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A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting, Book 1
age 8+
Babysitters fight monsters in fun horror-lite tale.
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Joe Ballarini
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2017
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The House with a Clock in Its Walls: Lewis Barnavelt, Book 1
age 8+
Ten-year-old raises the dead in creepy Gothic classic.
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John Bellairs
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2004
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Jason Strange: The Graveyard Plot
age 8+
Spine-tingling fun for young horror fans.
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Jason Strange
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2012
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Nightmares!: Nightmares, Book 1
age 8+
Empowering, sweet story about the fears that haunt us.
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Jason Segel, Kirsten Miller
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2014
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The Heavens Rise
age 17+
Fantasy intertwining sex, violence, makes for mature fare.
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Christopher Rice
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2013
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Coraline
age 8+
Strange, surreal tale sure to creep kids out.
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Neil Gaiman
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2004
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