RECOMMENDEDREADS JFICTION:SCARY
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SuzanneYoung WhatStays Buried
Twelve-year-old Calista Wynn will lose her ability to speak with the dead on her thirteenth birthday. When Calista meets The Tall Lady, she knows she's found the ghost responsible for the disappearances of children in her town. And she only has a few weeks to stop the Tall Lady before she loses her gift.
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ChristineVirnig
Sixth-grader Caleb discovers that at Samhain Intermediate School every day is Halloween, and everybody wears costumes--the trouble is that in the town of Samhain some of the monsters are real, and out for blood.
JBOUR, S
ShakirahBourne Nightmare Island
Twelve-year-old Serenity has a recurring nightmare, but things get real when her parents take her brother, Peace, to Duppy Island for "treatment" and Serenity is confronted by the creepy Dr. Whisper and the faceless douen children who are trapped between the living and the dead.
JCURR, L
LindsayCurrie It’sWatching
A chilling middle school novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Scritch Scratch, three kids must discover who—or what—is terrorizing them after receiving an ominous meme on Halloween night.
JWEND, C
ChuckWendig Monster Movie!
Twelve-year-old Ethan is afraid of everything, but he must overcome his fears to save his town from a cursed videotape turned monster on the loose.
JROYC, E
The Creepeningof Dogwood House
EdenRoyce
After the death of his mother, Roddie is taken in by an aunt he barely knows to live in Dogwood House, the creepiest place he’s ever seen. His mom had never told him anything about hoodoo, Dogwood House, or their family. And as they set about fixing the house up, Roddie discovers that there is even more his mother never told him...
MattMcMann Escapefrom GrimstoneManor
When a ride breaks down before closing, friends Mateo, Taylor, and Zari find themselves stuck inside the haunted house for the night and discover a hidden staircase leading to a dark crypt.
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, setting the stage for a terrifying tale that they will never forget.
JLAI, R
ReadatYour OwnRish
RemyLai
Read at Your Own Risk is the spinechilling illustrated sketch diary of a kid who is being haunted after a game goes terribly wrong and an evil spirit starts conversing with her on the page.
DakaHermon NightmareKing
Things haven't been the same since Shane's accident when playing a game of tag. Now, every time Shane falls asleep, he's pulled into a dark world where the evil Nightmare King reigns.
K.R. Alexander DeadGirl’sDiary JALEX, K
The chilling story of a girl who has visions of a dead girl--and the diary that will lead her to the truth behind the girl's tragic demise.
TheBellwood Game JKRAM, C
CeliaKrampien
A group of sixth graders participating in an annual Halloween tradition to pacify the ghost of Abigail Snook quickly realize that the Bellwoods contains an even bigger threat to their town.
