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O. Penn-Coughin

 O. Penn-Coughin is a ghoulishly-gifted storyteller and  author of They’re Coming For You: Scary Stories that Scream to be Read – a chilling collection of 27 short, scary stories dripping with horrible fun!
  From Texas to Canada and parts in between, O. Penn-Coughin shared his passion for reading and writing with some 30,000 students last year.
He has received high praise for being a positive role model for reluctant readers, Hispanic students, and boys.
  As one librarian put it following a recent visit, “The kids were out of their minds with excitement.”
 
O. Penn-Coughin’s stories unearth common ground for children and adults, for the living and the read...

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O. Penn-Coughin leaves students and educators screaming…
for MORE!

“Best scary stories ever.”

“A natural-born storyteller.”

“Awesome!”

“Inspirational.”

“Better than R.L. Stine.”

“Impressive and authentic.”

“Haunting.”

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Scary Fact: So many nonreaders wind up in jail that some states use the rate of illiteracy to help calculate future prison needs.

Nothing is scarier than children who aren’t excited about reading. Compared to that, my stories aren’t scary at all.
O. Penn-Coughin

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See a sample Live Performance
in English or Spanish

View an excellent account of a typical school visit with photos and student book reviews

Read a Story
from
They’re Coming For You:
Scary Stories that Scream to be Read

O. Penn-Coughin is a member of
The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators

 

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