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The Freddy Files: The Official Guidebook to the Bestselling Video Game Series by Scott Cawthon
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn this first ever official guide to the bestselling horror video game Five Night at Freddy's, fans and gamers alike can immerse themselves in the characters, locations, game play, etc. and try to uncover the secrets and unlock the mysteries kept so hidden within the game itself... -
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Battle of the Boss-Monster: A Branches Book by Troy Cummings
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina... -
![March of the Vanderpants by Troy Cummings]()
March of the Vanderpants by Troy Cummings
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!In book 12, the S.S.M.P... -
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Monster Notebook by Troy Cummings
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCalling all future members of the Super Secret Monster Patrol! Kids love reading about the wacky monsters that attack Stermont in Troy Cummings' bestselling The Notebook of Doom series. Now fans can own Alexander Bopp's S.S.M.P... -
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![School Freezes Over! by Jack Chabert]()
School Freezes Over! by Jack Chabert
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina... -
![Re-Vamped! by Sienna Mercer]()
Re-Vamped! by Sienna Mercer
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe secret is out--cheerleader Olivia and vampire Ivy are twins!ow that Ivy and Olivia have told their friends that they're twins, they have to come clean to their adoptive parents. But Ivy's dad doesn't even want to meet Olivia!When the vampire officials realize Olivia knows the truth about vampires, they demand that she pass three tests to prove she's worthy of sharing the secret... -
![Pop of the Bumpy Mummy by Troy Cummings, Niloufar Amanzadeh]()
Pop of the Bumpy Mummy by Troy Cummings, Niloufar Amanzadeh
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA creepy mummy monster is on the loose in Stermont!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina... -
![Ghost in the Machine by Patrick Carman]()
Ghost in the Machine by Patrick Carman
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe chilling second book in the innovative series from bestselling author Patrick Carman. Strange things are happening in Skeleton Creek...and Ryan and Sarah are trying to find out why. Ryan writes down everything in his journal, and Sarah records everything on her videocam...Categorized as:
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![The Science Fair Is Freaky!: #4 by Jack Chabert]()
The Science Fair Is Freaky!: #4 by Jack Chabert
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen the school gym transforms into a giant volcano, Sam Graves and his friends have to figure out how to fight hot lava and discover what secrets are in the strange, old book they just found. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO...Categorized as:
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![Fright Night by Geronimo Stilton]()
Fright Night by Geronimo Stilton
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's time for Mysterious Valley's most anticipated competition of the year! The mouse who performs the best rhymes for the public and judges will be crowned Greatest Poet. Creepella's father, Boris von Cacklefur, has a secret weapon for the championship this year--he's going to improvise a rap . . -
![The Delusion: We All Have Our Demons by Laura Gallier]()
The Delusion: We All Have Our Demons by Laura Gallier
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOwen was a normal high school student with a great life. He had a beautiful girlfriend, played on the football team, and was surrounded by a group of great friends. That is, until he found a well on some abandoned land, and a man who offered him a drink of water that changed his life forever... -
![Scary Stories to Tell if You Dare by Joe Oliveto]()
Scary Stories to Tell if You Dare by Joe Oliveto
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDid you always wish there was another book like Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark? Then this book is for you. In this tribute to the creepiest kids books ever, you'll find 25 more tales from folklore, each with its own eerie illustration. TWENTY-FIVE TALES OF TERROR Followed Home - A young woman's long, lonely walk home is interrupted by a silent, menacing presence... -
![Dreadful Sorry by Kathryn Reiss]()
Dreadful Sorry by Kathryn Reiss
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Molly's recurrent nightmares become waking visions after she nearly drowns at a party. Soon she's witnessing events through the eyes of a girl who lived in her father's house nearly a century before... -
![The Pinstripe Ghost by David A. Kelly]()
The Pinstripe Ghost by David A. Kelly
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBatting second—book #2 in a brand-new early chapter book mystery series where each book is set in a different American ballpark! Mike and Kate are waiting for Kate's mom at a boring press conference in Yankee Stadium when the team official says something that makes Mike perk up his ears...Categorized as:
