The Halloween Tree (1972) Ray Bradbury (Author) Joe Mugnaini (Illustrator)
Eight trick-or-treaters set out on Halloween, but they lose their leader, Pipkin. Carapace Clavicle Moundshround, climbing out from a leaf pile, offers to explain the origins of Halloween to them. He takes them on a broomstick-riding trip on a fantastic jouney. Moundshroud is a supernatural being who carries the boys into the past to witness how Halloween was experienced in other lands and times. They experience the rituals of the ancient Celts, Egyptians, and Mexicans. As in many Bradbury stories, this one has elements of horror, death and loss.
MAIN CHARACTERS :
Carapace Clavicle Moundshround, Spirit
GENRE :
Fantasy fiction
SUBJECT :
Childhood, Fantasy, Halloween, History, Physics, Time travel
TIME PERIOD :
Indeterminate AD
Gale Document Number: GALE|M1300056771
Gale Database: What Do I Read Next?, 2009
SOURCE CITATION : "The Halloween Tree." 2009. Books & Authors Gale. Gale Internal User. 20 Nov 2009 <http://books.wiseto.com/bna/start.do?p=BNA&u=gale>
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