adelphi University in Garden City, New York, in 1962. She worked as a social worker in the mid-1960s before writing The Liberated Couple, a feminist tract, in 1971. She wrote eleven gothic romances and mysteries under the penname Elizabeth St. Clair between 1974 and 1981. Susan and Daniel Cohen began collaborating on books in 1982 to help alleviate Daniel's workload. They have written books primarily on popular entertainment, advice for teenagers, and animals. The Cohens currently live in Cape May Court House, New Jersey.
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
October 9, 2020
Nice little quick read appropriate to the fall season. This is a collection of supposedly "true" ghost stories, or at least have been told as of true. The author also does a bit of debunking and leaves the reader to decide for themselves what parts to believe.
August 26, 2010
True stories of children ghosts, or stories related to children. The book begins with Radiant Boys, which is about an apparition of a young boy. There are other stories like The Avenging Ghost, whichi is about spirits who come back from the dead to right a wrong. The story of Rosalie, which I thought was very interesting. The Bell Witch is a well know story, but it was still nice to read about it and there are many other stories.
It's a fairly quick read and although written more for younger readers, I think this is a great book for anyone interested in ghost stories.
It was engrossing and I greatly enjoyed this book. Probably one of the best ghost story books I've read yet. If you are looking for a book of true ghost stories, this one will not disappoint.
It's a fairly quick read and although written more for younger readers, I think this is a great book for anyone interested in ghost stories.
It was engrossing and I greatly enjoyed this book. Probably one of the best ghost story books I've read yet. If you are looking for a book of true ghost stories, this one will not disappoint.
November 28, 2010
Young ghosts is interesting but it doesn't seem all that real. But, even though I don't think it's real it would still make a good story to tell someone. I would recommend this book to someone who like creepy erie sounding things. One quote I really enjoy from this book is "If you hesitate before going into a dark room, or are wondering what that noise really was then I have acheieved my perpose."
May 13, 2015
Cohen presents a collection of ghost stories to children; in some ghosts of children, in others children seeing ghosts. Interesting but not too lurid or frightening, this is a good choice for kids wanting a non-fiction approach to the supernatural.
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July 22, 2014
Ugh. This one was hard to read. As a firm believer in a correlation between ghosts and demons, this book was unsettling for me.
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