Spine-Tingling Tales for Young Readers by Penguin Kids

TITLES INCLUDE: 

SMALL SPACES by Katherine Arden

New York Times bestselling adult author of The Bear and the Nightingale makes her middle grade debut with a creepy, spellbinding ghost story destined to become a classic. Now in paperback.

HUSH-A-BYE by Jodi Lee Mott

A delightfully creepy story perfect for the middle school set! Hush-a-Bye is an old, broken doll found by Lucy and her sister in the woods. It seems to possess extraordinary powers, but will it use them for good or evil?

TOO BRIGHT TO SEE by Kyle Lukoff

"A gentle, glowing wonder, full of love and understanding." –The New York Times Book Review

A haunting ghost story about navigating grief, growing up, and growing into a new gender identity

THE HIDDENSEEK by Nate Cernosek

In this spine-chilling middle grade debut--perfect for fans of Small Spaces and the Goosebumps series--a brother and sister are transported to a cursed world based on the game hide-and-seek, where the only way to get home is to win.

BRACKENBEAST by Kate Alice Marshall

A twisty, creepy follow up to Thirteens, for fans of Neil Gaiman's Coraline and Stranger Things.

Last Halloween, Eleanor, Pip, and Otto narrowly escaped the clutches of the evil January Society and their leader. But life in the too-quiet Eden Eld isn’t safe just yet: according to the bargain they made with Mr. January, it’s now his sister’s turn to hunt the three of them. And her methods are a bit more…treacherous.

THE HUNGRY GHOSTS by Miguel Flores

A tale of magic, found family, and the power of being yourself—even when the world asks you to change.

KINGSTON AND THE MAGICIAN'S LOST AND FOUND by Rucker Moses and Theo Gangi

Magic has all but disappeared in Brooklyn, but one tenacious young magician is determined to bring it back in this exciting middle grade mystery.