The Screaming Staircase

Submitted by Aubrey D. on Thu, 2016-05-05 11:19

Three young operatives of a psychic detection agency must battle an epidemic of ghosts in London. Recommended for ages 9–12. This item is also available on Libby and Cloud Library.

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The Screaming Staircase
The Screaming Staircase

Jonathan Stroud
(Juvenile Fiction - J Stroud)
Series: Lockwood & Co.; 1

Three young operatives of a psychic detection agency must battle an epidemic of ghosts in London. Recommended for ages 9–12. This item is also available on Libby and Cloud Library.
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Scary Stories

  • Scritch Scratch


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • Night of the Gargoyles


  • The Screaming Staircase


  • Tales of Terror


  • The Darkdeep


  • Small Spaces


  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • The Graveyard Book


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • A Path Begins


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


  • In a Dark, Dark Room, and Other Scary Stories


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • Dare to Be Scared


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


  • Horowitz Horror: Stories You’ll Wish You’d Never Read


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • Spirit Hunters


  • Dare to Be Scared


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • Horowitz Horror: Stories You’ll Wish You’d Never Read


  • Spirit Hunters


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • The Darkdeep


  • The Night Gardener


  • Small Spaces


  • Tales of Terror


  • Cuckoo Song


  • Cuckoo Song


  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • The Night Gardener


  • Scritch Scratch


  • The Graveyard Book


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • The Screaming Staircase


  • Night of the Gargoyles


  • In a Dark, Dark Room, and Other Scary Stories


  • A Path Begins


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Cuckoo Song

Submitted by Aubrey D. on Thu, 2016-05-05 11:13

In post-World War I England, 11-year-old Triss nearly drowns in a millpond known as "The Grimmer" and emerges with memory gaps, aware that something is terribly wrong. To try to set things right, she must meet a twisted architect who has designs on her family. Recommended for ages 9–12. This item is also available on Hoopla. 

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Cuckoo Song
Cuckoo Song

Frances Hardinge
(Juvenile Fiction - J Harding)

In post-World War I England, 11-year-old Triss nearly drowns in a millpond known as "The Grimmer" and emerges with memory gaps, aware that something is terribly wrong. To try to set things right, she must meet a twisted architect who has designs on her family. Recommended for ages 9–12. This item is also available on Hoopla. 
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Scary Stories

  • Tales of Terror


  • Dare to Be Scared


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • A Path Begins


  • The Graveyard Book


  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • Dare to Be Scared


  • Cuckoo Song


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • Night of the Gargoyles


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • Small Spaces


  • Small Spaces


  • In a Dark, Dark Room, and Other Scary Stories


  • The Night Gardener


  • Spirit Hunters


  • Horowitz Horror: Stories You’ll Wish You’d Never Read


  • Night of the Gargoyles


  • Horowitz Horror: Stories You’ll Wish You’d Never Read


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • The Screaming Staircase


  • Spirit Hunters


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • The Graveyard Book


  • Tales of Terror


  • In a Dark, Dark Room, and Other Scary Stories


  • The Screaming Staircase


  • The Darkdeep


  • A Path Begins


  • The Darkdeep


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • The Night Gardener


  • Cuckoo Song


  • Scritch Scratch


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


  • Scritch Scratch


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


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Guys Read: Terrifying Tales

Submitted by Aubrey D. on Thu, 2016-05-05 11:11

Eleven masters of suspense have come together to bring you a bone-chilling collection of original ghost stories perfect for sharing around the campfire, reading under the covers with a flashlight, and scaring your friends' pants off. Recommended for ages 9–12. This item is also available on Cloud Library.

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Guys Read: Terrifying Tales
Guys Read: Terrifying Tales

Jon Scieszka
(Juvenile Fiction - J Guys)
Series: Guys Read

Eleven masters of suspense have come together to bring you a bone-chilling collection of original ghost stories perfect for sharing around the campfire, reading under the covers with a flashlight, and scaring your friends' pants off. Recommended for ages 9–12. This item is also available on Cloud Library.
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Scary Stories

  • Dare to Be Scared


  • Tales of Terror


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • Night of the Gargoyles


  • The Darkdeep


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • A Path Begins


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • In a Dark, Dark Room, and Other Scary Stories


