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Here are our favorite horror books for middle grade readers. These titles are classified as Teen Middle School (TM) and can be found in the Teen section of the library.
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The Stars Did Wander Darkling
by Colin Meloy
When the cliff beneath the old, some say cursed, Langdon place is opened up, horror movie fanatic Archie Coomes and friends must save the town from the deadly grip of an ancient, long-buried evil.
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The Ghost of Spruce Point
by Nancy Tandon
To save his family's beloved Maine motel, 12-year-old Parker and his best friend Frankie must break a curse amid spooky things that are happening, leading them to seek help from a year-rounder with supernatural abilities.
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Gravebooks
by J. A. White
In this thrilling sequel to Nightbooks, Alex is forced to complete a scary story each night when the witch who held him captive enters his dreams in a new way, plunging him into a nightmare literally.
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1-2-3-4, I Declare a Thumb War
by Lisi Harrison
As the 100th anniversary of the electrocution of the towns most infamous killer approaches, five friends meet a surprise storyteller at the cemetery, inspiring the first-ever-meeting of the Graveyard Girls, during which they hear a terrifying tale that they'll never forget.
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Unmasked
by Lorien Lawrence
When fourteen-year-old Marion's latest mask creation, Winston, comes to life and possesses her crush, Tyler, turning him into a red-flannel and Converse high-top wearing creature from Connecticut, she must find a way stop the monster or risk it staying forever
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Paola Santiago and the River of Tears
by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Carefully avoiding a local river where a schoolmate drowned a year earlier, a space-loving 12-year-old and her best friends organize a night of telescope stargazing before spotting a being who superstitious locals believe to be a malevolent ghost.
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Hide and Seeker
by Daka Hermon
Joining his friends for a game of hide-and-seek at the welcome back party of a young neighbor who mysteriously went missing for a year and came back rather changed, Justin watches in horror as players are pulled into a nightmarish alternate world where they are terrorized by a mysterious Seeker.
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City of the Plague God
by Sarwat Chadda
Thirteen-year-old Sikander Aziz has to team up with the hero Gilgamesh in order to stop Nergal, the ancient god of plagues, from wiping out the population of Manhattan.
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Archimancy
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J. A. White
Sent to a strange boarding school in New Hampshire where she discovers that she can see ghosts, Cordelia teams up with a fellow medium and the class genius to uncover their school’s sinister origins.
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The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle
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Janet S. Fox
Believing that there is a logical explanation for everything despite strange occurrences at drafty Rookskill Castle where children have been sent to escape the London Blitz, 12-year-old Katherine discovers, in the wake of numerous disappearances, that the castle's overseer has been harboring a Nazi spy.
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Where the Woods End
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Charlotte Salter
Twelve-year-old Kestrel lives in a seemingly endless forest, and in order to escape she will need to defeat her Grabber, a creature that builds its body to reflect her greatest fear.
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Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun
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Guillermo del Toro
This spellbinding tale takes readers to a sinister, magical, and war-torn world filled with richly drawn characters like trickster fauns, murderous soldiers, child-eating monsters, courageous rebels, and a long-lost princess hoping to be reunited with her family.
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Dead Voices
by
Katherine Arden
Trapped at a haunted ski resort, Ollie, Coco, and Brian must rely on their friendship and sharp minds if they want to escape.
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Nightbooks
by J. A White
A young boy is imprisoned by a witch in a New York apartment and must tell her a new scary story each night in order to stay alive.
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City of Ghosts
by Victoria Schwab
Surviving a near-fatal accident that gives her the ability to enter the spirit world, the daughter of television ghost-hunters visits Scotland with her ghost best friend and meets another girl who shares her abilities before realizing the dangers that come with her powers.
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I Am Alice
by Joseph Delaney
A latest entry in the series that includes Slither finds powerful young witch Alice venturing into the depths of the dark on a dangerous mission to help Tom rid the world of the Fiend, a quest that also tests her resolve to fight for the side of good.
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Thornhill
by Pam Smy
Parallel plot lines set in different times, one told in text and one in art, inform each other as a young girl unravels the mystery of a ghost next door.
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Serafina and the Splintered Heart by Robert BeattyAwakening in the aftermath of a devastating battle only to find that life at Biltmore Estate has changed in unimaginable ways, Serafina fights to harness strange new powers in the days before a mysterious adversary creates violent storms that endanger her home and loved ones.
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The Seventh Son by Joseph DelaneyYoung Tom, the seventh son of a seventh son, starts work as an apprentice for the village spook, whose job is to protect ordinary folk from "ghouls, boggarts, and all manner of wicked beasties."
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Chilling Tales of Horror : Dark Graphic Short Stories by Pedro RodríguezA graphic novel series that adapts various classic horror stories to the level of the middle-grade reader features vivid illustrations and simplified language while maintaining the dark, eerie tone of each original work. Supports the English/Language Arts curriculum. *Please note this book is located in the Teen Graphic Novel collection. |
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