Are you looking for a book with scary supernatural creatures or some fun fall friendships? No matter your Halloween season vibe, you can check out any of these great novels or graphic novels to get you into the spooky season! All these amazing titles can be found in the LSF Brookfield collection, along with other SWAN Libraries.
So Witches We Became by Jill Baguchinsky
When a curse traps a group of friends on a barrier island, they must harness the shared power of their traumatic secrets or risk being devoured.
So witches we became | Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library
Wolf Mark by Joseph Bruchac
When Lucas King's covert-ops father is kidnapped and his best friend Meena is put in danger, Luke's only chance to save them--a skin that will let him walk as a wolf--is hidden away in an abandoned mansion guarded by monsters.
Wolf mark | Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library
Love at Second Sight by F.T. Lukens
Fifteen-year-old Cam Reynolds, a human at a paranormal high school, discovers his rare ability to see the future when he has a vision of a murder, prompting him and his friends to work together to stop the killer before time runs out.
Love at second sight | Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library
A Cruel Thrist by Angela Montoya
A fledgling vampire and a headstrong vampire huntress must work together--against their better judgment--to rid the world of monsters in this irresistible romantic fantasy.
A cruel thirst | Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library
Pumpkin Heads by Rainbow Rowell
Deja and Josiah are seasonal best friends. Every autumn, all through high school, they've worked together at the best pumpkin patch in the whole wide world. They say good-bye every Halloween, and they're reunited every September 1. But this Halloween is different... What if their last shift was an adventure?
Pumpkinheads / | Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library
Ghostopolis by Doug TenNapel
"Garth Hale is as good as dead ... The only problem is he's still alive. When Garth Hale is accidentally zapped into the ghost world by Frank Gallows, a washed-up ghost wrangler, he discovers that he has special powers. Soon he finds himself on the run from the evil ruler of Ghostopolis, who wants to use Garth's newfound abilities to tighten his grip on the spirit world.
Ghostopolis / | Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
When his traditional Latinx family refuses to accept his gender, Yadriel performs a ritual to prove himself a true brujo and summon his cousin’s ghost. Instead, he calls up Julian Diaz, the school’s bad boy, whose stubborn spirit leads Yadriel on a journey that blurs the line between duty and love.
Cemetery boys | Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library
Slasher Girls & Monster Boys by April Genevieve Tucholke
Inspired by classic tales and films, a collection of fourteen short stories ranging from bloody horror, to psychological thrillers, to supernatural creatures, to unsettling, all-too-possible realism, by acclaimed YA authors of every genre.
Slasher girls & monster boys / | Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library
The Babysitters Coven by Kate Williams
After new student Cassandra Heaven joins seventeen-year-old Esme Pearl's babysitters club, the girls learn that being a babysitter really means a heroic lineage of superpowers, magic rituals, and saving the innocent from evil.
The babysitters coven / | Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library
Blood at the Root by LaDarrion Williams
Ten years after his mother’s mysterious disappearance and the awakening of his powers, Malik has hidden his magic while protecting his foster brother, Taye. But when a rescue gone wrong exposes his abilities, he discovers a link to his long-lost grandmother, a legendary conjurer tied to a secret magical university.