J/MYSTERY/BAUER,M
Liz is staying with her grandmother in her old house in the woods of northern Minnesota when one night a noise awakens her. It is someone calling her name, calling for Elizabeth. Liz opens her eyes. There is a blue ghost in her room! What does the ghost want from her?

J/PAPERBACK/STINE,R/SC
The spookiest, most bloodcurdling stories of them all, selected by the bestselling horror author, are compiled in this hair-raising anthology with tales by such authors as Bram Stoker and Ray Bradbury, along with two brand-new stories by Stine.

J/FICTION/DEFELICE,C
The third book about Allie Nichols, "ghost magnet."
Allie Nichols has hardly laid the last spirit to rest when she's sure that another one is trying to reach her. But how can Allie help a ghost who won't speak? All she has to go on is a sound -- a sort of whine -- and a smell. At the same time, a strange boy joins her sixth-grade class. Allie doesn't understand why L. J. Cutler would start a new school at the end of the year, or why he's such a surly kid. She wants nothing to do with him. Then Mr. Henry, a teacher she loves, asks Allie to dog-sit Hoover, his golden retriever, while he's away and to befriend L.J. over the summer. She's delighted to spend time with Hoover, but she hardly looks forward to visiting L. J. Cutler -- until she discovers a connection between L.J., the ghost, and Hoover.

J/FICTION/DITERLIZZI,T
After moving to a creepy old mansion, the Grace kids come to believe that an old book with hand-drawn pictures holds the key to all the weird things that have been going on. Illustrations.

J/133.1/FARMAN,J
With comical cartoon illustrations and countless anecdotes and facts, these humorous histories divulge the intriguing, often bloody, stories of ghosts, highwaymen, knights, pirates, and spies.

2010 Rebecca Caudill Award Winner

J/FICTION/HAHN,M
Travis and his sister, Corey, can't resist a good trick--so when they learn that their grandmother's sleepy Vermont inn has a history of ghost sightings, they decide to do a little "haunting" of their own. Scaring the guests proves to be great fun, and before long, the inn is filled with tourists and ghost hunters eager for a glimpse of the supernatural.
But Travis and Corey soon find out that they aren't the only ghosts at Fox Hill Inn. Their thoughtless games have awakened something dangerous, something that should have stayed asleep. Restless, spiteful spirits swarm the inn, while a dark and terrifying presence stalks the halls and the old oak grove on the inn's grounds. To lay the ghosts to rest, Travis and Corey must first discover the dark history of Fox Hill and the horrors visited on its inhabitants years earlier.

J/FICTION/HURST,C
Kate and her brother Jesse are not happy when they have to move from Brooklyn to an old house in Massachusetts after the death of their father, but their newly adopted sister from Korea quickly makes friends with a "blue lady" who helps the family find a way to stay where they belong. .

J/FICTION/IBBOTSON,E
When twelve-year-old Alex MacBuff's Scottish castle of Carra is sold, dismantled, and moved to Texas at the request of Helen Hopgood, the daughter of American millionaire Hiram C. Hopgood, the ghosts that raised Alex from a child have difficulty relocating.

2008-2009 Sunshine State Young Readers Award Master List Grades 3-5

J/FICTION/KEHRET,P
What Josh thought would be the dullest summer of his life, spent with his eccentric great-aunt, turns chilling when he meets the ghost of a miner killed in a mine explosion and then finds a box of cash buried in the miner's grave.

J/001.944/LICHTENHELD,T
Looking at all sorts of monsters, from the Under-the-Bed Monster to the Closet Monster, Lichtenheld shows readers everything they ever want to know about monsters -- and a whole lot that they probably didn't even want to know. Full-color illustrations.

J/FICTION/OSBORNE,M
Jack and Annie are on their second mission to find--and inspire--artists to bring happiness to millions. After traveling to New Orleans, Jack and Annie come head to head with some real ghosts, as well as discover the world of jazz when they meet a young Louis Armstrong.

J/PAPERBACK/SERIES/READY
"I have a problem. A really, really, big problem. I keep having these nightmares about a vampire."Freddy's horrible nightmares are keeping him awake all night. Now he's so tired that he falls asleep during breakfast and drools on himself while napping on the bus. He needs to get some rest--quick! But every time Freddy closes his eyes, the scary dream comes back. Will Freddy be able to outwit the vampire with the help of his best friend, his big sister, and his parents?

Y/FOLKTALES/N.AMER/SAN
In this creepy collection, award winning writer Robert San Souci draws on myths, legends, and folk tales to create thirteen completely new stories, all featuring boys and girls from 8 to 12 as leading characters. "Ants" features Kyle, who tricks his mother into allowing him to go see a scary movie with his friend, but regrets it when the movie lingers a bit too long after the end credit. In "The Caller," Lindsay, a self-absorbed preadolescent, is visited by a deceased aunt who intends to reclaim a coveted ring, and perhaps Lindsay with it! Other stories include a boy whose frightening dream becomes a waking nightmare, a girl whose tricks on her little sister make her a Halloween treat for a real witch, and four middle-school bullies whose cruel ways bring the wrath of a mountain devil. 

J/FICTION/SELZNICK,B
Because Alonzo King was born on Halloween, he has always loved monsters. But no one would ever guess that he lives in a haunted house with a graveyard out back, communicates with the dead, turns into a six-armed, slime-covered creature, or is a walking encyclopedia on horror films! However, when The Beast arrives, not even Alonzo can track it down. Will he be able to solve the mystery of the creature stalking his town and make his dream of becoming The Boy of a Thousand Faces come true?

J/811.54/SINGER,M
This ghoulish collection of monster poems makes an ideal Halloween book for young children, as it showcases the werewolf, Count Dracula, the mummy, and their slimy, slithery friends. Illustrations.

J/FICTION/STINE,R
Max's life wasn't going so well even before two ghosts moved into his closet. But when Nicky and Tara show up, claiming that they used to live in his room, everything changes for Max! Soon they're following him to school, using their invisibility to embarrass him in front of the girl of his dreams. And to make matters worse, there's some other totally evil spirit named Phears following him around turning animals inside out!

2009 Children's Choice Book Awards Third Grade to Fourth Grade Book of the Year

J/133.122/WILLIAMS,D
Do the dead tell tales? Readers will find out in this scary trip through 11 of the worlds spookiest graveyards. Among the stops: Chestnut Hill Cemetery in Rhode Island. Thats where a little girl named Mercy Brown is buried. In the late 1800s, her family was hit by tuberculosis. First, her mother and sister died. Then Mercy herself became sick and died. In desperation to save his tubercular son, her father who had become convinced that Mercy was a vampire rising from the grave each night to suck the life blood from her sibling dug up her body, cut out her heart and burned it, and served the ashes to her brother. Such compelling historical nonfiction will keep readers eagerly turning the pages in this macabre exploration of the world of the dead. 

J/FICTION/WRIGHT,B
When her uncle buys an old mansion, Charli must find a way to stop the past from ruining the future.