The Haunted Bicycle: A 15-Minute Horror Story, Educational Version

By Caitlind L. Alexander

I got my bike at a police auction. I thought it looked like a fantastic piece of machinery! The cops had said it was abandoned, but I couldn’t believe it! Why in the world would anyone abandon an incredible bike like this?
A few days later I found out the answer to that question. Let me tell you what happened.

Found out about this strange, terrifying bike in this scary ghost story.
Educational Versions Include exercises designed to meet Common Core Standards.
Ages 9 and up.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: LearningIsland.com
• Release date: Jan 16, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310801686

Caitlind L. Alexander

Caitlind Alexander is the author of over 60 books for children, including the Jamie and Kendall Broderick Mystery series, the 14 Fun Facts and 101 Fun Facts series, the Wonderful World of Animals Series, and the Miss Jones series.She lives in California where she loves to visit historic places and learn about new things. She also loves to travel and has been all over the world.

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THE HAUNTED BICYCLE

A Scary 15-Minute Ghost Story for Brave Souls

By Caitlind L. Alexander

A LearningIsland.com

15-Minute Ghost Story

Editor: Jennifer Robinson

Title page picture by Newtown grafitti

Smashwords Edition

(c) Copyright 2011 Caitlind L. Alexander. All rights reserved.

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The Haunted Bicycle: A Scary 15-Minute Ghost Story / Caitlind L. Alexander

Summary: A young man buys a bicycle at an auction, unaware that its previous owner still lays claim to it.

1. Ghosts. Juvenile Literature. 2. Bicycle. Juvenile Literature.

Reading Level: 4.3

Words: 1878

Ages 9 and up.

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THE HAUNTED BICYCLE

I got my bike at a police auction. I thought it looked like a fantastic piece of machinery! The cops had said it was abandoned, but I couldn’t believe it! Why in the world would anyone abandon an incredible bike like this?

But let me start at the beginning.

When I was twelve my parents bought me a new bike. It was a bit big for me at the time, but they kept insisting that I would grow into it. Within a year or so I did. That’s when I figured out why they had gotten me something bigger instead of a bike my size. They actually expected me to keep what they bought until I had finished college and could afford to