Library Adventures: Spooky

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Updated November 7, 2025
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Leo : a ghost story
Barnett, Mac
Paper Book
A New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 2015 You would like being friends with Leo. He likes to draw, he makes delicious snacks, and most people can't even see him. Because Leo is also a ghost. When a new family moves into his home and Leo's efforts to welcome them are...
The haunting of Luna Moon
Bass, Guy
CD
The second tall-but-true tale in the darkly comic new series SKELETON KEYS from the award-winning duo behind STITCH HEAD... Greetings! My name is Skeleton Keys and these fantabulant fingers of mine can open doors to hidden worlds... Join me for the strange tale of Luna Moon, whose family...
The night of the Nobody
Bass, Guy
CD
The Night of the Nobody is the fourth tall-but-true tale in the darkly comic series Skeleton Keys from the award-winning author, Guy Bass. Greetings! My name is Skeleton Keys and these fantabulant fingers of mine can open doors to hidden worlds...join me for the terrifying tale of...
The legend of Gap-tooth Jack
Bass, Guy
CD
Poison pages
Dahl, Michael.
Paper Book
A young woman finds a bizarre book on a crowded bus.  After reading a few pages, she becomes trapped inside the book itself.  The pages spread out like an endless plain.  A mysterious stranger known only as the Librarian offers to guide her to safety.  But even he is vulnerable...
The graveyard book
Gaiman, Neil.
Paper Book
The original hardcover edition of a perennial favorite, The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, which has sold more than one million copies and is the only novel to win both the Newbery Medal and the Carnegie Medal.  Bod is an unusual boy who inhabits an unusual place--he's the only living...
The worlds we leave behind
Harrold, A. F.
Paper Book
A Booklist Editor's Choice Title for 2023 From acclaimed author and illustrator pair A.F. Harrold and Levi Pinfold comes another powerful and poignant story about friendship, betrayal, and redemption. Hex doesn't know why he does the things he does...
The bewitching of Aveline Jones
Hickes, Phil; Robinson, Keith
Paper Book
The second in a deliciously spine-tingling, spooky series. Turn on your torches and join Aveline Jones! Aveline is thrilled when she discovers that the holiday cottage her mum has rented for the summer is beside a stone circle. Thousands of years old, the local...
The vanishing of Aveline Jones
Hickes, Phil; Robinson, Keith
Paper Book
The third thrilling, chilling mystery in this frightfully spooky series. Turn on your torches and join Aveline Jones! Aveline is determined to discover the truth behind her uncle's mysterious disappearance when she travels to his home with Mum and Aunt Lilian. After years...
Granny
Horowitz, Anthony
Paper Book
Twelve-year-old Joe Warden isn't happy. Sure, he's rich, but his parents don't care about him. His grandmother should make everything better, except that Joe's granny is a nightmare. She's not just physically repulsive, she's horribly mean. Everyone thinks she's just a dotty old woman, but Joe...
First prize for the worst witch
Murphy, Jill
Paper Book
Mildred the accident-prone witch sets her sights on winning the school's top honor (and helping circus animals in need) in the charming finale of the popular series. As seen on Netflix! Mildred Hubble returns to Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches with a big dream: to be chosen as...
The worst witch
Murphy, Jill
Paper Book
Catch up on Mildred Hubble's magical adventures at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches with these reissued editions featuring energetic new covers. Mildred Hubble is starting her first year at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches -- and making a mess of it! She can't ride her...
The worst witch at sea
Murphy, Jill
Paper Book
Catch up on Mildred Hubble's magical adventures at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches with these reissued editions featuring energetic new covers. Mildred's beloved tabby cat has been deemed "unsuitable" for a witch, and is relegated to the kitchens to be a mouser. But when her...
The worst witch strikes again
Murphy, Jill
Paper Book
Catch up on Mildred Hubble’s magical adventures at Miss Cackle’s Academy for Witches with these reissued editions featuring energetic new covers. Mildred is back in trouble thanks to the new girl, Enid Nightshade, who isn’t as well behaved as she appears. The...
