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Scary Stories for Youth - Very, Very Scary Chapter Books

9/20/2021

 
  • Shutter, Courtney Alameda, print
  • Five Midnights, Ann Dávila Cardinal, print | ebook | eaudio
  • The Darkdeep, Ally Condie & Brendan Reichs, print
  • Winterwood, Shea Ernshaw, print | ebook
  • Hex Hall, Rachel Hawkins, print | ebook | eaudio
  • The Name of the Star, Maureen Johnson, print | ebook
  • Horrid, Katrina Leno, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Rot & Ruin, Jonathan Maberry, print
  • Campfire, Shawn Sarles, print
  • The Screaming Staircase, Jonathan Stroud, print | ebook | eaudio
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Scary Stories for Youth - Scary Short Story Collections

9/20/2021

 
  • Out to Get You: 13 Tales of Weirdness and Woe, Josh Allen, print
  • Ghosts, Ghouls and Other Nightmares, Gene Kemp, print
  • One-Minute Scary Stories, Shari Lewis, print
  • The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural, Patricia C. McKissack, print
  • Hush-a-Bye, Jody Lee Mott, print
  • Ask the Bones: Scary Stories from Around the World, Arielle North Olson, print | ebook
  • Hide and Don’t Seek: and Other Very Scary Stories, Anica Mrose Rissi, print
  • Beware!, R.L. Stine, print
  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Alvin Schwartz, print | ebook
  • Teeny Tiny Tingly Tales, Nancy Van Laan, print
  • Scary Stories for Sleep-overs, R.C. Welch, print
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Scary Stories for Youth - Middle-of-the-Road Scary

9/20/2021

 
  • Small Spaces, Katherine Arden, print | ebook | eaudio
  • The Night Gardener, Jonathan Auxier print | ebook | eaudio
  • That One Spooky Night, Dan Bar-el, print
  • The House with a Clock in Its Walls, John Bellairs, print | ebook
  • Doll Bones, Holly Black, print | audio | ebook | eaudio
  • The Halloween Tree, Ray Bradbury, print | eaudio
  • The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding, Alexandra Bracken, print
  • The Weirn Books: Be Wary of the Silent Woods, Svetlana Chmakova, print
  • The Boggart, Susan Cooper, print | eaudio
  • The Ghost and Mrs. Hobbs, Cynthia DeFelice, print
  • Watch Hollow, Gregory Funaro, print | eaudio
  • Ghost Knight, Cornelia Funke, print | audio | eaudio 
  • Coraline, Neil Gaiman, print | audio | ebook | eaudio
  • Coraline: the Graphic Novel, Neil Gaiman & P. Craig Russell, print
  • The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman, print | audio | ebook | eaudio | eaudio
  • The Graveyard Book: the Graphic Novel, Neil Gaiman & P. Craig Russell, vol 1 print | vol 2 print 
  • The Crossroads, Chris Grabenstein, print | ebook | eaudio
  • The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall, Mary Downing Hahn, print | ebook
  • The Girl in the Locked Room, Mary Downing Hahn, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Apocalypse Taco, Nathan Hale, print | ebook
  • Hide and Seeker, Daka Hermon, print
  • Can You Survive an Alien Invasion?, B.A. Hoena, print
  • The Last Halloween, Abby Howard, print
  • The List of Unspeakable Fears, J. Kasper Kramer, coming soon
  • Whispering Pines, Heidi Lang, print
  • The Stitchers (Fright Watch series), Lorien Lawrence, print
  • Billy Bones, Christopher Lincoln, print
  • Thirteens, Kate Alice Marshall, print
  • Spirit Hunters, Ellen Oh, print | ebook
  • The Nest, Kenneth Oppel, print | audio | ebook | eaudio
  • City of Ghosts, Victoria Schwab, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Can You Survive a Zombie Apocalypse?, Anthony Wacholtz, print
  • Nightbooks, J.A. White, print | audio | ebook | eaudio
  • The Ghosts of Mercy Manor, Betty Ren Wright, print
  • The Monstrumologist, Rick Yancey, print
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Scary Stories for Youth - Fun & Scary

9/20/2021

 
  • A Very Scary Ghost Story, Joanne Barkan, print
  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories, Max Brallier, print | ebook
  • Shadow in the Woods and Other Scary Stories, Max Brallier, print | ebook
  • A Small Zombie Problem, K.G. Campbell, print
  • Witches of Brooklyn, Sophie Escabasse, print | ebook
  • Scary Stories for Young Foxes, Christian McKay Heidicker, print | playaway | ebook | eaudio 
  • Scary Stories for Young Foxes: The City, Christian McKay Heidicker, print
  • Bunnicula (series), Deborah & James Howe, print | audiobook | ebook | eaudio
  • Beetle & the Hollowbones, Aliza Layne, print | ebook
  • The Spooky Box, Mark Gonyea, print
  • Edgar & Ellen (series), Charles Ogden, print
  • Creepy Carrots!, Aaron Reynolds, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Creepy Pair of Underwear!, Aaron Reynolds, print | ebook
  • The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter, Aaron Reynolds, print
  • The Dark, Lemony Snicket, print
  • Scaredy Squirrel (series), Melanie Watt, print | ebook
  • Dust & Grim, Chuck Wendig, coming in October
  • Leonardo the Terrible Monster, Mo Willems, print
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Scary Stories for Youth - Not So Scary

