Supernatural

A list of suggested titles for this summer's Reading is an Adventure Challenge: Supernatural. Features picture books and chapter books.

Updated June 24, 2024
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Monsters 101
Atkinson, Cale
Paper Book
Monsters! They're so much more than just that scary thing under your bed. Join Professors Batula McFang, Blobbins, and Howlsworth, and their trusty lab assistant--a zombie named Tina--as they reveal eerie and frankly ridiculous monster facts, never uttered outside a crypt! For example- ...
The Night Gardener : a scary story
Auxier, Jonathan
Paper Book
A New York Times bestseller, Jonathan Auxier's The Night Gardener is a Victorian ghost story with shades of Washington Irving and Henry James. More than just a spooky tale, it's also a moral fable about human greed and the power of storytelling. ...
Middle school bites
Banks, Steven
Paper Book
Tom is desperate to fit in at school, but he's hungry and howling, not to mention half dead. Blame it on the vampire - and the werewolf - and the zombie - in this monstrously funny new series from SpongeBob SquarePants head writer Steven Banks. "Fast! Funny!...
Looking for a jumbie
Baptiste, Tracey
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author Tracey Baptiste and acclaimed illustrator Amber Ren take readers on a fun, creepy, storytime-ready romp through a forest filled with creatures from Caribbean folklore. I'm looking for a jumbie, I'm going to find a scary one. But Mama...
Girl meets ghost
Barnholdt, Lauren.
Paper Book
A tween girl becomes a reluctant medium in this start to a hilariously haunting series. Kendall Williams sees dead people. Not only can she see them, she can speak to them...and they can speak to her. It's that last little detail that really causes all kinds of problems. The dead...
Vlad the rad
Barrager, Brigette
Paper Book
NEW from the bestselling illustrator of Uni the Unicorn! A new mythical--and totally rad--character to laugh with and love. Vlad is always getting in trouble at Miss Fussbucket's School for Aspiring Spooks. Unlike the other little vampires, witches, mummies, and ghosts,...
The zero degree zombie zone
Bass, Patrik Henry
Paper Book
The Vanquishers
Bayron, Kalynn
Paper Book
The first book in a bitingly brilliant and fangtastically feisty debut middle-grade series by New York Times bestselling author Kalynn Bayron. Fans of The Breakfast Club Adventures, Goosebumps and Stranger Things will devour this fun, thrilling and heartfelt vampire...
The Vanquishers
Bayron, Kalynn
Paper Book
The first book in a bitingly brilliant and fangtastically feisty debut middle-grade series by New York Times bestselling author Kalynn Bayron. Fans of The Breakfast Club Adventures, Goosebumps and Stranger Things will devour this fun, thrilling and heartfelt vampire...
How not to be a vampire slayer
Birchall, Katy
Paper Book
A fang-tastic story of unlikely friendship. Maggie Helsby isn't afraid of spooky legends and she's willing to prove it. But when she agrees to a dare to venture into the forest, she doesn't expect to find... 1. A creepy castleenchanted against humans 2. A vegetarian...
Doll bones
Black, Holly.
Paper Book
Discover the Newbery Honor winner Doll Bones, from Holly Black, the cocreator of the Spiderwick Chronicles. A Kirkus Reviews Best Book. A School Library Journal Best Book. A Booklist Editor's Choice Books for Youth. A Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book. A...
The school is alive! /
Chabert, Jack.
Paper Book
Eerie Elementary is one scary school!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence...
The wandering hour
Clark, Zack Loran
Paper Book
What if your favorite scary story was real? With eerie illustrations and chilling creepypasta interstitials, The Doomsday Archives: The Wandering Hour by Zack Loran Clark and Nick Eliopulos is the first in a deliciously creepy series, perfect for readers of...
Boy dumplings
Compestine, Ying Chang.
Paper Book
As night falls, one hungry ghost is looking for his dinner. Yum! He spots a plump, delicious-looking boy just right for boy dumplings. Even better, the boy knows the perfect recipe. He sends the ghost all over China for stinky garlic, wormy cabbage, and moldy dumpling wrappers. There's always one...
Valentina Salazar is not a monster hunter /
COordova, Zoraida.