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![The Demon Dentist / Who Stole The Zoo? by James Lee]()
The Demon Dentist / Who Stole The Zoo? by James Lee
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSTORY #1: After Yi Shuo and his friends visit the school dentist, strange voices come out of their mouths. What has the mysterious Dr Dredd, THE DEMON DENTIST, done to them? STORY #2: When Nicholas Liao goes to the zoo, he discovers that all the animals have vanished and an evil phantom has taken over... -
![My Creepy Computer / There's a Ghost in My Phone! by James Lee]()
My Creepy Computer / There's a Ghost in My Phone! by James Lee
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTurn off your lights, get ready for frights! When the clock strikes midnight and the moon's full and bright, it's time for dread and fear. For Midnight is here. Double the danger and twice the terror! STORY #1: Ashraf's computer does all his homework for him. But then the strange creature inside it wants to control him... -
![Slappy New Year! by R.L. Stine]()
Slappy New Year! by R.L. Stine
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTake a little Horror home with you!Ray Gordon loves to scare his younger brother, Brandon. It's not hard considering Brandon is terrified of everything--loud noises, roller coasters, and especially the wooden dummy, Slappy, that Ray got from Jonahttan Chiller's HorrorLand gift shop. In order to throw his big New Year's Even party, Ray's parents make him promise to leave Brandon alone... -
![Dangerous Dolls Of Delaware by Johnathan Rand]()
Dangerous Dolls Of Delaware by Johnathan Rand
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOld dolls unearthed after many years below ground slowly become alive! Brother and sister, Spencer and Serena, have become the keepers of their find... and must find a way to return the Dangerous Dolls .. -
![The Streets of Panic Park by R.L. Stine]()
The Streets of Panic Park by R.L. Stine
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt's the end of the ride--for now! Fright-master R.L. Stine saves the most shocking surprises for last as all of HorrorLand's secrets are revealed!Luke and Lizzie thin they’ll be safe in Panic Park. But they’re wrong. Because Panic Park is home to The Menace, a two-faced villain with a twisted plan to trap them forever... -
![Remember Me by Christopher Pike]()
Remember Me by Christopher Pike
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSHE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT SHE WAS DEAD.When Shari Cooper awoke at home after being at her girlfriend's birthday party, her family acted like she wasn't there. They didn't hear a thing she said. They wouldn't even look at her. Then the call came from the hospital. Her father and brother paled. Her mother started to cry. Shari didn't know what was wrong. Not until she followed them to the hospital... -
![The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Great Illustrated Classics) by Mitsu Yamamoto, Robert Louis Stevenson]()
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Great Illustrated Classics) by Mitsu Yamamoto, Robert Louis Stevenson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYou are walking through the streets of London. It is getting dark and you want to get home quickly. You enter a narrow side-street. Everything is quiet, but as you pass the door of a large, windowless building, you hear a key turning in the lock. A man comes out and looks at you. You have never seen him before, but you realize immediately that he hates you... -
![Skin and Other Stories by Roald Dahl]()
Skin and Other Stories by Roald Dahl
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe eleven stories in this volume are drawn from Dahl's popular adult short stories and were chosen for their quirky, twisted, and haunting plots -- sure to please Dahl teenage fans... -
![The Five Masks of Dr. Screem by R.L. Stine]()
The Five Masks of Dr. Screem by R.L. Stine
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWelcome to the Hall of Horrors, HorrorLand's Hall of Fame for the truly terrifying.It's Halloween and Monica Anderson is out Trick-or-Treating with her younger brother. They knock on the door of an old, creepy house and are met by a strange woman who pleads for their help. Every year she must battle for the control of five sacred masks with the evil Dr. Screem... -
![Night of the Giant Everything by R.L. Stine]()
Night of the Giant Everything by R.L. Stine
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to the Hall of Horrors, HorrorLand's Hall of Fame for the truly terrifying.When 11-year-old Steven Sweeney is tricked into drinking a strange mixture of chemicals by his classmates, things begin to get strange... -
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![The Birthday Party of No Return! by R.L. Stine]()
The Birthday Party of No Return! by R.L. Stine
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to the Hall of Horrors, HorrorLand's Hall of Fame for the truly terrifying.Lee Hargrove only wants one thing-to win a scholarship to Summer Sports Camp. His school is holding a competition and the winner gets to attend the camp for free. Lee is one of the favorites to win along with his friend, Cory "Lucky Duck" Duckworth and another athletic classmate, Laura Grodin. Laura is good.. -
![October Ogre by Ron Roy, John Steven Gurney]()
