Since Halloween is just around the corner, I did a search for spooky Middle Grade Books.
I found three of the following.
The Case of the Graveyard Ghost
by: Michele Torrey
Sterling 2009
Who you gonna call to ghostbust a
graveyard spook? Doyle and Fossey, that’s who! They’re on the job and ready to
free a snobby girl from a tight situation, uncover the culprit who’s ruining
some prize roses, nab a dangerous smuggler of rare animals, and of course reveal the truth about that pesky ghost!
Here is a link to the author’s site
and more info about the book.
The Dead End
by Mimi McCoy
Publisher’s synopsis:
Casey Slater can’t believe her bad luck. It’s the summer before seventh grade,
and instead of the perfect vacation she’d planned with her best friend, Casey
is in a remote country town, where her parents are restoring an old, creaky,
creepy house. Worst of all, everyone else in town thinks the old house is
haunted. And soon Casey thinks so, too — a vase explodes, a heavy china cabinet
falls over on its own — and it seems like the ghost doesn’t want them there.
Casey thought she’d be dying of boredom, but now she’s scared to death!
The Mysterious Woods of Whistle Root
by Christopher Pennell
HMH Books for Young Readers
September 2013
This middle grade novel tells the story of a little girl
who can only sleep during the day and is awake all night. She befriends a rat
and gets pulled into the mysterious lives of the creatures of the woods of
Whistle Root.
It is a fantasy filled with unforgettable, quirky characters
and imagery. It shows how one can find friends in
the unlikeliest of places, such as windowsills, rabbit burrows and the library.
School Library Journal said -
"Charming black-and-white illustrations add to the
overall effect of the story, which will remind readers of beloved works by Kate
DiCamillo and E. B. White. . . . It's all rather old-fashioned and quite
lovely."
I have not read these books, but thought I would post about them in case you or a child you know may want to read them during this Halloween week.
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Posted byJanet Smart on Creative Writing in the Blackberry Patch.
When I worked as a children's library assistant, I remember the kids loved these kinds of stories. It seemed once they read one, they wanted more. Great list. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Candilynn. Yes, I bet they did like them - I still do!
DeleteThanks for the recommendations, Janet. I'm currently reading an ARC of GRAVE IMAGES due to be released later this week. I'm writing a review which I will post next Monday. Also a big thanks for stopping by my site.
ReplyDeleteThe third one sounds especially fascinating to me. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't heard of these. Thanks!
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