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The Berenstain Bears Trick Or Treat
Berenstain, Stan
The Berenstain Bear cubs have an adventure on Halloween night that proves Mother’s adage, “Appearances can be deceiving.
Pleasing The Ghost
Creech, Sharon.
Nine-year-old Dennis, whose uncle and father died within a year of one another, is visited by the ghost of his uncle, and together they settle some unfinished business.
The Ghost Of Fossil Glen
DeFelice, Cynthia C.
Allie knows it’s not her imagination when she hears a voice and sees in her mind’s eye the face of a girl who seems to be seeking Allie’s help.
The Ghost At Skeleton Rock
Dixon, Franklin W.
As a final step in solving a mystery, Frank and Joe face the ghost at Skeleton Rock.
Six Creepy Sheep
Enderle, Judith Ross.
A story told in rhyme of six sheep out on Halloween night; soon there is only one left as each sheep is scared away by other trick-or-treaters.
Halloween
Gibbons, Gail.
Presents the many traditions associated with the Halloween holiday, including making jack-o’-lanterns, wearing costumes, trick-or-treating, and telling scary stories.
The Doll In The Garden
Hahn, Mary Downing.
After Ashley and Kristi find an antique doll buried in old Miss Cooper’s garden, they discover that they can enter a ghostly turn-of-the-century world by going through a hole in the hedge.
Wait Till Helen Comes
Hahn, Mary Downing.
Molly and Michael dislike their spooky new stepsister Heather but realize that they must try to save her when she seems ready to follow a ghost child to her doom.
Arthur’s Halloween Costume
Hoban, Lillian.
Arthur the chimpanzee, after worrying that his Halloween costume won’t be scary enough, wins a prize for the most original costume in the school.
The Biggest Pumpkin Ever /by Steven Kroll
Kroll, Steven.
Two mice, each without the other’s knowledge, help a pumpkin grow into “the biggest pumpkin ever”–but for different purposes.
This Is The Pumpkin
Levine, Abby.
A cumulative rhyme describes the activities of Max, his younger sister, and other children as they celebrate Halloween at school and trick-or-treating.
The House Of Boo / J.Patrick Lewis
Lewis, J. Patrick.
Three children visit the haunted house of Boo Scoggins on Halloween and experience scary sights and sounds.
The Haunted Mask
GOOSEBUMPS series
Carly Beth’s Halloween mask is so ugly, but she can’t seem to get it off after she scares some of the boys in her neighborhood.
Albert’s Halloween
Tryon, Leslie.
Chief Inspector Albert the duck and his three detective assistants follow a series of clues to find the batch of pumpkins stolen from the town pumpkin patch.
Five Little Pumpkins
Van Rynbach, Iris.
The traditional finger rhyme illustrated with lively watercolors about five little pumpkins who get together for a fun night on the town.
Boo! It’s Halloween
Watson, Wendy.
A family gets ready for Halloween, preparing costumes, making goodies for the school party, and carving jack-o’lanterns. Halloween jokes and rhymes are interspersed throughout the text.
Too Many Pumpkins
White, Linda
Rebecca Estelle, an old woman who has hated pumpkins ever since she was a girl and her family had nothing else to eat, finds herself with a full crop of them.
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid Of Anything
Williams, Linda
A little old lady who is not afraid of anything must deal with a pumpkin head, a tall black hat, and other spooky objects that follow her through the dark woods trying to scare her.
Beneath The Ghost Moon
Yolen, Jane.
Beneath the midnight moon, mice battle mean-hearted creepy crawlies to protect their farmyard home.
Rattlebone Rock
Andrews, Sylvia.
Beneath the midnight moon, mice battle mean-hearted creepy crawlies to protect their farmyard home.
Clifford’s Halloween
Bridwell, Norman.
Clifford is an enormous red dog who dressed as a ghost last Halloween. What will his costume be this year?
A Job For Wittilda / Caralyn Buehner
Buehner, Caralyn.
When Wittilda the witch is forced to look for a job, she finds her broom-flying ability comes in handy in applying for a job delivering pizzas. By Caralyn and Mark Buehner.
In The Haunted House / Eve Bunting
Bunting, Eve
A little girl and her father tour a dark, mysterious house, eventually revealved to be a “Halloween House.
One Halloween Night
Teague, Mark.
After a bad beginning, three friends discover that anything can happen on Halloween.
Froggy’s Halloween
London, Jonathan
Froggy tries to find just the right costume for Halloween and although his trick-or-treating does not go as he had planned, he enjoys himself anyway.
Halloween Pie
Tunnell, Michael O.
Old Witch smiles a crooked smile and makes a Halloween pie for vampire and ghoul and ghost and banshee to enjoy.
Gator Halloween
Calmenson, Stephanie.
Amy and Allie, two alligator friends, hope their costumes will win a prize at the Swamp Street Halloween Parade, but they risk missing the contest to find a lost pet lizard.
Apples And Pumpkins
Rockwell, Anne F.
In preparation for Halloween night, a family visits Mr. Comstock’s farm to pick apples and pumpkins.
Sheep Trick Or Treat
Shaw, Nancy
When sheep dress up to go trick-or-treating at a nearby farm, their costumes scare away some wolves lurking in the woods.
Shake Dem Halloween Bones
Nikola-Lisa, W.
A rhythmic tale about different updated fairy tale characters who attend a hip-hop Halloween ball.
Brooms Are For Flying
Rex, Michael.
A group of young trick-or-treaters demonstrate that “feet are for stomping,” “eyes are for peeking,” “mouths are for moaning,” and “tummies are for treating.
Horrible Harry At Halloween
HORRIBLE HARRY series
The students in Miss Mackle’s third-grade class enjoy a day of Halloween surprises, including Harry’s unusual costume.
The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow
Irving, Washington
A superstitious schoolmaster, in love with a wealthy farmer’s daughter, has a terrifying encounter with a headless horseman.
