The Ghost of Graylock

Title:  The Ghost of Graylock

Author: Dan Poblocki

Illustrator:  n/a

ISBN:  9780545477734

Summary: 

Graylock Hall, It was meant to be a place of healing - a hospital where children and teenagers with mental disorders would be cared for and perhaps even cured. But something went wrong. Several young patients died under mysterious circumstances. Eventually, the hospital was shut down, the building abandoned and left to rot deep in the woods.
As the new kid in town, Neil Cady wants to see Graylock for himself. Especially since rumor has it that the building is haunted. He's got fresh batteries in his flashlight, a camera to document the adventure, and a new best friend watching his back.
Neil might think he's prepared for what he'll find in the dark and decrepit asylum. But he's certainly not prepared for what follows him home.

Rating:

This is a great book and one the students will get into especially at Halloween.

(The AR and Lexile information is pulled straight from their websites. Arbookfind.com and lexile.com)

AR Information		Lexile Information
Level	4.8	Age range	8-10
Quiz Point Value	9	Book type	Fiction
Grade Interest Level	4-8	Lexile measure	690D

 

Curriculum Connections: (These standards are simply the ones I found right off as some I may use for a lesson with the book listed.  I in no way am trying to state these are the only standards that fit this book.)

CCSS

RI.5.1

W.5.1

 Reading:

I would use this as a read-aloud.

 Writing and Speaking:

The students would write their own ghost story and will share them around a make believe camp fire for Halloween.

 Additional uses:

 

Related Internet Resources:

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/ghost-graylock

http://ghostofgraylock.weebly.com/main-idea-of-all-the-parts.html

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/teaching-epic-through-ghost-225.html