![]() ![]() “It does affect people of all ages, even if it’s just losing a pet, which is something that happens to probably most people when they’re young,” Ventrella said, “but it’s nice if you have a way to understand that, which is what a book gives you. Ventrella’s latest novel Bone Hollow, recommended for children in third through seventh grades and published by Scholastic Press, for example, explores death. ![]() ![]() They’re also a great entrée into a more difficult topic so that you can kind of explore some of those difficult real-life issues within a fantasy world or some kind of fantastical spooky environment.” … Scary books are always one of the most popular books that kids are looking for because they like to be scared within the safe space of a book, which is nice because then you can be scared whenever you want to be, and if it gets too scary, you can just put it down and decide to stop reading. “I figured being a librarian would be a good job to have along the way since it’s really hard to be able to support yourself as an author,” Ventrella said, “and you’re surrounded by books and get to see the types of books that kids are reading. Working as a librarian, Oklahoma City author Kim Ventrella saw how often children want to be frightened. ![]() Oklahoma City-based author Kim Ventrella writes spooky books for children in grades 3-7. ![]()
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