We are always excited for Halloween and the books are always amazing. This year we have curated a list we know our middle grade and young adult readers will be thrilled about.
These books are full of vampires, ghouls, ghost and haunted neighborhoods, so let the spookiness begin.
BE WARY OF THE SILENT WOODS
We love graphic novels and BE WARY OF THE SILENT WOODS by Svetlana Chmakova is full of thrilling adventures that little thrill-seekers will love.
Things are super weird in Ailis and Na’ya’s neighborhood. They just can’t tell who’s who. No one ventures into Silent Woods, but when Na’ya’s brother goes missing they embark on a mission to the scary mansion in Silent Woods to find him. It’s full of mystery and creepy creatures.
The story is great for middle graders because it encourages bravery and family support. The illustrations are magnificent.
HIDE AND SEEKER
HIDE AND SEEKER by Daka Hermon is scary, and we absolutely love it. If you don’t have this book, go get it now. It is absolutely magnificent.
Justin is a gamer whose best friend Zee returned home after being missing for a year and doesn’t act like himself.
At Zee’s welcome home party, Justin and his friends play Hide and Seek, but the game goes all wrong when his friends start to disappear.
The game comes to life, and it becomes a real game of hide-and-seek as they hide from a seeker threatening their lives.
This book is spooky and takes hide-and-seek to a whole other level. It’s a book you just wouldn’t want to put down because it’s full of mystery and thrill.
WHISPERING PINES
If you’re a fan of Stranger Things, then you are going to love WHISPERING PINES by Heidi Lang and Kati Bartkowski.
After the disappearance of her father, Rae and her family moved to a new town for a fresh start. Whispering Pines was a strange little town and far from normal.
Children went missing and then returned like zombies with their eyes removed, so after a girl at Rae’s school went missing, she and her neighbor Caden begin to investigate.
Caden comes from a family of ghost hunters, and after losing his brother, he may know why the children are missing.
This book is another spooky favorite of ours. It’s full of supernatural thrills and creepy adventures that make it impossible to put this book down.
ZOMBERT
ZOMBERT by Kara LaReau is another instant favorite of ours, and it will be yours too if you love cats.
Mellie finds a stray cat behind a dumpster while helping her friend Danny film a horror show and soon discovers that he’s not an ordinary cat.
He escaped from a lab and possessed superpowers. She calls him Bert, and they think he’s a zombie cat. Zombert wants the people at the lab to pay for what they did, but they also want to find him before the secret gets out.
This book is full of adventure and a little humor that fun. We loved Zombert because he honestly just wants to find a good home and a friend. We cannot wait for the next sequel.
THE MIDNIGHT HOUR
THE MIDNIGHT HOUR by Benjamin Read and Laura Trinder takes you through a parallel universe of spooky mysteries and thrill.
After Emily’s parents go missing and mysterious people show up at her door, she sets out on a journey to find them.
Through a mysterious portal, she and her cute hedgehog enter a magical world of dark mystical creatures and discovers the secret life of the parents she thought lived pretty mundane.
This is another creepy read that older children and adults will love.
EMBASSY OF THE DEAD
EMBASSY OF THE DEAD by Will Mabbitt is hilariously creepy. Jake receives a mysterious package from a man and his curiosity makes him peek inside.
He has to keep the box safe and escape the monsters, plus the Reaper who wants to send him to the Eternal Void.
With help from his ghostly friends Stiffkey, Zorro the fox, and Cora, they embark on a thrilling adventure to The Embassy of the Dead.
We love this book because it’s funny and spooky at the same time.
THE LITTLE WITCH'S BOOKS OF SPELLS
THE LITTLE WITCH’S BOOK OF SPELLS by Ariel Kusby is enchanted with magic spells that will intrigue little girls.
The spells encourage kindness, instill the value of friendship and love, and helps boost self-confidence. From prosperity spells to spells that stop bullying, THE LITTLE WITCH’S BOOK OF SPELLS is full of potions that are interactive and fun.
It promotes self-awareness and self-love and encourages girls to always be themselves and to always do good. The illustrations by Olga Baumert are amazing.
GHOST HUNTER'S DAUGHTER
GHOST HUNTER’S DAUGHTER by Dan Poblocki is another ghost thriller that we loved.
When Claire receives a message from a ghost telling her that her father is had been abducted, she along with her friend Lucas set out to rescue him.
Her father is a ghost hunter on tv, and he was last seen in a town called Hush Falls. Hush falls is spooky and legends say that old man Lemuel Hush haunts the reservoir and if you ever see him you disappear.
This book is another creepy fun book that middle graders will love.
THE STITCHERS
If your young adult likes suspenseful thriller, then THE STITCHERS by Lorien Lawrence is perfect.
Quinn is a thirteen-year-old who lives on Goodie Lane. Her neighbors are super creepy and never seem to age over the years.
Are the Oldies aliens, vampires or are there some secret experimental surgeries? With the help of her neighbor Mike, they began investigating this strangeness and discover the truth at all costs.
This book was sinister and creepy, and we loved every bit.
THE 2ND BEST HAUNTED HOTEL ON MERCER ST.
THE 2ND BEST HAUNTED HOTEL ON MERCER ST. by Cory Putman Oakes is a haunted family story about a girl named Willow Ivan and her friend Evie.
Willow’s family owns the best-haunted hotel for four hundred years, but when a new chain of haunted hotel moves down the street, it threatens the family business. Evie lives and works in the competing hotel and is desperate to move on from being the Spooky ghost girl, so she befriends Willow and starts working for Ivan’s hotel.
Together they try to save the hotel, however, Willow doesn’t know Evie is still working for her competitor.
This story is spooky and hilarious, but also reinforces family bonding and friendship.
