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• Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories

  Brallier, Max,

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  What is hiding under the bed? What is scratching at the window? Find out in "New York Times" best-selling author Max Brallier's scary stories collection. These five spine-chilling stories will have beginner readers everywhere begging to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beware the Glop!

  Behling, Steve,

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  Drip. Drop. That's how it starts. When Ben Lee and his sister, Cindy, discover a creature from another planet taking over the town statue, their lives get a whole lot... stickier. With the help of famous monster expert Kid Kaiju, Ben and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Creepy Carrots!

  Reynolds, Aaron, 1970-

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  Jasper Rabbit loves carrots—especially Crackenhopper Field carrots. He eats them on the way to school. He eats them going to Little League. He eats them walking home. Until the day the carrots start following him... or are they?

• Don't Turn Out the Lights

  a Tribute to Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

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  Flesh-hungry ogres? Brains full of spiders? Haunted houses you can’t escape? This collection of 35 terrifying stories from the Horror Writers Association has it all, including ghastly illustrations from Iris Compiet that will absolutely…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Even More Short & Shivery

  Thirty Spine-tingling Tales

  San Souci, Robert D

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  Forty-five hair-raising stories from around the world fill this spooky collection with delicious shivers and spine-tingling chills. There's something here for everyone who likes a good shudder... but be prepared for goosebumps!

• Ghost in the House

  Paquette, Ammi-Joan

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  When a little ghost goes slip-sliding down the hallway, he suddenly hears a groan. Turns out it’s only a friendly mummy, who shuffles along with the ghost, until they encounter... a monster! As the cautious explorers continue, they find a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Ghostly Tales of Michigan's Haunted Lighthouses

  Telgen, Diane,

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  Did you know that the former keeper of the Seul Choix Point Lighthouse still keeps his watch, despite having been dead for over a hundred years? Or that a mysterious young girl searches for playmates at the Marquette Island Lighthouse? Can…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Haunted House Next Door

  Miedoso, Andres,

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  Welcome to Kersville, a town with a spooky history and a collection of ghosts and spirits who are major mischief-makers. Most kids spend their days without ever seeing or dealing with a ghost, but some kids get stuck with a haunt. When…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Horror in Michigan

  Merwin, E.,

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  Michigan is home to quaint towns and beautiful lakes. It also has a long history of hauntings. Travel the back roads in search of ghosts and you won't be disappointed—but will you make it out alive? Get ready to read four terrifying tales…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How to Make Friends With a Ghost

  Green, Rebecca, 1986-

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  What do you do when you meet a ghost? One: Provide the ghost with some of its favorite snacks, like mud tarts and earwax truffles. Two: Tell your ghost bedtime stories (ghosts love to be read to). Three: Make sure no one mistakes your…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Want My Light On!

  Ross, Tony

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  Everyone says there are no such things as ghosts. Maybe so, but then how do you explain what's under the Little Princess's bed?

• I Want to Be in a Scary Story

  Taylor, Sean, 1965-

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  Our author would like to write a funny story, but his main character Monster has a different idea. He wants to be the star of a chilling, petrifying, utterly terrifying scary story. But scary stories... well, they can be very scary,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Never Kick a Ghost

  and Other Silly Chillers

  Sierra, Judy

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  A pirate bride who sinks with her ship, a ghost that gets ever larger, and a big slobbery monster with long green fingers and floppy purple lips are just a few of the characters who populate this collection of silly, spooky tales collected…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Phantom Cat of the Opera

  Wood, David, 1944-

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  Under the Paris Opera House lives a disfigured musical genius who uses music to win the love of a beautiful opera singer. This retelling has a feline cast that serves as an elegant introduction to Gaston Leroux's timeless story.

• Poesy the Monster Slayer

  Doctorow, Cory,

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  Once her parents are off to bed, Poesy excitedly awaits the monsters that creep into her room. With the knowledge she's gained from her trusty Monster Book and a few of her favorite toys, Poesy easily fends off a werewolf, a vampire and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Shadow Hand

  Shepherd, Kat,

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  "The Baby-Sitter’s Club" meets "Goosebumps" as a diverse group of friends encounter supernatural problems on their babysitting gigs. The typical babysitting job just got a whole lot scarier!

• Substitute Creacher

  Gall, Chris

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  Mr. Creacher, a multi-tentacled substitute teacher, warns his prankish students not to misbehave, recounting rhyming cautionary tales of the weird, spooky and unexpected.