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Juvenile Fiction & Graphic Novels
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The Otherwoods
by Justine Pucella Winans
Born with the ability to see monsters and travel to The Otherwoods, River Rydell has no choice but to confront this place they've only seen in their nightmares when their only friend (and crush) Avery is dragged into this terrifying world.
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Scarewaves
by Trevor Henderson
"Guided by a mysterious radio host, a group of kids comes face to face with the horrors hiding within their town of Beacon Point, a place plagued by strange phenomena for years, as they follow clues to a terrifying secret before it eats them alive.
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The Bellwoods Game
by Celia Krampien
When it's her turn to play the Bellwoods Game —a tradition for sixth graders to save the town for another year...or so the story goes—Bailee enters into the woods on Halloween night with two other players and discovers something sinister is at work.
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The Labyrinth of Souls
by Leslie Vedder
Ix Tatterfall can cross into the Labyrinth, home to powerful Sorrows, and see strange Nightmare beasts, but something is wrong as a terrible new Nightmare has been gobbling up lost souls, allowing Nightmares to seep into the Waking World.
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Beetle & the Hollowbones
by Aliza Layne
Caught between the worlds of magical sorceresses and spirits who are trapped in the mall for eternity, 12-year-old goblin-witch Beetle races to rescue her ghost friend at the same time she encourages her aunt's apprentice to stand up for herself.
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The fall festival fiasco
by Aaron Starmer
When tickets for the Fall Festival go missing, the pie-eating contest is sabotaged and a suspiciously large pumpkin shows up, the Prime Detectives Abby, Cam and Gabriel use geometry and logic to do the math and discover the truth.
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Nightmare hunter / : Nightmare Hunter
by Brady Smith
Twelve-year-old Maxwell, who can enter and battle other kids' nightmares, has helped countless dreamers--until he meets Sid, whose increasingly eerie and inescapable nightmares make Maxwell question if he is trapped in one himself
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The okay witch
by Emma Steinkellner
A graphic novel author-and-artist debut by the Eisner-nominated illustrator of Quince finds 13-year-old Moth Hush discovering her abilities and her family's secret magical heritage while foiling a group of bullies on Halloween.
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This appearing house
by Ally Malinenko
At the five-year marker of her cancer diagnosis, a house appears at the dead end of Juniper Drive—knowing this is no coincidence, Jac enters this strange place to find out what it wants from her.
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Before the ever after
by Jacqueline Woodson
The son of an idolized pro-football star begins noticing the contrast between his father's angry, forgetful behavior and his superhero reputation before adjusting to a new reality involving difficult symptoms stemming from his father's numerous head injuries.
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The witch boy
by Molly Ostertag
When a boy goes missing during a night of shapeshifting, thirteen-year-old Astor risks going against family tradition by using his magic to help locate him.
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The lost library
by Rebecca Stead
When a mysterious Little Free Library guarded by a large orange cat appears overnight, eleven-year-old Evan plucks two weathered books from its shelves, never suspecting that his life is about to change.
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Extra normal
by Kate Alice Marshall
“Un-super” in a household of supernatural siblings, Charlie Greer is convinced that his“too nice and too normal” new neighbors are up to something and must uncover the truth, proving you don't need special powers to stop evil.
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Omega Morales and the curse of El Cucuy
by Laekan Zea Kemp
"Investigating the disappearance of several children while learning to trust her newfound powers but feeling overwhelmed by darkness, Omega discovers that El Cucuy, the boogeyman of Mexican legend, is responsible and risks everything to stop him.
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The moth keeper
by Kay O'Neill
When Anya, the protector of the lunar moth that allows the Night-Lily flower to bloom once a year, becomes tired of the cold desert nights then obsessed with the sun and decides to stay up during the day to feel its warmth, disastrous consequences result.
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Picture Books & Beginner Chapter Books
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The bakery dragon
by Devin Elle Kurtz
Ember, a small dragon with an unimpressive roar, fears he will never be as good at stealing gold as other dragons, but he soon discovers a different path to joy after a chance encounter with a baker.
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Imani the superhero
by Cicely Lewis
Imani discovers how to be brave as she looks for the perfect superhero costume for the Fall Festival. This early chapter book features critical thinking questions and a nonfiction feature on real-life superhero Kizzmekia Corbett.
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Marya Khan and the spectacular fall festival
by Saadia Faruqi
"Determined to beat her frenemy in ticket sales for the school's fall festival and win a prize, Marya is so focused on winning that she starts losing sight of what really matters. Illustrations. "
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The leaf thief
by Alice Hemming
When leaves start disappearing as autumn approaches, Squirrel is befuddled by this development and wonders if there is a leaf thief on the loose!
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It's fall!
by Renâee Kurilla
"This ode to fall, written in sweet and simple verse, celebrates the joys of the season, from jumping in piles of leaves to trick-or-treating to enjoying cider and donuts!
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Fall frolic in the city
by Cathy Goldberg Fishman
"Simple rhymes, a counting pattern and gorgeous papercraft art invite youngsters to frolic through the city during the fall, bringing to life the sights, sounds, colors and smells of the season, as well as the cultural melting pot that makes the city so special.
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The Maple Festival
by Poppy Green
Helping her mother bake treats for Silverlake Forest's annual Maple Festival, Sophie Mouse is challenged to use her creative skills when nobody visits her mother's stand.
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Amara's farm
by JaNay Brown-Wood
A young girl named Amara asks readers to help her search for pumpkins on her farm in preparation for a potluck with her friends, in this joyful celebration of cool-weather fruits and vegetables.
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Apple cake / : A Gratitude
by Dawn Casey
The award-winning author of Held in Love presents a seasonally themed rhyming tale featuring a child who says thank you for the gifts of nature, from apples and eggs to milk and hazelnuts, before using the ingredients to make a delicious cake.
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