The Stars Did Wander Darkling
By: Colin Meloy
3.70
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A suspenseful and atmospheric horror set in 1980s Oregon, perfect for fans of Stranger Things, Neil…
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1. Haunted Holiday (Sinister Summer #5)
By: Kiersten White
4.10
Format: 267 pages, Kindle Edition
Giant battle robots! Cotton candy betrayal! Blasts from the past! And the ultimate challenge to sta… read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
- horror
- mystery
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- paranormal
- audiobook
2. Hunted (The Deadlands #1)
By: Skye Melki-Wegner
3.94
Format: 285 pages, Hardcover
Wings of Fire meets Jurassic Park in this action-adventure middle grade debut series by Skye Melki-… read more
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- middle grade
- fantasy
- fiction
- audiobook
3. Simon Sort of Says
By: Erin Bow
4.31
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more
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- childrens
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- young adult
- fiction
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"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says
"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says
"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says
4. The First State of Being
By: Erin Entrada Kelly
4.14
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
When twelve-year-old Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed fo… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- audiobook
5. The Clackity (Blight Harbor)
By: Lora Senf
4.04
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Reminiscent of Doll Bones and Small Spaces , this “delightfully eerie” (Erin A. Craig, New York Tim… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- fiction
- horror
- fantasy
- paranormal
- audiobook
"Time made the missing different, but it didn't make it go away."-Lora Senf, The Clackity (Blight Harbor)
"I'd gotten so close, so close to being the hero of my own story..."-Lora Senf, The Clackity (Blight Harbor)
6. The Nighthouse Keeper (Blight Harbor)
By: Lora Senf
4.20
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Evie once again leaves her world behind to rescue Blight Harbor’s ghosts in this second book in the… read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- horror
- mystery
- fantasy
- paranormal
7. The Stars Did Wander Darkling
By: Colin Meloy
3.70
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A suspenseful and atmospheric horror set in 1980s Oregon, perfect for fans of Stranger Things, Neil… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- fantasy
- horror
- paranormal
- audiobook
8. The Midnight Children
By: Dan Gemeinhart
4.16
Format: 342 pages, Hardcover
An extraordinary story about a family of runaways who take up residence in a small town, and the ou… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- mystery
- audiobook
"Stories, after all, are about choices."-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children
"And determined is nearly always a very good thing to be."-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children
"I’ll be your creep, Ravani Foster, if you’ll be my freak."-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children
"But the truth, sometimes, can be the cruelest thing of all."-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children
9. Camp Scare
By: Delilah S. Dawson
3.83
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An eerie, twisty ghost story about twelve-year-old Parker, who only wanted a summer of fun and new … read more
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- fiction
- horror
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- audiobook
10. The Bellwoods Game
By: Celia Krampien
4.03
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Perfect for fans of Doll Bones and Hocus Pocus , this “beautifully creepy” ( Kirkus Reviews ), high… read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
- horror
- mystery
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- paranormal
- audiobook
11. It Watches in the Dark (Eek!)
By: Jeff Strand
3.90
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
"She glanced over her shoulder. Had the scarecrow moved? It stood there, smile stitched on its face… read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- horror
- mystery
- audiobook
12. Alebrijes
By: Donna Barba Higuera
3.96
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The next stunning novel from Donna Barba Higuera, author of Newbery and Pura Belpré Award-winning T… read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
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- audiobook
13. What Stays Buried
By: Suzanne Young
4.09
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Twelve-year-old Calista Wynn will lose her ability to speak with the dead on her thirteenth birthda… read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
- horror
- mystery
- fantasy
- paranormal
- audiobook
"The same love that bound people together could sometimes be a barrier when it turned to grief."-Suzanne Young, What Stays Buried
"All the love you’ve been holding in—the kind that’s mixed with grief and hurt, you let it out and set us free."-Suzanne Young, What Stays Buried
"Sometimes, Calista could feel the grief as if it seeped down from the previous generation — sadness as a hereditary condition."-Suzanne Young, What Stays Buried
14. It Found Us
By: Lindsay Currie
3.97
Format: 274 pages, None
From the author of Scritch Scratch and The Girl in White comes a new spooky mystery about a girl de… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- fiction
- horror
- mystery
- fantasy
- paranormal
- audiobook
15. Wretched Waterpark (Sinister Summer, #1)
By: Kiersten White
3.75
Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition
A middle-grade mystery series that's spooky, creepy, and filled with gothic twists! Meet the Sinist… read more
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- fiction
- horror
- mystery
- fantasy
- audiobook
16. The Forest Demands Its Due
By: Kosoko Jackson
3.52
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A Lesson in Vengeance meets The Taking of Jake Livingston in this page-turning YA horror/fantasy se… read more
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- young adult
- fiction
- horror
- mystery
- fantasy
- paranormal
- audiobook
17. This Appearing House
By: Ally Malinenko
4.04
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the author of Ghost Girl comes another standalone spooky middle grade for fans of Nightbooks a… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- fiction
- horror
- mystery
- fantasy
- audiobook
18. Ravenfall (Ravenfall #1)
By: Kalyn Josephson
3.92
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
One magical inn, two kids with supernatural powers, and an ancient Celtic creature trying to destro… read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- horror