Attack Of The Jack-o’-lanterns
GOOSEBUMPS series
A practical joke involving two scary pumpkin heads turns into a Halloween night of terror when the pumpkins develop strange hissing voices and flames shoot out of their faces.
The Perfectly Horrible Halloween
Poydar, Nancy.
Fearing that his Halloween at school will be ruined because he has left his pirate outfit on the bus, Arnold uses his imagination to come up with a new costume.
The Problem With Pumpkins
Saltzberg, Barney.
Hip and Hop’s friendship is tested when Hop insists they can’t both be pumpkins for Halloween.
Grandmas Trick-or-treat
McCully, Emily Arnold.
Pip’s two grandmothers, who cannot agree on anything, take Pip and her friends trick-or-treating on Halloween.
Frankenstein
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
A monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator.
Ghost In The House
Cohen, Daniel
Includes nine stories about some of the best known haunted houses in the world, including the Octagon in Washington, D.C., and the Weir house in Edinburgh, Scotland.
This Book Is Haunted
Rocklin, Joanne.
This book’s “not too scary” ghost host tells five spooky stories.
Turtle And Snake’s Spooky Halloween
Spohn, Kate.
Turtle and Snake have plenty to do, including carving pumpkins and brewing punch, before they host their Halloween party. Includes recipe for Spooky Pond Punch.
Coraline
Gaiman, Neil.
Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others.
Minnie And Moo
Cazet, Denys.
Minnie’s barnyard friends find a way to make her feel better when a bad dream upsets her and sends her bed rolling into town on Halloween night.
The Fierce Yellow Pumpkin
Brown, Margaret Wise
A little pumpkin dreams of the day when he will be a big, fierce, yellow pumpkin who frightens away the field mice as the scarecrow does.
Moonlight The Halloween Cat
Rylant, Cynthia.
Moonlight the cat loves everything about Halloween, from pumpkins to children to candy.
The Runaway Pumpkin
Lewis, Kevin.
The Baxter brothers find a wonderful pumpkin for Halloween, but first they must catch up with it when it rolls down the hill.
Poultrygeist
Auch, Mary Jane.
On Halloween night, two rowdy young roosters encounter a “poultrygeist” in the barn.
Sam’s First Halloween
Labatt, Mary
A miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future.
The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
Stevenson, Robert Louis
A kind and well-respected doctor is transformed into a murderous madman by taking a secret drug of his own creation.
The Halloween Parade
Wells, Rosemary.
Yoko and Timothy aren’t very frightening in their costumes that look like food, but they can still scare Doris and Stumpy, who ride an almost-real motorcycle in the school’s Halloween parade.
Junie. B. Jones Boo! — And I Mean It!
JUNIE B. JONES series
With Halloween approaching, Junie B. needs to find a costume that will scare off the real witches and ghosts that she believes will be out on the holiday.
Olivia Kidney Stops For No One
Potter, Ellen
Twelve-year-old Olivia Kidney and her father move into a Manhattan brownstone that has a lagoon in the living room, hosts visiting strangers in the middle of the night, and is mysteriously close to the spirit world.
Happy Haunting, Amelia Bedelia
Parish, Herman.
Amelia Bedelia tries to help Mr. and Mrs. Rogers with their Halloween party.
The Ghost’s Grave
Kehret, Peg.
Apprehensive about spending the summer in Washington State with his Aunt Ethel when his parents get an overseas job, twelve-year-old Josh soon finds adventure when he meets the ghost of a coal miner.
Golden & Grey
Arnold, Louise
When a downhearted ghost becomes the “invisible friend” of an eleven-year-old boy who is an outcast in his new school, the two help each other find their place in their respective worlds.
Halloween Howls
Arnold, Louise
When a downhearted ghost becomes the “invisible friend” of an eleven-year-old boy who is an outcast in his new school, the two help each other find their place in their respective worlds.
Mouse’s Halloween Party
Modesitt, Jeanne.
When Mouse and Pig schedule their Halloween parties for the same day, Mouse thinks of a way to make both of them happy. Includes instructions for Halloween party games.
The Berenstain Bears Go On A Ghost Walk
Berenstain, Stan
Papa Bear is enthused about preparing for Bear Country School’s Halloween Ghost Walk, but learns that “one person’s fun is another person’s nightmare.
Scared Silly
Howe, James
Harold, Chester, and Howie have a harrowing Halloween night worrying about Bunnicula as well as about a witch who comes into the house.
Orange You Glad It’s Halloween, Amber Brown?
Danziger, Paula
Amber Brown and her classmates celebrate Halloween, while Amber wonders if her parents’ arguing will ruin the holiday for her.
The Perfect Pumpkin Pie
Cazet, Denys.
Mr. Wilkerson, lover of pie, returns as a ghost on Halloween to demand some good pie from Jack and his grandmother.
Algernon Graeves Is Scary Enough
Bollinger, Peter.
It’s Halloween. Algernon Graeves is in his attic trying to think of the scariest Halloween costume ever.He imagines himself a mummy, a vampire, a werewolf … but none of those creatures are quite scary enough. So he thinks, and he thinks, and he thinks some more. Will Algernon Graeves be able to turn himself into a scary-enough monster in time to go trick-or-treating with his friends? This first picture book from author Peter Bollinger celebrates imagination and the wonderful spookiness that is Halloween.
T. Rex Trick-or-treats
Grambling, Lois G.
It’s the darkest, scariest night of the year . . . and T. Rex can’t decide what he wants to be for Halloween. Everything he thinks of just isn’t uniquely frightening enough. Join T. Rex and his friends as he tries to figure out the perfect SCARY costume for trick-or-treating. Is it a bat? Or a cat? Or maybe a jack-o’-lantern? Lois G. Grambling and Jack E. Davis’s delightful, FRIGHTFUL tale teaches that sometimes, what you need just might be in the last place you look — yourself.
