Prolific children’s author offers some halloween-season chills

By | Melissa Newcomb , Cornellians

As a child, Heather Alexander ’89 would stay up late reading books under her blanket with a flashlight; by day, she’d act out the characters with friends. Now, she writes her own children’s books—aiming to inspire today’s kids to be just as passionate about reading.

Alexander has published more than 70 works of fiction and nonfiction—from activity books to chapter books to novels for middle-grade readers.

Her latest, Haunted USA: Spine-tingling Stories from All 50 States, offers (slightly) scary tales based on true stories, folklore, and legends.

“Have you ever seen pictures of playful otters frolicking in a river or ocean?” She writes in the Alaska installment, about the Inuit legend of a shape-shifting creature. “These tiny, furry marine mammals couldn’t be more adorable if they tried. But don’t be fooled by all the cuteness—something sinister is afloat!”

Read the full story on the Cornellians website.

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