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The witches
By Roald Dahl. 1983
A young boy and his Norwegian grandmother, who is an expert on witches, together foil a witches' plot to destroy…
the world's children by turning them into mice. Grades 5-8. 2006, c1983.
The Ice Chips and the Haunted Hurricane: Ice Chips Series Book 2 (Ice Chips)
By Roy MacGregor, Kerry MacGregor. 2018
Practice makes . . . a perfect storm?The Ice Chips are facing a big hurdle at their hometown rink in…
Riverton. Their biggest rivals, the Stars, have a major advantage, with better gear and a state-of-the-art arena. Without more ice time, the Chips just can’t keep up. Fortunately, the team has a secret weapon: their magical rink, which allows them to travel through time and meet their hockey heroes, who can teach the young players something new about the game.Lucas Finnigan and his teammates have been warned that time travel is dangerous, but when they decided to leap again—hoping to find a way to squeeze in some extra practice—they never dreamed that they would land in the middle of a hurricane! Luckily, a major save from a plucky young player gets the Chips out of some extremely troubled water, and soon they’re running drills all over the Halifax Citadel. But how will these exercises help their hockey playing? And who is this kid anyway? With the help of some of the city’s famous spirits, the players might just make it home ready to compete—and to win.
Un festin pour les chiens
By François Gravel. 2021
Martin vit dans un orphelinat. Il est conscient qu'à treize ans, ses chances d'être adopté sont quasiment nulles. Il est…
donc aussi heureux que surpris lorsqu'un mystérieux étranger se présente pour l'emmener avec lui, en plus d'offrir une importante somme d'argent aux religieuses qui dirigent l'établissement. Pourquoi ce gentilhomme l'a-t-il choisi, lui ? Est-ce que cela pourrait être lié au don qu'il possède et qui lui permet de sortir de son corps ? Et si être adopté n'était pas une chance, mais plutôt une malédiction ?
I Am Scary
By Elise Gravel. 2020

I Am Scary
By Elise Gravel. 2020

Hide and seeker
By Daka Hermon. 2020
After mysteriously disappearing for a year, Zee freaks out when his friends--Justin, Nia, and Lyric--play an odd game of hide-and-seek.…
Soon his friends are pulled into a shadowy world ruled by a monstrous, shape-shifting Seeker and forced to play a terrifying game. For grades 4-7. 2020
Hex Vet: Witches in Training (Peanuts)
By Sam Davies. 2018
Have you ever wondered where witches' cats go when they pull a claw? Or what you do with a pygmy…
phoenix with a case of bird flu? Nan and Clarion have you covered. They're the best veterinarian witches of all time—or at least they're trying to be. When an injured rabbit with strange eyes stumbles into their lives, Nan and Clarion have to put down their enchanted potions and face the biggest test of their magical, medical careers. Hex Vet: Witches in Training is an original graphic novel suitable for kids of all ages! From popular web cartoonist Sam Davies (Stutterhug), this book explores a truly spellbinding story about sticking together and helping animals at all costs. Perfect for fans of The Tea Dragon Society and Steven Universe! Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.
Rabbit-Cadabra! (Bunnicula and Friends #4)
By James Howe. 2006

