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Check Out the Library Weenies: And Other Warped and Creepy Tales

DAVID LUBAR - Starscape
Format: Hardcover

Master of the macabre David Lubar is back with Check Out the Library Weenies, his ninth collection of Weenies stories. Here are thirty more scary stories for the middle grade audience--perfect for both avid and reluctant young readers who like a few chills and a lot of laughs.Don't...
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The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything

Megan Lloyd - HarperCollins; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

Once upon a time, there was a little old lady who was not afraid of anything! But one autumn night, while walking in the woods, the little old lady heard . . . clomp, clomp, shake, shake, clap, clap. And the little old lady who was not afraid of anything had the scare of her life!
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I Am a Witch's Cat

Harriet Muncaster - Harper
Format: Hardcover

In this whimsical picture book, a little girl believes her mother is a good witch - and she is a special witch's cat! After all, every good witch needs a black cat. Together, this playful girl and her loving mom are a perfect twosome, whether they are mixing potions, growing magical...
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The Last Kids on Earth

Max Brallier - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times and USA Today bestselling series, with one million copies in print!"Terrifyingly fun! Delivers big thrills and even bigger laughs."--Jeff Kinney, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Diary of a Wimpy Kid Ever since the monster...
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How to Scare a Ghost

Jean Reagan - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From the creators of the New York Times bestsellers How to Catch Santa and How to Babysit a Grandpa comes a silly (and not-too-spooky) send-up of Halloween...and ghosts!Who says ghosts get to have all the fun on Halloween? In this humorous new addition to Jean Reagan...
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The Scary Library Shusher

ANDRES MIEDOSO - Little Simon
Format: Paperback

It's Desmond and Andres versus a spooky library shusher in the fifth book of the Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol series!It's no surprise that the library is one of Desmond Cole's favorite haunts. After all, it's a place full of books about werewolves, UFOs, and things that go bump...
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Sir Simon: Super Scarer

Cale Atkinson - Tundra Books
Format: Hardcover

A delightful, funny story of friendship, ghost chores, a spooky house and a professional haunter.Meet Sir Simon, Super Scarer. He's a professional ghost who has been transferred to his first house. And just in time! He was getting tired of haunting bus stops and forests and potatoes. And to top it off,...
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The Phantom Bandit

GERONIMO STILTON - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

While vacationing at Skull Castle Geronimo stumbles on a mystery. A ghost cat is threatening the special pumpkins that grow in the Von Cacklefurs' garden! Can Geronimo find out who wants to steal the pumpkins?
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A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting #1

JOE BALLARINI - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

The Last Kids on Earth meets Goosebumps in this hilarious new series about a secret society of babysitters who protect kids from the monsters that really do live under their beds!When middle schooler Kelly Ferguson's Halloween plans switch from party-going to babysitting, she thinks the scariest...
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My FANGtastically Evil Vampire Pet

Mo O'Hara - Square Fish
Format: Paperback

My FANGtastically Evil Vampire Pet, the epic spin-off of Mo O'Hara's New York Times bestselling My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish series features an aspiring evil scientist, paranormal pets, and plenty of hilarious summer camp shenanigans. Welcome to Camp Mwhaaa-haa-ha-a-watha!This summer...
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