AMONG THE GHOSTS
Amber Benson
Aladdin/Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 9781416994053
Ages 8-12
256 pages

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The New Newbridge Academy has a strange, storied history and a gothic atmosphere, and since Noh’s aunt is a teacher there, it’s where Noh will be spending the summer while her father travels for work. Noh, slightly eccentric herself, enjoys exploring the campus, but things get spooky when she meets several other children near an old burned-out dormitory. There shouldn’t be students around in the summer, right? But these kids turn out to be ghosts, and they need Noh’s help. She is the only “realie” who can see them --- and, now that the ghosts have started to disappear, the only one who can save them.

ARE YOU SCARED YET? HAUNTED HOUSES
written by Robert D. San Souci
illustrated by Kelly Murphy and Antoine Revoy
Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 9780805087505
Ages 9-12
288 pages

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Scare-master Robert San Souci serves up 10 chilling tales about untraditional haunted houses: a mansion full of pirate treasure, a ghost trapped in a mysterious dollhouse, a boy whose vacation house comes complete with people-eating spiders, and many more. But beware because not all of the protagonists in these stories get out alive.

BENJAMIN FRANKLINSTEIN LIVES!
written by Matthew McElligott and Larry Tuxbury
illustrated by Matthew McElligott
Putnam Juvenile
ISBN: 9780399252297
Ages 8-12
128 pages

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Victor Godwin's orderly life is upended when he discovers that Benjamin Franklin never actually died --- he was put into suspended animation and hidden away for more than 200 years in Victor's basement! After an accident reawakens Ben, Victor must not only help him adjust to the modern world but also help him overcome a slight flaw: when Ben runs low on energy, he turns into a rampaging monster desperately hungry for electricity! All this while trying to take first place in the school science fair. With one of history's preeminent scientists helping out, what could go wrong?

EVEN MONSTERS NEED HAIRCUTS
written and illustrated by Matthew McElligott
Walker Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780802788221
Ages 4-8
32 pages

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Just before midnight, on the night of a full moon, a young barber stays out past his bedtime to go to work. Although his customers are mostly regulars, they are anything but normal --- after all, even monsters need haircuts. Business is steady all night, and this barber is prepared for anything with his scissors, rotting tonic, horn polish and stink wax. It's a tough job, but someone must help these creatures maintain their ghoulish good looks.

HALLOWEEN GOOD NIGHT
written and illustrated by Doug Cushman
Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 9780805089288
Ages 4-7
32 pages

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On Halloween night, creatures around the world tuck their little ones into bed. How do skeletons say goodnight? What about werewolves, mummies, or vampire bats? In this silly Halloween romp, young children can take a trip through spooky castles and haunted graveyards to find out!

ON A WINDY NIGHT
written by Nancy Raines Day
illustrated by George Bates
Abrams Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780810939004
Ages 4-8
40 pages

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On a windy Halloween night, as a little boy makes his way home after trick-or-treating, he hears a voice: “Cracklety-clack, bones in a sack. They could be yours --- if you look back.” As his heart flip-flops with fear, the boy dashes through woods and fields that seem full of haunting shapes --- owls, ghosts, skeletons, and more. The detailed illustrations are packed with visual tricks for children to discover. Are those skeletons or cornstalks? Ghostly hands or tree branches?

SCAREDY-CAT, SPLAT!
written and illustrated by Rob Scotton
HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780061177606
Ages 3-7
40 pages

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It's Halloween, and Splat is determined to be the scariest cat in the class. Unfortunately he's just too much of a scaredy-cat. He's afraid of a little spider, and everyone says his costume looks more silly than scary. And when Mrs. Wimpydimple tells a ghost story in the dark, Splat gets so frightened that he tips over his jack-o'-lantern. But when the lights go back on, the entire class is scared silly by a small, black, furry creature with a big pumpkin head. Whooooo can it be?

SCHOOL OF FEAR: CLASS IS NOT DISMISSED!
Gitty Daneshvari
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780316033282
Ages 9-12
320 pages

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In this hilarious follow-up to SCHOOL OF FEAR,eccentric headmaster Mrs. Wellington demands requests the presence of Madeleine, Theo, Lulu and Garrison for a mandatory summer of retraining after discovering that each of her former students has secretly regressed. Facing their fears was terrifying enough, but when the foursome learns they'll be joined by a fifth student, things start to get even scarier. To make matters worse, the students quickly find themselves tasked with saving their school. And because failing means spending the rest of their lives with unresolved phobias, this is one test they all plan to ace.

