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• Ghost Girl

  Malinenko, Ally,

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  "Zee Puckett loves ghost stories. She just never expected to be living one. It all starts with a dark and stormy night. When the skies clear, everything is different. People are missing. And Zee is seeing frightening things: large, scary dogs that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Clackity

  Senf, Lora,

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  "To rescue her aunt from the ghost of a serial killer, twelve-year-old Evie Von Rathe embarks on a journey into a strange world filled with hungry witches, ghosts, and a story thief, all while trying to fulfill her deal with the Clackity" NOTE: A…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Appearing House

  Malinenko, Ally,

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  "A strange house appears on Jac's street on the five-year anniversary of her cancer diagnosis, and when she gets trapped inside she will have to confront horrors from her past to find a way out" NOTE: VERY creepy but with wonderful themes of grief,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Small Spaces

  Arden, Katherine,

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  "After eleven-year-old Ollie's school bus mysteriously breaks down on a field trip, she has to take a trip through scary woods, and must use all of her wits to survive. She must stick to small spaces" NOTE: Perfect for fans of folklore and legends…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Jumbies

  Baptiste, Tracey,

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  "Eleven-year-old Corinne must call on her courage and an ancient magic to stop an evil spirit and save her island home" NOTE: A fantastic beginning to a series by NYT bestselling author Tracey Baptiste!

• Nightmares!

  Segel, Jason, 1980-

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  "Twelve-year-old Charlie and his friends must stop nightmares from taking over their town before it's too late" NOTE: If your kiddo likes more silly scary books (like Goosebumps) this series from Jason Segel could fit the bill.

• Spirit Hunters

  Oh, Ellen,

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  "Harper doesn't trust her new home from the moment she steps inside, and the rumors are that the Raine family's new house is haunted. Harper isn't sure she believes those rumors, until her younger brother, Michael, starts acting strangely. She knows…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ghost Squad

  Ortega, Claribel A.,

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  "For Lucely Luna, ghosts are more than just the family business. Shortly before Halloween, Lucely and her best friend, Syd, cast a spell that accidentally awakens malicious spirits, wreaking havoc throughout St. Augustine. Together, they must join…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Howliday Inn

  Howe, James, 1946-

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  "The Monroes have gone on vacation, leaving Harold and Chester at Chateau Bow-Wow--not exactly a four-star hotel. On the animals' very first night there, the silence is pierced by a peculiar wake-up call--an unearthly howl that makes Chester observe…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Haunting on Heliotrope Lane

  Keene, Carolyn,

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  "Nancy's classmate, Willa, needs her help. Willa is convinced something is terribly wrong with her friend Izzy, but everyone has dismissed Willa's concerns, saying it's just teen angst. But Willa thinks it's more than that; she thinks Izzy is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Graveyard Book

  Gaiman, Neil

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  "An orphaned boy is raised by ghosts and other denizens of the graveyard" NOTE: Don't miss this quiet, award-winning spooky classic!

• How I Became a Ghost

  a Choctaw Trail of Tears Story

  Tingle, Tim,

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  "A Choctaw boy tells the story of his tribe's removal from the only land its people had ever known, and how their journey to Oklahoma led him to become a ghost--one with the ability to help those he left behind" NOTE: A story rich with Choctaw…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hide and Seeker

  Hermon, Daka,

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  "Something is wrong with twelve-year-old Zee, who has returned after a year's absence; nobody knows where he was or what happened to him, but now he is distracted and violent, freaking out when he sees his friends, Justin, Nia, and Lyric, playing an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Forgotten Girl

  Brown, India Hill, 1991-

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  "When eleven-year-old Iris sneaks out at night to make snow angels, she was not expecting to raise the ghost of Avery Moore, a girl her own age; but bringing to light the segregated and abandoned black cemetery seems like the perfect way to help…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Coraline

  Russell, P. Craig,

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  A graphic novel version of Neil Gaiman's best-selling book, Coraline NOTE: Creepy and fantastical!

• Doll Bones

  Black, Holly

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  "Zach, Alice, and Poppy, friends from a Pennsylvania middle school who have long enjoyed acting out imaginary adventures with dolls and action figures, embark on a real-life quest to Ohio to bury a doll made from the ashes of a dead girl" NOTE:…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ghosts

  Telgemeier, Raina,

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  "Catrina and her family have moved to the coast of Northern California for the sake of her little sister, Maya, who has cystic fibrosis. Cat is even less happy about the move when she is told that her new town is inhabited by ghosts, but Maya sets…Read moreRead more of this annotation