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40 Chapter & Middle-Grade Books for Halloween and Beyond

Spooky spirits, vampires, werewolves, and witches appear in the chapter and middle-grade books listed. Pick up a title or two for Halloween or scary reading all year round. See Fun Reading for Halloween: 9 Picture Books for the little ones.

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1. The Trickster in the Vase

Sophia Ezomoghene | Sanjay Charlton | Reycraft Books | January 24, 2024 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop


2. Bo and the Spooky House

Elliott Smith | Subi Bosa | Lerner Publications | January 1, 2023 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop


3. Beware the Heartman

Shakirah Bourne | Scholastic | September 17, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop


4. Camp Twisted Pine

Ciera Burch | Margaret K. McElderry Books | September 17, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop


5. Skeleton Flute

Damara Allen | Aladdin | August 27, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop



6. The Secret Dead Club

Karen Strong | Simon & Schuster BYR | August 20, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop


7. The Lonely Below

g. haron davis | Scholastic | August 6, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop


8. The Creepening of Dogwood House 

Eden Royce | HarperCollins/Walden Pond Press | July 30, 2024 | MG| Amazon | Bookshop


9. It Came from the Trees

Ally Russell | Delacorte Press | July 30, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop


10. A Whisper of Curses

J. Elle | Bloomsbury | Bloomsbury | July 9, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop



11. The Boo Hag Flex (Tales from Cabin 23)

Justina Ireland | ‎Balzer + Bray | May 14, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop


12. Just A Pinch of Magic

Alechia Dow | Feiwel & Friends | October 10, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop


13. The Marvellers (Bk. 1 of 3)

Dhonielle Clayton | Henry Holt and Co. BYR | May 3, 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop


14. Rayleigh Mann in the Company of Monsters

Ciannon Smart | HarperCollins | September 26, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop


15. Serwa Boateng’s Guide to Witchcraft and Mayhem

Roseanne A. Brown | Rick Riordan Presents | September 12, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop



16. Finch House

Ciera Burch | Margaret K. McElderry Books | September 5, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop


17. Nightmare King

Daka Hermon | Scholastic Press | September 5, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop


18. Who Was Accused in the Salem Witch Trials?: Tituba

Insha Fitzpatrick | Who HQ | Rowan MacColl | Penguin Workshop | September 5, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop


19. Chilling with Ghosts: A Totally Factual Field Guide to the Supernatural

Insha Fitzpatrick | Quirk Books | August 15, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop


20. Confessions of a Candy Snatcher

Phoebe Sinclair | Theodore Taylor | ‎Candlewick | August 15, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop



21. Conjure Island

Eden Royce | Walden Pond Press | June 27, 2023 |  Amazon | Bookshop


22. Nightmare Island

Shakirah Bourne | Scholastic Press | June 6, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop


23. Hanging with Vampires: A Totally Factual Field Guide to the Supernatural

Insha Fitzpatrick | Quirk Books | March 28, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop


24. Where the Black Flowers Bloom

Ronald L. Smith | Clarion Books | January 31, 2023 | Amazon


25. The Girl in The Lake

India Hill Brown | Scholastic Press | January 4, 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop



26. The Vanquishers (Bk. 1 of 3)

Kalynn Bayron | Bloomsbury Children’s Books | 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop


27. Serwa Boateng’s Guide to Vampire Hunting

Roseanne A. Brown | Rick Riordan Presents | 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop


28. A Comb of Wishes

Lisa Stringfellow | Quill Tree Books | 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop 


29. Ophie’s Ghosts

Justina Ireland | Balzer + Bray | 2021 | Amazon | Bookshop 


30. Just South of Home

Karen Strong | Simon & Schuster BYR | 2019 | Amazon | Bookshop



31. The Owls Have Come to Take Us Away

Ronald L. Smith | MG | Clarion Books | 2019 | Amazon | Bookshop


32. Dragons in a Bag (Bk. 1 of 5)

Zetta Elliott | Random House BYR | October 23, 2018 | Amazon | Bookshop


33. Tiffany Donovan vs. the Poison Werewolves (Devils’ Pass)

Justina Ireland | Capstone Press | August 1, 2018 | Amazon | Bookshop


34. Tiffany Donovan vs. the Cookie Elves of Destruction (Devils’ Pass)

Justina Ireland | Capstone Press | August 1, 2017 |  Amazon | Bookshop


35. Hoodoo

Ronald L. Smith | Clarion Books | 2015 | Amazon | Bookshop



36. Maya and the Rising Dark (Bk. 1 of 3)

Rena Barron | HMH BYR | September 22, 2020 | Amazon | Bookshop


37. Hide and Seeker

Daka Hermon | Scholastic Press | September 15, 2020 | Amazon | Bookshop


38. Gloom Town

Ronald L. Smith | Clarion Books | February 11, 2020 | Amazon | Bookshop


39. The Forgotten Girl

India Hill Brown | Scholastic Press | November 5, 2019 | Amazon | Bookshop


40. The Jumbies (Bk. 1 of 3)

Tracey Baptiste | Algonquin Young Readers | April 28, 2015 | Amazon | Bookshop


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