The Screaming Staircase

Submitted by Aubrey D. on Thu, 2016-05-05 11:19

Three young operatives of a psychic detection agency must battle an epidemic of ghosts in London. Recommended for ages 9–12. This item is also available on Libby and Cloud Library.

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The Screaming Staircase
The Screaming Staircase

Jonathan Stroud
(Juvenile Fiction - J Stroud)
Series: Lockwood & Co.; 1

Three young operatives of a psychic detection agency must battle an epidemic of ghosts in London. Recommended for ages 9–12. This item is also available on Libby and Cloud Library.
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Scary Stories

  • The Night Gardener


  • Cuckoo Song


  • Scritch Scratch


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • Cuckoo Song


  • The Night Gardener


  • Small Spaces


  • The Darkdeep


  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • Night of the Gargoyles


  • Dare to Be Scared


  • The Graveyard Book


  • In a Dark, Dark Room, and Other Scary Stories


  • Tales of Terror


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • Dare to Be Scared


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


  • Horowitz Horror: Stories You’ll Wish You’d Never Read


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • The Graveyard Book


  • The Screaming Staircase


  • Night of the Gargoyles


  • Small Spaces


  • A Path Begins


  • Horowitz Horror: Stories You’ll Wish You’d Never Read


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


  • In a Dark, Dark Room, and Other Scary Stories


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • A Path Begins


  • Tales of Terror


  • Spirit Hunters


  • Scritch Scratch


  • Spirit Hunters


  • The Screaming Staircase


  • The Darkdeep


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Cuckoo Song

Submitted by Aubrey D. on Thu, 2016-05-05 11:13

In post-World War I England, 11-year-old Triss nearly drowns in a millpond known as "The Grimmer" and emerges with memory gaps, aware that something is terribly wrong. To try to set things right, she must meet a twisted architect who has designs on her family. Recommended for ages 9–12. This item is also available on Hoopla. 

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Cuckoo Song
Cuckoo Song

Frances Hardinge
(Juvenile Fiction - J Harding)

In post-World War I England, 11-year-old Triss nearly drowns in a millpond known as "The Grimmer" and emerges with memory gaps, aware that something is terribly wrong. To try to set things right, she must meet a twisted architect who has designs on her family. Recommended for ages 9–12. This item is also available on Hoopla. 
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Scary Stories

  • Night of the Gargoyles


  • In a Dark, Dark Room, and Other Scary Stories


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • The Night Gardener


  • A Path Begins


  • Cuckoo Song


  • Small Spaces


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


  • Dare to Be Scared


  • Horowitz Horror: Stories You’ll Wish You’d Never Read


  • Spirit Hunters


  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • Night of the Gargoyles


  • Spirit Hunters


  • The Night Gardener


  • The Screaming Staircase


  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • Tales of Terror


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • Dare to Be Scared


  • The Screaming Staircase


  • The Darkdeep


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • The Darkdeep


  • Scritch Scratch


  • The Graveyard Book


  • Horowitz Horror: Stories You’ll Wish You’d Never Read


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • Tales of Terror


  • A Path Begins


  • Scritch Scratch


  • In a Dark, Dark Room, and Other Scary Stories


  • Cuckoo Song


  • The Graveyard Book


  • Small Spaces


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


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Guys Read: Terrifying Tales

Submitted by Aubrey D. on Thu, 2016-05-05 11:11

Eleven masters of suspense have come together to bring you a bone-chilling collection of original ghost stories perfect for sharing around the campfire, reading under the covers with a flashlight, and scaring your friends' pants off. Recommended for ages 9–12. This item is also available on Cloud Library.

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Guys Read: Terrifying Tales
Guys Read: Terrifying Tales

Jon Scieszka
(Juvenile Fiction - J Guys)
Series: Guys Read

Eleven masters of suspense have come together to bring you a bone-chilling collection of original ghost stories perfect for sharing around the campfire, reading under the covers with a flashlight, and scaring your friends' pants off. Recommended for ages 9–12. This item is also available on Cloud Library.
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Scary Stories