The Little Green Witch
McGrath, Barbara Barbieri
The little green witch’s three friends are too lazy to help her tend the pumpkin seeds she has planted, but when they all want to eat the pumpkin pie that she makes, the witch exacts her revenge.
Mrs. Patty Is Batty!
MY WEIRD SCHOOL series
A.J. and the other students at Ella Mentry School brave trick-or-treating at the school secretary’s house, even though it is supposedly haunted.
Andy Shane And The Pumpkin Trick
Jacobson, Jennifer
Andy Shane does not want to go to Dolores Starbuckle’s birthday party. It’s on the same day as Halloween! Plus, Dolores is always ordering Andy around, making Andy lists on a clipboard, or squealing over Andy’s marble collection. But when Dolores tells him that someone is smashing pumpkins in front of her house, the idea of tricking the tricksters sounds too appealing to resist. Maybe there’s even a way to scare off the vandals and give Dolores a really great present, all at the same time!
It’s Halloween, Dear Dragon
Hillert, Margaret.
A boy and his pet dragon play in the autumn leaves, make a jack-o’-lantern, eat pumpkin pie, dress in costumes, go trick-or-treating, enter a costume contest, and fly together. Includes reading activities.
Haunted Houses
Brucken, Kelli M.
Examines mysterious encounters, haunted houses, and mysterious encounters in haunted houses.
Happy Halloween, Stinky Face
McCourt, Lisa.
A mother reassures her young son as he imagines all the things that might go wrong while trick-or-treating.
The Ghost Of Poplar Point
DeFelice, Cynthia C.
Prompted by the ghost of a young Seneca Indian girl, twelve-year-old Allie and her friend Dub are determined, despite the opposition of an unscrupulous property developer, that the historical pageant celebrating the founding of their town tells the truth about the fate of the Seneca people who lived there during the Revolutionary War.
Mercy Watson
MERCY WATSON series
Persuaded by the word “treating” to dress up as a princess for Halloween, Mercy the pig’s trick-or-treat outing has some very unexpected results.
The Three Bears’ Halloween
Duval, Kathy.
Is it a witch or a blonde little girl hiding in the bushes of the spooky house when the three bears go trick or treating?
Margret & H.A. Rey’s Curious George Goes To A Costume Party
Rey, Margret and H.A. (Hans Augusto).
Curious George inadvertently causes a sensation at his first Halloween costume party.
The Seer Of Shadows
Avi
In New York City in 1872, fourteen-year-old Horace, a photographer’s apprentice, becomes entangled in a plot to create fraudulent spirit photographs, but when Horace accidentally frees the real ghost of a dead girl bent on revenge, his life takes a frightening turn.
The Ghost Sonata
Allison, Jennifer.
When ninth-grader Gilda travels to an international piano competition in Oxford, England, as page turner for her friend Wendy Choy, she finds adventure investigating why Wendy is being haunted and who is frightening the performers, while enjoying a romance with a British boy and her first kiss.
All The Lovely Bad Ones
Hahn, Mary Downing.
While spending the summer at their grandmother’s Vermont inn, two prankster siblings awaken young ghosts from the inn’s distant past who refuse to “rest in peace.
Olivia Kidney And The Secret Beneath The City
Potter, Ellen
While preparing for her participation in the princepessa’s wedding, adjusting to being a student at a school for the arts, and dealing with surprise visitors at home, twelve-year-old Olivia ventures into the New York City subway tunnels in search of a man who might help her friend Frannie.
Nate The Great And The Halloween Hunt
Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman.
Nate and his dog Sludge try to solve a case on Halloween night and find themselves locked in a haunted house.
The Crossroads
Grabenstein, Chris.
When eleven-year-old Zack Jennings moves to Connecticut with his father and new stepmother, they must deal with the ghosts left behind by a terrible accident, as well as another kind of ghost from Zack’s past.
The Day Of The Djinn Warriors
Kerr, Philip.
After getting help for their father, who is cursed with rapid aging, twelve-year-old djinn twins John and Philippa and friends travel through the spirit world in search of Faustina, the only one who can keep their mother from becoming the Blue Djinn, and discover a link to museum thefts and hauntings throughout the word.
Trixie The Halloween Fairy
RAINBOW MAGIC FAIRIES Series
BOO! It’s Halloween, and Rachel and Kirsty can’t wait to go trick-or-treating together. But for Jack Frost, this holiday is all about the tricks! Three magical pieces of Halloween candy are missing, and Jack Frost’s goblins are to blame. If Trixie the Halloween Fairy doesn’t find the candy first, the holiday could be ruined forever! What a fright! Can the girls help Trixie outwit the mischievous goblins? Or will this Halloween be spookier than ever?” — Publisher description.
Haunted Hotels
Parvis, Sarah E.
Learn the spooky histories and legends about some famous hotels around the world that are said to be haunted.
Over My Dead Body
Klise, Kate.
In this story told mostly through letters, busybody Dick Tater tries to ban Halloween and ghost stories, as well as to break up the popular writing team of I. B. Grumply, ghost Olive C. Spence, and eleven-year-old illustrator Seymour Hope.
Humbug Witch
Balian, Lorna.
Despite looking the part, a little witch cannot seem to do the things that witches are supposed to do.
Halloween In Anopha
Awdry, W.
Thomas is excited about the Halloween party being planned at the quarry in Anopha, but as one thing after another delays him it seems that he will never get there in time.
The Haunting Of Freddy : Book Four In The Golden Hamster Saga
Reiche, Dietlof.
The characters in Freddy’s latest novel, an evil fifteenth-century poacher and his ferrets, mysteriously come to life, endangering Freddy and his friends and drawing them to an English castle near where the poacher once lived.
I So Don’t Do Spooky
Summy, Barrie.
Thirteen-year-old Sherry helps her mother, a ghost, to investigate who is stalking Sherry’s stepmother, but Sherry is also very busy with school and friends, while her mother is also striving for a gold medal in the Ghostlympics.
