Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories

Submitted by ghosler on Thu, 2020-12-10 13:14

A creepy doll in the attic. A hair stuck in your throat. A statue that moves in the night. Toys that don’t like being left outside. A scratching at your bedroom window. These are the subjects of five tales that will give you...the shivers! Part of the Mister Shivers series. Recommended for ages 5–7.

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Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories
Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories

Max Brallier
(Juvenile Early Readers - J-ER Bra)
Series: Mr. Shivers


A creepy doll in the attic. A hair stuck in your throat. A statue that moves in the night. Toys that don’t like being left outside. A scratching at your bedroom window. These are the subjects of five tales that will give you...the shivers! Part of the Mister Shivers series. Recommended for ages 5–7.
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  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Room on the Broom


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Fox at Night


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • The Haunted Library


  • Things in the Basement


  • Things in the Basement


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Fox at Night


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Room on the Broom


  • The Haunted Library


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


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  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Vampire Baby


  • Ghosts in the House!


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There’s a Ghost in this House

Submitted by ghosler on Thu, 2020-12-10 13:12

In this unique and quirky book, ghosts appear before your eyes at the turn of a page! Follow a girl through a haunted house as she looks for ghosts in each room. Translucent pages reveal mischievous ghosts hiding, playing, and even drinking tea! Recommended for ages 4–8.

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There’s a Ghost in this House
There’s a Ghost in this House

Oliver Jeffers
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Jef)


In this unique and quirky book, ghosts appear before your eyes at the turn of a page! Follow a girl through a haunted house as she looks for ghosts in each room. Translucent pages reveal mischievous ghosts hiding, playing, and even drinking tea! Recommended for ages 4–8.
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Spooky (But Not Too Scary) Stories

  • Room on the Broom


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Vampire Baby


  • Vampire Baby


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Fox at Night


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Room on the Broom


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Things in the Basement


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Hardly Haunted


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Fox at Night


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • The Haunted Library


  • Things in the Basement


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Hardly Haunted


  • The Haunted Library


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


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Rise of the Balloon Goons

Submitted by Ellen A. on Thu, 2019-06-06 14:56

Alexander has just moved to Stermont, but the elementary school is being torn down, his new classroom is located in the hospital morgue, a notebook he finds is full of information about monsters–and everywhere he turns, there are spooky balloon men determined to attack him. Recommended for ages 6–9. This item is also available on Libby. 

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Rise of the Balloon Goons
Rise of the Balloon Goons

Troy Cummings
(Juvenile First Chapter Books - J Cumming)
Series: Notebooks of Doom; 1

Alexander has just moved to Stermont, but the elementary school is being torn down, his new classroom is located in the hospital morgue, a notebook he finds is full of information about monsters–and everywhere he turns, there are spooky balloon men determined to attack him. Recommended for ages 6–9. This item is also available on Libby. 
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  • Night of the Gargoyles


  • Cuckoo Song


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • Scritch Scratch


  • Tales of Terror


  • The Graveyard Book


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • The Night Gardener


  • The Graveyard Book


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • Night of the Gargoyles


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


  • Small Spaces


  • Cuckoo Song


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


  • The Screaming Staircase


  • Scritch Scratch


  • Dare to Be Scared


  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • A Path Begins


  • A Path Begins


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


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • The Darkdeep


  • Spirit Hunters


  • The Screaming Staircase


  • Spirit Hunters


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


  • The Darkdeep


  • Tales of Terror


  • Small Spaces


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Scritch Scratch

Submitted by Ellen A. on Thu, 2019-06-06 14:43

Haunted after helping her father on his ghost-themed Chicago bus tour, 12-year-old Claire must discover what the spectral boy from the bus wants before it is too late. Recommended for ages 9–12.

