Loh-Hagan, Virginia. Urban legends: don't read alone!

Into thin air -- Ghostly stories -- Ghosts of the roads -- Seeking ghostly answers -- To hitchhike or not to hitchhike?

Vanishing Hitchhiker in the Urban Legends: Don't Read Alone! series explores the creepy story of the vanishing hitchhiker legend--from history to speculation to scientific explanation. This book is written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. Considerate text includes wild facts (almost too strange to believe!) hold the readers' interest. A table of contents, glossary with simplified pronunciations, and index all enhance vocabulary and comprehension

500L

Decoding demand: 90 (very high) Semantic demand: 95 (very high) Syntactic demand: 46 (medium) Structure demand: 80 (high)