  • The Graveyard Book


  • Cuckoo Song


  • A Path Begins


  • Small Spaces


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • The Screaming Staircase


  • Dare to Be Scared


  • The Screaming Staircase


  • Spirit Hunters


  • Night of the Gargoyles


  • Spirit Hunters


  • Scritch Scratch


  • Tales of Terror


  • The Darkdeep


  • Horowitz Horror: Stories You’ll Wish You’d Never Read


  • In a Dark, Dark Room, and Other Scary Stories


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • The Night Gardener


  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • Cuckoo Song


  • Horowitz Horror: Stories You’ll Wish You’d Never Read


  • Dare to Be Scared


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


  • The Graveyard Book


  • The Boy Who Cried Werewolf


  • Rise of the Balloon Goons


  • In a Dark, Dark Room, and Other Scary Stories


  • Small Spaces


  • A Path Begins


  • Don’t Open the Door


  • Night of the Gargoyles


  • Guys Read: Terrifying Tales


  • The Night Gardener


  • Tales of Terror


  • A Properly Unhaunted Place


  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark


  • The Darkdeep


  • Scritch Scratch


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Big Bad Detective Agency

Submitted by Aubrey D. on Thu, 2016-05-05 10:32

The houses of all Three Little Pigs were broken into and ransacked, and the Pigs are squealing for justice. So Prince Tyrone, ruler of Fairylandia, drags in the obvious suspect: Wolfgang. The lone wolf has big teeth, sharp claws, no alibi—and a single day to find the real culprit and clear his big bad name. When Wolf (reluctantly) teams up with the fourth Little Pig to crack the case, the Big Bad Detective Agency is born. Recommended for ages 6–9.

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Big Bad Detective Agency
Big Bad Detective Agency

Bruce Hale
(Juvenile First Chapter Books - J Hale)

The houses of all Three Little Pigs were broken into and ransacked, and the Pigs are squealing for justice. So Prince Tyrone, ruler of Fairylandia, drags in the obvious suspect: Wolfgang. The lone wolf has big teeth, sharp claws, no alibi—and a single day to find the real culprit and clear his big bad name. When Wolf (reluctantly) teams up with the fourth Little Pig to crack the case, the Big Bad Detective Agency is born. Recommended for ages 6–9.
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Mystery

  • The Vanquishers


  • Squirm


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Strangers


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Lost Library


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Hold Fast


  • King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats


  • Masterminds


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Hold Fast


  • The Vanquishers


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Secret Letters


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Strangers


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Lost Library


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Midnight Children


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Absent Author


  • The Pear Affair


  • Masterminds


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Absent Author


  • Squirm


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


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Masterminds

Submitted by Aubrey D. on Thu, 2016-05-05 10:28

Eli Frieden convinces his friends to help him investigate strange occurrences in their idyllic town, and soon it becomes clear that nothing is as it seems in Serenity, New Mexico. The clues mount to reveal a shocking discovery, connecting their ideal crime-free community to some of the greatest criminal masterminds ever known. The kids realize they can trust no one—least of all their own parents. Recommended for ages 9–12.

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Masterminds
Masterminds

Gordon Korman
(Juvenile Fiction - J Korman)
Series: Masterminds; 1

Eli Frieden convinces his friends to help him investigate strange occurrences in their idyllic town, and soon it becomes clear that nothing is as it seems in Serenity, New Mexico. The clues mount to reveal a shocking discovery, connecting their ideal crime-free community to some of the greatest criminal masterminds ever known. The kids realize they can trust no one—least of all their own parents. Recommended for ages 9–12.
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Mystery

  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Lost Library


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Lost Library


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Midnight Children


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Midnight Children


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Vanquishers


  • Masterminds


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Absent Author


  • Masterminds


  • Squirm


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Absent Author


  • Indiana Bones


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats


  • The Strangers


  • Indiana Bones


  • Hold Fast


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • Hold Fast


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats


  • The Strangers


  • The Vanquishers


  • Squirm


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


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Hold Fast

Submitted by Aubrey D. on Wed, 2016-05-04 15:53

On a cold winter day in Chicago, Early's father disappeared, and now she, her mother, and her brother have been forced to flee their apartment and join the ranks of the homeless—and it's up to Early to hold her family together and solve the mystery surrounding her father. Recommended for ages 9–12.

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Hold Fast
Hold Fast

Blue Balliett
(Juvenile Fiction - J Balliett)

On a cold winter day in Chicago, Early's father disappeared, and now she, her mother, and her brother have been forced to flee their apartment and join the ranks of the homeless—and it's up to Early to hold her family together and solve the mystery surrounding her father. Recommended for ages 9–12.
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Mystery

  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Hold Fast


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Secret Letters


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Absent Author


  • The Lost Library


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Strangers


  • Masterminds


  • Masterminds


  • The Absent Author


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Squirm


  • The Lost Library


  • King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats


  • King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Hold Fast


  • Squirm


  • The Strangers


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Secret Letters


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Indiana Bones


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One Crazy Summer

Submitted by Aubrey D. on Mon, 2014-05-12 14:28

In the summer of 1968, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters travel from New York to California to spend a month with the mother they barely know. They arrive to a cold welcome, discovering that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp. Recommended for ages 9–12.

