Bewitching Junior Fiction
Take a look at these junior fiction books perfect for Halloween!
The Baby-sitters Club. 13, Mary Anne's bad luck mystery : a graphic novel
Cheng, Cynthia Yuan, author, artist.
2023
Mary Anne should never have thrown away that chain letter she got in the mail. Ever since she did, bad things have been happening to everyone in the Baby-sitters Club. With Halloween coming up, Mary Anne's even more worried -- what kind of spooky thing will happen next? Then Mary Anne finds a new note in her mailbox: Wear this bad-luck charm, it says. OR ELSE. Mary Anne has to follow the note's instructions. But who sent the charm? And why did they send it to Mary Anne?
The beast of Skull Rock
McMann, Matt, author.
2024
While visiting their grandfather in a small New England town, twelve-year old twins Jade and Simon investigate a series of mysterious creature attacks.
The cemetery
Atwood, Megan, author.
2024
Adeline would like to join the cool girls at her middle school, though it means abandoning her friends, and even if it involves a trip to the cemetery at midnight on Halloween--but this is Raven's Pass, and visiting a cemetery at night can have dire consequences.
Five nights at Freddy's : the official movie novel
Waggener, Andrea Rains, 1960-, author
2024
The official movie novelization of the Five Nights at Freddy's movie!
Fuzzy baseball. 5, Baseballoween
Gurney, John Steven, 1962- author
2023
The Fernwood Fuzzies get the rare opportunity to play an extra game after their baseball season ends. So rare in fact that this team only competes once a year... on Halloween night! Things get a bit spookier when Count Flappula and the Graveyard Ghastlies have their own frightening style of baseball and their own brand of bats (the animals, of course!). Are the Fuzzies ready to face their fears and put on a brave furry face to play ball?
The ghost at the inn
Faris, Stephanie, author.
2024
Gabby's father is a paranormal investigator with a podcast, but ten-year-old Gabby does not believe in ghosts, and is determined to prove there is no ghost haunting the Brookhaven Inn in Massachusetts where they are filming--except she could be wrong.
The ghost in the bookstore
Faris, Stephanie, author.
2024
Gabby's father has a podcast called Ghost Search, and this time they are investigating a haunted bookstore--ten-year-old Gabby does not believe in ghosts and always tries to debunk the hauntings, but this time she is not so sure.
Ghost roast
Gibbs, Shawnelle, author
2024
Fifteen-year-old Chelsea, daughter of a paranormal specialist, risks her hard-won popularity and more when she's drawn into a paranormal romance after discovering her own ability to communicate with ghosts.
The haunted mask 2
Stine, R. L., author.
2024
Steve Boswell will never forget Carly Beth's Halloween mask. It was so gross. So terrifying. But this year Steve wants to have the scariest costume on the block. So he gets a mask from the same store where Carly Beth got hers. It looks like a creepy old man. With stringy hair. A wrinkled face. And spiders crawling out of the ears! Steve's definitely got the scariest mask around. Too bad he's starting to feel so old. And so tired. And so evil...
Hugo's haunted handbook
Whamond, Dave, author, artist
2024
"Got ghosts? Then you've come to right book! Hugo is a ghost expert, and he can tell you exactly how to boot out your boo. After all, he got rid of his ghost, no problem! He knows everything there is to know about ghosts, he has the proper ghost-hunting equipment, and he can offer five handy tips to remove your ghost forever. But has Hugo really gotten rid of his ghost? And are ghosts really that scary? Would it be so bad to keep a ghost around? They might actually be good company if you just give them a chance ..."-- Provided by publisher.
Infected
Crawford, Terrance, author.
2023
There is a mystery to be solved, a cure to be found, and a horde of Infected to escape! Welcome to the bone chilling, pulse-pounding world of PIGGY, the survival-horror game that will keep you up at night. With the Infected hot on their heels and growing in number, a small band of survivors must come together and try to stop their island from being overrun. But is there really a cure for whatever is turning people into mindless monsters? Or are they too late to save anyone at all?
