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Your children shouldn’t be frightened to read these books this October. And once they catch the reading bug, you won’t have to be scared of their next report cards.

I’m Looking for a Monster   by Timothy Young  

Scary monsters become children’s friendly playmates in this interactive pop-up book. Kids get to pull tabs, turn wheels, lift flaps and pop-up pages as they tag along in the search for the perfect, frightening friend. Big or small? Furry or scaly? You decide. A fun addition to any child’s trick-or-treat ba

Little Pumpkin’s Big Surprise! by Elizabeth Alexander

As Halloween approaches, Little Pumpkin becomes more and more excited to be picked from his patch and become a jack-o’-lantern. Yet, when a squirrel tells him he won’t be picked because he isn’t orange, Little Pumpkin’s hopes are dashed—until he finds an unexpected friend in an owl and a Halloween miracle happens. Little Pumpkin’s story is a tale of friendship and faith that is sure to (literally) light up even the scariest fall night.

Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go by Dale E. Basye 

After dying in a freak marshmallow-bear explosion, Milton and his kleptomaniac sister, Marlo, find themselves plunged into Heck—a reform school for the souls of bad kids. Although Marlo’s knack for thievery explains why she is there, Milton couldn’t be more confused as to why he is being punished. Unable to stop asking questions, much to the irritation of Principal Bee “Elsa” Bubb, Milton enlists the help of his ferret, Lucky, and attempts to escape Heck with his sister and new friend, Virgil. Will the trio ever escape the Gates of Heck and make it back to the Surface? Or will they be doomed to gym classes with Blackbeard, liver for lunch, and soul-sucking Boogeypeople for all eternity?

The Séance  by Iain Lawrence

Amateur illusionist Scooter King knows how to fake a séance. He helps his mother communicate with the dead on a regular basis—scouring customers’ handbags and jackets for clues about their lives, imitating voices of the dead, and flashing neon lights to add to the supernatural spectacle. But there’s nothing fake about the dead body he stumbles upon one night in Harry Houdini’s infamous Burmese Torture Tank. Now Scooter must actually look to the dead for answers with the murderer in close pursuit or face the grave himself.