Haunted Castle On Hallows Eve
MERLIN MISSIONS series
In their magic treehouse, Jack and Annie are again transported to King Arthur’s realm, where invisible beings, giant ravens, and mistaken magic spells have a duke’s castle in an uproar on Halloween night.
The Hanging Hill
Grabenstein, Chris.
During rehearsals for a play based on his stepmother’s bestselling children’s books, eleven-year-old Zack discovers that the director is planning to raise a horde of evil specters from the dead by offering up a human sacrifice.
The Pumpkin Mystery
Wallace, Carol
Two sleuths, a farm cat and dog, team up with their enemy, a rabbit, to solve a Halloween mystery.
It’s Pumpkin Time!
Hall, Zoe
A brother and sister plan early for Halloween fun by planting pumpkin seeds in their garden in the summer. Later, they watch as the seeds sprout and eventually grow into bright orange pumpkins for their jack-o’-lanterns. This bright picture book, with its vivid cut-out illustrations, provides an excellent introduction to how things grow.
The Ghost Of Crutchfield Hall
Hahn, Mary Downing.
In the nineteenth century, ten-year-old Florence Crutchfield leaves a London orphanage to live with her great-uncle, great-aunt, and sickly cousin James, but she soon realizes the home has another resident, who means to do her and James harm.
Clifford And The Halloween Parade
Bridwell, Norman.
Clifford, the big red dog, joins the Halloween parade disguised as a fire engine.
Catwoman’s Halloween Heist
DC SUPER HEROES series
Barbara Gordon, the secret super hero Batgirl, has been invited to the biggest Halloween party of year. Unfortunately, she already agreed to spend the night with Robin, her younger crime-fighting partner. Instead of arguing with her mentor, Batman, Barbara decides to bring Robin along. That night, the teens arrive at the costume party, hosted by an eccentric collector of Halloween artifacts. Suddenly, all of the lights go out! When they turn on, his prized artifact, a black cat made of rare diamonds, is missing! One of the masked guests must have stolen it, and Batgirl and Robin must capture the feline felon.
Frankenstein
Shelley, Mary.
An abriged version of the novel in which a monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator.
Halloween
Trueit, Trudi Strain.
A simple introduction to Halloween using rebuses”–Provided by publisher.
Hereville
Deutsch, Barry.
Eleven-year-old Mirka Herschberg dreams of fighting dragons and spends her days honing her skills, even though there are no dragons in her Orthodox Jewish community, but when she accepts a challenge from a mysterious witch, Mirka just mightwin her dragon-fighting sword after all.
Haunted Houses
Stone, Adam.
Engaging images accompany information about haunted houses. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7″–Provided by publisher.
Deep And Dark And Dangerous
Hahn, Mary Downing.
When thirteen-year-old Ali spends the summer with her aunt and cousin at the family’s vacation home, she stumbles upon a secret that her mother and aunt have been hiding for over thirty years.
Miss Mary Is Scary!
MY WEIRD SCHOOL (DAZE) series
When a British student-teacher arrives, A. J. and his friends wonder if her all-black clothing and love of blood sausage mark her as a vampire, while Mr. Granite simply hopes her musician-boyfriend will stay away long enough for a math lesson.
The Golden Ghost
STEPPING STONES
On a bike outing to the abandoned houses by the old cement mill, Delsie and her friend Todd discover one of the houses is not empty–and a ghost dog haunts the area.
Witches’ Brew
Labatt, Mary
Sam, a dog detective, and her friends investigate the new neighbors who might be witches.
Till Death Do Us Bark
Klise, Kate.
In this story told mostly through letters, Noah Breth’s feuding children come to Ghastly, Illinois, to follow a trail of limericks to their inheritance, while Seymour tries to convince Iggy and Olive to let him keep Mr. Breth’s dog.
Attack Of The Vampire Weenies And Other Warped And Creepy Tales
Lubar, David.
Thirty creepy stories about warped technology, revengeful ants, sadistic gym teachers, and other terrifying things. Includes author’s notes on how he got his ideas for these stories.
The Battle Of The Red Hot Pepper Weenies
Lubar, David.
Bizarre tales of a teenager going to the school dance with a robot, a Thanksgiving dinner interrupted by turkeys looking for revenge, and other strange short stories.
In The Land Of The Lawn Weenies And Other Warped And Creepy Tales
Lubar, David.
A collection of humorous stories involves some monstrous students, a levitation trick gone wrong, and a boring neighborhood.
Invasion Of The Road Weenies
Lubar, David.
A collection of thirty-five stories featuring such horrors as a monstrous Halloween costume, a midnight visit to a graveyard, and a hearing-impaired genie. Includes author’s notes on how he got his ideas for these stories.
It’s The First Day Of School– Forever!
Stine, R. L.
Everything goes wrong for eleven-year-old Artie on his first day at Ardmore Middle School, from the moment his alarm goes off until the next morning, when everything is repeated exactly the same way.
The Girl Behind The Glass
Kelley, Jane
Moving from Brooklyn to a rental house in the country strains the relationship between eleven-year-old identical twins Hannah and Anna Zimmer, a situation made worse by the ghost of a girl who is trapped in the house because of problems with her own sister eighty years before.
Mouse And Mole
Yee, Wong Herbert.
As Halloween approaches, Mouse helps her friend Mole get over his fear and enjoy the holiday.
The Peculiar Pumpkin Thief
GERONIMO STILTON series
Moldy mozzarella! It was only a few days before Halloween when all of the pumpkins in New Mouse City disappeared. A thief was on the loose, and there was only one person I could count on to help me solve this peculiar mystery–my detective friend Hercule Poirat. But would we be able to figure out what was going on in time to save Halloween?” — p. [4] of cover.
No Such Thing As Ghosts
Vernon, Ursula.
Not only must Danny and Wendell trick-or-treat with skeptical classmate Christiana, school bully Big Eddy dares them to enter a haunted house on Halloween night, where they may have to sacrifice their candy to a ghost.
