Spirit Hunters
By: Ellen Oh

Ellen Oh, founder of the We Need Diverse Books movement, returns with Spirit Hunters, a high-stakes middle grade mystery about Harper Raine, a Korean-American new seventh grader in town who must face down the dangerous ghosts haunting her youn

Chills and Thrills: Spooky Stories for Teens

Do you know a teen reader who loves a scary story? These books for middle grades and young adults deliver goosebumps, chills, horror, and humor — and introduce readers to a fascinating mix of cultural traditions.

Illustration of girl and grandmother picking flowers
By: Pat Mora
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Long, long, long ago, Bella and her grandmother Mamá Alma admired their vegetable garden. They liked gardening together. They grew sunflowers and lilies too, and chatted with lizards and hummingbirds.

Young girl in spooky woods
By: Tracey Baptiste

Corinne La Mer claims she isn't afraid of anything. Not scorpions, not the boys who tease her, and certainly not jumbies. They're just tricksters made up by parents to frighten their children.

Girls swimming with spooky mermaids
By: Tracey Baptiste

Corinne LaMer defeated the wicked jumbie Severine months ago, but things haven’t exactly gone back to normal in her Caribbean island home. Everyone knows Corinne is half-jumbie, and many of her neighbors treat her with mistrust.

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