The Hobo Graveyard: A 15-Minute Horror Story, Educational Version

By Caitlind L. Alexander

“Then the train pulls away from the station,” Peter said. “And anyone riding in boxcar 1313 on the night of a full moon, never comes back. They go to the hobo graveyard to die.”
Those were the words that started the challenge; The challenge that would change my life forever.

Read this short, but creepy tale to find out what happened when Aaron took boxcar 1313 one cold, moonlit night.
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: 9781311780904

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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THE HOBO GRAVEYARD

A Scary 15-Minute Horror Story for Brave Souls

By Caitlind L. Alexander

A LearningIsland.com

15-Minute Ghost Story

Editor: Jennifer Robinson

Pictures by CDC

Smashwords Edition

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

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The Hobo Graveyard: A 15-Minute ghost Story / Caitlind L. Alexander

Summary: A teenage boy hops boxcar 1313 to try and find the hobo graveyard.

1. Ghosts. Juvenile Literature. 2. Trains. Juvenile Literature. 3. Hobos. Juvenile Literature.

Reading Level: 4.7

Words: 2784

Ages 9 and up.

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THE HOBO GRAVEYARD

Then the train pulls away from the station, Peter said. And anyone riding in boxcar 1313 on the night of a full moon, never comes back. They go to the hobo graveyard to die.

And there's no way to get back once you've ridden that car, Bruce added.

Yeah right, Aaron challenged. If there's no way to get back, how does anyone know what waits at the end of the line. There wouldn't be anybody to come back and tell what it looks like.

One night an old man escaped, Peter said. No one knows how, but somehow he found his way back along the railroad tracks into town. He blurted out the story of the hobo graveyard just before he died.

Besides, Bruce added. All the hobos know about it. When they get tired of riding the rails and of life, they just wait for the next full moon and climb aboard boxcar 1313. The ghosts of the other hobos have told them about it.

A shiver ran up and down