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Scritch Scratch
Scritch Scratch

Lindsay Currie
(Juvenile Fiction - J Currie)

Haunted after helping her father on his ghost-themed Chicago bus tour, 12-year-old Claire must discover what the spectral boy from the bus wants before it is too late. Recommended for ages 9–12.
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Scary Stories

  • Scritch Scratch


  • Cuckoo Song


  • Tales of Terror


  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • Dare to Be Scared


  • Small Spaces


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


  • The Graveyard Book


  • The Darkdeep


  • Small Spaces


  • The Night Gardener


  • A Path Begins


  • Cuckoo Song


  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


  • The Night Gardener


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


  • The Darkdeep


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


  • Dare to Be Scared


  • Scritch Scratch


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • A Path Begins


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • The Screaming Staircase


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • Tales of Terror


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


  • Night of the Gargoyles


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • Spirit Hunters


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • The Graveyard Book


  • The Screaming Staircase


  • Spirit Hunters


  • Night of the Gargoyles


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • Don’t Open the Door


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The Night Gardener

Submitted by Ellen A. on Thu, 2019-06-06 14:33

Irish orphans Molly, age 14, and Kip, age 10, travel to England to work as servants in a crumbling manor house where nothing is quite what it seems to be, and soon, the siblings are confronted by a mysterious stranger and secrets of the cursed house. Recommended for ages 9–12. This item is also available on Libby and Cloud Library. 

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The Night Gardener
The Night Gardener

Jonathan Auxier
(Juvenile Fiction - J Auxier)

Irish orphans Molly, age 14, and Kip, age 10, travel to England to work as servants in a crumbling manor house where nothing is quite what it seems to be, and soon, the siblings are confronted by a mysterious stranger and secrets of the cursed house. Recommended for ages 9–12. This item is also available on Libby and Cloud Library. 
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Scary Stories

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  • Scritch Scratch


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


  • Night of the Gargoyles


  • The Night Gardener


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • The Graveyard Book


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


  • Spirit Hunters


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


  • Small Spaces


  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • Dare to Be Scared


  • The Darkdeep


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • A Path Begins


  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • Dare to Be Scared


  • Small Spaces


  • A Path Begins


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • The Screaming Staircase


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


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


  • The Screaming Staircase


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • The Graveyard Book


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • Night of the Gargoyles


  • The Darkdeep


  • The Night Gardener


  • Cuckoo Song


  • Tales of Terror


  • Scritch Scratch


  • Cuckoo Song


  • Spirit Hunters


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Spirit Hunters

Submitted by Ellen A. on Thu, 2019-06-06 10:52

Feeling uncomfortable from the moment she arrives in her new home, Harper is dismayed by local rumors that her house is haunted and that every family that has ever lived there has suffered terrible tragedies.

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Spirit Hunters
Spirit Hunters

Ellen Oh
(Juvenile Fiction - J Oh)
Series: Spirit Hunters; 1

Feeling uncomfortable from the moment she arrives in her new home, Harper is dismayed by local rumors that her house is haunted and that every family that has ever lived there has suffered terrible tragedies. This situation turns sinister when her cheerful little brother begins acting in alarming ways. Recommended for ages 9–12. This item is also available on Libby, Cloud Library, and Hoopla. 
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Scary Stories

  • Tales of Terror


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


  • The Night Gardener


  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • Scritch Scratch


  • The Screaming Staircase


  • Small Spaces


  • The Graveyard Book


  • The Darkdeep


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


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • Scritch Scratch


  • Cuckoo Song


  • Dare to Be Scared


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


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


  • Dare to Be Scared


  • Night of the Gargoyles


  • The Darkdeep


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • Cuckoo Song


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


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


  • Small Spaces


  • The Graveyard Book


  • Spirit Hunters


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • A Path Begins


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


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • Tales of Terror


  • The Screaming Staircase


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • The Night Gardener


  • A Path Begins


  • Night of the Gargoyles


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • Spirit Hunters


  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


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A Properly Unhaunted Place

Submitted by Ellen A. on Thu, 2019-06-06 10:47

In a world full of ghosts, Rosa and Jasper live in the only unhaunted town, but they must spring to action when they realize the ghosts are lying in wait to take the town back. You might also enjoy the sequel, A Festival of Ghosts. Recommended for ages 9–12.

