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Ghost Dog (age 7-10)
by Eleanor Allen
spooky ... animals
Kim wants a dog more than anything but her parents don't want a dog in the house. Then one night Kim meets Rex, a big, loyal and lovable dog; an excellent guard dog, but also a ghost.
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ADL
Jeffrey's Ghost and the Leftover Baseball Team (age 7-10)
by David Adler
humor ... sports ... spooky
A baseball team of children no one else wants on a team turns into a team of winners with the help of a friendly boy ghost.
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SAG
Araminta Spookie Series (age 7-10)
by Angie Sage
humor ... spooky ... mystery
This house is not for sale. Araminta Spookie lives in a wonderful old haunted house, but her crabby aunt Tabby wants to move. Aunt Tabby is determined to sell their house; Araminta has to stop her! With the help of a haunted suit of armor named Sir Horace, a ghost named Edmund, and a lot of imagination, Araminta hatches a plot for an Awful Ambush that is so ghoulish, it just might work!
title: My Haunted House
title: The Sword in the Grotto
title: Frognapped
title: Vampire Brat
title: Ghostsitters
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BAU
The Blue Ghost (age 7-10)
by Marion Dane Bauer
mystery ... spooky
While visiting her grandmother's log cabin, Liz encounters the ghost of her great-great-great grandmother and suddenly finds that she has been transported back in time.
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IRV
Washington Irving's Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman (age 7-10)
by Washington Irving
spooky
A superstitious schoolmaster, rival for the hand of a wealthy farmer's daughter, has a terrifying encounter with a headless horseman. Specially adapted for a young audience.
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HAY
Swamp of the Hideous Zombies (age 7-10)
by Geoffrey Hayes
mystery ... spooky
When a creepy fortune-teller moves into Boogle Bay and one by one people begin to disappear, Otto feels sure that zombie monsters are at work.
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HAY
House of the Horrible Ghosts (age 7-10)
by Geoffrey Hayes
mystery ... spooky
When Uncle Tooth invites cousin Olivia along on their trip to Boogle Bay's amusement park, Otto is so upset that he decides to go off on his own and he encounters a ghostly gang of pirates intent on taking over the Fun House.
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HAU
Walter the Warlock (age 7-10)
by Deborah Hautzig
traditions ... the arts ... magic ... spooky
A warlock's father requests he create a song for the Halloween Ball using magic powers, but Walter really wants to write the song himself.
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CUY
Weird Wolf (age 7-10)
by Margery Cuyler
humor ... spooky
Harry Walpole knows something weird is going on: His palms sprout hair, his teeth grow into fangs, and he heads for McDonald's every time there's a full moon. Could he be...a werewolf? Looks like it runs in the family, and Harry's the next victim. The curse isn't easy to shake (who wants to get shot with a silver bullet?)-- but Harry Walpole, werewolf, has to find a way to turn back into Harry Walpole, third-grader, before his secret embarrasses him in front of everybody.
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CUY
The Battlefield Ghost (age 7-10)
by Margery Cuyler
war ... spooky ... mystery ... historical
Eight-year-old John Perkins's family moves into an old farmhouse. From the first day, John is convinced the house is haunted. His twelve-year old sister Lisa soon senses a spooky presence as well When John and Lisa meet the ghost. They learn that the ghost, is a Revolutionary War soldier, who needs their help in solving a mystery surrounding his horse, who was separated from him during a bloody battle. John and Lisa unravel the mystery, and in the process discover more about themselves.
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Eoin Colfer's Legend of -- Captain Crows Teeth (age 7-10)
by Eoin Colfer
humor ... spooky
Will and Marty Woodman travel with their family to a small seaside town famous for its resident ghost, pirate Captain Augustine Crow, who haunts the seashore.
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FLE
The Ghost on Saturday Night (age 7-10)
by Sid Fleischman
mystery ... spooky
Opie and Aunt Etta think there's something funny going on when Professor Pepper announces that he's going to raise the ghost of a dead outlaw--live on stage. Can Opie get to the bottom of the professor's real plans?
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CHR
The Dog That Called the Pitch (age 7-10)
by Matt Christopher
sports ... spooky
Catalog: Mike and his dog Harry, the Airedale with ESP, are shocked to discover that the new umpire for Mike's baseball games can hear their mental conversations.
sequel: The Dog That Pitched a No-Hitter
sequel: The Dog That Stole Football Plays
sequel: The Dog That Stole Home
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DAD
Adventures of the Bailey School Kids Series (age 7-10)
by Debbie Dadey
spooky ... mystery ... school
Bailey City seems like such a normal place, but the Bailey School Kids encounter some pretty strange grownups. Mermaids and mummies, phantoms and gremlins. Who or what else will they meet?
title: Angels Don't Know Karate
title: Bogeymen Don't Play Football
title: The Bride of Frankenstein Doesn't Bake Cookies
title: Cyclops Doesn't Roller-Skate
title: Dracula Doesn't Drink Lemonade
title: Dragons Don't Cook Pizza
title: Elves Don't Wear Hard Hats
title: Frankenstein Doesn't Plant Petunias
title: Frankenstein Doesn't Slam Hockey Pucks
title: Gargoyles Don't Drive School Buses
title: Genies Don't Ride Bicycles
title: Ghouls Don't Scoop Ice Cream
title: Giants Don't Go Snowboarding
title: Hercules Doesn't Pull Teeth
title: Knights Don't Teach Piano
title: Leprechauns Don't Play Basketball
title: Martians Don't Take Temperatures
title: Monsters Don't Scuba Dive
title: Phantoms Don't Drive Sports Cars
title: Pirates Don't Wear Pink Sunglasses
title: Santa Claus Doesn't Mop Floors
title: Skeletons Don't Play Tubas
title: Trolls Don't Ride Roller Coasters
title: Unicorns Don't Give Sleigh Rides
title: Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots
title: Werewolves Don't Go To Summer Camp
title: Wolfmen Don't Hula Dance
title: Zombies Don't Play Soccer
title: Aliens Don't Wear Braces
title: Bigfoot Doesn't Square Dance
title: Cupid Doesn't Flip Hamburgers
title: Ghosts Don't Eat Potato Chips
title: Goblins Don't Play Video Games
title: Gremlins Don't Chew Bubble Gum
title: Mermaids Don't Run Track
title: Mummies Don't Coach Softball
title: Sea Serpents Don't Juggle Water Balloons
title: Witches Don't Do Backflips
title: Wizards Don't Need Computers
title: Mrs. Jeepers in Outer Space
title: The Bailey School Kids Joke Book

Walter Hays Elementary School, Sat Aug 25 11:55:30 2012
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