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Gr 2-5 A picture book in which the story is much stronger than the illustrations. Two young children delight in a gruesome story that their grandmother tells about Skinny Jack, the parson's mischievous farmhand whose blood turned to ice after a prank on the church organist backfired. One hundred years later, a maid, on a wager, carries still-frozen Skinny Jack to a party. He comes to life and begs forgiveness for his past misdeeds at the organist's grave. He then turns into a pile of ashes. On the way home, the young girl imagines that Skinny Jack is waiting to grab her. She is grabbed--by a haz...Log In or Sign Up to Read More