  • The Graveyard Book


  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • Cuckoo Song


  • Spirit Hunters


  • The Night Gardener


  • Small Spaces


  • Cuckoo Song


  • Small Spaces


  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • The Graveyard Book


  • The Night Gardener


  • In a Dark, Dark Room, and Other Scary Stories


  • Spirit Hunters


  • Scritch Scratch


  • Horowitz Horror: Stories You’ll Wish You’d Never Read


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


  • A Path Begins


  • Horowitz Horror: Stories You’ll Wish You’d Never Read


  • Night of the Gargoyles


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • Scritch Scratch


  • Dare to Be Scared


  • The Screaming Staircase


  • The Screaming Staircase


  • The Darkdeep


  • Tales of Terror


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


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Big Bad Detective Agency

Submitted by Aubrey D. on Thu, 2016-05-05 10:32

The houses of all Three Little Pigs were broken into and ransacked, and the Pigs are squealing for justice. So Prince Tyrone, ruler of Fairylandia, drags in the obvious suspect: Wolfgang. The lone wolf has big teeth, sharp claws, no alibi—and a single day to find the real culprit and clear his big bad name. When Wolf (reluctantly) teams up with the fourth Little Pig to crack the case, the Big Bad Detective Agency is born. Recommended for ages 6–9.

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Big Bad Detective Agency
Big Bad Detective Agency

Bruce Hale
(Juvenile First Chapter Books - J Hale)

The houses of all Three Little Pigs were broken into and ransacked, and the Pigs are squealing for justice. So Prince Tyrone, ruler of Fairylandia, drags in the obvious suspect: Wolfgang. The lone wolf has big teeth, sharp claws, no alibi—and a single day to find the real culprit and clear his big bad name. When Wolf (reluctantly) teams up with the fourth Little Pig to crack the case, the Big Bad Detective Agency is born. Recommended for ages 6–9.
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Mystery

  • The Strangers


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Strangers


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Midnight Children


  • Masterminds


  • The Lost Library


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Secret Letters


  • Squirm


  • Indiana Bones


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Masterminds


  • King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats


  • Hold Fast


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Absent Author


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Secret Letters


  • Hold Fast


  • Squirm


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Lost Library


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Absent Author


  • The Vanquishers


  • Wretched Waterpark


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Masterminds

Submitted by Aubrey D. on Thu, 2016-05-05 10:28

Eli Frieden convinces his friends to help him investigate strange occurrences in their idyllic town, and soon it becomes clear that nothing is as it seems in Serenity, New Mexico. The clues mount to reveal a shocking discovery, connecting their ideal crime-free community to some of the greatest criminal masterminds ever known. The kids realize they can trust no one—least of all their own parents. Recommended for ages 9–12.

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Masterminds
Masterminds

Gordon Korman
(Juvenile Fiction - J Korman)
Series: Masterminds; 1

Eli Frieden convinces his friends to help him investigate strange occurrences in their idyllic town, and soon it becomes clear that nothing is as it seems in Serenity, New Mexico. The clues mount to reveal a shocking discovery, connecting their ideal crime-free community to some of the greatest criminal masterminds ever known. The kids realize they can trust no one—least of all their own parents. Recommended for ages 9–12.
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Mystery

  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Strangers


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Pear Affair


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Masterminds


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Lost Library


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats


  • Squirm


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Masterminds


  • The Secret Letters


  • King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Absent Author


  • Indiana Bones


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Strangers


  • Hold Fast


  • Hold Fast


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Pear Affair


  • Squirm


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Secret Letters


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Absent Author


  • The Lost Library


  • Indiana Bones


  • Wretched Waterpark


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Hold Fast

Submitted by Aubrey D. on Wed, 2016-05-04 15:53

On a cold winter day in Chicago, Early's father disappeared, and now she, her mother, and her brother have been forced to flee their apartment and join the ranks of the homeless—and it's up to Early to hold her family together and solve the mystery surrounding her father. Recommended for ages 9–12.

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Hold Fast
Hold Fast

Blue Balliett
(Juvenile Fiction - J Balliett)

On a cold winter day in Chicago, Early's father disappeared, and now she, her mother, and her brother have been forced to flee their apartment and join the ranks of the homeless—and it's up to Early to hold her family together and solve the mystery surrounding her father. Recommended for ages 9–12.
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Mystery

  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Lost Library


  • Indiana Bones


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats


  • Squirm


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Strangers


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • Hold Fast


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Pear Affair


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Masterminds


  • King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats


  • Hold Fast


  • The Absent Author


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Absent Author


  • The Lost Library


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Secret Letters


  • Masterminds


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Squirm


  • The Strangers


  • The Vanquishers


  • Wretched Waterpark


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One Crazy Summer

Submitted by Aubrey D. on Mon, 2014-05-12 14:28

In the summer of 1968, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters travel from New York to California to spend a month with the mother they barely know. They arrive to a cold welcome, discovering that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp. Recommended for ages 9–12.

