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A Chilling Tale of Shave Ice
Mrs. Sugihara HAUNTS a Village
by Glen Grant
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ISBN: 189097000X
Format: Softcover, 208 pages
Pub. Date: November 1997
Pub.: Chicken Skin Press
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Synopsis:
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A CHILLING TALE of Shave Ice introduces readers of all ages to Mrs. Sugihara — the owner of a store and shave ice stand on the island of Hawaii who in the summer of 1937 launches a supernatural fiasco which will forever haunt Kamoku Village. Is the deserted Japanese language school next to Mrs. Sugihara’s store really visited in the night by the ghost of the young Miss Yanagi, the school teacher who had died of a fever? Did Mrs. Sugihara and the young children of the Obake Club really see her corpse-like hand under the school? Will Miss Yanagi come back from the dead?
Based upon an actual true occurrence of a ghostly hoax perpetrated in the 1910s, A Chilling Tale of Shaved Ice is a poignant, funny and sometimes “chicken skin” excursion into the supernatural lore of Hawaii. Drawing upon the ghostlore collection of supernatural storyteller Glen Grant, with the lively pidgin English dialogue provided by well-known island comedian James Grant Benton and local author Arnold Hiura, this unique literary offering captures the power, vitality and spiritual wonder of Hawaii’s multicultural folklore traditions.
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About
The Author:
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The late Glen Grant was well-known in the islands as a storyteller, folklorist, historian and author. For nearly twenty-five years he collected ghost stories which he shared in public talks, community programs, ghost tours and theater programs. In 1989 he was the recipient of the Tusitala Award by the Storytelling Association of Hawai'i. His occult writings also include: Honolulu Mysteries, The Secret Obake Casebook: Tales from the Dark Side of the Cabinet and Obake Files: Ghostly Encounters in Supernatural Hawaii.
A scholarship fund has been set up in his memory. Contributions can be mailed to the Glen Grant Memorial Fund, University of Hawaii Foundation, P.O. Box 11270 Honolulu, HI 96828.
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