Paper Book
"Monsters, mayhem, and a little family magic will have readers rooting for Valentina!" -- Kwame Mbalia, New York Times bestselling author It takes a special person to end up in detention on the last day of school. It takes a REALLY special person to accidentally burn down the...
Rise of the balloon goons
Cummings, Troy.
Paper Book
Monsters + Humor + Fun = THE NOTEBOOK OF DOOM!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading...
Vampenguin
Cummins, Lucy Ruth
Paper Book
From the critically acclaimed author and illustrator of A Hungry Lion and Stumpkin comes a charming, wryly humorous story of adventure, mistaken identity, and a vampire family's day at the zoo. On a Saturday morning, baby Dracula visits the zoo with his family,...
Escape from the overworld : an unofficial Minecraft gamer's quest
Davidson, Danica
Paper Book
Boy and girls everywhere love Minecraft. Now they can do more than just play their game, they can experience the world of Minecraft in an adventure that spills from the game right into the real world. Imagine a world where your favorite video game and your average day at school...
Zombie in love
DiPucchio, Kelly S.
Paper Book
Mortimer is looking for love. And he's looking everywhere! He's worked out at the gym (if only his arm wouldn't keep falling off). He's tried ballroom dancing lessons (but the ladies found him to be a bit stiff). He's even been on stalemate.com. How's a guy supposed to find a ghoul? When it seems...
Zombie in love 2+1
DiPucchio, Kelly S.
Paper Book
Mommy, Daddy, and a new baby makes three! A heartwarming--and hair-raising--tale of undead parenting from the bestselling author and illustrator of Zombie in Love, which Kirkus Reviews called "clever and delightfully gross." Happily married zombie couple Mortimer...
Fang of the vampire
Donbavand, Tommy
Paper Book
After Luke Watson transforms into a werewolf for the third time, he and his parents are moved by the Government Housing of Unusual Lifeforms (G.H.O.U.L.) to Scream Street - a community of vampires, zombies, witches and more.In Scream Street, Luke and his parents discover a nightmarish world of the...
A werewolf named Oliver James
Frith, Nicholas John
Paper Book
On his way home one moonlit night, a strange thing happens to Oliver James: he unexpectedly turns into a werewolf! Suddenly, he can run faster than an express train! He can leap higher than tall buildings! He's stronger than a lion! There's only one problem: what on earth will his parents say, when...
Ghosthunters and the mud-dripping monster
Funke, Cornelia
Paper Book
Stuck in the mud! Ghoulhunting is a riot, but exams are not and Tom is taking his Third Ghosthunting Diploma. When he is sent to Bogpool, a misty, muddy village, it seems it's bog-standard ghostcatching and his diploma is in the bag. But he has entered a dirty trap, and as the village begins sinking...
Dear Mothman
Gow, Robin
Paper Book
Halfway through sixth grade, Noah's best friend and the only other trans boy in his school, Lewis, passed away in a car accident. Lewis was adventurous and curious, always bringing a new paranormal story to share with Noah. Together they daydreamed about cryptids and shared discovering their genders...
Wait till Helen comes : a ghost story
Hahn, Mary Downing
Paper Book
Twelve-year-old Molly and her ten-year-old brother, Michael, have never liked their seven-year-old stepsister, Heather. Ever since their parents got married, she's made Molly and Michael's life miserable. Now their parents have moved them all to the country to live in a house that used to be a...
Bumps in the night /
Howard, Amalie.
Paper Book
The creepy middle grade debut from USA Today bestselling author Amalie Howard in which a girl stays with her grandmother in Trinidad for the summer and discovers that she comes from a long line of powerful witches. Darika "Rika" Lovelace is in trouble. The kind of trouble...
Bunnicula : a rabbit tale of mystery
Howe, Deborah
Paper Book
THIS book is written by Harold. His full time occupation is dog. He lives with Mr. and Mrs. X (here called Monroe) and their sons Toby and Pete. Also sharing the home are a cat named Chester and a rabbit named Bunnicula. It is because of Bunnicula that Harold turned to writing. Someone had to tell...
Night of the living ted
Hutchison, Barry
Paper Book
When Lisa Marie and her step-brother Vernon pop into town to get their dad a birthday present, they discover the Create-a-Ted shop is offering free Halloween bears! Making two grisly bears for themselves and choosing an Elvis bear named Bearvis for Dad, they head home. That night the shopkeeper...
