With accessible text and real-life stories, readers will explore stories about disappearances they love to fear. Take paranormal stories to the exteme. With a conversational voice, accessible text, and real-life stories, readers will explore the mysteries they love to fear.

When Virginia Dare was born in Roanoke Colony in 1587, her birth was probably heralded as a new beginning, not just for the tiny baby but for the entire colony. She was the first child of English parents to be born in what English settlers called the “New World.” But three years later, Virginia, her parents, and all other members of the Roanoke colony had disappeared. History is silent about their fate. The story of Virginia Dare and her fellow settlers is a famous one that is still studied and wondered about to this day. Weird Disappearances: Real Tales of Missing People, for readers ages 9 to 12, is a collection of five true tales that examine five moments in history when someone vanished without a trace. Chapters include Virginia Dare, Amelia Earhart, Solomon Northrop, Percy Fawcett, and Anastasia Romanov. These mysterious figures are discussed against the backdrop of historical circumstances, whether it be the carving out of a new world in an ancient culture, the upheaval of the Russian Revolution, or the blazing of a new trail high in the skies. Weird Disappearances is the fourth book in a new series called Mystery & Mayhem, which features true tales that whet kids’ appetites for history by engaging them in genres with proven track records—mystery and adventure. History is made of near misses, unexplained disappearances, unsolved mysteries, and bizarre events that are almost too weird to be true—almost! The Mystery & Mayhem series delves into these tidbits of history to provide kids with a jumping off point into a lifelong habit of appreciating history. Each of the five true tales told within Weird Disappearances is paired with a map, as well as fun facts about the setting, industry, and time period. A glossary and resources page provide the opportunity to practice using essential academic tools. These nonfiction narratives use clear, concise language with compelling plots that both avid and reluctant readers will be drawn to.

(www.canammissing.com)This is the third "Missing 411" book researching facts of people who have vanished in remote locations of the world. "Missing 411-North America and Beyond" is the first edition that discusses missing people and relevant facts from five countries (Australia, England, France, Iceland and Indonesia) outside of North America and examines the parallels between the cases. The book also includes a multitude of new stories from North America.There is a continuing trend of clusters of missing people in United States National Parks. The National Park Service has continued with their policy of failing to keep ledgers, track or otherwise document lists of missing people inside their parks and monuments. This edition has cases from Florida, Texas, Hawaii and forty other states. There are new clusters of missing people from Sequoia and Mount Rainier National Park, Three Sisters Wilderness (OR) and Adirondacks (NY). Canada has missing cases from six provinces that are documented.This new book brings further clarity to the missing person issue by examining multiple disappearances of people in small-confined areas and exposing the similarities of their case. David Paulides also exposes a series of coed disappearances that date back to the early 1900's, which have unusual facts surrounding their case."Missing 411-North America and Beyond" is the largest and most comprehensive of the trilogy, 472 pages. The Missing 411 series builds upon itself. It is recommended that you read "Missing 411-Western United States" first, then the eastern version and then "North America and Beyond." There is a historical aspect to this issue and there are common elements that run through the disappearances. ***********************************************One of the early reviews of "Missing 411-North America and Beyond" was written by New York Times Best Selling author Whitley Strieber:David Paulides has shined a light onto one of the greatest and most disturbing mysteries of our time: the simple and awful fact that people disappear, especially in our national parks, and little effort is made to find them, let alone inform the public about the danger.Even when massive searches are mounted, and people are found, the events surrounding their loss and recovery are often far beyond logical explanation.This is the most comprehensive and expertly presented series of books on the subject ever written, and the latest volume, which includes stories from five countries, is sobering, chilling and far too well researched to ignore. Essential reading.Whitley StrieberNew York Times Best Selling Author***********************************************

MISSING 411 - People missing in the WOODS David Paulides and Chris Williams Unexplained mysteries, thriller stories, detective missions, dogs strange behavior and more terrifying unsolved cases

