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• Stage Fright

  Parris, Wendy,

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  Thirteen-year-old Avery plans a séance at a deserted theater to bond with her friends, but they soon realize they are locked inside with someone-or something-else.

• It Came From the Trees

  Russell, Ally,

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  The legend of Bigfoot gets a bone-chilling update in this scary story about a young girl and her scout troop who are willing to brave the woods to find her missing friend when no one else will. Perfect for fans of Daka Hermon and Claribel…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Deephaven

  Aldridge, Ethan M.

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  When Guinevere "Nev" Tallow receives an acceptance letter to the exclusive Deephaven Academy, they know it's the fresh start that they've been looking for. But things are strange from the moment they arrive--the house itself seems to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• It Found Us

  Currie, Lindsay,

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  Hazel, a twelve-year-old aspiring detective, must decode a series of ominous clues tied to a century-old tragedy to find a missing teenager before it is too late.

• The Bellwoods Game

  Krampien, Celia, 1988-

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  A group of sixth graders participating in an annual Halloween tradition to pacify the ghost of Abigail Snook quickly realize that the Bellwoods contains an even bigger threat to their town.

• Where the Lost Ones Go

  Bowman, Akemi Dawn,

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  A young pre-teen girl deals with the loss of her grandmother and the appearance of ghosts in a haunted house.

• What We Saw

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  Hahn, Mary Downing,

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  When best friends Abbi and Skylar witness a clandestine meeting between a mysterious woman and someone in a dark van, they're thrilled. Finally, a mystery to spice up the summer! Who could these people be? Why are they meeting? Are they…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Fort

  Korman, Gordon,

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  Five middle schoolers find a fully stocked bomb shelter constructed decades ago in the local woods by an eccentric tycoon and lost until a hurricane exposes the entrance. So, how to keep the hideout secret from interfering grown-ups--and,…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.

• Vacancy

  Alexander, K. R., 1986-

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  A chilling horror story about a spooky hotel where guests do not check out the way they check in.

• Dark Waters

  Arden, Katherine,

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  Stuck on a mysterious island, Ollie, Coco, and Brian must band to together if they hope to escape the creature that haunts them on both land and sea.

• The List of Unspeakable Fears

  Kramer, J. Kasper,

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  In 1910 New York City, four years after her Irish immigrant father dies of tuberculosis, ten-year-old Essie's fear and anxiety continue to grow uncontrollably, so much that when her mother, a brave nurse, remarries and the family moves to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Collectors

  Lawrence, Lorien,

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  Quinn is suspicious of her new neighbors, the Ladies in White, and when her friend Lex starts to act strangely after spending so much time with them, Quinn enlists Mike to help her uncover who the Ladies in White are and what they want…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bridge of Souls

  Schwab, Victoria,

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  Cassidy Blake and her ghostly friend, Jacob, have survived the ghosts of Edinburgh and Paris, but New Orleans is a haunted city in a class by itself, and that is the current stop for her parents' TV show; but there is something a lot…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Scritch Scratch

  Currie, Lindsay,

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

• The Girl and the Ghost

  Hanna Alkaf,

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  Retells a Malaysian folk tale in which a lonely girl, Suraya, inherits from her grandmother a pelesit, a ghostly demon, who proves to be a good companion, bringing both danger and hope.

• 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,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Watch Hollow

  Funaro, Gregory,

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  Deep within the enchanted woods in the town of Watch Hollow stands the once-grand Blackford House, whose halls hold a magical secret: a giant cuckoo clock that does much more than tell time. But when the clock's gears cease to turn, an…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.

• Nightbooks

  White, J. A.,

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  Alex's original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping the witch Natacha happy, but soon he'll run out of pages to read from and be trapped forever. He's loved scary stories his whole life, and he knows most don't have a happily…Read moreRead more of this annotation