Beware The Ninja Weenies And Other Warped And Creepy Tales
Lubar, David.
Thirty-three stories about stranded aliens, a horrifying cheesemaker, a boy with the power to make stars vanish, and other frightening things. Includes notes on how the author got his ideas for these stories.
The Phantom Of The Post Office
Klise, Kate.
With the impending closure of the post office, the transition to the new communication system VEXT-mail is anything but smooth for the human and paranormal residents of Ghastly, Illinois. Story told mostly through letters.
A Gust Of Ghosts
Harper, Suzanne.
Eleven-year-old Poppy is not sure she believes in any of the paranormal talents her family members claim to have, but when a crew of ghosts follows her home from the graveyard she may be the only one who can help them move on.
A Fairyland Costume Ball
RAINBOW MAGIC
The Jewel Fairies are invited to a magical Halloween party!”–Publisher.
Heidi Heckelbeck In Disguise
HEIDI HECKELBECK Series
Witch Heidi is angry when mean Melanie Maplethorpe dresses as a witch for Halloween, but when she decides to retaliate, she almost loses all her friends.
Princess Posey And The Monster Stew
PRINCESS POSEY Series
First-grader Posey and her friends are excited about Halloween, but also a little nervous about trick-or-treating and eating Miss Lee’s monster stew.
Gooey Goblins
CANDY FAIRIES Series
The five Candy Fairies travel to Sugar Cove to investigate whether goblins are responsible for melting the candy in the Sugar Valley.
Hereville
Deutsch, Barry.
Mirka is back, and this time she takes on a misguided meteor who’s been set in motion by the troll and turned into Mirka’s twin by the witch. Doppelganger Mirka is out to best the real girl. Our heroine will have to beat her own other self in a three-park challenge … or be banished from Hereville!
As Simple As It Seems
Weeks, Sarah.
Eleven-year-old Verbena Polter gets through a difficult summer of turbulent emotions and the revelation of a disturbing family secret with an odd new friend who believes she is the ghost of a girl who drowned many years before.
Hollywood, Dead Ahead
Klise, Kate.
When film producer Moe Block Busters offers to make their book into a movie, Iggy, Olive, and Seymour head to Hollywood where Olive, furious at being written out of the script, enlists the help of a famed femme fatale to scare the despicable director half to death.
The Calm Before The Storm
Fields, Jan.
Carter Lewis is having trouble making it through The legend of Sleepy Hollow, so his cousin Isabelle, suggests that he use his uncle’s virtual reality machine to enter into the book as a character–and meet the Headless Horseman up-close and personal.
We Celebrate Halloween In Fall
Felix, Rebecca
Carter Lewis is having trouble making it through The legend of Sleepy Hollow, so his cousin Isabelle, suggests that he use his uncle’s virtual reality machine to enter into the book as a character–and meet the Headless Horseman up-close and personal.
Doll Bones
Black, Holly.
Zach, Alice, and Poppy, friends from a Pennsylvania middle school who have long enjoyed acting out imaginary adventures with dolls and action figures, embark on a real-life quest to Ohio to bury a doll made from the ashes of a dead girl.
Captain Awesome Vs. The Spooky, Scary House
CAPTAIN AWESOME Series
As Halloween nears, Captain Awesome and Nacho Cheese Man set out to protect Sunnyview from monsters, but when they encounter what may be a real haunted house, they suddenly remember they have homework to do.
Pirate Palooza
Craddock, Erik.
When Stone Rabbit and Andy Wolf try to use a pirate’s pegleg to repair a table, they awaken its former owner, Barnacle James, who makes them part of his ghost pirate crew.
Click, Clack, Boo!
Cronin, Doreen.
Farmer Brown does not like Halloween, but the animals hold a Halloween party in his barn.
Ghost Hawk
Cooper, Susan
At the end of a winter-long journey into manhood, Little Hawk returns to find his village decimated by a white man’s plague and soon, despite a fresh start, Little Hawk dies violently but his spirit remains trapped, seeing how his world changes.
Spelling Trouble
Cammuso, Frank
At the end of a winter-long journey into manhood, Little Hawk returns to find his village decimated by a white man’s plague and soon, despite a fresh start, Little Hawk dies violently but his spirit remains trapped, seeing how his world changes.
The Unsolved Mystery Of Haunted Houses
Krohn, Katherine E.
Presents the mystery of haunted houses, including current theories and famous examples”–Provided by publisher.
Ghost Hunting
Hamilton, Sue L.
Presents the mystery of haunted houses, including current theories and famous examples”–Provided by publisher.
Third Grade Mix-up
SIDNEY & SYDNEY Series
It is the first day of third grade and sassy Sydney and the new boy Sidney are not only neighbors, they are in the same class, so mix-ups are inevitable– but they soon find they share some common interests, including a love for Halloween.
The Night Gardener
Auxier, Jonathan.
Irish orphans Molly, fourteen, and Kip, ten, travel to England to work as servants in a crumbling manor house where nothing is quite what it seems to be, and soon the siblings are confronted by a mysterious stranger and secrets of the cursed house.
Big Birthday Bash
Cammuso, Frank.
Young witch Salem Hyde is stubborn, impulsive, and loves flying. Her cat companion, Whammy, is nervous, careful, and loves staying on the ground. Somehow, though, they’re best friends. In this second book in the series, Salem is invited to a birthday party, and she wants to make sure everything goes perfectly. But from the invitations to the presents, party games, and spells gone awry, nothing happens exactly the way it should, and she’ll need Whammy’s help to sort it all out.” — Amazon
Greetings From The Graveyard
Klise, Kate.
The unsuspecting trio at Spence Mansion starts a greeting card company–and winds up on the adventure of a lifetime!”–
Nightmares!
Segel, Jason
Twelve-year-old Charlie and his friends must stop nightmares from taking over their town before it’s too late”–
The Magic Box
Falcone, L. M.
