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BostonPL_ 15 Scary Books for Ages 7-10

These scary stories are perfect reads for any time of year, Halloween or otherwise! Check them out if you're looking for a shiver down your spine! These books may be available in other formats or languages, please check the catalog for availability.

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  • Are you stuck in a spooky house with vampires? Have you made a deal with the vampires to stay alive so long as you tell them a new scary story each night? Well, you're in luck! This book is full of stories to entertain vampires and keep you alive...…
    eBook, 2022Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2022
  • Bloody Mary

    Ghost of a Queen?

    Andrus, Aubre
    This nonfiction title explores different "Bloody Mary" stories from around the world and aims to find the origin of this spooky urban legend.
    eBook, 2019Capstone, 2019
  • Molly and Kip find themselves working as servants in a creepy old manor house in Victorian England with an even creepier forest and they can tell that everything is not as it seems. In order to escape, they'll have to find a way to break an ancient…
    eBook, 2014ABRAMS, 2014
  • Dreading the impending boring summer Rose Rite joins Mrs. Zimmermann, a real witch, on a trip to an old farmhouse that belonged to Mrs. Zimmermann's uncle after she received a deathbed letter from him. But when the uncle's magic ring goes missing…
    eBook, 2004Penguin Young Readers Group, 2004
  • 13th Street isn't any old normal street or a simple spooky street. It is a whole different world filled with dangerous beasts. After cousins Malia, Ivan, and Dante take a short cut down 13th Street they become lost. Check out the first book in this…
    eBook, 2020HarperCollins, 2020
  • The adventure begins when Sam realizes his new school is ALIVE... and up to no good! Along with his friends Antonio and Lucy, the trio must work together to stop the school and rescue the other students. (Check our catalog to see the rest of the…
    eBook, 2014Scholastic Inc., 2014
  • When Alexander finds a notebook with "Doom" written on the cover, he discovers that not only are monsters real, but that only he can stop them! Armed with the knowledge in the notebook and a few good friends, it's up to Alexander to keep his town's…
    eBook, 2013Scholastic Inc., 2013
  • Learn about the origins and myths about cryptid creatures such as werewolves in this nonfiction series. (Check our catalog to see the other titles!)
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Crabtree Publishing Company, [2023] — GR830.W4 G57 2023
  • Josie, Fox, and Mason live in their family's auction house and often borrow some of the items but when Josie uses a Poladroid camera the picture reveals a ghostly image. As the siblings dig deeper they unearth a curse and a dangerous creaure from…
    Book, 2015New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2015. — J FICTION HAYES C
  • This equal parts silly and spooky tale follows fifth graders Parker and Lucas as they set out to debunk the town's ghost story about a haunted mustache and its search for a new lip!
    Book, 2021New York : Aladdin, 2021. — McG
  • Desmond Cole ventures next door to help his new neighbor, Andres, after some spooky things happen in his house; including floating furniture and a silverware creature comes to life. (Check our catalog to see the rest of the series!)
    Book, 2017New York, NY : Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, 2017. — J FICTION MIEDOSO A
  • The firefly ghosts of Lucely Luna's family, known as Cocuyos, start to disapear and her grandmother's spirit warns her of an evil before she fades away. Lucely and her best friend, Syd, try to revive her Mama Teresa but raise evil spirits instead.…
    eBook, 2020Scholastic Inc., 2020
  • This is a graphic novel adaption of Mary Downing Hahn's book of the same name. Diana and her brother Georgie have been living behind the old Willis place and follow a strict set of rules, which include not leaving the property and not meeting…
    Graphic Novel, 2024New York, NY : Clarion Books, HarperAlley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024] — J GRAPHIC OLD WILLIS PLACE
  • First in a series this is a collection of stories and songs from American Folklore filled with scary revenge and tales of horror. From skeletons to ghosts you're sure to find a terrifying tale in this collection.
    eBook, 2019HarperCollins, 2019
  • Slappy's Back! This time he's a ghost and he wants to play hide and go shriek. (Check our catalog to see the other Goosebumps books we have available!)
    eBook, 2018Scholastic Inc., 2018