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One Crazy Summer
One Crazy Summer

Rita Williams-Garcia
(Juvenile Fiction - J Williams)
Series: Gaither Sisters; 1

In the summer of 1968, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters travel from New York to California to spend a month with the mother they barely know. They arrive to a cold welcome, discovering that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp. Recommended for ages 9–12.
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Historical Stories

  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Freewater


  • One Crazy Summer


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Overground Railroad


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Overground Railroad


  • Number the Stars


  • Love in the Library


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War


  • Freewater


  • We Dream of Space


  • Number the Stars


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Finding Langston


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • We Dream of Space


  • Finding Langston


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Love in the Library


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Prairie Lotus


  • The Night Diary


  • The Night Diary


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race


  • Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Esperanza Rising


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Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War

Submitted by Aubrey D. on Mon, 2014-05-12 09:28

Twelve-year-olds Anikwa, of the Miami village of Kekionga, and James, of the trading post outside Fort Wayne, find their friendship threatened by the rising fear and tension brought by the War of 1812. Recommended for ages 9-12+.

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Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War
Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War

Helen Frost
(Juvenile Fiction - J Frost)

Twelve-year-olds Anikwa, of the Miami village of Kekionga, and James, of the trading post outside Fort Wayne, find their friendship threatened by the rising fear and tension brought by the War of 1812. Recommended for ages 9-12+.
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Historical Stories

  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Freewater


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Finding Langston


  • Prairie Lotus


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Number the Stars


  • The Night Diary


  • Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War


  • Prairie Lotus


  • The Night Diary


  • Love in the Library


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War


  • We Dream of Space


  • We Dream of Space


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Number the Stars


  • Overground Railroad


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Overground Railroad


  • Love in the Library


  • Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race


  • Freewater


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • One Crazy Summer


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Finding Langston


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Sarah, Plain and Tall

Submitted by Aubrey D. on Mon, 2014-05-12 09:07

When Papa advertises for a new wife to join his prairie family, Sarah appears from Maine. The children, Caleb and Anna, grow to love her very much but fear she is too homesick and will soon leave them. Recommended for ages 6–9.

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Sarah, Plain and Tall
Sarah, Plain and Tall

Patricia MacLachlan
(Juvenile Fiction - J Maclach)
Series: MacLachlan, Patricia. Sarah, plain and tall ; 1.

When Papa advertises for a new wife to join his prairie family, Sarah appears from Maine. The children, Caleb and Anna, grow to love her very much but fear she is too homesick and will soon leave them. Recommended for ages 6–9.
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Historical Stories

  • Show Me a Sign


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Finding Langston


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Overground Railroad


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War


  • Freewater


  • The Night Diary


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Overground Railroad


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • We Dream of Space


  • Number the Stars


  • The Night Diary


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Love in the Library


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Show Me a Sign


  • We Dream of Space


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Freewater


  • Love in the Library


  • Finding Langston


  • Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race


  • Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race


  • Number the Stars


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


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Wildwood

Submitted by Aubrey D. on Sun, 2014-05-11 10:51

When her baby brother is kidnapped by crows, 7th-grader Prue McKeel ventures into the forbidden Impassable Wilderness—a dangerous and magical forest in the middle of Portland, Oregon—and soon finds herself involved in a war among the various inhabitants.

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Wildwood
Wildwood

Colin Meloy
(Juvenile Fiction - J Meloy)
Series: Wildwood Chronicles ; 1


When her baby brother is kidnapped by crows, 7th-grader Prue McKeel ventures into the forbidden Impassable Wilderness—a dangerous and magical forest in the middle of Portland, Oregon—and soon finds herself involved in a war among the various inhabitants.
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Adventure

  • Northwind


  • The Wild Robot


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • The Canyon's Edge


  • All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team


  • Jungle Adventure


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • The Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide for the World's Most Adventurous Kid


  • Wildwood


  • How to Stay Invisible


  • The Canyon's Edge


  • Mountain Top Mystery


  • The Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide for the World's Most Adventurous Kid


  • Wildwood


  • The Collectors


  • Silverwing


  • Mountain Top Mystery


  • Wildfire


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


  • Pax


  • The Collectors


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


  • Bug Boys


  • Silverwing


  • Northwind


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


  • Wildfire


  • How to Stay Invisible


  • Heroes Unite!


  • Jungle Adventure


  • All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • The Hike


  • The Wild Robot


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • Bug Boys


  • Heroes Unite!


  • The Hike


  • Pax


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