Looking for a treat? Try one of these spooky Halloween books. But you better read them with a light on --- these books are guaranteed ghostly, ghastly! Aw, but don't worry they are also guaranteed great!
THERE'S A DEAD PERSON FOLLOWING MY SISTER AROUND
by Vivian Vande Velde
Puffin
ISBN: 0141312815
Pages 143
12 year-old Ted has a totally obnoxious older brother, Zach, and a totally adorable 5 year-old sister, Vicki. No big deal except that it just so happens Vicki has attracted two new ghostly friends who follow her everywhere --- an African American woman and her child. What do they want from Vicki and what does the Underground Railroad (a secret system they used to help slaves escape to freedom) have to do with the hauntings? It's up to Ted and his cousin Jackie to find out the answers --- and when they do, boy, will you be in for a shock!
THE BOY OF A THOUSAND FACES
by Brian Selznick
HarperTrophy
ISBN: 0064410803
35 pages
Maybe it's because Alonzo was born on Halloween that he is so completely fascinated by monsters, vampires, and ghouly ghosts. What ever the reason, Alonzo's monster obsession is sure going to come in handy now that a mysterious beast is on the loose in his town. Will Alonzo be able to rid his town of the monster? For that matter, what kind of monster is this anyway?
JADE GREEN: A Ghost Story
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Atheneum
ISBN: 0689820054
168 pages
When Judith first moved into her uncle's house he told her not to bring anything green into the house under any circumstances. She thought this was kind of a strange rule --- that is, until she hears mysterious scratching noises in her closet and learns that Jade, the girl who once lived in her uncle's house, died tragically and her favorite color happen to be green. Now she's roused the ghost of Jade! Hang on tight because this story is going to scare the pumpkins seeds out of you!
GHOST SOLDIER
by Elaine Marie Alpine
Henry Holt & Company, Inc.
ISBN: 0805061584
216 pages
Alexander's not exactly like other boys --- he can see ghosts. His mother once told him this makes him special, but since she left three years ago he hasn't seen any ghosts (or felt all that special, come to think of it.) But when Alexander is forced to go on a trip to North Carolina to visit his father's new girlfriend, he experiences a ghostly vision in the form of a young soldier who died in the Civil War and now needs Alexander's help finding out what happened to his family after the war. Will Alexander be able to help the soldier find out about his relatives? Will Alexander ever come to terms with the changes happening in his own family?
THE HOUSE ON HACKMAN'S HILL
by Joan Lowery Nixon
Apple
ISBN: 0590423703
128 pages
If you had the chance to earn $10,000, would you explore a haunted mansion in search of a missing mummy? Jeff and his cousin Debbie decide it's just too good an opportunity to pass up. But mummy hunting proves more terrifying then they ever imagined when they get stuck in the mansion and have to spend the WHOLE night there. Will Jeff and Debbie make it out alive?
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