Ghostlight
Oppel, Kenneth
Paper Book
One teen's summer job scaring tourists with ghost stories takes a terrifying turn when he accidentally summons the spirit of a dead girl--and she has demands. . . .   The award-winning author of Airborn delivers a roller-coaster ride of a story about the wakeful and...
Curse of the werewolf boy
Priestley, Chris
Paper Book
'We shall be detectives, Sponge!' exclaimed Mildew. 'We shall solve the Mystery of the School Spoon!' Mildew and Sponge don't think much of Maudlin Towers, the blackened, gloom-laden, gargoyle-infested monstrosity that is their school. But when somebody steals the...
Goth Girl and the ghost of a mouse
Riddell, Chris
Paper Book
A deliciously dark new offering from the award-winning author-illustrator of the OTTOLINE booksAda Goth is the only child of Lord Goth. The two live together in the enormous Ghastly-Gorm Hall. Lord Goth believes that children should be heard and not seen, so Ada has to wear large clumpy boots so...
Attack of the Jack!
Stine, R. L.
Paper Book
Goosebumps now on Disney+!Devin and his sister Violet are visiting their Uncle Jack for the summer. He lives in an old house by the seashore. Jack was a sailor and he has collected strange and fascinating items from the sea. Exploring a back room, Devin and Violet discover a locked trunk. A...
Escape from HorrorLand
Stine, R. L.
Paper Book
Goosebumps now on Disney+!Lizzie and Luke have uncovered secret information about the freaky amusement park. Lizzie wants to help the others, but since the twins don't trust her, they're all in a deadlock. Did someone say DEAD? A trip through the hall of Mirrors lets the kids escape...
The headless ghost
Stine, R. L.
Paper Book
How I met my monster
Stine, R. L.
Paper Book
Goosebumps now on Disney+!Noah Bienstock can't help being so shy and nervous; he's always been like that. His best friend, Lissa Gardener, lives in the same building, but aside from her, Noah isn't very popular. So when he learns that the new student in his class is also his neighbor, Noah's...
Slappy birthday to you
Stine, R. L.
Paper Book
Goosebumps now on Disney+! The evil dummy comes to life to tell his own twisted tales and scary stories! It's bad enough Ian Barker has to spend his twelfth birthday with his sister and their two annoying cousins. The four of them can't ever hang out without getting into trouble....
Bride of the living dummy
Stine, R. L.
Paper Book
An evil doll is on the loose and Slappy had better watch out. She's a bride that could make his worst nightmares comes true!
The haunted mask
Stine, R. L.
Paper Book
A young girl buys the most frighteningly life-like Halloween mask ever--only to discover that she can't take it off.
The haunter
Stine, R. L.
Paper Book
The infamous, Most Wanted Goosebumps characters are out on the loose and after you. Just in time for Halloween, a super special edition!Sammy Baker is a quiet kid who wishes he wasn't so shy and timid. He is frightened but eager to prove he can be brave. On Halloween night, he follows his friends to...
Please do not feed the weirdo
Stine, R. L.
Paper Book
Goosebumps now on Disney+!Robby and his sister Karla beg their parents to take them to a big carnival that has opened on the other side of town. When they arrive, the two kids are delighted by the rides, the sideshow, the interesting displays, and the great food booths. They wander away from...
The monster in the lake
Stowell, Louie
Paper Book
When wild magic starts causing trouble at the park, wizard Kit and her friends investigate--and find themselves on another journey to save the world. A lively and witty sequel to The Dragon in the Library. Kit may be the youngest wizard ever, but she sure doesn't feel like...
Gargantis
Taylor, Thomas
Paper Book
In the second fantasy set in Eerie-on-Sea, Herbert and Violet team up to solve the mystery of Gargantis -- an ancient creature of the deep with the power to create life-threatening storms. There's a storm brewing over Eerie-on-Sea, and the fisherfolk say a monster is the cause....
We're going on a ghost hunt
Mumford, Martha
Paper Book
It's time to hop into Halloween with the Bunny Adventures. Join the fun as four little bunnies set off on an exciting and spooky lift-the-flap adventure! We're going on a ghost hunt! Come and join the fun! Can you find them all? Yes! Run, run, run!<...

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