Max Monroe, after discovering a detective agency in his grandfather’s backyard, befriends the ghost of his great-uncle and the two join forces to solve the mystery of a missing birthday girl.
Bramble And Maggie
Haas, Jessie
Bramble, a persnickety but lovable horse, and Maggie, her patient owner, build an even stronger friendship as they brave the surprises of autumn. In their third adventure, Bramble and Maggie explore a new season together — fall! Leaves crunch underfoot. Acorns ping off rooftops. It all makes Bramble feel wonderfully spooky. But Bramble’s frisky-pretend-scary gait makes Maggie jumpy, and soon Bramble really is nervous. There are alarming new sights and sounds everywhere, like Mr. Dingle’s scarecrow. When Maggie takes a fall, will she want to get back in the saddle? And when Halloween comes, can Maggie trust Bramble to brave the tricks and lead them both safely to the treats?
The Whispering Skull
Stroud, Jonathan.
Lockwood & Co. are hired to investigate Edmund Bickerstaff, a Victorian doctor who reportedly tried to communicate with the dead, while Lucy is distracted by urgent whispers coming from the skull in a ghost jar”–
Horrid Henry And The Scary Sitter
HORRID HENRY Series
Horrid Henry tries to make his younger brother Peter look scarier on Halloween; meets up with a mean babysitter; plans a raid on Moody Margaret’s Secret Club tent; and misbehaves on a car ride with his parents.
Winchester Mystery House
Ferut, Michael
Illustrations and text describes the history of the Winchester House in San José, California and discusses its ghosts and hauntings.
Tower Of London
Von Finn, Denny.
Engaging images accompany information about the Tower of London. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7″–Provided by publisher.
October Ogre
CALENDAR MYSTERIES Series
Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy visit a haunted hotel on Halloween, but once inside they realize that they have seen plenty of people going in and none coming back out.
Scooby-Doo And The Witching Hour
SCOOBY-DOO!
Scooby-Doo and the gang solve a mystery involving a witch in a pumpkin patch while they celebrate Halloween.
Dinosaur Dilemma
Cammuso, Frank
Coming up with an idea for her science project at the dinosaur exhibit in the Natural History Museum, young witch Salem Hyde hatches a dinosaur egg, with unexpected consequences.
Serafina And The Black Cloak
Beatty, Robert
In 1899, a twelve-year-old rat catcher on North Carolina’s Biltmore estate teams up with the estate owner’s young nephew to battle a great evil and, in the process, unlocks the puzzle of her past.
Cookie Catastrophe
Cammuso, Frank
After selling enough cookies to earn her troop a camping trip, Salem discovers that the rest of the girls don’t enjoy camping, so she and her cat, Whammy end up in the wilderness alone, with only magical mishaps for company.
Thirteen Chairs
Shelton, Dave
When Jack enters the deserted house in his neighborhood, he finds a group of people who invite him to take the thirteenth chair in the room and share a story–in the house where the ghosts meet.
Hot Rod Hamster And The Haunted Halloween Party!
Lord, Cynthia
Hot Rod Hamster is invited to a Halloween party, and he enlists the help of a group of ghosts to win the spookiest costume contest.
Ghostlight
Gensler, Sonia
A summer film project turns spooky when the setting turns out to actually be haunted.
Guys Read : Terrifying Tales
GUYS READ
Eleven masters of suspense—Kelly Barnhill, Michael Buckley, Adam Gidwitz, Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown, Claire Legrand, Nikki Loftin, Daniel José Older, Dav Pilkey, R.L. Stine, and Rita Williams-Garcia—have come together to bring you a bone-chilling collection of original ghost stories with illustrations by Gris Grimly, perfect for sharing around the campfire, reading under the covers with a flashlight, and scaring your friends’ pants off.
I So Don’t Do Makeup
Summy, Barrie.
When Sherry Baldwin hosts a makeover sleepover that causes horrible reactions in her friends’ skin, she enlists the help of her mother, a ghost detective at the Academy of Spirits, to help solve the mystery of the tainted makeup.
Ghostly Thief Of Time
Bolling, Ruben.
The EMU Club is on the case when they suspect that the new school janitor is a ghost with plans of destruction.
The Key To Extraordinary
Lloyd, Natalie
Twelve-year old orphan Emma Casey lives by a haunted graveyard in her Tennessee town, giving tours, and helping her brother and Granny Blue with the family bakery, and waiting for the destiny dream of her ancestors–but when it comes it shows her only a key, and she finds that she must solve a ghostly mystery that has haunted her town for generations.
School Of The Dead
Avi
Starting at the Penda School after his uncle’s death, Tony Gilbert starts seeing his uncle’s ghost everywhere.
Tony Baloney
Ryan, Pam Muñoz
Tony Baloney wants to stand out from the crowd during his school’s Halloween parade, but he has to make sure to keep his costume intact until then.
Serafina And The Twisted Staff
Beatty, Robert
In 1899, when an evil threatens all the humans and animals of the Blue Ridge Mountains, twelve-year-old Serafina, rat catcher for the Biltmore estate and the daughter of a shapeshifting mountain lion, must search deep inside herself and embrace the destiny that awaits her.
Baba Yaga’s Assistant
McCoola, Marika
Most children think twice before braving a haunted wood filled with terrifying beasties to match wits with a witch, but not Masha. Her beloved grandma taught her many things: that stories are useful, that magic is fickle, that nothing is too difficult or too dirty to clean. The fearsome witch of folklore needs an assistant, and Masha needs an adventure. She may be clever enough to enter Baba Yaga’s house-on-chicken-legs, but within its walls, deceit is the rule. To earn her place, Masha must pass a series of tests, outfox a territorial bear, and make dinner for her host. No easy task, with children on the menu!”–
The Creeping Shadow
Stroud, Jonathan.
