Looking for books full of magic, monsters, and mayhem this Halloween season and beyond? This list has plenty of options. For more reading, check out Thrills and Chills: 30 MG & YA Books for Halloween Reading and Board Books for Halloween.
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1. Secret of the Reaping (The Vanquishers, Bk. 2)
Kalynn Bayron | Bloomsbury Children’s Books | October 10, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
2. Just A Pinch of Magic
Alechia Dow | Feiwel & Friends | October 10, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
3. The Memory Thieves (A Conjuror Novel, Bk. 2)
Dhonielle Clayton | Henry Holt BYR | September 26, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
4. Rayleigh Mann in the Company of Monsters
Ciannon Smart | HarperCollins | September 26, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
5. Rick Riordan Presents: Serwa Boateng’s Guide to Witchcraft and Mayhem
Roseanne A. Brown | Rick Riordan Presents | September 12, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
6. Finch House
Ciera Burch | Margaret K. McElderry Books | September 5, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
7. Nightmare King
Daka Hermon | Scholastic Press | September 5, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
8. Who Was Accused in the Salem Witch Trials?: Tituba
Insha Fitzpatrick | Who HQ | Rowan MacColl | Penguin Workshop | September 5, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
9. Chilling with Ghosts: A Totally Factual Field Guide to the Supernatural
Insha Fitzpatrick | Quirk Books | August 15, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
10. Confessions of a Candy Snatcher
Phoebe Sinclair | Theodore Taylor | Candlewick | August 15, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
11. Conjure Island
Eden Royce | Walden Pond Press | June 27, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
12. Nightmare Island
Shakirah Bourne | Scholastic Press | June 6, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
13. Hanging with Vampires: A Totally Factual Field Guide to the Supernatural
Insha Fitzpatrick | Quirk Books | March 28, 2023 | Amazon | Bookshop
14. Where the Black Flowers Bloom
Ronald L. Smith | Clarion Books | January 31, 2023 | Amazon
15. The Girl in The Lake
India Hill Brown | Scholastic Press | January 4, 2022 | Amazon | Bookshop
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