Booktacular Halloween Books for Tweens

Check out these Spooktacular Halloween books for tweens available at the Sussex County Library System. Some scary and some....not so scary.

Updated October 9, 2025
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The Halloween tree.
Bradbury, Ray, 1920-
Paper Book
Make storytime a little spookier with fantasy master Ray Bradbury as he takes readers on a riveting trip though space and time to discover the true origins of Halloween. Join the shadowy Carapace Clavicle Moundshroud as he takes eight trick-or-treaters on an unforgettable...
The Halloween tree.
Bradbury, Ray,
Paper Book
Make storytime a little spookier with fantasy master Ray Bradbury as he takes readers on a riveting trip though space and time to discover the true origins of Halloween. Join the shadowy Carapace Clavicle Moundshroud as he takes eight trick-or-treaters on an unforgettable...
13 scary ghost stories
Carus, Marianne.
Paper Book
Readers will meet thirteen ghosts, werewolves, skeletons, and other creepy characters in this spine-tingling collection of scary stories. In these tales no place is safe--a ghost could appear in a crowded swimming pool, a sunny beach, or right in your own backyard! Prepare to meet spirits from all...
The graveyard book.
Gaiman, Neil
Paper Book
The bewitching tenth-anniversary edition of the classic children's novel The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, featuring spellbinding illustrations from Chris Riddell and an exclusive new introduction by Margaret AtwoodWINNER of the 2010 CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL and...
Ophie's ghosts /
Ireland, Justina
Paper Book
Winner of the 2001 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction The New York Times bestselling author of Dread Nation makes her middle grade debut with a sweeping tale of the ghosts of our past that won't stay buried, starring an unforgettable girl named Ophie. ...
The skull : a Tyrolean folktale.
Klassen, J.
Paper Book
A Governor General's Literary Award Finalist A #1 New York Times bestseller! Caldecott Medalist and New York Times best-selling author-illustrator Jon Klassen delivers a deliciously macabre treat for folktale fans. Jon Klassen's signature wry...
The Bellwoods Game /
Krampien, Celia,
Paper Book
A New York Times bestseller! Perfect for fans of Doll Bones and Hocus Pocus, this "beautifully creepy" (Kirkus Reviews), highly illustrated middle grade novel follows a girl who hopes to fix her outcast status through a game in the haunted...
City of ghosts /
Schwab, Victoria
Paper Book
From #1 NYT bestselling author Victoria Schwab comes a sweeping, spooky, evocative adventure, perfect for fans of "Stranger Things" and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.A New York Times bestseller!Ever since Cass almost drowned (okay, she did drown, but she doesn't...

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