A good night for shooting zombies
Jacobs, Jaco
Paper Book
  Sometimes the end is just the beginning of a new adventure.  
Ghosts in the house!
Kohara, Kazuno.
Paper Book
JUST THE RIGHT MIX OF SWEET AND SCARY for the youngest trick-or treaters At the edge of town lives a clever girl with a spooky problem: Her house is haunted! Luckily, she happens to be a witch and knows a little something about taking care of ghosts. She catches them, puts them...
The haunted howl
Luper, Eric
Paper Book
Getting lost in a good book has never been this dangerous! Cleo and Evan have a secret. A collection of books so dangerous they are locked up tight. A friend has vanished inside the pages of one of them. It's up to them to find the key that will set her free. ...
Moldilocks and the three scares : a zombie tale
Lynne Marie
Paper Book
A zombie-tastic take on a favorite fairy tale!   "A horror spoof with a big heart: Lorenzo's acrylic and colored pencil cartooning offers a warm glow, and readers will cheer for this undead family that finally feels complete." --Publishers...
100% wolf
Lyons, Jayne
Paper Book
Shock horror! Utter humiliation! Freddy's first werewolf transformation has turned him into a poodle! Get ready to laugh with the story that has now been adapted into a hilarious family movie. Freddy Lupin is from a noble family of werewolves. But his first Transwolfation is a...
Vampire Peter
Manley, Ben
Paper Book
Everyone says Peter is the baddest boy in school. He likes strange food, wears strange clothes and does strange things. In fact, Peter is a vampire. So when the class gerbil goes missing, Lucy lets Peter take the blame, even though she knows it wasn't anything to do with him...
Medusa
Marsh, Katherine.
Paper Book
"You won't be able to stop turning pages . . . it is so stinking good!" --Colby Sharp, author of The Creativity Project: An Awesometastic Story Collection From National Book Award finalist Katherine Marsh: Percy Jackson meets Wednesday Addams in this fantastical adventure about...
Peanut butter and brains /
McGee, Joe,
Paper Book
Reginald isn't like the other zombies who shuffle through Quirkville, scaring the townspeople and moaning for BRAINSSSSS! The only thing Reginald's stomach rumbles for is sticky peanut butter and sweet jelly. He tries to tell his zombie pals that there's more to life than eating brains, but...
The dark-thirty :
McKissack, Pat
Paper Book
With an extraordinary gift for suspense, McKissack brings us ten original, spine-tingling tales inspired by African American history and the mystery of that eerie half hour before nightfall-the dark-thirty.
Map of flames
McMann, Lisa
Paper Book
X-Men meets Spy Kids in this instant New York Times bestseller! Here's the first book in a new middle-grade fantasy/adventure series from the author of The Unwanteds. Fifteen years ago, eight supernatural criminals fled Estero City to make a new life in an...
Love Bites /
Mercer, Sienna.
Paper Book
The twins are travelling to Transylvania in their sixth adventure! Olivia is nervous about meeting her vampire family, and even more distressed being away from her nonchalant movie star boyfriend, Jackson, on Valentine's Day. But it turns out it's Ivy who feels out of place, despite being...
The haunted house next door
Miedoso, Andres
Paper Book
Meet Desmond Cole! A fearless eight-year-old who runs his own ghost patrol, looking for ghosts, monsters, and mischief makers everywhere. Oh, and he just so happens to be my new best friend...and thank goodness! Because I'm afraid of everything. Welcome to Kersville, a town with...
Camp Sylvania
Murphy, Julie
Paper Book
From Julie Murphy, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin', comes a hilarious and creepy middle grade summer camp story that takes a bite out of fat camp and diet culture. Perfect for fans of Spooky Stories and Starfish. Magnolia "Maggie" Hagen is determined to...
Moon madness /
Murphy, Julie,
Paper Book
From Julie Murphy, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin', and acclaimed coauthor Crystal Maldonado comes the sequel to the hilarious and creepy middle grade summer-camp story--this time featuring werewolves! Last year, Maggie and Nora didn't exactly get the...
The supernatural society /
Ogle, Rex.
