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YOUNGER READERS

Allard, Harry.
Bumps in the Night. xy
Will Madam Kreepy discover what's causing the spooky noises?

Brown, Marc.
Scared Silly! A Book for the Brave. x808 S2855
Stories, poems, and riddles, shivery and silly, for the brave and not-so-brave.

Cole, Joanna.
Bony-legs. Il. by Dirk Zimmer. xz IR
How can a mirror and a comb help a girl to escape from a terrible witch?

DeFelice, Cynthia.
Dancing Skeleton. Il. by Robert Andrew Parker. x398 D313
The most ornery man who ever died!

Emberley, Ed.
Go Away, Big Green Monster. xz
You can make it go away yourself!

Goode, Diane.
Diane Goode’s Book of Scary Stories and Songs. x808 D5385
Find a story to really scare everyone’s socks off at a sleepover.

Kutner, Merrily.
Z is for Zombie. xz
Form aliens to zombies, there's someone spooky for every letter of he alphabet.

Low, Alice.
The Witch Who Was Afraid Of Witches. xz IR
Wendy the witch triumphantly out-witches her tow older sisters.

Martin, Bill.
A Beasty Story. xz
In a dark, dark wood, in a dark, dark house, there lurks a beastly beast.

Martin, Bill.
Ghost-Eye Tree. Il. by Ted Rand. xz
Up ahead, down that dark, lonely road...in the moonlight...watch out!

Michelson, Richard.
Did You Say Ghosts? Il. by Leonard Baskin. xz
There are some things parents should never tease about, especially after dark.

O’Connor, Jane.
Eek! Stories to Make You Shriek. Il. by Brian Karas. xz IR
Three stories for beginning readers to read with a flashlight under the covers.

San Souci, Robert.
Faithful Friend. Il. by Brian Pinkney. x398 S197-15
Love, zombies, and danger in the West Indies.

Schwartz, Alvin.
Ghosts! Ghostly Tales From Folklore. Il. by Victoria Chess. x398 S3987-5
If you find a little green bottle washed up on the beach, don’t open it!

Schwartz, Alvin.
In a Dark, Dark Room. Il. by Dirk Zimmer. xz IR
In a dark, dark, room, in a soft, soft voice, tell a scary story—it’s fun!

Sierra, Judy.
The House That Drac Built. Il. by Will Hillenbrand. xz
Read what happened to the fiend, the zombie, and the monster who lived in Drac’s house.

Sierra, Judy.
Wiley and the Hairy Man. Il. by Brian Pinkney. x398 S572-2
The Hairy Man will get you if you don’t watch out!

Spariosu, Mihai.
Ghosts, Vampires, and Werewolves. Il. by Laszlo Kubinyi. x398 S736
Werewolves, haunted treasures, and other cool stuff from Transylvania.

Stutson, Caroline.
By the Light of the Halloween Moon. Il. by Kevin Hawkes. xz
Watch out for your toes when a ghost, a bat, a witch, and a cat are around!

Wahl, Jan.
Tailypo! Il. by Wil Clay. x398 W136-3
A strange varmint haunts the man who chopped off its tail.

Washington, Donna.
A Big, Spooky House. xz
He is a big, strong man, but can he spend the whole night in a big, spooky house?

Winters, Kay.
The Teeny Tiny Ghost. xz
The teeny tiny ghost scares himself while doing his homework.

Wyler, Rose.
Spooky Tricks. x793 W983-1
How to write invisible messages, make ghosts appear on walls, and other tricks.

OLDER READERS

Aiken, Joan.
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase. x
Can Bonnie and Sylvia stop evil Miss Slighcarp form stealing their fortune?

Avi.
Something Upstairs. x
Will Kenny be able to travel back through time to prevent the murder of an African American slave?

Bellairs, John.
Doom of the Haunted Opera. x
A wicked sorcerer plans to rule the world by bringing back the dead.

Cohen, Daniel.
Young Ghosts. x133 C678-5 1994
True stories of child ghosts and ghosts only children can see.

Cooper, Molly.
Classic Ghost Stories. x808 C6137-3
Horrifying haunts and the undead in stories by six masters of horror.

Dahl, Roald.
Witches. xy
A boy and his grandmother try to foil a witch’s plot to turn all the world’s children into mice.

Fajnor, Joel.
Draw Scary. x741 D2614
Draw your own collection of Creepy Creatures and Gruesome Ghouls.

Fleischman, Sid.
The 13th Floor: a Ghost Story. xy
Buddy goes back in time and ends up in big trouble on a pirate ship.

Hahn, Helen.
Wait Till Helen Comes. x
A brother and sister must save their spooky stepsister from following a ghost child to her doom.

Hayes, Joe.
La llorona/The Weeping Woman. S x398 H417-1
How the beautiful Maria became a ghost. In English and Spanish.

Kimmel, Eric.
Witch’s Face, a Mexican Tale. x398 K498-8
A man falls in love with a beautiful witch...but doesn’t follow her rules!

McKean, Thomas.
Into the Candlelit Room. x
5 interlocking stories with chilling conclusions.

McKissack, Pat.
The Dark Thirty. x
African American ghost stories for the half-hour before sunset, when it’s pretty hard not to believe in ghosts.

Montes, Marisa.
Something Wicked's in Those Woods. x
Can Javi, new to California from Puerto Rico, save his family from an evil ghost?

Nixon, Joan Lowery.
Ghost Town. x
Grab a seat around the campfire for these 7 spooky stories about real ghost towns.

Olson, Arielle North.
Ask the Bones. x398 O525-1
Keep your flashlight handy fro these scary stories form around the world.

Prelutsky, Jack.
Nightmares. x811 P924-2
Poems to trouble your sleep—no kidding!

Pullman, Philip.
Clockwork. xy
A boy with a mechanical heart needs to find someone to give him their heart…and to keep it also.

Ross, Kathy.
Make Yourself a Monster! x747 R824-19
Creepy crafts that you can make.

San Souci, Robert.
More Short and Shivery. x398 S197-14 (series)
From "The Rolling Head" to "Island of Fear," 30 terrifying tales.

Schwartz, Alvin.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. x398 S3987-6 (series)
Strange and scary; from "The Dead Man’s Brains" to "The Slithery-Dee."

Sleator, William.
Rewind. x
After dying, Peter gets a chance to relive the time leading up to his death.

Stine, R.L.
Goosebumps Series. x
How many have you read?

That's Ghost for You. ed. Carus, Marianne. x
13 scary spine-tingling, soul-chilling, heartbeat-skipping stories.

Vande Velde, Vivian.
There's a Dead Person Following My Sister Around. x
Ted's little sister is possessed by a ghost from the Underground Railroad.

Vivelo, Jackie.
Chills Run Down my Spine. x
"There’s nothing half as cold as hate."

Wood, Ted.
Ghost of the West Coast. x133 W879-1
True ghost stories from California, Oregon, and Washington, with great photos!

Wright, Betty Ren.
The Ghost in Room 11. x
In this page-turner, as new kid in school accepts a dare.


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