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A Properly Unhaunted Place
A Properly Unhaunted Place

William Alexander
(Juvenile Fiction - J Alexand)

In a world full of ghosts, Rosa and Jasper live in the only unhaunted town, but they must spring to action when they realize the ghosts are lying in wait to take the town back. You might also enjoy the sequel, A Festival of Ghosts. Recommended for ages 9–12.
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Scary Stories

  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


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


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • Small Spaces


  • The Darkdeep


  • Spirit Hunters


  • Dare to Be Scared


  • Cuckoo Song


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • Scritch Scratch


  • Night of the Gargoyles


  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • Dare to Be Scared


  • The Screaming Staircase


  • The Darkdeep


  • A Path Begins


  • Tales of Terror


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


  • The Graveyard Book


  • The Graveyard Book


  • Scritch Scratch


  • Cuckoo Song


  • The Night Gardener


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • The Night Gardener


  • The Screaming Staircase


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


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


  • A Path Begins


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


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


  • Tales of Terror


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • Night of the Gargoyles


  • Small Spaces


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • Spirit Hunters


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The Cardboard Kingdom

Submitted by Ellen A. on Wed, 2019-05-29 14:36

Follow the adventures of a group of neighborhood children who make costumes from cardboard and use their imagination to create adventures with knights, robots, and monsters! 

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The Cardboard Kingdom
The Cardboard Kingdom

Chad Sell
(Juvenile Graphic Novels - J-GN Sell Cardboard Kingdom)
Series: Cardboard Kingdom ; 1


Follow the adventures of a group of neighborhood children who make costumes from cardboard and use their imagination to create adventures with knights, robots, and monsters! 
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Adventure

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  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • The Canyon's Edge


  • Pax


  • The Hike


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


  • Silverwing


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


  • Jungle Adventure


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • Mountain Top Mystery


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


  • Pax


  • Northwind


  • Jungle Adventure


  • The Canyon's Edge


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • Heroes Unite!


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


  • Wildfire


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


  • The Collectors


  • Bug Boys


  • Mountain Top Mystery


  • The Wild Robot


  • How to Stay Invisible


  • The Collectors


  • The Wild Robot


  • Wildfire


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


  • Heroes Unite!


  • How to Stay Invisible


  • The Hike


  • Wildwood


  • Wildwood


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • Silverwing


  • Northwind


  • Bug Boys


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


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Little Robot

Submitted by Ellen A. on Thu, 2019-05-23 16:45

When a girl finds a lost robot in the woods, they become fast friends, but they're both in for an adventure when a much larger, menacing robot comes to retrieve it.

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Little Robot
Little Robot

Ben Hatke
(Juvenile Graphic Novels - J-GN Hatke Little Robot)

When a girl finds a lost robot in the woods, they become fast friends, but they're both in for an adventure when a much larger, menacing robot comes to retrieve it.
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Science Fiction

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  • Sal & Gabi Break the Universe


  • Hilo. 1, The Boy Who Crashed to Earth


  • Pluto Rocket: New in Town


  • Hilo. 1, The Boy Who Crashed to Earth


  • Little Robot


  • Grace Needs Space


  • Animorphs, Volume 1: The Invasion


  • Fuzzy Mud


  • The Strangers


  • 5 Worlds, Book 1: The Sand Warrior


  • Ruby Finley vs the Interstellar Invasion


  • 5 Worlds, Book 1: The Sand Warrior


  • Pluto Rocket: New in Town


  • Waffles and Pancake, Book 1: Planetary-yum


  • Ruby Finley vs the Interstellar Invasion


  • Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat


  • The Giver


  • The Last Beekeeper


  • Burt's Way Home


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  • Burt's Way Home


  • Cog


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  • The Wild Robot


  • Cog


  • Little Robot


  • The Glorkian Warrior Delivers a Pizza


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

Submitted by Ellen A. on Thu, 2019-05-23 12:08

Explores the previously uncelebrated but pivotal contributions of NASA's African American women mathematicians to America's space program, describing how Jim Crow laws segregated them despite their groundbreaking successes. Recommended for ages 6-9.

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

Laura Freeman
(Juvenile Nonfiction - J 920 She)

Explores the previously uncelebrated but pivotal contributions of NASA's African American women mathematicians to America's space program, describing how Jim Crow laws segregated them despite their groundbreaking successes. Recommended for ages 6-9.
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  • Finding Langston


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Love in the Library


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Prairie Lotus


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • We Dream of Space


  • Finding Langston


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


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


  • Number the Stars


  • The Night Diary


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Overground Railroad


  • The Night Diary


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Number the Stars


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Freewater


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Freewater


  • One Crazy Summer


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


  • Love in the Library


  • Prairie Lotus


  • We Dream of Space


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


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


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


  • The War that Saved My Life


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