Paper Book
"Monsters have never been so much fun." -Stuart Gibbs, New York Times bestselling author of the Spy School series "Frightening and fun!" -Neil Patrick Harris, New York Times bestselling author of The Magic Misfits Readers will be scared silly in...
Vampirina in the snow /
Pace, Anne Marie.
Paper Book
Vampirina and her clan are determined to suck as much fun as they can from a host of wintry activities. From sledding to snow angels, there is quite a lot to do on this hauntingly beautiful night and it s not complete until Vampirina tests her ballet skills on the ice!
The monster mac and cheese party
Parr, Todd
Paper Book
Through his signature illustrations that explode with fun and flavor, New York Times bestselling author Todd Parr invites everyone to the funkiest, most unforgettable potluck on the block. We all know kids love macaroni and cheese. But...
Home sweet horror
Preller, James
Paper Book
When Liam's family moves into a creepy old house in a strange new town, he immediately feels like something is wrong. It's as if the house is trying to tell him something, and whatever it is it's something really bad. Dad thinks Liam's just missing his dead mother, but when Liam 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...
Rayleigh Mann in the company of monsters
Smart, Ciannon
Paper Book
Enter the world of Below London, the magical home of monsters, where causing a ruckus is the best thing you can do, and the bad guys are really the good guys!
Monster blood for breakfast! /
Stine, R. L. (Robert Lawrence),
Paper Book
Goosebumps available soon on Disney+!For an athlete like Matt Daniels, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It's also the most dangerous. That's because somebody is about to pull a mean prank. The recipe is simple: Just add gooey, green Monster Blood.As if Matt's problems...
A shocker on Shock Street
Stine, R. L.
Paper Book
Goosebumps available soon on Disney+!The original books featuring the scariest creatures from the Goosebumps movie, in theaters October 16, 2015!Erin Wright and her best friend, Marty, love horror movies. Especially Shocker on Shock Street movies. All kinds of scary creatures live on...
Slappy, beware! /
Stine, R. L. (Robert Lawrence),
Paper Book
The untold true story of Slappy in a terrifying new special edition!This is Slappy's world-- you only scream in it! But where did he come from? And can he ever be destroyed? Slappy the ventriloquist's dummy has only one mission in his tiny, deranged mind: do evil every day, all day. His creator,...
Goblin Monday
Stine, R. L.
Paper Book
Zombie, or not to be /
Sullivan, Kyle,
Paper Book
★ 2022 Independent Publisher Book Award Winner ★ 2022 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Finalist Something is rotten in the state of Deadmark, but of course there is: it's filled with zombies. This brainy middle-grade adaptation of Shakespeare...
Cattywampus
Van Otterloo, Ash
Paper Book
The magical story of a hex that goes haywire, and the power of friendship to set things right! In the town of Howler's Hollow, conjuring magic is strictly off-limits. Only nothing makes Delpha McGill's skin crawl more than rules. So when she finds her family's secret book of hexes, she's...
Harriet and the haunted school /
Waddell, Martin,
Paper Book
When Harriet hides a circus horse in the closet at school, its nocturnal wanderings start a rumor that the building is haunted.
Dust & Grim
Wendig, Chuck
Paper Book
Thirteen-year-old Molly doesn't know how she got the short end of the stick-being raised by her neglectful father-while Dustin, the older brother she's never met, got their mother and the keys to the family estate. But now the siblings are both orphaned, she's come home for her inheritance, and...
Gravebooks /
White, J. A.
Paper Book
Return to the world of Nightbooks . . . if you dare. Dead stories--and dead witches--are back to haunt Alex and Yasmin. To find a happy ending, Alex will have to write it, in this sequel to Nightbooks from acclaimed author J. A. White. Alex thought he was done with witches. But when...
Nightbooks
White, J. A.
Paper Book
  Now a Netflix film! A modern spin on the Scheherazade story, perfect for fans of Coralineand Fear Street. A boy is imprisoned by a witch and must tell her a new scary story each night to stay alive. Alex's hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping the...
Bite risk
Wills, S. J. (Children's author)
Paper Book
When everyone's a vicious beast, it's hard to spot the monsters . . .  Beware of the Turned in the first book in a blockbuster teen horror for fans of Skulduggery Pleasant and Stranger Things. 'A riotously absorbing horror...

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