The Sleepover
By Michael Regina. 2021
Perfect for fans of Stranger Things, this middle grade graphic novel follows a group of kids trying to cheer up…
their friend after a recent loss with a fun-filled sleepover, but their plans soon take a dark turn when they discover his new nanny may literally be a monster.When the Russo family returns home from vacation to discover their nanny, Ruby, has unexpectedly passed away, Matthew takes the news the hardest. After weeks of reeling, his three best friends decide to cheer him up with a night of junk food, prank calls, and scary movies. But their plans for a sleepover are jeopardized when Matt's single mother—unable to take any more time off of work—is forced to hire a new nanny on the fly to watch over Matt and his younger sister, Judy.Miss Swan, however, is all too happy to have the boys over. And although she seems like the perfect babysitter, letting the kids eat whatever they want and mostly leaving them alone, there's something about her that Matt doesn't trust. He thinks she may actually be the witch from local legend—the one who torments children into the night and then eats them. Is he just having a hard time dealing with Ruby's replacement, as his friends suspect? Has he watched one too many scary movies, as his mom fears? Or are he and his horror-buff friends in for the fright of their lives as they come face-to-face with a real monster?
Monsters 101
By Cale Atkinson. 2020
Readers who loved Unicorns 101 will love this laugh-out-loud picture book that finally sets the record straight about monsters!Monsters! They're…
so much more than just that scary thing under your bed. Join Professors Vampire, Blob and Werewolf, and their trusty lab assistant--a zombie named Tina--as they reveal eerie and frankly ridiculous monsters facts never uttered outside a crypt! For example: Monsters love competitive board game nights!Favorite monster foods include clam pudding with fish heads and pickled ant ice cream!In addition to cauldrons and spider gardens, monster homes often include homemade collages!Werewolves hate the sound of vacuum cleaners!Monsters aren't all scary! Try being nice to one for a change! Offer them a compliment!Full of eye-popping illustrations and a story with nonstop sidesplitting laughs, plus a removable Professor of Monstrology diploma at the end of the book, Monsters 101 will have children--and adults--eager to enroll, time and time again!
Emi Isn't Scared of Monsters
By Alina Tysoe. 2022
From Alina Tysoe, the creator of the smash-hit webcomic "What's Up Beanie?" comes a hilarious bedtime picture book about what…
it means to show bravery in the face of the creatures that go bump in the night!Emi is not scared of monsters. Definitely not. Not even a teeny bit. In fact, Emi is so not scared that tonight she has a plan to catch a monster herself. She and her puppy side-kick, Cookie, have set a trap and are, very bravely, hiding in wait under the covers. But, when Cookie chases her runaway ball into the dangerous dark of the house, Emi must face her fears as this monster hunt turns into a rescue mission!
The Class Trip from the Black Lagoon (Black Lagoon Adventures #1)
By Mike Thaler. 2011
These fun-filled chapter books mix school, monsters, and common kid problems with hilarious results. You'll scream with laughter!Oh, no! It's…
the class trip from the Black Lagoon. The kids have no idea where they're going but they imagine a day full of ferocious animals, maniacal monsters, and scary aerial acrobatics. And their teacher, mean Mrs. Green, is going to quiz them on everything! When the kids stop letting their imaginations run wild they soon realize that they're going to a very cool zoo. But that won't change the fact that there's never a dull moment in the Black Lagoon!
Hide and Seeker
By Daka Hermon. 2020
One of our most iconic childhood games receives a creepy twist as it becomes the gateway to a nightmare world.Don't…
let the Seeker find you!Twelve-year-old Zee is back now. He disappeared for a year and nobody knows where he went or what happened to him. Not even his best friends Justin, Nia, and Lyric. But ever since Zee has been back, he's been... different. After Zee freaks out at his friends playing hide-and-seek at an odd party in his backyard -- the first time his friends are back together since his reappearance -- strange things begin to occur. Everyone who played in the game has a mark on their wrist. And then they disappear.The kids are pulled into a shadow world -- the Nowhere -- ruled by the monstrous, shape-shifting Seeker. Justin and his friends will have to band together and face their worst nightmares to defeat the Seeker or lose themselves to the Nowhere forever.
13th Street #5: Tussle with the Tooting Tarantulas (HarperChapters)
By David Bowles. 2021
A silly and spooky highly illustrated series that’s perfect for fans of Eerie Elementary and Notebooks of Doom, featuring art on…
every page and fun activities at the end of each book! Malia, Dante, and Ivan are ready to take on the evil forces controlling 13th Street. But then Ivan is kidnapped by giant—and stinky!—spiders. Can Malia and Dante save him from their sticky webs? Each story in this hilarious and mildly scary series from award-winning author David Bowles is designed to set independent readers up for success—with short, fast-paced chapters, art on every page, and progress bars at the end of each chapter!