It watches in the dark
Strand, Jeff, author.
2024
"Twins Oliver and Trisha are on a canoe trip with their dad when a freak accident leaves their father badly injured. With no cell phone reception, their only choice is to continue down river and hope to find civilization. And they do-in a small village. Except the people there behave strangely, and weirdest of all is the giant scarecrow in the village square. The townspeople seem nervous-obsessed-with the scarecrow. 'He watches over us,' the twins are told. 'He keeps us safe.' An old woman whispers to the twins that they should not, under any circumstances, spend the night in the village. Not if they ever want to leave. But with the sun soon to set and their father at the medical center, can they escape? And if not, can they survive?"--Provided by publisher.
Lime green ghost
Hansen, Tevin, author
2023
"Trixie Cole and her friends plan to pull an epic prank on their mean old neighbor, Mr. Boggarty, who never hands out candy, but instead of pulling off the greatest joke of the year, they discover the true meaning of giving, and find out why the grumpiest old man on the block has a huge Halloween heart"-- Provided by publisher.
New girl
Cargill, Perdita, author
2023
"Bea Black has just moved to Little Spellshire with her dad, who accidentally enrolls her in the local witch school. Bea (who is very much NOT a witch) has to tackle complicated classes like potions and levitation, take care of the class frog, and most importantly of all, figure out how to keep her magic a secret from her dad and her best friend! Features black-and-white illustrations throughout."-- Amazon.com.
No filter
Skovron, Kelley, author.
2024
"Janessa "Jinx" McCormick loves photography because it's like real life, except she can make it perfect. Using her late father's camera, Jinx takes photos for nearly everyone in her small town of Greenbelt, making her something of a local celebrity. But one day as she's touching up a new photo, Jinx sees...something in the background of the image. A shadow that she's certain wasn't in the frame when she captured the shot. Though it's too dark and hazy to see exactly what it is, the shadow looks roughly like a figure. And soon Jinx notices something even more unsettling. With each new shot she takes, the figure is always there. And it's slowly moving closer to the camera"--Page 4 of cover.
Spirited. 1, Day of the living Liv
Livingston, Liv, author, artist.
2024
Eight-year-old Olivia "Liv" Livingston loves her town Pleasant Place, but when her family moves to spooky Gloomsdale, she must learn to adjust to this ghost town where its residents are all from various decades and centuries, the hall monitors are bats, and some students have fangs.
Vampires ruin everything
Eulberg, Elizabeth, author.
2024
Regan, Sofia, Bennett, and Darius know better by now than to think the witch's curse is done with them. A mysterious family checks into Regan's family Boo and Breakfast...and they seem to take a particular interest in Regan! They're never seen during the day, they're allergic to garlic, and they speak like they're from another time. They couldn't be...could they? But why would a family of vampires want to recruit Regan?
The wandering hour
Clark, Zack Loran, author.
2024
The first in a middle-grade adventure series following three friends who discover that the eerie urban legends they've been obsessively collecting may not be just make-believe.
We witch you a Merry Christmas
Harris, Blake, author.
2023
"Welcome to Holiday High, a magical school that exists for those who believe in holidays most. But when legacy enrollee Eve December is surprisingly placed into the Halls of Halloween, all his Christmas dreams disappear into a thick haunted fog. With only one chance to earn her way back to Christmas Campus, Eve must lead a misfit crew of ghouls, monsters, and costume keepers to reignite a forgotten All Hallows Eve tradition of magic, music, and song... just in time to find that there's more than one place our hearts can belong"-- Provided by publisher.
Wrath of the Triple Goddess
Riordan, Rick.
2024
In his continuing quest to earn college recommendation letters from the gods, Percy has to pet sit the goddess Hecate's giant mastiff and polecat during Halloween week. What could go wrong?