The Ghostly Tales of Alcatraz

By Stacia Deutsch

Ghost stories from America's most infamous prison have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!
Welcome to the spooky island of Alcatraz! Stay alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms.
Did you know a ghost nurse wanders the halls in search of prisoners to heal? Or that nobody has ever escaped from Alcatraz…and lived to tell the tale? Can you believe Cell 14D is haunted by a mysterious, red-eyed monster?
Pulled right from history, these ghostly tales will change the way you see Alcatraz and have you sleeping with the light on!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Arcadia Children's Books
• Release date: May 1, 2023
• ISBN: 9781439677971

Stacia Deutsch

Stacia Deutsch is the author of more than fifty children’s books, including the eight-book, award-winning chapter book series Blast to the Past. She has also written the tween novel Mean Ghouls as well as books for the Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew and The Boxcar Children series. Stacia has been on the New York Times bestseller list for the novelizations of the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and The Smurfs movies. For new releases and school visit information, visit StaciaDeutsch.com.

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The Ohlone and Evil Spirits

Imagine a time when the San Francisco Bay was not filled with water. It was dry land. During that geologic period, the islands that now dot the bay were mountain peaks. Indigenous people, called the Ohlone, roamed the area searching for food and firewood. As time passed, glaciers melted and the sea level began to rise. Water filled the area and tribes moved to the mainland, but the Ohlone maintained their connection to two special mountains that had become islands.

It’s impossible to know exactly how the tribes used the islands, but legend says the Ohlone made the island into a fishing base. Legend also says they were the first to use the land as an early prison. The Ohlone sent people who committed crimes there to keep them away from the rest of the tribe. Since the only way on or off the island was by boat, they could isolate anyone who broke tribal law. As more prisoners were sent to the island, the fishermen began to avoid it. They claimed there was evil lurking there and the criminals were attracting the ghosts of unhappy