Gone Forever: True Police Stories of People Lost in America... Claim Your FREE Books Each Week With This Book! Rarely when we think about danger or our chances of being harmed do we think about the people that we know. Most of the time, we do not think that the people we work with, those that work for us, or those that we are associated with would ever cause us harm, however, this is what actually happens frequently. As you read this book, you will begin to see just how often it does happen. None of the cases in this book have ever been solved, but when you look at the evidence that will be presented to you, chances are that you are going to come to the same conclusion that the police have, most of these people have gone missing at the hands of someone they knew. On top of this, because these people seemed to vanish from the face of the earth, no one has been held accountable for their disappearances. Their families have not gotten to lay them to rest and still mourn their loss as they have been unable to fully grieve not knowing if the person that they love is still out there or if they have passed from this life. While these are quite intriguing stories, they are heartbreaking as well. As you read them, you are reading about experiences that families have gone through, true stories of real terror as parents found out that their child was missing, as children found out that their parents were gone, and as friends found out those that they cared for had simply disappeared... Here's A Preview Of What's In This Book... -Missing Persons: Everyone's Hero -Missing Persons: Five Months Pregnant and Gone -Missing Persons: The Springfield Three -Missing Persons: The Missing Bride -Missing Persons: A Case of Misplaced Trust -Much, much more! Scroll Up and Get Your Copy of This Book Today!

(www.canammissing.com) Missing 411-The Devil's in the Detail.This is the fourth book in the blockbuster "Missing 411" series that describes unusual incidents of people that have disappeared in National Parks and forests of the world. It is a significant step forward in the understanding of the missing phenomena that adds several new elements never before identified. This book describes additional victims, new locations and circumstances while outlining new geographical clusters. The number of people that fit the identified profile and the distances and elevations covered during their journeys will mesmerize you. The book ends with series of charts that expose specific elements that are identified in each of the other books, their frequency, location and timing. **It is highly recommended that you read any of the other "Missing 411" books prior to this. The reader needs to have a background on the topic prior to reading this work to get the full understanding of what is revealed.This book includes stories from the following areas:United States (33 States)Canada (7 Provinces)Australia (5 Territories)BorneoEcuadorUnited KingdomNew ZealandSwitzerlandAustriaSub Chapters:Cornerstone CasesWeather ConditionsCriminal AllegationsLast in LineMissing from Inside the HomeMissing from Inside a VehicleLocations Previously SearchedScholars/IntellectualsDisabled or InjuredElevation GainDistance TraveledAircraft Associated with Missing Person CasesList of Missing from this BookNational parks422 Pages

(www.canammissing.com) Missing-411 is the first comprehensive book about people who have disappeared in the wilds of North America. It's understood that people routinely get lost, some want to disappear but this story is about the unusual. Nobody has ever studied the archives for similarities, traits and geographical clusters of missing people, until now.A tip from a national park ranger led to this three year, 7000+ hour investigative effort into understanding the stories behind people who have vanished. The book chronicles children, adults and the elderly who disappeared, sometimes in the presence of friends and relatives. As Search and Rescue personnel exhaust leads and places to search, relatives start to believe kidnappings and abductions have occurred. The belief by the relatives is not an isolated occurrence; it replicates itself time after time, case after case across North America.The research depicts 28 clusters of missing people across the continent, something that has never been exposed and was a shocking find to researchers. Topography does play a part into the age of the victims and certain clusters have specific age and sex consistency that is baffling. This is not a phenomenon that has been occurring in just the last few decades, clusters of missing people have been identified as far back as the 1800's. The manuscript for the research was extremely large so the story was split between two books, Missing 411 Western United States and Canada and Missing 411 Eastern United States. The Eastern version will be released in late March and will include a list of all missing people in each edition and a concluding chapter that draws both books together for conclusions.Some of the issues that are discussed in each edition:* The National Park Service attitude toward missing people* How specific factors in certain cases replicate themselves in different clusters* Exposing cases involving missing children that aren't on any national database* Unusual behavior by bloodhounds/canines involved in the search process* How storms, berries, swamps, briar patches, boulder fields and victim disabilities play a role in the disappearance* The strategies of Search and Rescue personnel need to change under specific circumstances Major news organizations do a deplorable job of coveringstories and issues which are deemed too unusualor too far outside the box. Chances are, they will find a wayto trivialize or ignore the disturbing evidence accumulatedby David Paulides, a former lawman turned investigativejournalist. The paper trail uncovered by Paulides throughsheer doggedness is impressive, the evidence indisputable.People are vanishing without a trace from our nationalparks and forests, yet government agencies are saying nothing.At a minimum, this story deserves space on the frontpage of every newspaper in the country, and it warrants aformal high level inquiry by the federal agencies whose filesleave little doubt that something very strange is unfoldingin our wilderness.George Knapp, Host, Coast to Coast AMAfter reading this book, you will forever walk in the woods with a different awareness.