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Barnaby Grimes: Legion of the Dead
Author: Paul Stewart
Barnaby Grimes, the tick-tock lad, finds his greatest challenge yet, when the dead begin rising from the graveyards of Dickensian London. Ages 9-12
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Beware!: R.L. Stine picks his favorite scary stories
Author: R. L. Stine
Each story and poem in this diverse collection of scary treats by well-known authors features an introduction by Stine that explains its influence on his writing. Ages 9-12
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Billy Bones: A Tale from the Secrets Closet
Author: Christopher Lincoln
The secrets of High Manners Manor, carefully guarded in a closet by Billy and his skeleton parents, begin to unravel when the orphan Millicent arrives and the two children start uncovering ghosts, apparitions, and scurrilous lies that have been festering in the house for far too long. Ages 9-12
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Bone Dog
Author: Eric Rohmann
Although devastated when his pet dog dies, a young boy goes trick-or-treating and receives a timely visit from an old friend during a scary encounter with graveyard skeletons. Ages 4-8
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Boy of a Thousand Faces
Author: Brian Selznick
Obsessed with horror films, ten-year-old Alonzo dreams of transforming himself into “The Boy of a Thousand Faces” and gets his wish in an unexpected way. Ages 9-12
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Clockwork
Author: Philip Pullman
Long ago in Germany, a storyteller’s story and an apprentice clockwork-maker’s nightmare meet in a menacing, lifelike figure. Ages 9-12
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Coraline
Author: Neil Gaiman
When Coraline goes through a mysterious door in her new house, she finds two creepy people who offer her everything she could ask for, but when she tries to leave them she finds herself in great danger. Ages 9-12
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Creepy Carrots
Author: Aaron Reynolds
The carrots that grow in Crackenhopper Field are the fattest and crispiest around and Jasper Rabbit cannot resist pulling some to eat each time he passes by, until he begins hearing and seeing creepy carrots wherever he goes. Ages 4-8. E Reynolds
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Deadly Game of Magic
Author: Joan Lowery Nixon
Lisa and her three friends find themselves unwilling players in a cat-and-mouse game with a murderous magician. Ages 9-12
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Deep and Dark and Dangerous: a Ghost Story
Author: Mary Downing Hahn
When Ali spends the summer with her aunt and cousin, she stumbles upon a secret that her mother and aunt have been hiding for over thirty years. Ages 9-12
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Dollhouse Murders
Author: Betty Ren Wright
Mysterious movements of the dolls in their dollhouse lead Amy and her sister to unravel the mystery surrounding grisly murders that took place years ago. Ages 9-12
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Down a Dark Hall
Author: Lois Duncan
Uneasy about the atmosphere at her new boarding school, Kit finally learns why she and the other students at the school were selected. Ages 9-12
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Fiendish Deeds
Author: P. J. Bracegirdle
As Joy Wells, proud resident of the nearly-abandoned town of Spooking, tries to stop construction of a water park in a bog she believes is home to a monster and the setting of her favorite horror story, a man with his own mysterious connection to Spooking will do anything to stop her. Ages 9-12.
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Ghost of Fossil Glen
Author: Cynthia C. DeFelice
Allie sees in her mind’s eye the face of a girl who seems to be seeking her help. Ages 9-12
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Hanging Hill
Author: Chris Grabenstein
While working at a summer stock theater, eleven-year-old Zack and his stepmother encounter the ghost of one of Connecticut's most notorious criminals. Ages 9-12
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Haunted Houses
Author: Robert San Souci
A collection of ten scary stories about haunted houses, pirate treasure, and ghosts. Ages 9-12
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Invasion of the Road Weenies: And Other Warped and Creepy Tales
Author: David Lubar
This collection includes thirty-five stories featuring such horrors as a monstrous Halloween costume, a midnight visit to a graveyard, and a hearing-impaired genie. Ages 9-12
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Kit’s Wilderness
Author: David Almond
Kit finds that his grandfather’s coal-mining town is haunted by ghosts of the past. Ages 9-12
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Nightmarys
Author: Dan Poblocki
Seventh-grader Timothy July and his new friend Abigail try to break a curse that is causing them and others to be tormented by nightmares and their greatest fears brought to life. Ages 9-12.
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Paradise Trap
Author: Catherine Jinks
Eleven-year-old Marcus is spending a week at the beach with his mother in a tiny old travel trailer, but boredom turns to terror when a new friend discovers a cellar that has magical doors through which people keep disappearing. Ages 9-12. J Jinks
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Revenge of the Witch
Author: Joseph Delaney
Young Tom, the seventh son of a seventh son, starts work as an apprentice for the village spook, whose job is to protect ordinary folk from ghouls, boggarts, and all manner of wicked beasties. Ages 9-12
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Scepter of the Ancients
Author: Derek Landy
When twelve-year-old Stephanie inherits her weird uncle's estate, she must join forces with Skulduggery Pleasant, a skeleton mage, to save the world from the Faceless Ones. Ages 10-14. J Landy
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Seer of Shadows
Author: Avi
In this shivery tale, a young photographer’s apprentice finds he has the uncanny ability to bring forth ghosts from the photos he takes. One ghost is determined to avenge her death. Ages 9-12
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Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales
Author: Brian Jacques
A collection of seven creepy stories. Ages 9-12
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Skeleton Man
Author: Joseph Bruchac
After her parents disappear and she goes to live with a creepy unfamiliar relative, Molly has terrifying dreams that seem to be a warning. Ages 9-12
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Spellbinder
Author: Helen Stringer
Twelve-year-old Belladonna Johnson, who lives with the ghosts of her parents in the north of England, teams up with an always-in-trouble classmate to investigate why all of the ghosts in the world have suddenly disappeared. Ages 9-12.
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Tailypo: a Ghost Story
Author: Joanna Galdone
A strange varmint haunts the woodsman who lopped off its tail. Ages 6-8
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Things that go bump in the night
Author: Patrick Carman
10 terrifying tales that you experience in 3 parts: A frightful online audio introduction. Several spooky pages of text. And a creepy video conclusion you watch online. All in 15 minutes or less. Are you prepared to be scared?
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Wait Till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story
Author: Mary Downing Hahn
Molly and Michael dislike their spooky new stepsister, Heather, but try to save her when she seems ready to follow a ghost child to her doom. Ages 9-12
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Wiley and the Hairy Man
Author: Judy Sierra
Wiley needs his mother’s help to outwit the huge Hairy Man who lives in the swamp near their home. Ages 6-8
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Witches
Author: Roald Dahl
A young boy and his Norwegian grandmother battle witches who plan to turn the world’s children into mice. Ages 9-12
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