A terrible crime forces Lockwood to turn to Lucy for help, setting them on the trail of dark secrets at the heart of London society. Both professionally and personally, their investigation stirs up forces they may not be able to control. . . “–
Ghosts
Telgemeier, Raina
Catrina and her family have moved to the coast of Northern California for the sake of her little sister, Maya, who has cystic fibrosis–and Cat is even less happy about the move when she is told that her new town is inhabited by ghosts, and Maya sets her heart on meeting one.
Eddie Red Undercover
Wells, Marcia
On vacation in Mexico, Eddie Red and his best friend Jonah must once again rely on Eddie’s talent for drawing and his photographic memory to uncover clues to catch a crook when Eddie’s father is falsely accused of a crime”–
One For Sorrow
Hahn, Mary Downing
When unlikeable Elsie dies in the influenza pandemic of 1918, she comes back to haunt Annie to make sure she’ll be Annie’s best–and only–friend soon”–
Oddly Normal
Frampton, Otis
Meet Oddly Normal, a ten-year-old girl with pointed ears and green hair… a half-witch who will be the first to tell you that having a mother from a magical land called Fignation and a father from Earth doesn’t make it easy to make friends at school! On her tenth birthday, she blows out her cake’s candles and makes a disastrous wish. Now Oddly must travel to Fignation to uncover the mystery of her parents’ disappearance. Join Oddly as she navigates a strange new school , monstrous bullies, and Evil itself on an unforgettable fantasy adventure through the vibrant world of Fignation!” — Unedited summary from the book.
Oddly Normal. Book 2
Frampton, Otis
Meet Oddly Normal, a ten-year-old girl with pointed ears and green hair… a half-witch who will be the first to tell you that having a mother from a magical land called Fignation and a father from Earth doesn’t make it easy to make friends at school! On her tenth birthday, she blows out her cake’s candles and makes a disastrous wish. Now Oddly must travel to Fignation to uncover the mystery of her parents’ disappearance. Join Oddly as she navigates a strange new school , monstrous bullies, and Evil itself on an unforgettable fantasy adventure through the vibrant world of Fignation!” — Unedited summary from the book.
Oddly Normal. Book 3
Frampton, Otis
Oddly Normal’s adventures in Fignation continue with Rocketball games, broom races and life changing revelations in this original graphic novel! Otis Frampton is a comic book writer, artist and animator. He is the creator of “Oddly Normal” and “ABCDEFGeek” and is one of the artists on the popular web series “How It Should Have Ended.”.
The Scream Of The Haunted Mask
GOOSEBUMPS Series
What should Carly Beth be for Halloween this year? Terrified! Late at night, and ugly green mask is mysteriously calling out to her. If Carly Beth survives the night, even a scary theme park might sound like a vacation. Or maybe not! At Horrorland, every night is Halloween. And those monster masks? They aren’t masks at all.
The Haunted Mask II
GOOSEBUMPS Series
Steve Boswell will never forget Carly Beth’s Halloween mask. It was so gross. So terrifying. But this year Steve wants to have the scariest costume on the block. So he gets a mask from the same store where Carly Beth got hers. It looks like a creepy old man with stringy hair, a wrinkled face and spiders crawling out of the ears. He’s definitely got the scariest mask around. Too bad he’s starting to feel so old. And so tired. And so evil…
Ghosts Of Greenglass House
Milford, Kate
Twelve-year-old Milo is stuck spending the winter holidays in a house full of strange guests who are not what they seem-again! He will have to work with friends old and new to uncover clues in search of a mysterious map and a famous smuggler’s lost haul”–
Zombie Halloween
GOOSEBUMPS Series
Kenny Manzetti was the new kid in town. His family moved back in to an old house to help take care of his grandfather. Everyone in his new neighborhood is obsessed with zombies–even Grandpa Mo. But then a new family moves in next door and there choice in furniture is…interesting. Kenny is convinced that there is something strange about the new neighbors but his parents won’t listen to him. So Kenny and his friends go in for a closer look. A bad idea on any day but definitely the wrong choice around Halloween. Will Kenny survive long enough to go trick or treating?
The Haunter
GOOSEBUMPS Series
On Halloween, Sammy and his friends go to the haunted Barlow house where he has a strange, frightening experience, but what he doesn’t realize is that he is possessed by a ghost that wants to turn him into a ghost as well.
The Witch Boy
Ostertag, Molly.
In thirteen-year-old Aster’s family, all the girls are raised to be witches, while boys grow up to be shapeshifters. Anyone who dares cross those lines is exiled. Unfortunately for Aster, he still hasn’t shifted…and he’s still fascinated by witchery, no matter how forbidden it might be. When a mysterious danger threatens the other boys, Aster knows he can help — as a witch. It will take the encouragement of a new friend, the non-magical and non-conforming Charlie, to convince Aster to try practicing his skills. And it will require even more courage to save his family…and be truly himself.”–Amazon.com.
Victor Dowd And The Word War II Ghost Army
Alberti, Enigma.
Victor Dowd was an illustrator and sergeant in the 603rd Camouflage Engineers, who along with other visual artists used his creative talents to fool the Nazi Army and help win the war in Europe. Readers can use codes hidden in the book and the spycraft materials provided in an envelope inside to solve the mystery of Dowd’s missing sketchbook. “Your mission: Find Victor Dowd’s missing sketchbook. And discover one of the most unusual stories of World War II. Meet the 603rd Camouflage Engineers, better known as the Ghost Army. This group of artists and sound engineers were trained to deceive the Germans in World War II with everything from fake tanks to loudspeakers broadcasting the sound of marching troops. And meet Victor Dowd, a real-life sergeant who with his fellow Ghost Army troops fought his way from Normandy, through France, and eventually across the Rhine. Second in the Spy on History series, it’s a compelling story of a little-known chapter from the war—and a mystery to solve. Using spycraft materials included in a sealed envelope, readers will discover and unravel the clues embedded in the book’s text and illustrations, and uncover the mystery of Victor Dowd’s missing sketchbook” — Publisher description.
