Tales to Keep You Up at Night
Dan Poblocki
Ignoring a handwritten warning from her grandmother, Amelia reads an old book she finds in the attic, and as elements from the stories begin to come to life around her, she realizes that she may be in a spooky story of her own.
Krazyland
Mar Romasco-Moore
NathanusedtobeterrifiedofKrazyland whenhewasayoungkid.Nowthathe's 12,thespooky-themedarcadegames aren'tthatbad.Heevenenjoysstomping onplasticspidersandbattlingacreepy dollwithbigplasticeyes.Butthings becomescarieragainwhenkidsstartto gomissingfromtheentertainmentpark
The
Lora Senf
Torescueherauntfromtheghostofa serialkiller,twelve-year-oldEvieVon Ratheembarksonajourneyintoa strangeworldfilledwithhungry witches,ghosts,andastorythief,all whiletryingtofulfillherdealwiththe Clackity.
Storm
Nicola Skinner
Frankiedieddramaticallyinafreak naturaldisasterthatwipedoutherwhole town.Asaghost,it'snotsoeasyfor Frankietohideherrage,especiallywhen suspiciousvisitorstoherruinedhome seemtohaveakeenandominous interestinherButwhenyouwereborn withastorminsideyou--sometimesthe onlywaytocalmitistofinallyletitout.
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Spooky Sleuths: The Ghost Tree
Natasha Deen
WhenAsimmovestoanewtown,he mustsavehisnewteacherwhenanevil spiritfromGuyanesefolklorebeginsto wreakhavoc.
The Ghoul of Windydown Vale
Jake Burt
CopperholdsWindydownVale'sdeepest anddarkestsecret:heistheghoulthat hauntstheVale,donningagruesome costumetoscaretravelersandtownsfolk awayfromthedangersoftheswamps. Whenagirlclaimssheandherfather wereattackedbyacreature--onethat couldnothavebeenCopper--itthreatens notjustCopper'ssecret,butthefateofall Windydown.
Darkroom
K.R. Alexander
Beatriceknowsshedoesn'thaveany followers.Butthenshestrumblesacross anewapp,DARK[room].Someusers sayit'ssupercoolOtherssayit'ssuper dangerousBeatricedownloadsitand discoversthatitallowshertoseeghosts everywherearoundher.Andthey're goingtogetherifshedoesn'tgetthem first.
Small Spaces
Katherine Arden
After eleven-year-old Ollie's school bus mysteriously breaks down on a field trip, she has to take a trip through scary woods, and must use all of her wits to survive She must stick to small spaces
Shadow Grave
Marina Cohen
Arloisafraidoffire,creepyTVshows, andevenhisownshadowDuringa Thanksgivingroadtrip,asuddencollision withastrangebeasttotalsthefamily's car.Arloandhisfamilyendupstranded inLivermore.Whenhestumblesupona darksecretthatthetown'sinhabitantswill killtokeep,gettingoutofLivermore becomesamatteroflifeordeath.
Girl in White
Lindsay Currie
Malloryisstilladaptingtolifeinhernew townofEastportwhensheishauntedby areoccurringnightmare,leadingherto investigatethelegendofSweetMolly
Let the Monster Out
Chad Lucas
Whenthingsintheirtownkeepgetting strangerandstranger,BonesMaloneand KyleSpecksteamuptosolvethis mystery,whichforcesthemtofacetheir worstnightmaresastheysearchforthe truth.
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The Girl in the Lake
India Hill Brown
Celesteknowssheshouldbeexcitedto spendtwoweeksathergrandparents' lakehousewithherbrotherandtheir cousins,butshe'snotShejustfailedher swimtestandhatesbeinginthewater Andsoonstrangethingsstarthappening
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1-2-3-4 I Declare a Thumb War
Lisi Harrison & Daniel Kraus
As the 100th anniversary of the electrocution of the town's most infamous killer approaches, an anonymous text message lures five twelve-year-olds to the cemetery, inspiring the first meeting of the Graveyard Girls and setting the stage for a terrifying tale from Whisper that they will never forget.
This Appearing House
Ally Malinenko
AstrangehouseappearsonJac'sstreet onthefive-yearanniversaryofhercancer diagnosis,andwhenshegetstrapped insideshewillhavetoconfronthorrors fromherpasttofindawayout
The Keeper
Guadalupe García McCall
Jamesalwaysknewmovingwasgoingto behorrible.Butthenhestartsgetting mysteriouslettersfromsomeonecalled theKeeperSomeonewhoclaimstobe watchinghim Jamesandhissister,Ava, areobviouslyindanger.Buttheproblem withhavingahistoryofplayingpractical jokesisthatnoonebelievesJames--not evenhisparents.
The Stars Did Wander Darkling
Colin Meloy
Archie Coomes keeps telling himself that where nothing ever happens in his town. Or at least nothing did, until his dad's construction company opened up the cliff beneath the old--some say cursed-Langdon place An ancient, long-buried evil has been unleashed upon the community, and it's up to the kids to stop it before it's too late.