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8 Ghost Books to Haunt Your Reading List in 2024

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Katy K.

Middle Grade ghost books that came out within the past years, ranging from funny to terrifying, heart-warming to adventurous. Continue reading →

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Mansions, Mysteries & the Fair Folk in Thirteens and The Clockwork Crow

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Katy K.

Here are two Cybils-nominated fantasy books, one contemporary and one fantasy, one set at Halloween and one at Christmas, that nevertheless have many elements in common, including the exploration of mostly empty mansions and stopping the disappearance of children at the hands of the Fae. Continue reading →

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Mrs. McMurphy’s Pumpkin

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Katy K.

Mrs. McMurphy’s Pumpkin by Rick Walton. Illustrated by Delana Bettoli Mrs. McMurphy has a pumpkin problem. Each one of the four mornings before Halloween in this cumulative tale, a pumpkin shows up with additional features and threatens to eat her … Continue reading →

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