Black Eyes and other Spine-chillers

Probably complied with top juniors in mind but it should keep a year or two without harm (Joan Aiken's piece. in particular). Philippa Pearce's title story might make an interesting experiment with younger kinds too; a small girl scares a more fortunate cousin by claiming malevolent powers for her teddy bear. Touching. Possibly a little gentle for some kids, but this standard is exceptionally rare. Of the others. I'd ignore Dorothy Edwards and Helen Cresswell but Jan Mark and Marjorie Darke could be handy when times are hard and Joan Aiken's Finders Keepers (though words as usual) provides a good illustration of the use of weather and setting to create atmosphere. Particularly useful for the staffroom/department short story shelf.