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The Best Halloween Ever

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Junie B., First Grader: Boo...and I Mean It!

Barbara Park · 86 pages

With Halloween approaching, Junie B. needs to find a costume that will scare off the real witches and ghosts that she believes will be out on the holiday.

HalloweenMiddle GradeFunnyChild Narrator
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It's Halloween, I'm Turning Green

Dan Gutman · 123 pages

"For A.J. and the gang from Ella Mentry School, a night of regular trick-or-treating turns into the weirdest Halloween in the history of the universe"--

HalloweenMiddle GradeFunnyChild Narrator
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The Case of the Halloween Ghost

John R. Erickson · 127 pages

Hank the Cowdog has one of the scariest adventures of his life when he and his cowardly companion, Drover, find themselves in a strange and spooky place on Halloween night.

HalloweenMiddle GradeFunnyFirst Person Narrator
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Sammy Keyes and the Night of Skulls

Wendelin Van Draanen

Junior high detective Sammy Keyes and her friends take a detour through a graveyard on Halloween night and find themselves in the middle of a mystery involving missing people, human skulls, and a ghoulish embalmer, while school presents its own set of tricks and treats.

HalloweenMiddle GradeFunnyFirst Person Narrator
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The Dreadful Future of Blossom Culp

Richard Peck · 183 pages

It's Halloween, 1914. Teenage psychic Blossom Culp sneaks into the house where the rest of her class is having a party-and that's when everything goes haywire. Suddenly Blossom is hurled into a time warp. Her psychic powers have found a way to send her into the future-our time. But will they be able to send her back?

HalloweenMiddle GradeFunnyFirst Person Narrator
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Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise

Kate DiCamillo · 80 pages

When the Watsons decide to zip their porcine wonder into a formfitting princess dress for Halloween – complete with tiara – they are certain that Mercy will be beautiful beyond compare. Mercy is equally certain she likes the sound of trick-or-treating and can picture piles of buttered toast already. As for the Lincoln Sisters next door, how could they know that their cat would lead them all on a H

HalloweenFunnyMiddle GradeCharming
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It's Halloween, You 'Fraidy Mouse!

Geronimo Stilton · 120 pages

Crumbling cheese treats! It was Halloween, the spookiest day of the year, and my nephew Benjamin had dragged me to a graveyard to do research for my newest book. There I met Creepella von Cacklefur, a very spooky mouse who- yikes!- tried to lock me up in her coffin! Oh, how would a 'fraidy mouse like me ever survive?

HalloweenMiddle GradeFunnySeries
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No Such Thing as Ghosts

Ursula Vernon

Not only must Danny and Wendell trick-or-treat with skeptical classmate Christiana, school bully Big Eddy dares them to enter a haunted house on Halloween night, where they may have to sacrifice their candy to a ghost.

HalloweenMiddle GradeFunnySeries
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Meet Molly: An American Girl

Valerie Tripp · 58 pages

While her father is away fighting in World War II, Molly finds her life full of change as she eats terrible vegetables from the victory garden and plans revenge on her brother for ruining her Halloween.

HalloweenMiddle GradeCharmingSeries
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The Haunted Mask II

R.L. Stine · 124 pages

HalloweenMiddle GradeFunnySeries
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It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

Charles M. Schulz · 48 pages

Linus waits for the Great Pumpkin, Snoopy has a run in with the Red Baron, and all Charlie Brown gets for trick-or-treat is a rock.

HalloweenFunnyCharmingHeartwarming
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The Monster's Ring

Bruce Coville · 105 pages

A timid boy, eager to frighten the school bully on Halloween night, acquires a magic ring and the power to change himself into a hideous monster.

HalloweenMiddle GradeFunnySeries
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Clementine and the Spring Trip

Sara Pennypacker · 160 pages

Third-grader Clementine's school field trip to Plimoth Plantation leads to all kind of discoveries, from fourth grade eating rules to the source of the stink on the bus.

Middle GradeFunnyChild NarratorCharming
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Lord of the Wings

Donna Andrews · 336 pages

"Reluctantly volunteering her home after a haunted house exhibit burns down during her town's over-the-top Halloween festival activities, Meg Langslow is challenged to save the day upon discovering a real murder victim among the creepy displays"--

HalloweenFunnySmall TownFirst Person Narrator
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Kitten in the Candy Corn

Ben M. Baglio · 142 pages

Mandy and her friends find a black kitten in a box of candy corn, and work to find him a home.

HalloweenMiddle GradeHeartwarmingSeries
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The Ex Hex

Erin Sterling · 308 pages

HalloweenFunnyContemporary FictionSmall Town
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Sleepy Hollow Sleepover

Ron Roy · 128 pages

Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are enjoying Halloween fun in Sleepy Hollow, New York, but when unplanned spooky things start happening, they invevestigate whether a real headless horseman might be to blame.

HalloweenMiddle GradeSeries
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Waffle Hearts

Maria Parr · 237 pages

Lena is Trille’s best friend, even if she is a girl. And there is never an ordinary day when you’ve got a best friend like Lena. Hardly a day passes without Trille and Lena inventing some kind of adventure that often ends in trouble. Whether it’s coaxing a cow onto a boat or sledding down the steepest and iciest hill with a chicken, there is always a thrill—and sometimes an injury—to be had. Tril

Middle GradeFunnyChild NarratorCharming
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Boris and Bella

Carolyn Crimi · 32 pages

Bella Legrossi and Boris Kleanitoff, the messiest and cleanest monsters in Booville respectively, do nothing but argue until the night of Harry Beastie's Halloween party.

HalloweenFunnyCharming
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Middle GradeFunnyChild NarratorHeartwarming
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The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky

Jory John · 32 pages

Halloween is the Bad Seed’s favorite holiday of the year. But what’s a seed to do when he can’t find a show-stopping costume for the big night? Postpone trick-or-treating for everyone, of course! Can he get a costume together in time? Or will this seed return to his baaaaaaaaad ways?

HalloweenFunnyHeartwarmingSeries
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Scaredy-Cat, Splat!

Rob Scotton

It's Halloween, and Splat is determined to be the scariest cat in the class. Unfortunately, he's just too much of a scaredy-cat. He's afraid of a little spider, and everyone says his costume looks more silly than scary. And when Mrs. Wimpydimple tells a ghost story in the dark, Splat gets so frightened that he tips over his jack-o'-lantern. But when the lights go back on, the entire class is scare

HalloweenFunnyHeartwarming
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Big Pumpkin

Erica Silverman · 32 pages

A witch trying to pick a big pumpkin on Halloween discovers the value of cooperation when she gets help from a series of monsters.

HalloweenFunnyCharming
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The Witch Family

Eleanor Estes · 223 pages

HalloweenMiddle GradeCharming

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