The Peculiar Incident On Shady Street
Currie, Lindsay
When lights start flickering and temperatures suddenly drop, twelve-year-old Tessa Woodward, sensing her new house may be haunted, recruits some new friends to help her unravel the mystery of who or what is trying to communicate with her and why.
Whatshisface
Korman, Gordon
Twelve-year-old Cooper Vega and his military family has moved so often that he is used to new schoolmates not knowing his name, but at the moment he has a bigger problem–his new phone is haunted by the ghost of Roderick Northrop, a boy from the sixteenth-century, who needs his help to finish a quest, which is somehow tied up in the Stratford Middle School production of Romeo and Juliet.
Surfside Girls
Dwinell, Kim
While relaxing with her best friend on the first day of summer vacation, Samantha discovers an underwater cave and begins an investigation into a resort development that threatens her town.
Boo Crew
NANCY DREW CLUE BOOK Series
When every kid in town auditions for a television talent show, Nancy, Bess, and George must uncover who is sabotaging the auditions.
The Hidden Witch
Ostertag, Molly.
When Aster’s non-magical friend Charlie finds herself the target of a curse, Aster and his unconventional talent for witchery must find the source of the curse before more people get hurt.
Haunted Houses Around The World
Axelrod-Contrada, Joan
Explores some of the spookiest houses around the world.
Atlas Of Monsters And Ghosts
Magrin, Federica
Join famous monster hunter Van Helsing on a trip around the globe to find haunted castles, restless spirits, terrifying dragons, wicked witches, and more. Learn the defining characteristics of each beast, where it can be found and–most importantly–how to defeat it.
The Midwinter Witch
Ostertag, Molly
As his extended family gathers for their annual Midwinter Festival magic competition, Aster decides to enter the contest meant for witches, despite the lingering discomfort and hostility of certain family members. Meanwhile, Ariel struggles to accept her new family’s love while her estranged aunt attempts to lure her away by poisoning her self-esteem.
The Underground Ghosts
HAUNTED LIBRARY Series
Kaz, Claire, and Little John are off to Seattle, where a new mystery awaits. The city library is planning a Halloween party, but a series of strange ghostly happenings has scared away all the kids. Now Claire and the ghosts must go underneath the city to find out who is trying to stop the party–and why”–Page [4] of cover.
The Okay Witch
Steinkellner, Emma
When thirteen-year-old Moth Hush learns she comes from a long line of witches, she unlocks a hidden witch world, where secrets from generations past unravel and the heart of her town and her family are threatened.
Surfside Girls
Dwinell, Kim.
When one of the ghosts from Danger Point gets… spooked, it’s time for Sam and Jade to bring out the Journal of Weird and leap into action! Trying to solve this two-hundred-year-old mystery takes the girls all over their town and beyond, all while Surfside’s Annual Surf Competition is going on. Add to the mix a cute surfer boy, a mysterious mustached man with a guitar, and a very jealous Sam — can the surfing sleuths save the day again?
It’s Halloween, I’m Turning Green!
MY WEIRD SCHOOL Series
For A. J. and the gang from Ella Mentry School, a night of regular trick-or-treating turns into the weirdest Halloween in the history of the universe”–
Haunted Hotels Around The World
Peterson, Megan Cooley
Explores some of the world’s scariest haunted hotels.
The Halloween Party From The Black Lagoon
BLACK LAGOON Series
Hubie feels left out when his teacher announces a class costume party and he, unlike his classmates, has no ideas about what to wear.
Chicken On A Broom
Lehrhaupt, Adam
When Pip’s mask goes missing before the Halloween costume party, it’s up to Zoey the brave chicken and her sidekick Sam to go looking for it in the spooky barn.
Baby-sitters Little Sister
Farina, Katy
Karen Brewer’s imagination gets the best of her when she decides that her neighbor, Mrs. Porter–who has wild gray hair, wears black robes, and has a garden full of mysterious herbs–must be a witch.
Tower Of London
YOU CHOOSE: HAUNTED PLACES Series
Karen Brewer’s imagination gets the best of her when she decides that her neighbor, Mrs. Porter–who has wild gray hair, wears black robes, and has a garden full of mysterious herbs–must be a witch.
The Queen Mary
YOU CHOOSE: HAUNTED PLACES Series
Karen Brewer’s imagination gets the best of her when she decides that her neighbor, Mrs. Porter–who has wild gray hair, wears black robes, and has a garden full of mysterious herbs–must be a witch.
Snapdragon
Leyh, Kat
Snap’s town had a witch. At least, that’s how the rumor goes. But in reality, Jacks is just a crocks-wearing, internet-savvy old lady who sells roadkill skeletons online–after doing a little ritual to put their spirits to rest. It’s creepy, sure, but Snap thinks it’s kind of cool, too. They make a deal: Jacks will teach Snap how to take care of the baby opossums that Snap rescued, and Snap will help Jacks with her work. But as Snap starts to get to know Jacks, she realizes that Jacks may in fact have real magic–and a connection with Snap’s family’s past.
Beetle & The Hollowbones
Layne, Aliza
Twelve-year-old goblin and witch-in-training Beetle enlists her former best friend, Kat Hollowbones, to help stop Kat’s sorceress aunt from demolishing the mall where Beetle’s friend Blob Ghost is trapped.
The Witches
Dahl, Roald/ Bagieu, Penelope (ILT)
Witches are real, and they are very, very dangerous. They wear ordinary clothes and have ordinary jobs, living in ordinary towns all across the world – and there’s nothing they despise more than children. When an eight-year-old boy and his grandmother come face-to-face with the Grand High Witch herself, they may be the only ones who can stop the witches’ latest plot to stamp out every last child in the country! This full-color graphic novel edition of Roald Dahl’s The Witches, adapted and illustrated by Eisner Award-winner Pénélope Bagieu, is the first-ever Dahl story to appear in this format. Graphic novel readers and Roald Dahl fans alike will relish this dynamic new take on a uniquely funny tale.” — Amazon.
