Category Archives: Scary stories
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Legend of the Lost Dog
Posted on March 1, 2013 by Children's Department Staff in Adventure, animals, Scary stories, UncategorizedLegend of the Ghost Dog, by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel, is a fast-paced mystery that will keep upper elementary readers turning the pages. Likeable heroine “Tee” bears a lot of responsibility for her little brother while her father researches a book onsite near Nome, Alaska. Tee’s search for a little quiet time lead her to a remote [...]
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The Museum of Mary Child
Posted on February 14, 2013 by Jessica in Fantasy, Mysteries, Scary storiesby Cassandra Golds Heloise has grown up under the extremely strict, and entirely irrational, hand of her godmother. She knows nothing of her parents and nothing of the real world. Questions, love, friendship, dolls, and other things considered “a waste of time” are not allowed. She rarely leaves their home, a gardener’s cottage, except for [...]
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The Night Marys by Dan Poblocki
Posted on November 15, 2012 by Jessica in Adventure, Fantasy, Mysteries, Scary storiesTimothy didn’t mean to be partners with Abigail for the history project, but an ill-timed ear scratch looked like a raised hand to the teacher. While Timothy certainly wasn’t pleased to be partnered with the strange new girl who was apparently trying to set her own socks on fire, he had no idea just how [...]
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The Seer of Shadows
Posted on October 6, 2011 by Victoria in Scary stories>by Avi The Seer of Shadows is the perfect eerie read for a chilly Halloween season. Fourteen-year-old Horace Carpentine is making his own way as a photographer’s assistant in New York in 1872. He’s a principled, rational, observant young adult. Horace doesn’t always approve of his employer’s methods, but he’s dependent on Mr. Middleditch for [...]
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Anya’s Ghost
Posted on October 6, 2011 by Jennifer in Graphic Novel, My Favorite, Scary stories, Young Adult/Teen>by Vera Brosgol This graphic novel in our Young Adult section is a fantastic read, especially for spooky October. Anya is frustrated by her family members who don’t understand her, and at high school where she isn’t beautiful or popular. Within the first dozen pages, Anya accidentally falls into an abandoned well and is stuck [...]
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Dark Waters
Posted on August 25, 2011 by Victoria in Realistic Fiction, Scary stories>by Catherine MacPhail Dark Waters has been a popular book at the library lately, so my curiosity was piqued. I picked it up to see what was so appealing that all three copies of the 2003 book were checked out. I could quickly see it’s a good coming-of -age story with an unusual setting. Dark [...]
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The Dead Boys
Posted on April 15, 2011 by Victoria in Scary storiesby Royce Buckingham The Dead Boys pits a sentient sycamore tree against a 12 year old boy named Teddy in a life or death struggle. Imagine a gigantic tree that can reach its limbs out to grab you! Teddy and his mom have moved to Richland so she can take a job at a nuclear [...]
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Night of the Living Dummy
Posted on March 2, 2011 by Laura in Scary storiesby R.L. Stine Do you like spooky stories? Then this book is definitely for you! Two sisters find an old ventriloquist dummy and decide to perform for a school talent show. Little did they know that this was no ordinary dummy! The story is full of suspense and surprises. R.L. Stine has written several [...]
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The Books of Elsewhere: The Shadows
Posted on September 16, 2010 by Victoria in Adventure, Scary storiesby Jacqueline West West makes her debut with The Shadows, the first in the series The Books of Elsewhere. Our heroine is eleven-year-old Olive, a bright girl, but still a misfit with her scholarly parents. Her family has moved into a rundown mansion, which they purchased with its contents. Olive is left to entertain herself, [...]
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Deep and Dark and Dangerous
Posted on February 11, 2010 by Children's Department Staff in Mysteries, Scary storiesby Mary Downing Hahn When Ali finds and old photograph with one person torn out in her mom’s old book, her mom is tense and very upset. All Ali knows is that the girl’s name starts with “T” – the rest of the name was torn off. Shortly after she finds the photo, Ali’s aunt [...]
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