9/20/2021

 
  • I’m Not Scared!, Jonathan Allen, print
  • Ghost Cat, Kevan Atteberry, print
  • Ghost's Hour, Spook's Hour, Eve Bunting, print
  • Boo Who?, Ben Clanton, print
  • Little Ghoul Goes to School, Jeff Czekaj, print
  • The Pomegranate Witch, Denise Doyen, print
  • Gustavo, the Shy Ghost, Flavia Z. Drago, print
  • There's No Such Thing As Ghosts, Emmanuelle Eeckhout, print
  • Go Away, Big Green Monster!, Ed Emberley, print
  • Zee is Not Scared, Michel Gay, print
  • Scaredy Kate, Jacob Grant, print
  • The Scary Places Map Book, B.G. Hennessy, print
  • Duck and Goose, Honk! Quack! Boo!, Tad Hills, print
  • The Fun Book of Scary Stuff, Emily Jenkins, print
  • Ghosts in the House, Kazuno Kohara, print
  • Let’s Scare Bear, Yuko Katakawa, print
  • The Hungry Ghosts, Julius Lester, print
  • The Witch Who Was Afraid of Witches, Alice Lowe, print
  • Night Animals, Gianna Marino, print | ebook
  • The Too-Scary Story, Bethanie Deeney Murguia, print
  • Tell Me a Scary Story -- But Not Too Scary!, Carl Reiner, print
  • I Want to Be in a Scary Story, Sean Taylor, print
  • We're Going on a Ghost Hunt, Marcia K. Vaughan, print
  • Stormy Night, Salina Yoon, print ​
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We Remember September 11 - Kids & Teens

8/16/2021

 
Children's:
  • Nine, Ten: a September 11 Story, Nora Raleigh Baskin, print | audio | ebook | eaudio 
  • America Is Under Attack, Don Brown, print
  • Cows for America, Carmen Agra Deedy, print
  • The Breadwinner Trilogy, Deborah Ellis, print | ebook
  • Saved by the Boats: the Heroic Sea Evacuation of September 11, Julie Gassman, print
  • Ground Zero, Alan Gratz, print | ebook
  • Fireboat: the Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey, Maira Kalman, print
  • Messages to Ground Zero, Shelley Harwayne, print
  • A Nation Challenged, ed. Nancy Lee, et al., print
  • What Were the Twin Towers?, Jim O’Connor, print | ebook
  • Towers Falling, Jewell Parker Rhodes, print | ebook
  • This Very Tree: a Story of 9/11, Resilience, and Regrowth, Sean Rubin, print
  • I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001, Lauren Tarshis, print | ebook
  • Nasreen’s Secret School, Jeanette Winter, print
Teen:
  • In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers, Don Brown, print
  • Hope and Other Punchlines, Julie Buxbaum, print
  • An Emotion of Great Delight, Tahereh Mafi, print | ebook | eaudio
  • The Memory of Things, Gae Polisner, print
Adult books that may be appropriate for children and teens:
  • American Heroes, print
  • Understanding September 11, Mitch Frank, print
  • New York September 11, print
  • 9-11: A Tribute, print
Download this list (PDF).
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Celebrate Pride: Children's Books

6/7/2021

 
Picture Books & Board Books
  • Sam!, Dani Gabriel, print
  • Ho'onani: Hula Warrior, Heather Gayle & Mika Song, print | ebook
  • Jacob's New Dress, Sarah Hoffman, print
  • From Archie to Zack, Vincent X. Kirsch, print 
  • Over the Shop, JonArno Lawson & Qin Leng, print
  • Julián at the Wedding, Jessica Love, print
  • One of a Kind Like Me / Único como yo, Laurin Mayeno, print
  • Our Subway Baby, Peter Mercurio, print
  • Heather Has Two Mommies, Lesléa Newman, print
  • A Tale of Two Daddies, Vanita Oelschlager, print
  • My Maddy, Gayle E. Pitman, print
  • This Day in June, Gayle E. Pitman, print
  • Pride Colors, Robin Stevenson, print | ebook