October Ogre by Ron Roy, John Steven Gurney
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the tenth book of the Calendar Mysteries, an early chapter-book mystery series featuring the younger siblings of the A to Z Mysteries detectives, there's a haunted house in Green Lawn! It's Halloween, and the Shangri-la Hotel has been transformed into a haunted house, complete with an ogre out front... -
![The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle (Great Illustrated Classics) by Jack Kelly, Washington Irving]()
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle (Great Illustrated Classics) by Jack Kelly, Washington Irving
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook Description Publication Date: 1995 The chief part of the stories, however, turned upon the favorite specter of Sleepy Hollow, the Headless Horseman, who had been heard several times of late, patrolling the country; and, it was said, tethered his horse nightly among the graves in the churchyard... -
![Virtual Vampires of Vermont by Johnathan Rand]()
Virtual Vampires of Vermont by Johnathan Rand
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMike and his friend Haley thought that the cd game was just a game. That is until they were literally pulled into it's virtual reality. A reality were vampires exist.. -
![Treasure in the Graveyard by Roberto Pavanello]()
Treasure in the Graveyard by Roberto Pavanello
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTreasure and pirates and ghosts, oh my! When Echo discovers someone has been digging up the Fogville cemetery in search of missing buried treasure he needs his new friends, the Bat Pack, to help him get to the bottom of this spooky mystery...Categorized as:
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![I So Don't Do Famous by Barrie Summy]()
I So Don't Do Famous by Barrie Summy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHaving a boyfriend in eighth grade makes me kind of a celebrity at school. I'm also known throughout the spirit world--I've helped my ghost mom solve some tough cases. And now I'm on my biggest one of all . . . in Hollywood!Everyone is so famous here. But there's no time for stargazing. Somehow I managed to stumble upon a mystery right on Hollywood Boulevard... -
![The Ancients by Bill Myers]()
The Ancients by Bill Myers
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Swift Arrow has angered the gods with his lies! He must be driven from the tribe!” When Scott and Rebecca Williams are sent, along with their mom and Ryan, to a remote mountain village in New Mexico, they don't know what to expect. Their Internet friend Z has simply asked them to help a young brave named Swift Arrow... -
![Temptation by Janice Harrell]()
Temptation by Janice Harrell
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the creators of the bestselling Vampire Diaries and The Secret Circle here's a trio of perfectly packaged teen thrillers. The first novel centers on a young girl's discovery that the exciting, rich boy she's fallen in love with is involved in the mysterious disappearance--and possible murder--of another girl... -
![The Burning by R.L. Stine]()
The Burning by R.L. Stine
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe end…and the beginningSimon Fear thought changing his name would stop the evil. He was wrong—dead wrong.After generations of unspeakable horror, it is up to Daniel and Nora, brought together by their fateful love, to unite the feuding families... -
![The Secret by R.L. Stine]()
The Secret by R.L. Stine
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBuried EvilWhat is the secret of Fear Street?Why has its horror lasted so long?Ezra Fier wants to find out. He searches for the answer among the rotting bones in the ghostly town of Wickham. But he find only betrayal and death.Elizabeth and Kate are in love with the same boy... -
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![Phantom by Christopher Pike]()
Phantom by Christopher Pike
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAfter five thousand years she was again mortal. The dead alchemist's experiment has worked. Alisa is no longer a vampire, but a frail and confused human. Not only that -- she is pregnant. The baby grows in her at supernatural speed. As the stranger watches. The stranger from the past. But what child will Alisa's seed produce? A demon or an angel? Alisa does not know. But the stranger does... -
![Sorcerers of the Nightwing by Geoffrey Huntington]()
Sorcerers of the Nightwing by Geoffrey Huntington
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDevon March has grown up knowing two things: the monsters in the closet are real, and he is stronger than they are. But at fifteen years old, he still doesn’t know why. Now an orphan, Devon has been sent to live at Ravenscliff Manor with the foreboding Amanda Muir Crandall, her troubled nephew Alexander, and her feisty daughter Cecily... -
![The Hidden Evil by R.L. Stine]()
The Hidden Evil by R.L. Stine
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTimothy has a dangerous story to tell. A story with powers to awaken the worst evil imaginable--the evil in the heart of a child. Come and listen to Timothy's story--if you dare...Categorized as:
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![The Children of Fear by R.L. Stine]()
The Children of Fear by R.L. Stine
