Scary Stories for Older J Readers
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| *[http://166.61.234.92/search/t?the+stonewalkers'''The Stonewalkers'''] by Vivien Alcock | *[http://166.61.234.92/search/t?the+stonewalkers'''The Stonewalkers'''] by Vivien Alcock | ||
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| - | A flash of lightening brings the statue of Belladonna to life. As 12-year-old Poppy and her friend Emma watch in terror, Belladonna gathers a stone army from gardens and churches. Can they stop Belladonna and her army? | ||
| *[http://166.61.234.92/search/t?the+seer+of+shadows'''The Seer of Shadows'''] by Avi | *[http://166.61.234.92/search/t?the+seer+of+shadows'''The Seer of Shadows'''] by Avi | ||
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| - | Horace, a photographer's apprentice, doubts the existence of ghosts until mysterious happenings begin taking place all around his world. | ||
| *[http://166.61.234.92/search/t?hauntings+and+horrors'''Hauntings and Horrors: The Ultimate Guide to Spooky America'''] by Susan Cohen | *[http://166.61.234.92/search/t?hauntings+and+horrors'''Hauntings and Horrors: The Ultimate Guide to Spooky America'''] by Susan Cohen | ||
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| - | Learn all about ghost sightings in the United States, including those of famous ghosts such as Abraham Lincoln and Elvis Presley. | ||
| *[http://166.61.234.92/search/t?Coraline'''Coraline'''] by Neil Gaiman | *[http://166.61.234.92/search/t?Coraline'''Coraline'''] by Neil Gaiman | ||
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| - | Good for older J readers ready for younger YA, this book is about what happens when Coraline steps through a door and into another house very similar to her own but not one where she wants to stay. | ||
| *[http://166.61.234.92/search/t?all+the+lovely+bad+ones'''All the Lovely Bad Ones'''] by Mary Downing Hahn | *[http://166.61.234.92/search/t?all+the+lovely+bad+ones'''All the Lovely Bad Ones'''] by Mary Downing Hahn | ||
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| - | Two siblings spending the summer at their grandmother's inn in Vermont cannot resist the urge to "haunt" the place. However, their ghostly pranks go awry when they awaken a dark spirit. Now they must uncover the secret of the inn before it is too late. | ||
| *[http://166.61.234.92/search/t?the+dark+thirty'''The Dark Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural'''] by Patricia McKissack | *[http://166.61.234.92/search/t?the+dark+thirty'''The Dark Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural'''] by Patricia McKissack | ||
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| - | Winner of the 1993 Coretta Scott King Award, this book contains stories meant to be shared during the "dark thirty" or the half hour before sunset. | ||
| *[http://166.61.234.92/search/t?the+headless+horseman+rides+tonight'''The Headless Horseman Rides Tonight: More Poems to Trouble Your Sleep'''] by Jack Prelutsky | *[http://166.61.234.92/search/t?the+headless+horseman+rides+tonight'''The Headless Horseman Rides Tonight: More Poems to Trouble Your Sleep'''] by Jack Prelutsky | ||
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| - | A collection of poems to haunt your nights. | ||
| *[http://166.61.234.92/search/t?the+boy+of+a+thousand+faces'''The Boy of a Thousand Faces'''] by Brian Selznick | *[http://166.61.234.92/search/t?the+boy+of+a+thousand+faces'''The Boy of a Thousand Faces'''] by Brian Selznick | ||
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| - | A boy obsessed with horror films dreams of transforming himself into "The Boy of a Thousand Faces." | ||
Revision as of 19:47, 3 December 2008
- The Stonewalkers by Vivien Alcock
- The Seer of Shadows by Avi
- Hauntings and Horrors: The Ultimate Guide to Spooky America by Susan Cohen
- Coraline by Neil Gaiman
- All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn
- The Dark Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural by Patricia McKissack
- The Headless Horseman Rides Tonight: More Poems to Trouble Your Sleep by Jack Prelutsky
- The Boy of a Thousand Faces by Brian Selznick
