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    9 Scary Stories and Fantasy Tales

    Bianca SchulzeBy Bianca Schulze1 Min Read Ages 9-12 Book Lists Chapter Books Fantasy: Supernatural Fiction Halloween Books Teens: Young Adults
    Kids Novels Dracula
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    Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review
    Published: October 29, 2010

    While Halloween is the perfect time to whip out a scary story or a tale of a fantastical world, the books in this list will keep thrill-seeking readers gripped to their pages throughout the entire year!

    Each title links to a book overview.

    Kids NovelsNecromancing the Stone
    By Lish McBride
    Ages 14-17

     

    Kids NovelsSeraphina
    By Rachel Hartman
    Ages 12-17

     

    Kids NovelsTwilight Tales: A Collection of Chilling Poems
    By J.T. Holden
    Ages 11 and up

     

    Kids NovelsBetrayal (Empty Coffin)
    By Gregg Olsen
    Ages 12 and up

     

    Kids NovelsBalthazar: An Evernight Novel
    By Claudia Gray
    Ages 14 and up

     

    Kids Novels DraculaDracula (Illustrated Classics)
    By Bram Stoker; illustrations by Becky Cloonan
    Ages 14 and up

     

    Kids NovelsThe Crowfield Demon (Crowfield Curse)
    By Pat Walsh
    Ages 8-12

     

    Kids NovelsThe Seven Tales of Trinket
    By Shelley Moore Thomas
    Ages 8-12

     

    Kids Novels by Adam GidwitzIn a Glass Grimmly
    By Adam Gidwitz
    Ages 9-12

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    *Disclosure: Please note that this post may contain affiliate links that share some commission. Rest assured that these will not affect the cost of any products and services promoted here. Our team always provides their authentic opinion in all content published on this site.

    Adam Gidwitz Becky Cloonan Bram Stoker Claudia Gray Gregg Olsen Halloween Books J.T. Holden Lish McBride Pat Walsh Rachel Hartman Shelley Moore Thomas
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    Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

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