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One Crazy Summer
One Crazy Summer

Rita Williams-Garcia
(Juvenile Fiction - J Williams)
Series: Gaither Sisters; 1

In the summer of 1968, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters travel from New York to California to spend a month with the mother they barely know. They arrive to a cold welcome, discovering that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp. Recommended for ages 9–12.
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Historical Stories

  • Esperanza Rising


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War


  • The Night Diary


  • Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Freewater


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Show Me a Sign


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Number the Stars


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race


  • Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War


  • We Dream of Space


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Overground Railroad


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Finding Langston


  • The Night Diary


  • Prairie Lotus


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Freewater


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Finding Langston


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Show Me a Sign


  • We Dream of Space


  • Overground Railroad


  • Love in the Library


  • Love in the Library


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Number the Stars


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Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War

Submitted by Aubrey D. on Mon, 2014-05-12 09:28

Twelve-year-olds Anikwa, of the Miami village of Kekionga, and James, of the trading post outside Fort Wayne, find their friendship threatened by the rising fear and tension brought by the War of 1812. Recommended for ages 9-12+.

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Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War
Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War

Helen Frost
(Juvenile Fiction - J Frost)

Twelve-year-olds Anikwa, of the Miami village of Kekionga, and James, of the trading post outside Fort Wayne, find their friendship threatened by the rising fear and tension brought by the War of 1812. Recommended for ages 9-12+.
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Historical Stories

  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Overground Railroad


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Number the Stars


  • Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Overground Railroad


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • The Night Diary


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Love in the Library


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Show Me a Sign


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • The Night Diary


  • Freewater


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • We Dream of Space


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Finding Langston


  • Love in the Library


  • Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • We Dream of Space


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Number the Stars


  • Freewater


  • Finding Langston


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Show Me a Sign


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Sarah, Plain and Tall

Submitted by Aubrey D. on Mon, 2014-05-12 09:07

When Papa advertises for a new wife to join his prairie family, Sarah appears from Maine. The children, Caleb and Anna, grow to love her very much but fear she is too homesick and will soon leave them. Recommended for ages 6–9.

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Sarah, Plain and Tall
Sarah, Plain and Tall

Patricia MacLachlan
(Juvenile Fiction - J Maclach)
Series: MacLachlan, Patricia. Sarah, plain and tall ; 1.

When Papa advertises for a new wife to join his prairie family, Sarah appears from Maine. The children, Caleb and Anna, grow to love her very much but fear she is too homesick and will soon leave them. Recommended for ages 6–9.
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Historical Stories

  • The Night Diary


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Show Me a Sign


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Love in the Library


  • Overground Railroad


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Love in the Library


  • Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race


  • Freewater


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War


  • Overground Railroad


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Finding Langston


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Number the Stars


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • We Dream of Space


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • The Night Diary


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Number the Stars


  • We Dream of Space


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Finding Langston


  • Freewater


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race


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Wildwood

Submitted by Aubrey D. on Sun, 2014-05-11 10:51

When her baby brother is kidnapped by crows, 7th-grader Prue McKeel ventures into the forbidden Impassable Wilderness—a dangerous and magical forest in the middle of Portland, Oregon—and soon finds herself involved in a war among the various inhabitants.

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Wildwood
Wildwood

Colin Meloy
(Juvenile Fiction - J Meloy)
Series: Wildwood Chronicles ; 1


When her baby brother is kidnapped by crows, 7th-grader Prue McKeel ventures into the forbidden Impassable Wilderness—a dangerous and magical forest in the middle of Portland, Oregon—and soon finds herself involved in a war among the various inhabitants.
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Adventure

  • Heroes Unite!


  • The Canyon's Edge


  • The Hike


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • Wildfire


  • All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team


  • Wildfire


  • The Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide for the World's Most Adventurous Kid


  • Bug Boys


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


  • Silverwing


  • The Collectors


  • Pax


  • Silverwing


  • Heroes Unite!


  • Wildwood


  • The Collectors


  • Wildwood


  • All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team


  • Mountain Top Mystery


  • The Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide for the World's Most Adventurous Kid


  • How to Stay Invisible


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


  • How to Stay Invisible


  • Jungle Adventure


  • Mountain Top Mystery


  • Northwind


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • The Hike


  • The Wild Robot


  • The Wild Robot


  • Jungle Adventure


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


  • Northwind


  • Bug Boys


  • The Canyon's Edge


  • Pax


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