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L.M.
Falcone is a former television writer for such series
as CTV’s The Littlest Hobo and Nickelodeon’s
hugely popular Are You Afraid of the Dark? She’s
currently a multi–award-winning author of juvenile
books (for young readers aged 8-13), specializing in the
spooky and intriguing genres of mystery and supernatural
thrillers.
L.M. is the winner of the 2009 Red Cedar
Award and the 2007 Silver Birch and Diamond Willow Awards.
She was also the first author to win Honour Book in the
Manitoba Young Reader’s Choice Awards two years
in a row. Her titles include The Midnight Curse,
The Devil, The Banshee and Me, Walking
with the Dead, and The Mysterious Mummer.
L.M. loves giving spook-a-licious school and library presentations.
Website: www.LMfalcone.com
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The
Devil, the Banshee and Me
by L.M. Falcone
Kids
Can Press, 2006.
ISBN 1553378946 hbk.
ISBN 1553378952 pbk.
192 pages
Someone has moved into the creepy old cottage in the
cemetery across the road from 12-year-old Will Trenom’s
house. When Will goes to borrow eggs from the mysterious
lady who lives in the cottage, he gets chased by an egg-juggling
sumo wrestler while a strange man laughs from the top
of a tree. Think this is weird? There’s more. At
midnight, Will hears crying coming from the cemetery and
sees an old woman hovering above the gates. What kind
of neighbours are these? What the devil is going on?
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The
Midnight Curse
by L.M. Falcone
Kids
Can Press, 2010.
ISBN 9781554533589 hbk.
ISBN 9781554533596 pbk.
208 pages
"You can eat as much as you want; play as much as
you want. You'll never have to go to school; you'll never
have to work." Sound good? Think again. In order
to get these wonderful things, all 11-year-old Charley
Darcy has to do is sleep in water—from midnight
till dawn—every night of his life.
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The
Mysterious Mummer
by L.M. Falcone
Kids
Can Press, 2003.
Out of print.
192 pages
"Be
careful what you wish for. . . ." After a freak accident
sends 13-year-old Joey McDermet’s mother to the hospital,
he is sent to stay with his Aunt Corinne in the small town
of Monk’s Cove, Newfoundland. This will be his aunt’s
first Christmas since the death of her beloved husband,
Stephen. Stephen’s final words before he set out on
his fateful journey: “Next time, I’ll take you
with me. I promise.” His promise is about to be kept. |
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Walking
With the Dead
by L.M. Falcone
Kids
Can Press, 2005.
ISBN 1553377087 hbk.
ISBN 1553377095 pbk.
196 pages
Life
for 12-year-old Alex Ormand is getting weirder by the minute.
After his dad brings home an ancient Greek corpse for the
grand re-opening of their museum, Oddities, Alex starts
having crazy dreams, gets struck by lightning, and falls
through his bedroom door into the night sky. Then things
take a turn for the seriously weird when, after more than
2,000 years, the corpse in the basement wakes up! |
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