Dr. Virginia Loh-Hagan is an author, university professor, former classroom teacher,
and curriculum designer. She used to work at the University of Pittsburgh. She didn’t
visit the Green Man Tunnel. She lives in San Diego with her very tall husband and
very naughty dogs. To learn more about her, visit
About the Author
abandoned
(uh-BAN-duhnd) no longer
used
aliens
(AY-lee-uhnz) beings from outer
space
deformities
(dih-FORM-ih-teez) features
that aren’t developed correctly; defects
graffiti
(gruh-FEE-tee) the illegal painting
or defacing of public buildings
locals
(LOH-kuhlz) people who live in a
town
plaid
(PLAD) pattern that is a crisscross
pranks
(PRANGKS) jokes
prey
(PRAY) victims
radioactive
(ray-dee-oh-AK-tiv) having
bad energy that could be poisonous
sightings
(SITE-ingz) reports of seeing
something or someone
urban legend
(UR-buhn LEJ-uhnd)
modern folktale
volts
(VOHLTS) units of electricity
Glossary
aliens
, 5
Charlie No-Face
, 8–13, 26
electricity
, 15–16
faceless man
, 8–13, 26
ghost
, 20
Green Man
.
See also
Robinson, Raymond
sightings, 29, 30
stories about, 7
what he looks like, 4, 8, 11
where he hides, 13
Green Man Tunnel
, 26–27,
29, 30
green sickness
, 28
haunted tunnel
, 26
lightning
, 7
Pittsburgh, PA
, 23, 27
plaid shirts
, 7
radioactivity
, 7
Robinson, Raymond
, 14–19,
20–22, 24–25, 30
science
, 28
skin
, 17
teens
, 4, 8–9, 13, 26, 29
tunnel
, 11, 13, 26–27, 29
urban legend
, 20, 21
Index
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