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Diane Telgen

Born: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Connection to Illinois: Telgen currently resides in Chicago.

Biography: Diane Telgen enjoyed reading so much as a child that she would read anything and everything, even the encyclopedia! That’s probably why she grew up and started writing reference books about history and literature. Now she writes both fiction and nonfiction for young readers. She earned her MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts and is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.


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Primary Literary Genre(s): Fiction; Non-Fiction

Primary Audience(s): Children; Young adult readers

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diane-telgen-b49b9496
Twitter: https://twitter.com/neglet_
Web: https://dianetelgen.com


Selected Titles

The Ghostly Tales of Michigan's Haunted Lighthouses
ISBN: 1467198250 OCLC: 1243263959

Arcadia 2021

Welcome to the spooky shores of Michigan!Stay alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms.Did you know that the former keeper of the Seul Choix Point Lighthouse still keeps his watch, despite having been dead for over a hundred years? Or that a mysterious young girl searches for playmates at the Marquette Island Lighthouse? Can you believe that the poltergeist at Waugoshance Shoal Lighthouse loves to play pranks on visitors?Pulled right from history, these ghostly tales will change the way you see Michigan's coast, and have you sleeping with the light on!

The Ghostly Tales of Michigan's West Coast
ISBN: 1467198021 OCLC: 1159171079

Arcadia Publishing 2020

Ghost stories from America's Great Lakes State have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!Coastal Michigan's haunted history and local legends come to life--even when the main players are dead. From the souls lost aboard the doomed Alpena, to the restless spirits at Nunica Cemetery, this spooky chapter book will keep readers rapt. Dive into suspenseful tales of bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained; just be sure to keep the light on.

The Ghostly Tales of Pittsburgh
ISBN: 1467198048 OCLC: 1159172888

Arcadia Publishing 2020

Ghost stories from America's Steel City have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!Pittsburgh's haunted history and local legends come to life--even when the main players are dead. Find out if the ghostly entities at the Monongahela Incline actors or specters. Learn about the restless ghost of Henry Clay Frick lurking in his beloved Clayton. Discover that multiple Carnegie libraries are visited by the undead. Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of spirits and phantoms, bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained; just be sure to keep the light on.

The Ghostly Tales of the Midwest
ISBN: 1467198757 OCLC: 1292591927

Arcadia Publishing 2022

Ghost stories from the Midwestern United States have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery! The haunted history of the Midwest comes to life--even when the main players are dead. Visit Ohio, the oldest state in the Midwest, to glimpse ghosts in the Butler County Historical Museum. Or travel to Crown Point, Indiana, and see Ruffle Shirt Hill's Underground Railroad site. Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained all across America's Midwestern states; just be sure to keep the light on.

 

 

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