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"Orla O'Reilly, the youngest in a long line of hedge witches, is compelled to return home after the death of her grandmother, Mamo. In the wake of her Mamo's passing, seas are impossible to fish, crops have soured, even Jo Manalo's attic is taken over bya poltergeist! And to make matter worse it appears that the cause is Mamo, or her mislaid bones that is. Can Orla shoulder the responsibility of quieting her Mamo's spirit, saving her hometown, and...

2) Scary stories to tell in the dark

Author

Schwartz, Alvin

Series

Scary stories to tell in the dark volume 1

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Banned Books

Description

Stories of ghosts and witches, "jump" stories, scary songs, and modern-day scary stories.

3) The Blue Lady of Coffin Hall

Author

Keene, Carolyn

Series

Nancy Drew diaries volume 23

Description

NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover

Nancy and her boyfriend Ned visit Coffin Hall to research the library's rumored ghost, but when a fire breaks out and Ned is blamed, it is up to Nancy to find the true culprit.

4) Ferris

Author

DiCamillo, Kate

Pub. Date

2024.

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Description

During the summer before fifth grade, Ferris Wilkey has her hands full with her little sister terrorizing the town, her Aunt Shirley moving into their basement and her grandmother seeing a ghost--one who has wild, impractical and illuminating plans.

5) More scary stories to tell in the dark

Author

Schwartz, Alvin

Series

Scary stories to tell in the dark volume 2

Description

More traditional and modern-day stories of ghosts, witches, vampires, "jump" stories, and scary songs.

6) Ghosts at sea

Author

Series

Description

"Engaging images accompany information about ghosts at sea. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--

7) Ghost beach

Author

Stine, R. L

Series

Goosebumps. Original series volume 22

Description

Jerry is eager to explore a cave he finds down by the beach, and he dismisses the story the other kids tell him of the spooky three-hundred-year-old ghost that lives in the cave and comes out when the moon is full.

8) Ghosts in hotels

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Series

Description

"Engaging images accompany information about ghosts in hotels. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--

9) Ghostly evidence: exploring the paranormal

Author

Halls, Kelly Milner

Description

Examines ghost culture and myths, discussing what a ghost may appear as, the places they are reported to appear, people who claim to connect with ghosts, and paranormal hoaxes.

10) Ghosts in mansions

Author

Series

Ghost Stories

Description

"Engaging images accompany information about ghosts in mansions. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--

11) Grave secrets

Author

Cascone, Annette

Series

Deadtime stories (Reissued) volume 1

Description

Snap books. It's haunted!

Amanda maintains a pet cemetery in her backyard where she buries her dead pets, but when she and her friends prepare to bury a dead squirrel they find a grave with a doll in it, a discovery with links to a scary elderly neighbor.

12) Haunted cemeteries around the world

Author

Klepeis, Alicia Z

Series

Description

Whole story
Graphic Revolve Common Core Editions
Charles Dickens Children's Collection

Describes notable cemeteries that are said to be haunted by ghosts, including Mount Pleasant Cemetary in Singapore, San Michele in Venice, and Highgate Cemetary in London.

13) A Christmas carol

Author

Dickens, Charles

Series

Description

An abridgement of Dickens's beloved tale of a miser who learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future.

14) Ghosts in battlefields

Author

Series

Description

"Engaging images accompany information about ghosts in battlefields. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--

15) Ghosts in prisons

Author

Series

Description

"Engaging images accompany information about ghosts in prisons. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--

16) Ghosts in palaces

Author

Series

Ghost Stories

Description

"Engaging images accompany information about ghosts in palaces. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--

17) The screaming staircase

Author

Stroud, Jonathan

Series

Lockwood & Co volume 1
Lockwood and Co volume 1

Description

Follows three young operatives of a Psychic Detection Agency as they battle an epidemic of ghosts in London.

18) Haunted prisons

Author

Williams, Dinah

Series

Scary places

Description

Few sounds are as chilling as the metal bars of a prison slamming shut. Often, criminals are locked up in cells with other murderers, thieves, and robbers--sometimes for years, sometimes for life. Yet what about being locked up with a ghost? Some people say that the souls of those who died in prison are unable to rest in peace. As a result, ghosts and other spirits are often reported to haunt jails and prisons around the world. Among the 11 prisons...

19) Belladonna

Author

Grace, Adalyn

Series

Belladonna (Grace) volume 1

Pub. Date

2022.

Description

Orphaned as a baby, nineteen-year-old Signa has been raised by a string of guardians, each more interested in her wealth than her well-being—and each has met an untimely end. Her remaining relatives are the elusive Hawthornes, an eccentric family living at Thorn Grove, an estate both glittering and gloomy. Its patriarch mourns his late wife through wild parties, while his son grapples for control of the family’s waning reputation, and his daughter...

20) The promise of lost things

Author

Dunbar, Helene

Description