Children’s Fiction, Nonfiction, and Graphic Novels
  • A High Five for Glenn Burke, Phil Bildner, print
  • Flight of the Puffin, Ann Braden, print
  • King and the Dragonflies, Kacen Callender, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Nate Expectations, Tim Federle, print
  • Rick, Alex Gino, print | ebook | eaudio
  • One Half from the East, Nadia Hashimi, print | ebook
  • Beetle & the Hollowbones, Aliza Layne, print | ebook
  • Too Bright to See, Kyle Lukoff, print
  • The Best at It, Maulik Pancholy, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Sewing the Rainbow: The Story of Gilbert Baker and the Rainbow Flag, Gayle E. Pitman, print
  • Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag, Rob Sanders, print
  • Stonewall: a Building, an Uprising, a Revolution, Rob Sanders, print | ebook
  • Ana on the Edge, A.J. Sass, print | ebook
  • The List of Things that Will Not Change, Rebecca Stead, print | audio | ebook | eaudio
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Lester's Tales: Tails & Tales on video

6/2/2021

 
  • The Black Stallion, dvd
  • The Black Stallion Returns, dvd
  • Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, disc 1, dvd
  • Chick and Brain: Egg or Eyeball? dvd
  • Ferdinand, dvd | blu
  • My Little Pony: the Movie, blu 
  • PAW Patrol: Dino Rescue Roar to the Rescue, dvd
  • PBS Kids: 15 Pet-Tastic Tails, dvd
  • PBS Kids: 20 Furry Tales, dvd
  • Rapunzel and More Classic Fairy Tales, dvd
  • Rescue and Jessica: a Life Changing Friendship, dvd
  • Storywatchers Club: World Folktales, dvd
  • The Wind in the Willows: a Tale of Two Toads, dvd
  • Wolfie the Bunny and other Rabbit Adventures, dvd
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Lester's Tales: True Tales Nonfiction

6/1/2021

 
  • Crossings: Extraordinary Structures for Extraordinary Animals, Katy S. Duffield, +333.95 DUF, print
  • How Rabbit Lost His Tail: a Traditional Cherokee Legend, Deborah Duvall, +398 DUV, print 
  • Whose Tail Is This?, Peg Hall, +591.4 HAL, print
  • Animal Poems for Two or More Voices, Georgia Heard, +811 HEA, print
  • What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?, Steve Jenkins, +573 JEN, print | eaudio
  • Rescue & Jessica: a Life-changing Friendship, Jessica Kensky, ++ KEN, print
  • Cougar Crossing: How Hollywood's Celebrity Cougar Helped Build a Bridge for City Wildlife, Meeg Pincus, +639.9 PIN, print
  • Hard-Boiled Bugs for Breakfast: And Other Tasty Poems, Jack Prelutsky, +811 PRE, print
  • 50 Animals That Have Been to Space, Jennifer Read, +629.45 REA, print
  • Teddy: the Remarkable Tale of a President, a Cartoonist, a Toymaker, and a Bear, James Sage, +813.54 SAG, print
  • Chickenology: The Ultimate Encyclopedia, Barbara Sandri, +636.5 SAN, print 
  • Out of the Blue: How Animals Evolved from Prehistoric Seas, Elizabeth Shreeve, +560 SHR, print 
  • Horse Power: How Horses Changed the World, Jennifer Thermes, +636.1 THE, print 
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Lester's Tales: Animal Chapter Books

6/1/2021

 
  • Trouble With Tattle-tails, Jonathan Auxier, +F AUX 2,  print
  • Dear Beast: The Pet Parade, Dori Hillestad Butler, +F BEA 2, print
  • Twirling Tails, Sue Bently, +F BEN, print | ebook
  • Sydney & Taylor Explore the whole Wide World, Jacqueline Davies, +F DAV,  print   
  • Because of Winn-Dixie, Kate DiCamillo, +F DIC, print | ebook | eaudio  
  • Alone, Megan E. Freeman, +F FRE, print
  • The Inquisitor's Tale, Adam Gidwitz, +F GID,  print | ebook | eaudio
  • Kondo & Kezumi Reach for the Bell, David Goodner, +F GOO, print
  • Hoot, Carl Hiassen, +F HIA, print | ebook | eaudio
  • Girl Giant and the Monkey King, Van Hoang, +F HOA, print
  • Whitetail Adventures, Kevin Lovegreen, +F LOV, print
  • Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh, Robert C. O’Brien, +F OBR, print | eaudio
  • The Mouse With the Question Mark Tail, Richard Peck, +F PEC, print | audio | ebook | eaudio
  • A Game of Fox & Squirrels, Jenn Reese, +F REE, print | ebook 
  • The Elephant in the Room, Holly Goldberg Sloan, +F SLO,  print | ebook | eaudio
  • Leonard (My Life as a Cat), Carlie Sorosiak, +F SOR, print
  • Skunk and Badger, Amy Timberlake, +F TIM, print
  • The Dog Who Saved the World, Ross Welford, +F WEL, print
  • Alice's Farm: a Rabbit's Tale, Maryrose Wood, +F WOO, print
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    After each title, you'll find links to reserve these items on LINKcat and Wisconsin's Digital Library. In many cases, you can choose from print, large print, audio CD, and Playaway, or ebooks and eaudiobooks.

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