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YOUNGER READERS

Brown, Marc
Scared Silly! A Book for the Brave x 808 S2855
Stories, poems, and riddles - shivery and silly - for the brave and not-so-brave.

Brown, Ruth
The Tale of Two Mice xz
Billy the mouse sees it but his brother doesn't. What is that scary thing in the spooky old house? Lift the flaps to find out!

Calmenson, Stephanie
The Teeny Tiny Teacher: a Teeny Tiny Ghost Story Il. by Denis Roche xz
"Give me my bone!" says a teeny tiny voice, right in the middle of teeny tiny snack time!

Cazet, Denys
The Perfect Pumpkin Pie xz folio
What would you do if a pumpkin pie-loving ghost rose out of your pumpkin patch?

Cole, Joanna
Bony-legs Il. by Dirk Zimmer xz IR
How can a mirror and a comb help a girl to escape from a terrible witch?

DeFelice, Cynthia
Dancing Skeleton Il. by Robert Andrew Parker x 398 D313
The most ornery man who ever died!

DiPucchio, Kelly
Sipping Spiders Through a Straw: Campfire Songs for Monsters Il. by Gris Grimly xz
Ever wonder what songs little monsters and little zombies sing at summer camp?

Emberley, Ed
Go Away, Big Green Monster xz
You can make this monster go away yourself!

Galdone, Joanna
The Tailypo: a Ghost Story Il. by Paul Galdone x 398 G1485
A strange varmint haunts the man who chopped off its tail.

Goodhart, Pippa
Three Little Ghosties Il. by AnnaLaura Cantone xz
Naughty little ghosties, telling each other big boasties; who will they frighten next?

Gravett, Emily
Wolves xz
To a rabbit, wolves are the scariest things ever - especially the hungry wolves in this book.

Hayes, Joe
El Cucuy!: a Bogeyman Cuento in English and Spanish Il. by Honorio Robledo S x 398 H417-3
A "bogeyman" teaches two spoiled sisters a lesson they'll never forget.

Hicks, Barbara Jean.
Jitterbug Jam Il. by Alexis Deacon xz folio
Under Bobo's bed is the scariest creature of all - a boy!

Hoberman, Mary Ann
You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Scary Tales to Read Together Il. by Michael Emberley xz
This collection of rhymes to share with a friend will scare you and tickle your funny bone.

Kohara, Kazuno
Ghosts in the House! xz
What's a little witch girl to do when she and her black cat move into a house full of ghosts?

Kutner, Merrily
Z is for Zombie xz
From aliens to zombies, there's someone spooky for every letter of the alphabet.

Martin, Bill
A Beasty Story xz
In a dark, dark wood, in a dark, dark house, there lurks a beastly beast.

McKissack, Patricia
Precious and the Boo Hag Il. by Kyrsten Brooker xz
The Boo Hag is tricky and scary and can disguise herself as anything, but Precious refuses to let her in!

Michelson, Richard
Oh No, Not Ghosts! Il. by Adam McCauley xz
What could be scarier than ghosts? Plenty!

Novak, Matt
No Zombies Allowed xz
Witch Woddle and Witch Wizzle are planning a party but are not sure who to invite this year.

O'Connor, Jane
Eek! Stories to Make You Shriek Il. by Brian Karas xz IR
Three stories for beginning readers to read with a flashlight under the covers.

Paul, Alison
Crow (a Not So Scary Story) xz
What does this creature want (and will it go?!) that sits and glares outside my window so?

San Souci, Robert D.
Cinderella Skeleton Il. by David Catrow xz
This bony Cinderella rides to the ball in a funeral wagon to dance with her skeleton prince.

San Souci, Robert D.
Faithful Friend Il. by Brian Pinkney x 398 S197-15
Love, zombies, and danger in the West Indies.

Schwartz, Alvin
Ghosts! Ghostly Tales From Folklore Il. by Victoria Chess x 398 S3987-5
If you find a little green bottle washed up on the beach, don't open it!

Schwartz, Alvin
In a Dark, Dark Room Il. by Dirk Zimmer xz IR
In a dark, dark room, in a soft, soft voice, tell a ghost story - it's fun!

