RECOMMENDEDREADS YFFICTION:SCARYSTORIES
YF MCGE, J
Joe McGee NIGHT FRIGHTS: THE HAUNTED MUSTACHE
Fifth-graders Parker and Lucas get more than they bargained for when they seek to debunk one of Wolver Hollow's greatest legends about a haunted mustache that, every year on the anniversary of its owner's death, seeks a lip to claim as its own.
YF HUTC, B
Barry Hutchinson NIGHT OF THE LIVING TED
SPOOKY SLEUTHS: THE GHOST TREE YF DEEN, N
Natasha Deen
When Asim moves to a new town, he must save his new teacher when an evil spirit from Guyanese folklore begins to wreak havoc.
After Lisa Marie and her big brother visit a Create-a-Ted store, their teddy bears come to life! And it turns out theirs aren't the only ones. All kinds of stuffed bears--zombies, ghosts, aliens, and more--are suddenly alive and on the loose, and they're not playing nice.
David Bowles 13TH STREET: FIGHT WITH THE FREEZE-RAY FOWLS YF BOWL, D
Cousins Malia, Dante, and Ivan must face off against the evil queen of 13th Street. But she has lots of monsters on her side, including birds that can freeze you with a look! Can the cousins defeat her and shut down 13th Street once and for all?
YF MIED, A
THE HAUNTED HOUSE NEXT DOOR
Andres Miedoso
When supernatural things start happening in the house timid Andres and his parents just moved into, next-door-neighbor Desmond Cole, eight, comes to the rescue.
EERIE ELEMENTARY: THE SCHOOL IS ALIVE YF CHAB, J
Jack Chabert
Sam Graves discovers that his elementary school is alive and plotting against the students, and, as hall monitor, it is his job to protect them--but he will need some help from his friends.
JAMES PRELLER’S SCARY TALES: NIGHTMARELAND YF PREL, J
James Preller
Sucked into a strange video game where he finds himself caught in a snowstorm, young Aaron ventures into the nearby woods only to hear scary howls and discover that he is trapped.
YF DAHL, M
THE DOLL THAT WAVED GOODBYE AND OTHER SCARY TALES
Michael Dahl
Livia wears a small porcelain hand around her neck, all that is left of a doll that once belonged to her grandmother, but on the first night at summer camp the hand comes alive and terrifies an envious cabinmate--and there are plenty of chills in five other stories in this collection.
ROOSEVELT BANKS AND THE ATTIC OF DOOM YF CALK, L
Laurie Calkhoven
With a new sister on the way, Roosevelt has to move into the attic. After his plan to move into a fort in the woods fails, and a ghost-busting exercise goes terribly wrong, Roosevelt has to find the courage to defeat the biggest, spookiest ghouls ever and turn the Attic of Doom into a Room with a View.
YF CUMM, T
THE NOTEBOOK OF DOOM: RISE OF THE BALLOON GOONS
Troy Cummings
Alexander has just moved to a new town where he finds an old notebook with the word "DOOM" inscribed on the front cover. The Notebook of Doom contains top-secret information about monsters! In this first book, Alexander goes up against spooky balloon goons--unique and twisted arm-waving balloon guys!
THE TERRIBLES: WELCOME TO STUBTOE ELEMENTARY YF NICH, T
Travis Nichols
chapters, comics, poems, charts and activities, this spooktacular story introduces the monsters who have settled down on the quiet island of Creep's Cove, giving readers a peek into the lives of vampires, mummies, gelatinous balls of goo and more!
YF KING, S
THE SECRET EXPLORERS AND THE HAUNTED CASTLE
SJ King
Kiki the engineering explorer and Gustavo the history expert get caught up in a spooky adventure when a ghostly figure shows up at a castle before a big tournament.
KEY HUNTERS: THE HAUNTED HOWL YF LUPE, E
Eric Luper
In their third trip through the enchanted library, Cleo and Evan land in "The Werewolf's Curse" where Evan is promptly bitten by a werewolf, and the two need to find the cure--and the next key-before the full moon rises and Evan becomes stuck in this horror story forever.
SCHOOL BUS OF HORRORS: DEAD END YF DAHL, M
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Braden is not looking forward to explaining a failed test to his parents, but when the afternoon school bus stops he finds himself at a cemetery that is crowded with zombie-like figures pushing him toward an open grave, and it looks like he may have reached his final destination.
YF BUTL, D
KING & KAYLA AND THE CASE OF THE DOWNSTAIRS GHOST
Dori Hillestad Butler
King and Kayla go on a sleepover adventure at Thor and Jillian's house, where they investigate spooky occurrences in the basement.