SKELETON CREEK #3: THE CROSSBONES
Patrick Carman
Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9780545249942
Ages 10-15
208 pages

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Strange things happen in Skeleton Creek --- and when they do, Ryan writes them down and Sarah captures them on video. Now, the spookiness is spreading, and the mystery is going to take them far beyond Skeleton Creek --- into places both unexpectedly sinister and spine-chillingly haunted.
 
Patrick Carman broke new ground for publishing with the first two Skeleton Creek stories, creating the most successful hybrid of text and web video yet. Now he ups the ante even further, taking the suspense to new places.

THE SMOKY CORRIDOR: A Haunted Places Mystery
Chris Grabenstein
Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780375865114
Ages 9-12
336 pages

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Zack is about to start at his new school, and his dad, who went there years before, tells Zack the stories of the haunted janitor’s closet, the specter of a dead crossing guard, and the Donnelly brothers, who perished in a suspicious fire. Dad doesn’t know that Zack has already met the Donnellys’ ghosts, who have warned Zack that there is an evil zombie under the school. Zack also learns that while zombies are usually content eating corpses, if they happen to bite someone who isn’t dead, that person also becomes a zombie.

Before midterms, Zack is dealing with two zombies, while trying to protect a friend whose curiosity has put him on the zombies’ menu.

THE STORY OF THE JACK O’LANTERN
written by Katherine Tegen
illustrated by Brandon Dorman
HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780061430886
Ages 3-8
32 pages

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On Halloween night, we dress up in costumes, go trick-or-treating, and carve jack-o'-lanterns. But what is really behind these holiday traditions? It all started with a greedy man named Jack, who made a pact with the wrong person. When it comes time for Jack to repay his debt, the deal doesn't quite end as he expected…

SUDDENLY SUPERNATURAL: CROSSING OVER
Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780316073691
Ages 8-12
256 pages

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Medium-in-training Kat Roberts is one year older and feeling a whole lot wiser when it comes to healing the living dead. But when her spirit-seeing mother volunteers to chaperone her class trip to Old Montreal, Kat's problems become drop dead-serious.

From dealing with French-Canadian ghosts to trying to win the heart of her former bio lab partner and top-secret crush, Kat is finding beaucoup drama on this border and boundary-crossing adventure.

VAMPIRE BOY’S GOOD NIGHT
written and illustrated by Lisa Brown
HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780061140112
Ages 3-7
32 pages

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When the sun goes down and everything is wonderfully cold and dark, a vampire boy and a little witch go searching for children in the night. But this is no ordinary night. It is Halloween, and what they find may surprise them…

THE VERY BEST PUMPKIN
written by Mark Kimball Moulton
illustrated by Karen Hillard Good
Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 9781416982883
Ages 4-8
32 pages

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Mimi and Papa's farm is famous for growing pumpkins. And their grandson, Peter, tends them all. When a little girl comes to the farm looking for the perfect pumpkin, will Peter give up his pumpkin and gain a friend?

WELCOME TO MONSTER TOWN
written and illustrated by Ryan Heshka
Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 9780805088731
Ages 4-8
32 pages

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As soon as the sun sets on Monster Town, creatures of all kinds go to work. So hop on the Ghoul Bus and see for yourself who inhabits this ghoulish town. Dr. Cyclops, Postmaster Skeleton, Frank N. Stein, Dr. Mummy, Captain Witch, and many other monster friends --- including a junior monster-in-training --- will welcome you with open arms.

WHICH WAY TO WITCH SCHOOL?
written and illustrated by Scott Santoro
HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780060781811
Ages 4-7
32 pages

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Miss Thornapple's school is not like most other schools --- it's a school for little witches! Little witches must learn how magic broomsticks fly and how to whip up their own potions. Sometimes they swim in swamps, and other times they explore the haunted old forest. And what's served for dinner in the dining hall? Gooey eyeballs! There's no telling what might happen at Miss Thornapple's school. But one thing is for sure: Even young witches have lessons to learn.

ZEN GHOSTS
written and illustrated by Jon J. Muth
Scholastic Press
ISBN: 9780439634304
Ages 4-8
40 pages

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It’s Halloween. The trees are ablaze in fiery reds. Excited children don colorful costumes. And there’s mystery and fun around every corner! When Addy, Michael and Karl finish trick-or-treating, their bags are brimming with treats. But the fun isn’t over yet. Their good friend Stillwater the panda has one more special surprise in store for them. A mysterious visitor is about to tell them a spine-tingling story --- one that will fill each and every reader with wonder.