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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Spooky (But Not Too Scary) Stories

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  • Vampire Baby


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Creepy Crayon!


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  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Room on the Broom


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Things in the Basement


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Things in the Basement


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • The Haunted Library


  • Fox at Night


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Vampire Baby


  • Fox at Night


  • The Haunted Library


  • Room on the Broom


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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

  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Vampire Baby


  • Things in the Basement


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Things in the Basement


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Vampire Baby


  • Room on the Broom


  • Fox at Night


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • The Haunted Library


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Fox at Night


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Room on the Broom


  • The Haunted Library


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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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  • The Darkdeep


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


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  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • Cuckoo Song


  • The Graveyard Book


  • The Graveyard Book


  • Small Spaces


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • The Screaming Staircase


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • Small Spaces


  • Night of the Gargoyles


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


  • A Path Begins


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


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


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • A Path Begins


  • Cuckoo Song


  • Dare to Be Scared


  • The Night Gardener


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • Spirit Hunters


  • The Night Gardener


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • The Darkdeep


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


  • The Screaming Staircase


  • Scritch Scratch


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


  • Tales of Terror


  • Dare to Be Scared


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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

  • Small Spaces


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • Scritch Scratch


  • The Screaming Staircase


  • Night of the Gargoyles


  • Tales of Terror


  • Scritch Scratch


  • The Graveyard Book


  • Spirit Hunters


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • The Night Gardener


  • A Path Begins


  • Cuckoo Song


  • The Night Gardener


  • The Screaming Staircase


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • Tales of Terror


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


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


  • A Path Begins


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • Dare to Be Scared


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


  • Night of the Gargoyles


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • Small Spaces


  • Cuckoo Song


  • The Darkdeep


  • The Graveyard Book


  • Dare to Be Scared


  • Spirit Hunters


  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


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


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


  • The Darkdeep


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


  • 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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  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • Dare to Be Scared


  • The Night Gardener


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • Scritch Scratch


  • The Night Gardener


  • Night of the Gargoyles


  • The Darkdeep


  • Small Spaces


  • Tales of Terror


  • The Screaming Staircase


  • Scritch Scratch


  • Cuckoo Song


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


  • The Graveyard Book


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • The Graveyard Book


  • The Screaming Staircase


  • A Path Begins


  • Spirit Hunters


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


  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • Small Spaces


  • Tales of Terror


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • Cuckoo Song


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


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


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • Spirit Hunters


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • Dare to Be Scared


  • The Darkdeep


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


  • Night of the Gargoyles


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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

  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • The Darkdeep


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


  • Night of the Gargoyles


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • The Darkdeep


  • A Path Begins


  • The Screaming Staircase


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • The Graveyard Book


  • The Graveyard Book


  • Small Spaces


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • Dare to Be Scared


  • A Path Begins


  • Scritch Scratch


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


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


  • Small Spaces


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • Cuckoo Song


  • Night of the Gargoyles


  • The Night Gardener


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • Cuckoo Song


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


  • Spirit Hunters


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


  • Tales of Terror


  • Scritch Scratch


  • The Night Gardener


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


  • Dare to Be Scared


  • Tales of Terror


  • Spirit Hunters


  • The Screaming Staircase


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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

  • Spirit Hunters


  • Cuckoo Song


  • The Night Gardener


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • The Darkdeep


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


  • The Screaming Staircase


  • The Graveyard Book


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


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • Night of the Gargoyles


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • The Night Gardener


  • Tales of Terror


  • Spirit Hunters


  • Small Spaces


  • Scritch Scratch


  • Dare to Be Scared


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • A Path Begins


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


  • Small Spaces


  • Tales of Terror


  • Night of the Gargoyles


  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • Cuckoo Song


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


  • The Graveyard Book


  • A Path Begins


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • The Darkdeep


  • The Screaming Staircase


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


  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • Dare to Be Scared


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


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


  • Scritch Scratch


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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

  • The Hike


  • Pax


  • The Collectors


  • Silverwing


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


  • The Hike


  • Pax


  • Mountain Top Mystery


  • Wildfire


  • Wildwood


  • Wildfire


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


  • Silverwing


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


  • Jungle Adventure


  • Bug Boys


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • How to Stay Invisible


  • Northwind


  • Heroes Unite!


  • Northwind


  • The Collectors


  • The Canyon's Edge


  • Jungle Adventure


  • Bug Boys


  • The Wild Robot


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • How to Stay Invisible


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


  • Mountain Top Mystery


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


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


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


  • The Canyon's Edge


  • The Wild Robot


  • Heroes Unite!


  • Wildwood


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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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  • Waffles and Pancake, Book 1: Planetary-yum


  • Grace Needs Space


  • The Last Beekeeper


  • Waffles and Pancake, Book 1: Planetary-yum


  • Animorphs, Volume 1: The Invasion


  • The Giver


  • Burt's Way Home


  • Ruby Finley vs the Interstellar Invasion


  • 5 Worlds, Book 1: The Sand Warrior


  • Hilo. 1, The Boy Who Crashed to Earth


  • Cog


  • Fuzzy Mud


  • Cog


  • The Glorkian Warrior Delivers a Pizza


  • The Last Beekeeper


  • Little Robot


  • Pluto Rocket: New in Town


  • Pluto Rocket: New in Town


  • The Wild Robot


  • Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat


  • 5 Worlds, Book 1: The Sand Warrior


  • Sal & Gabi Break the Universe


  • Hilo. 1, The Boy Who Crashed to Earth


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  • The Strangers


  • Ruby Finley vs the Interstellar Invasion


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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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  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • One Crazy Summer


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Freewater


  • Finding Langston


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Overground Railroad


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • We Dream of Space


  • Love in the Library


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • We Dream of Space


  • Finding Langston


  • Overground Railroad


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


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Show Me a Sign


  • The Night Diary


  • Esperanza Rising


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


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


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Love in the Library


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Number the Stars


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


  • Number the Stars


  • Esperanza Rising


  • The Night Diary


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Prairie Lotus


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


  • Freewater


  • Prairie Lotus


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