He shuddered, then drew his shoulders in and fiddled with his collar as if he suddenly felt cold. “No one knows what it is, or what its nature might be. But it has a local name.” He took a deep breath, then spoke in a voice of guttural dread. “We call it … the Creeping Shadow.”
The Creeping Shadow by Jonathan Stroud
Show and Tell
Bingo Squares
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A Word that Ends in ‘ing’



- Stargazing by Jen Wang
- Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie S. Tolan
- Sing Down the Moon by Scott O’Dell
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I SPY … someone in the window!
Book Spotting!
A Grave Scene
Read Along!
Discover more Middle Grade books about ghosts during the month of October! Recommend your favorites, snap a photo, or share a quote using the hashtag #MGCarousel.
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#amreading in the afterlife
Looking for books that fit our monthly reading challenge this October? Try one of the favorites from our home shelf!
When Karma’s dad lands a job with Netflix doing a docu-series, it’s huge. The only problem is, he’s supposed to be chasing down ghosts at a haunted hotel across the country, and Karma’s more than a little skittish. She’s a worrier, and she keeps dreaming up worse case scenarios.
Joined by her best friend and a mysterious local, Karma investigates every strange happening in the historically creepy Stanley Hotel as part of her dad’s Totally Rad film crew over her spring break. Their mission: find a ghost and get it on camera.
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Believe in Ghosts
Show and Tell
Bingo Squares
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‘Take’ or ‘Find’ in the Title




- Paris Pan Takes the Dare by Cynthea Liu
- The Owls Have Come to Take Us Away by Ronald L. Smith
- If You Find This by Matthew Baker
- Heart Finds by Jaime Berry
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