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Halloween comes just once a year, but we can read about it all year round!  The following books all either take place around the spookiest time of year or have an element of Halloween mixed into the story! Love Halloween?  Watch for the Marshall-Lyon County Library's Spooktacular Celebration in October!
Rainbow Magic Special Edition: Trixie the Halloween Fairy

Daisy Meadows - Scholastic Paperbacks; Special edition
Format: Paperback

Three sparkly stories in one Rainbow Magic book, just in time for Halloween!BOO! It's Halloween, and Rachel and Kirsty can't wait to go trick-or-treating together. But for Jack Frost, this holiday is all about the tricks! Three magical pieces of Halloween candy are missing, and Jack...
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Scooby-Doo Comic Storybook #1: A Haunted Halloween

Lee Howard - Scholastic Inc.; Original edition
Format: Paperback

Zoinks TVs funniest dog goes comicZoinks Someone in Banning Junction is burning creepy patterns in the cornfields Seems like a ghost is out to ruin the annual Halloween party Can Scooby and the gang solve the case and save the celebration
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It's Halloween, You 'Fraidy Mouse!

Geronimo Stilton - Scholastic; Reissue edition

Enter the world of Geronimo Stilton, where another funny adventure is always right around the corner. Each book is a fast-paced adventure with lively art and a unique format kids 7-10 will love.It's Halloween on Mouse Island, and it seemed like everyone was out to get me, Geronimo Stilton!...
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My Weird School Special: It's Halloween, I'm Turning Green!

Dan Gutman - HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Library Binding

In this Weird School Special, It's Halloween, I'm Turning Green!, A.J. and the gang from the My Weird School series are ready for one of their favorite holidays! It's Halloween, and you know what that means! Candy! Costumes! More candy! What would happen if a kid ate a million hundred...
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The Halloween Party from the Black Lagoon

Mike Thaler - Scholastic

Get ready to scream, beacuse it's Halloween time in the Black Lagoon.Hubie has no costume for the scariest Halloween party ever. Too bad he can't just go as the invisible man and stay at home. Plus, there will be a ton of monsters at the party. He'd better find a costume quick...
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The Berenstain Bears and the Haunted Hayride

Stan Berenstain - Random House

The cubs want to hold a Halloween Festival to raise money to help save Farmer Ben's floundering farm, but he's reluctant. After all, no self-respecting farmer would turn his place into a theme park! Things get spooky when Ben's long-dead ancestors show up. Will Ben's farm...
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The Haunting Hour: Chills in the Dead of Night

R L Stine - HarperCollins
Format: Paperback

Ten terrifying tales that will haunt you forever... "Some stories are too terrifying to tell," says R.L. Stine. "They are the ones that live in the darkest corners of my mind. The ones that give me chills in the dead of night. The ones that I must tell you now -- or they...
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Witch Switch: Super Special (Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo)

Nancy E. Krulik
Format: Paperback

Katie loves Halloween. Everyone is buzzing about the costume contest, the Halloween parade is just around the corner, and a mysterious black kitten has captured Katies attention. But the busy holiday doesnt stop the magic wind! Join Katie in this Switcheroo Super Special for twice the switcheroos,...
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A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #4: Sleepy Hollow Sleepover

Ron Roy - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Book

Z was just the beginning! With A to Z Mysteries® Super Editions, chapter book readers keep on collecting clues and solving mysteries with Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose. Now with over 8 million copies in print, this classic kid-favorite series is back with a bright new look!   Is there...
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Dragonbreath #5: No Such Thing as Ghosts

Ursula Vernon - Dial
Format: Hardcover

Danny Dragonbreath and his best friend, Wendell, have a carefully constructed trick-or-treating system designed to maximize their Halloween candy haul. But this year, despite Danny's awesome vampire costume, their plan is flopping. First, Danny's dad makes them trick-or-treat with...
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Fancy Nancy: Halloween...or Bust!

Jane O'Connor - HarperFestival; Nov Stk edition
Format: Paperback

No one knows Fancy like Nancy . . .. . . and no one knows Halloween like Nancy!
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My Dog's a Scaredy-Cat #10 (Hank Zipzer)

Henry Winkler - Grosset & Dunlap; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

One afternoon, Hank overhears his mom and Frankie’s mom talking about having a baby. Having a baby!? It must be Frankie’s mom that they’re talking about! Frankie is going to go crazy when he hears about this! Hank worries about how to break the news to his best friend—...
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There's a Zombie in My Bathtub #5

Henry Winkler - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Print book

With Halloween approaching, Hank and his friends decide to watch a scary movie to get ready for the holiday. But the movie turns out to be a bit too scary for Hank, and suddenly he sees zombies every time he closes his eyes. Everyone says zombies aren't real, but then people around him start...
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Junie B., First Grader: Boo...and I Mean It! (Junie B. Jones, No. 24)

Barbara Park

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Horrid Henry and the Scary Sitter

Francesca Simon - Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Format: Paperback

DISCOVER THE SERIES BOYS AND GIRLS AROUND THE WORLD LOVE TO READ! Horrid Henry encounters the worst babysitter in the world; traumatizes his parents on a long car trip; goes trick-or-treating at Halloween (with disastrous results); and emerges victorious from a raid on Moody Margaret's...
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Haunted Castle on Hallow's Eve

Mary Pope Osborne - Random House Books for Young Readers; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

The intrepid Jack and Annie are summoned once again to the fantasy realm of Camelot. There, Merlin the Magician tells them that the Stone of Destiny has been stolen. The answer to its disappearance lies within a haunted castle. With a young magician named Teddy, Jack and Annie take on the challenge...
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I Spy Spooky Night...A Book Of Picture Riddles

Jean Marzollo - Cartwheel; Reprinted ed edition
Format: Hardcover

This "I Spy" book takes children through a spooky old house at night where they search for spooky items. Children look for bats, lizards, frogs, owls and tombstones. From its rickety gate to its cobwebbed attic, this haunted house contains 13 spooky environments. Readers will...
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