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scary
stories
Junior fiction
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additional titles by the author.
Ask J
Paperback A’s
Ask
the bones: scary stories from around the world
Bruchac, Joseph**
Skeleton
man
After her parents disappear and she is turned over to the care
of a strange "great-uncle," Molly must rely on her dreams about an
old Mohawk story for her safety and maybe even for her life.
Bunting, Eve**
Night
of the gargoyles
In the middle of the night, the gargoyles that adorn the walls
of a museum come to life and frighten the night watchman.
Carusone, Al**
The
boy with dinosaur hands
A collection of eight spooky stories, including "It Will
Grow Back Bigger," "Nightcrawler,"
and "The Space Behind the Piano."
Don’t
Don't
give up the ghost: the Delacorte book of original ghost stories
Presents a collection of ghost
stories by such authors as Mary Downing Hahn, Joyce Hansen, and Walter Dean
Myers. Includes
information about the authors and their writings.
Gaiman, Neil
Coraline
Looking for excitement, Coraline
ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet
disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome
entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others.
Garden, Nancy
My
sister, the vampire
A beautiful Maine summer turns deadly for Sarah, Tim, and
Jenny Hoskins and their neighbors as they discover the horrifying truth about
the strange new owners of Spool Island.
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Gorog, Judith**
In
a creepy, creepy place and other
scary stories
Take out the trash -- Frankenflopper
-- The Scary Place -- Gar -- My Good Angel.
Griffin, Peni
The
ghost sitter
When she realizes that her new house is haunted by the ghost
of a ten-year-old girl who used to live there, Charlotte tries to help her find peace.
Gutman, Dan**
The
million dollar strike
Best friends Ouchie and Squishy, who
love bowling and horror movies respectively, meet the eccentric owner of a
local bowling alley and try to help him save Bowl-A-Rama
from the wrecking ball and a destructive psychotic lunatic.
Hahn, Mary Downing**
The
old Willis place:
a ghost story
Tired of the rules that have bound them ever since "the
bad thing happened," twelve-year-old Diana ignores her brother's
warnings and befriends the daughter of the new caretaker, setting in motion
events that lead to the release of the spirit of an evil, crazy woman who
once ruled the old Willis place.
Howe, Deborah & James**
Bunnicula:
A rabbit tale of mystery
Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human
family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire.
Irving, Washington
LEGEND
OF SLEEPY HOLLOW
A superstitious schoolmaster, in love with a wealthy farmer's
daughter, has a terrifying encounter with a headless horseman.
Lawrence, Michael
The
strange case of Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde
A retelling of the tale in which a kind and well-respected
doctor is transformed into a murderous madman by taking a secret drug of his own creation.
Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of
the story.
Lubar, David
Invasion
of the road weenies: and other warped and
creepy Tales
A collection of thirty-five stories featuring such horrors as a monstrous
Halloween costume, a midnight
visit to a graveyard, and a hearing-impaired genie.
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McKissack, Pat
The
dark-thirty: Southern tales of the supernatural
A collection of ghost
stories with African American themes, designed to be told during the Dark
Thirty--the half hour before sunset--when ghosts seem all too believable.
McKay, Hilary**
the
amber cat
While recovering from chicken pox, Robin and his friends are
drawn into his mother's story about the adventures she and her friends had
years ago with an unusual girl who mysteriously appeared on the nearby beach.
Poe, Edgar Allan**
Edgar
Allan Poe's tales of mystery and
madness
The Black Cat -- The
Masque of the Red Death -- Hop-Frog -- The Fall of the House of Usher.
Richardson, I. M.
The
monkey's paw
An elderly couple comes to possess a monkey's paw from India
which has sinister magical powers.
San Souci, Robert **
Dare
to be scared: thirteen stories to chill and
thrill
Shan, Darren**
Cirque
du Freak
Two boys who are best friends visit an illegal freak show,
where an encounter with a vampire and a deadly spider forces them to make life-changing choices.
Schick, Alice
Mary
Shelley's Frankenstein
A retelling of the famous monster tale.
Schwartz, Alvin**
(J Oversize Paperback & J398.25)
Scary
stories to tell in the dark Series
Stine, R.L.** J
Paperback
goosebumps
Series
Stoker, Bram
Dracula
After discovering the double identity of the wealthy
Transylvanian nobleman, Count Dracula, a small group of people vow to rid the
world of the evil vampire. Illustrated notes
throughout the text
explain the historical background of the story.
Yolen, Jane**
Here
there be ghosts
An illustrated collection of short stories and poems about
ghosts.
LPL
10/05
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