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The iconic anthology series of horror tales that's now a feature film!

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a timeless collection of chillingly scary tales and legends, in which folklorist Alvin Schwartz offers up some of the most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time.

Available for the first time as an ebook, Stephen Gammell's artwork from the original Scary Stories

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2) The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street

Author

Glaser, Karina Yan

Series

The Vanderbeekers volume 1

Pub. Date

2017

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7

Language

English

Formats

Description

Classic Children's Storybooks

Told that they will have to move out of their Harlem brownstone just after Christmas, the five Vanderbeeker children, ages four to twelve, decide to change their reclusive landlord's mind.

3) The night before Christmas

Author

Moore, Clement Clarke

Series

Publisher

Knopf

Pub. Date

1985

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Children's Book, eBook, Kindle

The illustrator's Vermont farmhouse and her pets are featured in the illustrations of this well-known poem about an important Christmas Eve visitor.

4) How to catch an elf

Author

Wallace, Adam

Series

How to Catch

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Description

A rhyming tale of an elf who must avoid being caught in traps while assisting Santa on Christmas Eve.

5) Scary Stories 3

Author

Schwartz, Alvin

Series

Scary Stories

Publisher

HarperCollins

Pub. Date

2019

Language

English

Formats

eBook, Kindle

Description

eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

The iconic anthology series of horror tales that's now a feature film!

Scary Stories 3 is a timeless collection of chillingly scary tales and legends, in which folklorist Alvin Schwartz offers up some of the most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time.

Available for the first time as an ebook, Stephen Gammell's artwork from the original Scary Stories 3 appears in

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6) 10 Blind Dates

Author

Elston, Ashley

Pub. Date

2019

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 11

Language

English

Formats

Description

Sophie wants one thing for Christmas-a little freedom from her overprotective parents. So when they decide to spend Christmas in South Louisiana with her very pregnant older sister, Sophie is looking forward to some much needed private (read: make-out) time with her long-term boyfriend, Griffin. Except it turns out that Griffin wants a little freedom from their relationship. Cue devastation. Heartbroken, Sophie flees to her grandparents' house, where...

7) Princess in Disguise

Author

DiCamillo, Kate

Series

Mercy Watson

Publisher

Candlewick Press

Pub. Date

2013

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

"Halloween was made for carefree Mercy Watson." – School Library Journal
Features an audio read-along! 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

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8) Mrs. Dole is out of control!

Author

Children's Book, eBook, Kindle

Series

My weird school daze volume 1

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Description

Second grade graduation turns into a full-blown spectacle when an overzealous PTA president pulls out all the stops for A.J. and his classmates on the last day of school.

9) The crippled lamb

Author

Lucado, Max

Publisher

Word

Pub. Date

c1994

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

A lamb who has always felt different and sad because of his black spots and his limp, feels his true worth when he is called upon to help keep the baby Jesus warm.

10) Bats at the library

Author

Lies, Brian

Series

Bat Books

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Company

Pub. Date

2008

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Bored with another normal, inky evening, bats discover an open library window and fly in to enjoy the photocopier, water fountain, and especially the books and stories found there.

11) Pete the cat saves Christmas

Author

Litwin, Eric

Series

Pete the Cat

Publisher

HarperCollins

Pub. Date

2013

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

When Santa falls ill and Christmas may have to be canceled, Pete the cat comes to the rescue.

12) Miss Holly is too jolly!

Author

Series

My weird school volume 14

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Description

Disaster reigns when A.J. participates in the school's holiday pageant celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa.

13) Unicorn Day

Author

Murray, Diana

Publisher

Sourcebooks

Pub. Date

2019

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

The unicorns are celebrating their favorite day of the year, complete with rainbows and sparkly butterflies, but when an impostor (a horse with a fake horn) arrives, will the party continue with all its glittery glory?

14) Five little pumpkins

Author

Dean, James

Series

Pete the cat

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Description

"Join Pete the Cat as he rocks out to this ... adaptation of the classic Halloween song 'Five little pumpkins'"--Page 4 of cover.

15) The witch of Blackbird Pond

Author

Speare, Elizabeth George

Series

Newbery medal winner

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9

Language

English

Formats

Description

Kit Tyler must leave behind shimmering Caribbean islands to join the stern Puritan community of her relatives. She soon feels caged, until she meets the old woman known as the Witch of Blackbird Pond. But when their friendship is discovered, Kit herself is accused of witchcraft!

16) Judy Moody declares independence

Author

McDonald, Megan

Series

Judy Moody volume no. 6

Publisher

Candlewick Press

Pub. Date

2010

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Formats

eBook, Kindle

Description

After learning about the American Revolution on a family trip to Boston, Massachusetts, Judy Moody makes her own Declaration of Independence and tries to prove that she is responsible enough to have more freedoms, such as a higher allowance and her own bathroom.

17) Mr. Macky Is Wacky!

Author

Series

My Weird School

Publisher

Recorded Books, Inc

Pub. Date

2014

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Something weird is going on! It's Presidents' Day! And Mr. Macky, the reading specialist, actually expects A.J. and his friends to read stuff about the presidents! Not only that, but he lives in a log cabin and thinks he's Abraham Lincoln! Is he for real?

18) Dr. Carbles is losing his marbles

Author

Series

My Weird School

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Description

Something weird is going on! It's Thanksgiving! A.J. is thankful for four days off from school. But he's not thankful for Dr. Carbles, who is grumpier than ever. Dr. Carbles even fires Mr. Klutz! Will A.J. and his friends be able to save their principal's job?

19) Pete the Cat's 12 groovy days of Christmas

Author

Dean, James

Series

Pete the Cat

Publisher

HarperCollins

Pub. Date

2018

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Classic Children's Storybooks

Pete and his friends are rockin' and groovin' while counting down the days to Christmas! Who needs five golden rings, when you can have five onion rings?

20) The velveteen rabbit

Author

Williams, Margery

Series

Publisher

Western Publishing Co

Pub. Date

c1992

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description