Even striving readers will want to sink their teeth into these spooky, thrilling, and hair-raisingly great tomes. From spine-chilling mysteries to eerie-sistible Halloween adventures, these hand-selected titles will be sure to attract and captivate all kinds of readers. What's more, the suspense found in every story will keep students flipping pages all season long.

Help students discover new books they love with spook-tacular Halloween stories starring favorite characters like the Old Lady, Captain Underpants, and Geronimo Stilton. Students in PreK-8 will devour these books⁠ — and be hungry for more!

Younger readers will delight in Pig the Pug: Pig the Monster: This hilarious story is filled with treats and tricks, as well as vibrant illustrations that will grasp students' attention — and encourage them to read more. Plus, use this Pig the Monster activity sheet to further the fun beyond the pages! 

Meanwhile, older readers will be gripped by the chain of events that unfold in The School for Wicked Witches. Ava Heartstraw has never even considered being wicked. But when she goes to take her entrance test for a witch academy, she doesn't get the reaction she's expecting — and is the first kid from the west to be sent to the School for Wicked Witches.

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