02461cam a2200409 i 4500 1138468699 TxAuBib 20240202120000.0 230414s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023935373 9781338814019 hardcover 133881401X hardcover TxAuBib rda Cervantes, Angela,. The cursed moon / Angela Cervantes. First edition. New York : Scholastic Press, 2023. ©2023. 211 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "One two, the Caretaker's coming for you. Three-four, you'll breathe no more. Five-six, you'll float like sticks. Seven, eight, you'll meet your fate."--Back cover. "Rafael Fuentes isn't easily scared. He loves writing ghost stories, reading scary books, and entertaining his friends with terrifying tales he creates on the spot. Rafa has come up against enough real-life scary situations that fictional hauntings seem like no big deal. Rafa's incarcerated mom is being released from jail soon, and will be coming to live with him, his sister, and their grandparents. For the first time in a while, Rafa feels a pit of fear growing in his stomach. To take his mind off his mom's return, Rafa spends an evening crafting the scariest ghost story he's ever told. As an eerie blood moon hangs in the sky, Rafa tells a group of friends about The Caretaker. The Caretaker is an evil ghost who lures unsuspecting kids into the neighborhood pond. . . and they don't ever come out. Rafa is really proud of his latest creation, until strange things start to happen around him. With a sinking feeling, Rafa realizes the Caretaker is real. Rafa has brought the ghost to life--and only he can stop him."--Page [2] of cover. 20240202. Families Fiction. Friendship Fiction. Spirits Fiction. Blessing and cursing Fiction. Storytelling Fiction. Hispanic Americans Fiction. Authors Fiction. Children of prisoners Fiction. Ghost stories. lcgft Horror fiction. lcgft Fantasy fiction. lcgft