RecommendedReads: YoungFiction:Scary
NightFrights:TheHauntedMustache JoeMcGee
YFMCGE, J
Fifth-graders Parker and Lucas get more than they bargained for when they seek to debunk one of Wolver Hollow's greatest legends about a haunted mustache that, every year on the anniversary of its owner's death, seeks a lip to claim as its own.
Shiver-By-the-Sea:BellaandtheVampire ErinDionne
YFDION, E
After moving to small, spooky Massachusetts beach town Shiver-by-the-Sea, Bella Gosi must team up with her new friend to help a kid vampire find his way home.
EerieElementary:TheSchoolisAlive! JackChabert
YFCHAB, J
Sam Graves discovers that his elementary school is alive and plotting against the students, and, as hall monitor, it is his job to protect them--but he will need some help from his friends.
TheFaceintheMirrorandOtherScary Stories
MaxBrallier
YFBRAL, M
Who is that, trapped inside the mirror? What happens when a wish comes true? This scary story collection from New York Times bestselling author Max Brallier is perfect for beginning readers who are looking to be spooked.
TheNotebookofDoom:RiseoftheBalloon Goons
TroyCummings
YFCUMM, T
Alexander has just moved into Stermont, but the elementary school's being torn down, his new classroom's located in the hospital morgue, a notebook he finds is full of information about monsters.
DesmondCole,GhostPatrol:TheHaunted HouseNextDoor AndresMiedoso
YFMIED, A
When supernatural things start happening in the house timid Andres and his parents just moved into, next-door-neighbor Desmond Cole, eight, comes to the rescue.
YFCARM, P
Jenny Kim and her two buddies, Fen Stenson and Barker Mifflin, live in the town of Nevermind, where strange happenings are so normal that finding a mysterious thing growing in your armpit isn’t even considered a big deal. But when the mysterious thing gets so big Jenny has to haul it around in a wheelbarrow, she’s going to need some help.
Ghoulia:MakingNewFriendsCanBeScary
BarbaraCantini
YFCANT, B
Ghoulia: Making New Friends Can Be Scary is the first book in this popular full-color chapter book series, a great fit for fans of Netflix’s Wednesday and all readers who enjoy a mix of humor, adventure, and a touch of the macabre!
SchoolBusofHorrors:AutoBodyParts
MichaelDahl
YFDAHL, M
Aboard a strange-looking bus, a girl hears whining coming from a hatch beneath her seat. The whines sound like calls for help. When the girl lifts the hatch to investigate, a hand reaches out and grabs her leg. Are the body parts reaching for help...or do they want something more?
JasperRabbit’sCreepyTales!:Troubling Tonsils!
AaronReynolds
YFREYN, A
Jasper Rabbit tells the eerie tale of Charlie Marmot, whose decision to keep his tonsils after surgery leads to creepy, mysterious events.
FrightNight
DanGutman
YFGUTM, D
A.J. and his friends are having a sleepover in the playground by Ella Mentry School. Ryan, Alexia, Michael, Andrea, Neil, Emily, and A.J. each get a turn to make up a silly, scary story. But what's that lurking in the woods? Did the kids' creepy tales awaken something truly terrifying?
SpookySleuths:TheGhostTree NatashaDeen
YFDEEN, N
When Asim moves to a new town, he must save his new teacher when an evil spirit from Guyanese folklore begins to wreak havoc.
SherlockBonesandtheHorrorofthe HauntedCastle TimCollins
YFCOLL, T
When a wealthy dog spots a ghostly figure haunting her kennel in the Catpathian Mountains, she come to Bones and Catson for help. Bones is convinced there are no such things as ghosts ... but even he’s at a loss to explain the creepy sounds and strange goings-on.
TheTerribles:WelcometoStubtoe Elementary TravisNichols
YFNICH, T
Told in alternating chapters, comics, poems, charts and activities, this spooktacular story introduces the monsters who have settled down on the quiet island of Creep's Cove, giving readers a peek into the lives of vampires, mummies, gelatinous balls of goo and more!
YFGILL, S
Your family vacation in the Caribbean islands takes a spooky turn when YOU meet a pirate ghost. Should you join a group of kids to go spy on the island ghost? Or sneak off to the haunted cemetery in the middle of the night and brave the ghost alone? This haunted adventure might have you travel back in time, sail across the sea, or recover a skull from a museum.