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• The Curse on Spectacle Key

  Acevedo, Chantel

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  Frank Fernandez is used to moving around a lot, but it makes it hard for him to make friends. When his parents announce that the lighthouse in Spectacle Key, Florida will be their forever home, Frank is excited. But the lighthouse is falling apart,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Deephaven

  Aldridge, Ethan M.

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  Nev Tallow is looking for a fresh start, and their acceptance to the exclusive Deephaven Academy seems to be just that. But from the moment they arrive, things at the school seem strange and secretive. Nev decides to pursue those secrets, even as it…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Collector

  Alexander, K. R., 1986-

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  When Josie's mother loses her job, the family is forced to move in with her grandmother in the countryside. Grandma Jeannie has strange rules about not bringing dolls into the house and never near the house in the woods. When Josie befriends the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Fearsome Foursome

  Arcane, Amicus

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  The Haunted Mansion is known as home to 999 ghosts. Willa, Tim, Noah, and Steve, find themselves at the Haunted Mansion looking to out-scare each other. Then they mean librarian ghost Amicus Arcane, who has some spooky stories of his own to share.

• Small Spaces

  Arden, Katherine

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  Eleven-year-old Ollie loves to read so when she encounters a woman by a river about to throw a book into the water, she stops her and takes the book as her own. Inside is the story of a family warped by grief who make a deal with "the smiling man."…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Vanquishers

  Bayron, Kalynn

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  Vampires are long gone in this series opener thanks to the work of a group of vampires known as The Vanquishers. But when their new friend goes missing, Boog and her gang's search for him might just reveal some long-dead secrets about the undead.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Forgotten Girl

  Brown, India Hill

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  When Iris and Daniel disturb a crumbling grave of a young girl, strange things start happening to Iris. Certain that she's being haunted by the ghost of Avery Moore, Iris and Daniel research the grave and discover a forgotten Black cemetery. They're…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ravenous Things

  Chow, Derrick

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  Reggie must find his way out of an underground subway after realizing too late it’s a trap, where unimaginable horrors lurk in the shadows, including ravenous rats.

• The Tale of the Gravemother

  Chupeco, Rin

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  Rhett is a skeptic, especially when it comes to stories of the Gravemother who is said to haunt the house that she was murdered in. But when a new construction project starts and creepy, unexplained things begin happening, Rhett might have to start…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lonely Below

  Davis, G. Haron,

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  Eva is suddenly able to see ghosts and discovers that a tragic event which occurred 50 years earlier was no accident but caused by a malevolent force that’s back, prompting Eva to find a way to save her fellow classmates before it’s too late.

• Nox Winters and the Midnight Wolf

  Hassan, Rochelle,

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  Motivated by desperation and brotherhood, 12-year-old Nox Winters must venture deep into the Nightwood to find a cure for his mysteriously sick twin brother, Noah.

• Scary Stories for Young Foxes

  Heidicker, Christian McKay

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  When two fox kits are separated from their litters, they're forced to find a den of their own. As Mia and Uly search for a home, they encounter zombies, witches, ghosts and other terrifying things that dwell in the dark.

• Nightmare King

  Hermon, Daka,

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  After an accident while playing tag, Shane is now the boy who came back from the dead. Every time he falls asleep, he's pulled into the world of the evil Nightmare King, who collects children as treasure. Since Shane can't stay awake forever, his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Boo Hag Flex

  Ireland, Justina

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  Tasha hears rumors of a terrifying creature sucking the life from its victims after an elderly neighbor dies suddenly, and as more people become unwell, Tasha fears the stories are true-- and that danger is much closer than she thinks.

• The Bellwoods Game

  Krampien, Celia, 1988-

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  When it’s her turn to play the Bellwoods Game, a tradition for sixth graders to save the town for another year — or so the story goes — Bailee enters into the woods on Halloween night with two other players and discovers something sinister is at…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Read at Your Own Risk

  Lai, Remy,

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  When Hannah and her friends play a Ouija-style game in their school attic, they unleash an evil spirit that curses Hannah and communicates with her through her diary.

• Whispering Pines

  Lang, Heidi,

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  A year after Rae's father vanishes without a trace, she and her mother move to Whispering Pines for a fresh start. Unfortunately, Whispering Pines is not a normal town, and its about to get stragner. When kids go missing, only to show up like…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane

  Nobel, Julia

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  Following the disappearance of her father, Emmy is sent away to Wellsworth, a boarding school full of secrets. Once there, Emmy discovers a secret society: The Order of Black Hollow Lane. Did Emmy's father belong to this secret society? And are the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• City of Ghosts

  Schwab, Victoria • Schwab, V. E.

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  After a near-death experience, Cass, the daughter of world famous ghost-hunters, can pull back the veil that separates the living and the dead and talk to ghosts... not that she wants to. When her parents start filming a series about the most…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Nightmares!

  Segel, Jason • Miller, Kirsten

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  Charlie's been having nightmares; nightmares that threaten to find their way into the real world. Instead, Charlie is tricked into entering the Nightmare World where he must stop witches, monsters, ghouls, and more from escaping. Along the way,…Read moreRead more of this annotation