- mystery
- fantasy
- paranormal
19. What Happened to Rachel Riley?
By: Claire Swinarski
4.23
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An eighth grader uses social media posts, passed notes, and other clues to find out why a formerly … read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- mystery
- audiobook
20. Hollowthorn (Ravenfall #2)
By: Kalyn Josephson
4.07
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In this spellbinding sequel to Ravenfall, two kids with supernatural powers must venture into the O… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fantasy
- horror
- mystery
- paranormal
21. The Secret Battle of Evan Pao
By: Wendy Wan-Long Shang
4.08
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Middle school can be a battlefield... From award-winning author Wendy Wan-Long Shang comes a poigna… read more
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- childrens
- fiction
- audiobook
22. Vampiric Vacation (Sinister Summer #2)
By: Kiersten White
4.00
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The spooky summer adventures of the Sinister-Winterbottom twins continue in another gothic mystery:… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- fiction
- horror
- mystery
- fantasy
- audiobook
23. Last Gamer Standing
By: Katie Zhao
3.96
Format: None pages, None
Twelve-year-old Reyna Cheng is the up-and-coming junior amateur Dayhold gamer, competing in a VR ba… read more
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- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- audiobook
24. Deephaven (Deephaven Mystery, 1)
By: Ethan M. Aldridge
4.01
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From Ethan M. Aldridge, bestselling creator of Estranged , comes a gothic middle grade prose novel… read more
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- fiction
- horror
- mystery
- fantasy
25. A Perfect Mistake
By: Melanie Conklin
4.13
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A moving, voice-driven novel about friendship, responsibility, and fighting against unfair expectat… read more
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- young adult
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- mystery
26. Ghostlight
By: Kenneth Oppel
3.87
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
One teen's summer job scaring tourists with ghost stories takes a terrifying turn when he accidenta… read more
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- young adult
- fiction
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- fantasy
- paranormal
27. What We Saw: A Thriller
By: Mary Downing Hahn
3.53
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A chilling murder mystery lies at the heart of this page-turning thriller about a missing teacher,… read more
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- young adult
- horror
- mystery
- audiobook
28. Ghost Girl
By: Ally Malinenko
4.01
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Perfect for fans of Small Spaces and Nightbooks, Ally Malinenko’s middle-grade debut is an empoweri… read more
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- fiction
- horror
- mystery
- fantasy
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- audiobook
29. The Wrong Way Home
By: Kate O'Shaughnessy
4.34
Format: 336 pages, Library Binding
Twelve-year-old Fern believes she's living a noble life--but what if everything she's been told is … read more
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- childrens
- fiction
- audiobook
30. The Somerset Tsunami
By: Emma Carroll
4.19
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
THE TIMES BOOK OF THE WEEK A THE GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE MONTH BOOKSELLER ASSOCIATION'S INDIE BOOK O… read more
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- historical fiction
- audiobook
31. Wreck at Ada's Reef (The Swallowtail Legacy #1)
By: Michael D. Beil
4.07
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Punctuated with transcripts, letters, maps, black-and-white illustrations and more, Wreck at Ada's … read more
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- mystery
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