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For Kids and Their Grown-Ups: Spooky Season at SCLSNJ

About Blog Post Oct 17, 2024 by SCLSNJ Staff
For Kids and Their Grown-Ups: Spooky Season at SCLSNJ Created by Laura Frantz, collection development librarian It is the season for the scary and the spooky. And SCLSNJ is unleashing the chills and thrills with programs and curated booklists. For tweens, we offer plenty of middle grade horror stories that can sometimes be creepy, sometimes funny and even downright scary. Explore these 2024 titles or dive into the Scary Stories book river on our catalog page. 
While in Saturday detention, Hallie, Angelo, Gustav and Naira must work together to survive when unspeakable horrors emerge from the shadows and the evil grows stronger by the minute.
Fifty-two stories unearth the scariest lore from each state in the US, as well as DC and Puerto Rico, recounting urban legends that evoke both fear and curiosity and will keep readers up all night.
Jenna, determined to save her best friend Reese, who was taken by a creature unlike anything she’s ever seen, joins a new local scout troop and ventures into the woods where, when the unthinkable happens, they must band together to fight the monster and survive the night. 
Twins seek medical help in a remote village after their father is in a canoeing accident...only to discover the scarecrow that stands watch in town may have a stronger hold over the residents than expected. 
A collection of thirteen scary stories with shocking twists on everyday reality, from an innocent set of dark, dusty basement stairs to a piano recital that requires unusual sacrifices.
For additional thrills and chills, a Spooky Soiree Halloween Party for tweens and teens will take place Friday, Oct. 25 from 6 - 8 pm at the Hillsborough Library. It will include music and dancing, ghoulish games, finger foods, face paint, pumpkin decorating, photo ops, and more. 
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