Sierra, Judy
The House That Drac Built Il. by Will Hillenbrand xz
Read what happened to the fiend, the zombie, and the monster who lived in Drac's house.

Taylor, Sean
When a Monster is Born Il. by Nick Sharratt xz
What happens when a monster is born? Well, that depends on what kind of monster it is!

Thiesing, Lisa
The Viper xz IR
The Viper is coming to Peggy's house - whatever will she do?

Washington, Donna
A Big, Spooky House xz
He is a big, strong man, but can he spend the whole night in a big, spooky house?

Winters, Kay
The Teeny Tiny Ghost xz
The teeny tiny ghost scares himself while doing his homework.

Yorinks, Arthur
Witch's Child Il. by Jos A. Smith xz
An evil witch wants a child of her own, so she makes one out of straw and leaves.

 

OLDER READERS

Avi
Seer of Shadows xy
At first, Horace thinks the ghost showing up in photos is a trick - but she is all too real.

Bauer, Marion Dane
The Red Ghost x M
What is it about the doll Jenna found at a garage sale that scares everyone so badly?

Bellairs, John
The House With a Clock in its Walls xy
Tick tock, tick tock. Will 10-year-old Lewis be able to stop the world from coming to an end?

Bruchac, Joseph
Skeleton Man x
After Molly's mom and dad disappear one night, a stranger shows up and claims to be her great-uncle - but is he?

Dahl, Roald
Witches xy
A boy and his grandmother try to foil a witch's plot to turn all the world's children into mice.

Del Negro, Janice M
Passion and Poison x
Here are stories of heroism, tragedy and death, with thieves, witches and murderers!

Gaiman, Neil
Coraline xy
A secret door takes Coraline to a house almost just like her own and to her "other mother," who has button eyes and wants to keep Coraline with her. Forever.

Gaiman, Neil
Wolves in the Walls Il. by Dave McKean xz
Nobody believes Lucy when she says she hears scary noises coming from the walls.

Goode, Diane
Diane Goode's Book of Scary Stories and Songs x 808 D5385
Find a story to really scare everyone's socks off at your next sleepover.

Hahn, Mary Downing
All the Lovely Bad Ones: a Ghost Story x
Corey and Travis just meant to play a little prank, but their fake haunting has woken up some real ghosts.

Hayes, Joe
La Llorona/The Weeping Woman S x 398 H417-1
How the beautiful Maria became a ghost. In English and Spanish.

Lincoln, Christopher
Billy Bones: Tales from the Secrets Closet x
Would you make friends with a 10-year-old skeleton boy who lived in your closet?

Maguire, Gregory
Seven Spiders Spinning x
Will a classroom of boys and girls stop their bickering in time to rescue their teacher from the deadly bite of Ice Age tarantulas?

McKissack, Pat
The Dark Thirty x
African American ghost stories for the half-hour before sunset, when it's pretty hard not to believe in ghosts.

Nixon, Joan Lowery
Ghost Town x
Grab a seat around the campfire for these seven spooky stories about real ghost towns.

Olson, Arielle North
Ask the Bones x 398 O525-1
Keep your flashlight handy for these scary stories from around the world.

Prelutsky, Jack
Nightmares x 811 P924-2
Poems to trouble your sleep - no kidding!

Rex, Adam
Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich x 811 R55
Poetry about monsters and food and the one thing that is even scarier than Dracula.

San Souci, Robert
More Short and Shivery x 398 S197-14 (series)
From "The Rolling Head" to Island of Fear," 30 terrifying tales.

Schwartz, Alvin
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark x 398 S3987-6 (series)
Strange and scary, from "The Dead Man's Brains" to "The Slithery-Dee."

Sierra, Judy
Gruesome Guide to World Monsters Il. by Henrik Drescher x 133 S572
Use this book to plan an extra-cool family vacation.

Stine, R.L.
Nightmare Hour x
Ten scary stories that you should not read late at night.

Vande Velde, Vivian
There's a Dead Person Following My Sister Around x
Ted's little sister is possessed by a ghost from the Underground Railroad.


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