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLuke hates listening to the townspeople talk about his sister, Leah. They call her evil, and say she has unnatural powers. Leah does have the strange talent of being able to communicate with animals. But Luke is sure Leah would never use her gift for evil—until their parents’ horrible accident... -
![The Wooden Mile by Chris Mould]()
The Wooden Mile by Chris Mould
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHE WOODEN MILE VOLUME 1: PIRATES…WEREWOLVES…LOST TREASURE AND A SPOOKY HOUSESomething Wickedly Weird is most definitely here! Crampton Rock seems like a lovely seaside town…at least until dark. When eleven-year-old Stanley Buggles inherits a house from a mysterious uncle he didn't know he had, he also inherits a mystery and some strange and sinister new neighbors... -
![Dance of Death by R.L. Stine]()
Dance of Death by R.L. Stine
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter falling in love with Justin Fier, Madeline is warned away from him by a young man no one else sees and an old woman everyone thinks is crazy. They tell her Justin is a man driven by an evil quest that destroys any woman who dares to love him... -
![The Green Room by Nag Mani]()
The Green Room by Nag Mani
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsQueen Victoria School, Nainital. Founded: 1855. "She wears an old uniform," Nisha continued, "pale white face, dark shadows around her eyes. She is often seen sitting on this very chair. And it is said that the chair is always found in front of the mirror no matter where you leave it... -
![Zap! I'm a Mind Reader by Dan Greenburg, Jack E. Davis]()
Zap! I'm a Mind Reader by Dan Greenburg, Jack E. Davis
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a science experiment goes wrong, Zack develops a bizarre new skill. He hears people speak without moving their lips. And he knows all the answers in a geography test without even thinking. But being a mind-reader can be a bit scary sometimes - especially when there are hungry piranhas around... -
![Checkout Time at the Dead-End Hotel by R.L. Stine]()
Checkout Time at the Dead-End Hotel by R.L. Stine
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe reader can choose from more than twenty different endings to the terrifying tale that begins with the reader and friends checking into the Dead Hotel--where the guests are all ghosts--after breaking down on a deserted highway... -
![Wolf at the Window (Animal Ark Hauntings by Ben M. Baglio, John Butler]()
Wolf at the Window (Animal Ark Hauntings by Ben M. Baglio, John Butler
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn a short vacation in Scotland, Mandy and her friend James visit the local wildlife park to see the star attraction -- two young wolves. Though the wolves are beaufiful, some of the townspeople are scared and determinted to have them sent away... -
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![Goosebumps Monster Edition #1 by R.L. Stine]()
Goosebumps Monster Edition #1 by R.L. Stine
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe #1 gift on every kid's list is here--three sensational Goosebumps classics, bound together in a monster-sized hardcover edition, and a screaming sound chip that's activated when readers open the front cover! The interactive package includes:- #1: Welcome to Dead House- #2: Stay Out of the Basement- #4: Say Cheese and... -
![The Berenstain Bears and the Galloping Ghost by Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain]()
The Berenstain Bears and the Galloping Ghost by Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBrother Bear learns about fear and getting back in the saddle when a ghost haunts the riding academy... -
![The Berenstain Bears Go on a Ghost Walk by Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain]()
The Berenstain Bears Go on a Ghost Walk by Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith silly Papa Bear in charge of the Bear Country School's Ghost Walk, what could possibly go wrong? LOTS!Papa Bear loves Halloween, so he's thrilled when he's put in charge of the Bear Country School's Ghost Walk. He has everything he needs to make it a really spooky night—cobwebs, jack-o'-lanterns, and monsters, such as Frankenbear and Grizzula... -
![Great Lakes Ghost Ship by Johnathan Rand]()
Great Lakes Ghost Ship by Johnathan Rand
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Coast Guard cutter 'Mackinaw' is docked at the port of Cheboygan, the hometown of Emily, Brian and Gavin. But with it comes an old legend and it's haggard old sea captain.. -
![The Lizard of Oz by R.L. Stine]()
The Lizard of Oz by R.L. Stine
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKate Orton loves animals, especially unusual ones. So when she sees a pop-up ad on her computer for an amazing lizard from Australia, she has to have it. The ad says the lizard is actually a kind of chameleon--it can change its color to blend in with its surroundings. But what makes this lizard really strange is that it's a copycat--the ad says it can even change its shape... -
![Fight, Team, Fight by R.L. Stine]()
Fight, Team, Fight by R.L. Stine
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPhoebe Yamura wants to win the state cheerleading competition...
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