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By Margery Cuyler. 1999
Eight-year-old John Perkins's family moves into an old farmhouse. From the first day, John is convinced the house is haunted.…
His twelve-year old sister Lisa soon senses a spooky presence as well. When John and Lisa meet the ghost, they learn that he is a Revolutionary War soldier who needs their help in solving a mystery surrounding his horse, who was separated from him during a bloody battle. Grades K-3. 1999.By Bruce Coville. 1996
Part of a geography series designed to introduce children to the concept of their local area. The series uses contemporary…
photographs to highlight possible features in their own local environment. The books consider how aspects of the local area could be made safer, and help children recognise changes in their environment. There are simple activities, such as how to draw a map.By Gaston Leroux, Diane Namm, Troy Howell. 2008
By Kyle Lukoff. 2021
In the summer before middle school, eleven-year-old Bug must contend with best friend Moira suddenly caring about clothes, makeup, and…
boys; a ghostly haunting; and the truth about Bug's gender identity. Stonewall Award. For grades 4-7. 2021By Alexander Key. 2009
"Two children with supernatural powers come to earth from another world and find themselves on the run from men who…
want to use their special powers for evil purposes." -- Provided by NLSBy Debi Gliori. 2003
The Strega-Borgia children accidentally create 500 clones of themselves at the same time that the roof on their Scottish castle…
falls in, attracting evil contractors who want their home. Second book in the Strega-Borgia or Pure Dead series. Sequel to "Pure Dead Magic." For grades 4-7By Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. 1990
After the Magruders make some repairs to the Bessledorf Hotel and put a cement floor in the basement, they suddenly…
begin receiving visits from a ghost who resembles an eleven-year-old boy. Once again Bernie and his friends Georgene and Weasel investigate. For grades 4-7By Mel Odom. 2001
By Eoin Colfer. 2006
Marty, Will, and the rest of the family are spending the summer in a trailer on the beach. Marty makes…
Will walk home from a local dance, planning to scare him with the ghostly voice of Captain Crow, but Marty's the one who's scared when the rocks light up as described in the local legend. Grades 2-4By Gertrude Chandler Warner. 2005
By Nancy Holder. 1999
After a magical vacation to the Egyptian pyramids, Aunt Vesta brings Sabrina a super souvenir. The ancient charm is suppose…
to help the teenage witch with her cat chores, but instead it transports Sabrina, Salem, and Valerie back in time to ancient Egypt!Salem is thrilled. After all, the Egyptians really knew how to treat their feline friends -- they worshiped them as gods. But when the Cat Goddess Bast falls hard for the fast-talking black cat, she puts him under a love spell and locks his traveling companions in the maze of the Great Pyramid. As Sabrina and Valerie wind their way through the life-sized puzzle, they enlist the help of some magical figures -- and a handsome young pharaoh on hiatus from his sarcophagus. But can they bring Salem to his senses before Bast morphs him into a mummy.By John Vornholt, Esther M. Friesner. 1999
This is no "bored" game!When your dad normally gets his kicks hanging out on the rings of Saturn, finding a…
unique Father's Day gift is a real dilemma. But Sabrina thinks shehas the perfect solution for her warlock dad: Witchopoly, a magical new board game.Everyone thinks it's just part of the game when Sabrina's dad loses his powers and Salem gets a double dose of magic. But when they're all sent to a realm full of monsters, suddenly they're not having fun anymore. Sabrina's dad can't rescue them -- he's a mere mortal now. And Salem -- well, with all that magic, he's got a world to conquer!Is Sabrina's magic strong enough to save her father and herself? And save Salem from himself?By Peni R Griffin. 2001
When she realizes that her new home is haunted by the ghost of a ten-year-old girl who used to live…
there, Charlotte tries to help her find peace. For grades 3-6By R. L. Stine. 1994
Jodie loves visiting her grandparent's farm. But this summer the farm has changed. The cornfields are sparse. Grandma and Grandpa…
seem worn out. And the single scarecrow has been replaced by twelve evil-looking ones. Then one night Jodie sees something really odd. The scarecrows seem to be moving. Coming alive . . . For grades 3-6By R. L Stine. 2019
Twelve-year-old Livvy and her friend Gates plan to beat the competition with their robotics team at school this year. But…
they soon discover that their robot seems to have a mind of its own. For grades 3-6. 2019By R. L Stine. 2017
Twelve-year-old Riley and his twin sister, Scarlet, receive an interesting assignment from their teacher: The siblings must survive a night…
in a haunted mansion and film their adventure! For grades 3-6. 2018Twelve-year-old Jordan and his younger sister, Karla, beg their parents to take them to a big carnival that has opened…
on the other side of town. When they arrive, they run into a strange exhibit that is absolutely unbelievable--and hungry!For grades 3-6. 2018By Betsy Cromer Byars. 1993
When his best friend, Batty, is grounded, Mozie has to water Professor Orloff's plants in the greenhouse by himself, a…
task he has undertaken while the professor is at a World Hunger conference and one that he is reluctant to do alone. On one of the plants Mozie discovers a mummy pod that emits a sound and might have other worldly qualities going back to the time of the pharaohs. For grades 3-6By R. L Stine. 2017
When siblings Shawn and his sister Violet visit their Uncle Jim for the summer, they uncover a mysterious trunk that…
is locked and wrapped in chains. The duo manage to get it open and now have to deal with an ugly, mean-looking pirate puppet . . . that talks. For grades 3-6. 2017