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Books for Kids and Tweens September 2025 |
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The undead fox of Deadwood Forest
by Aubrey Hartman
Clare is the undead fox of Deadwood Forest. Long ago, he was struck by a car and was given the choice to either cross into the Afterlife or become an Usher of wandering souls. Clare chose the latter: a solitary life of guiding souls to their final resting place...until a badger soul named Gingersnipes appears. She is unable to leave Deadwood, so Clare and Gingersnipes set out on a journey to find Hesterfowl—the visionary grouse who recently foretold of turmoil in Deadwood. But upon their arrival, Hesterfowl divulges a shocking revelation that leaves Clare devastated, outraged, and determined to do anything to change his fate.
Available on Cloud Library
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J vs. K
by Kwame Alexander
Two ten-year-olds must decide whether they should join forces to create an unbeatable duo that is sure to win their school's annual creative storytelling contest.
Available on Cloud Library
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Mountain upside down
by Sara Ryan
Thirteen-year-old Alex Eager navigates the challenges of a long-distance relationship, an increasingly forgetful grandmother, and a town's referendum on library funding, all while trying to find her place.
Available on Cloud Library
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Snoop
by Gordon Korman
If Carter hadn't been checking his phone, he might have seen his brother coming down the ski slopes in his direction. And if Carter had seen his brother in time and avoided the crash, he might not have two broken legs. Now Carter is stuck at home for weeks, with both his legs in casts. Bored, he starts checking out the live feeds from police cams around his town. Before he knows it, he's obsessed--watching his classmates when they don't know he's looking and discovering some other very strange things going on that no one else is noticing. But what happens when Carter is found out... and the people he's watching know where he lives?
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Away
by Megan E. Freeman
An imminent yet unnamed danger forces people to leave their Colorado homes, and an aspiring filmmaker and a budding journalist investigate the threat and discover there is less truth and more cover-up to what they are being told.
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The girl in the walls
by Meg Eden Kuyatt
Sent to spend the summer with her seemingly critical Grandma Jojo, neurodivergent and artistic V discovers a ghostly girl in the walls and must uncover the ghost's desires and her grandmother's secrets before their relationship is irreparably damaged.
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The tale of the twisted toymaker
by Danielle Valentine
Fourteen-year-old Layla unknowingly puts her family's life in danger when she brings home a demonic doll that wants something from its owners and will not stop until it is theirs.
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My vampire vs. your werewolf
by Paul Tobin
The Crafters Guild, fostering community amongst exiled monsters and combatting the decline in monster mental health, encourage no-holds-barred battles that test their strengths, smarts and special abilities, but in this “friendly” competition, what could possibly go wrong?
Available on Cloud Library
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Read at Your Own Risk
by Remy Lai
It started with a silly spirit-summoning game with friends, but now seventh-grader Hannah has only eight days to undo the curse that’s turning her life into a nightmare. Red-splattered illustrations amp up the creepiness in this gross and gruesome horror story.
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The creepening of Dogwood House
by Eden Royce
After the death of his mother, Roddie and his aunt move to Dogwood House, their family's home for over 100 years, and as they start fixing up the rotting house, he discovers a ghostly presence and strange secrets linked to their family's hoodoo roots.
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It's watching
by Lindsay Currie
Josie and her best friends, Jackson and Alison, sneak into a haunted cemetery on Halloween night hoping to prove the existence of a famous ghost and instead get sinister memes on their phones and must discover who is terrorizing them.
Available on Cloud Library
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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County of SLO Public Libraries
995 PALM ST
SAN LUIS OBISPO, California 93403
805-781-5991 |
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