FF489: A 15-Minute Ghost Story, Educational Version

By Caitlind L. Alexander

Mayday! Mayday! We had just finished a bombing run and we were lost. The fog was as thick as pea soup, and our instrument panel had been damaged by enemy gunfire. Would anyone come to our rescue?
Suddenly the radio crackled to life and I heard a voice. But where would it lead us?

Read this short, but creepy tale to find out.
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: 9781311374653

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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FF489

A 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 NARA

Smashwords Edition

(c) Copyright 2007 Caitlind L. Alexander. All rights reserved.

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FF489: A 15-Minute Ghost Story / Caitlind L. Alexander

Summary: A fighter plane loses its way, and is guided home by a ghost plane.

1. Ghosts. Juvenile Literature. 2. Planes. Juvenile Literature.

Reading Level: 3.7

Words: 1169

Ages 8 and up.

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FF 489

Mayday, mayday, my frantic voice signaled over the airwaves. Only static answered me back.

Mayday, I pleaded. Can anybody out there hear me?

Actually I wasn't quite sure where out there was. I had just completed a bombing run over Germany. I was piloting one of those small bomber planes that only held one man, and I was starting to feel very lonely. We had dropped in over the target without being spotted. Somehow it had seemed too lucky.

A second later I knew my luck had run out. Machine gun fire ripped through my instrument panel