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Continuing the trip down my reading memory lane with this ghost story. I remember finding this title in my elementary school library and the cover grabbing my attention. This has some DARK themes for a young reader, but of course, I loved it. 😂 #scarathlondailyprompts #ghost #teamslaughter

These two books were the ultimate #ghost stories of my youth. For my best friend and I, The Ghost Next Door launched a mania for scary stories of all kinds, and Wait Till Helen Comes was the most seriously terrifying of them all. This article sums it up so well:
https://jezebel.com/wait-till-helen-comes-can-we-get-some-parental-supervi-16512...
#ConflictedWorlds @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Tweens Molly and Michael learn that they‘ll be moving to a refurbished old church in rural Maryland with their mother‘s new husband, Dave, and their younger stepsister, Heather. But they don‘t know yet about a little girl who died in a fire there 100 years ago...
#ghost #conflictedworlds @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

this book freaked me out in middle school! Just discovered it‘s a movie 🍿

3.5 stars. Even the cover of this one scared me as a kid, but a children's literature class afforded me an opportunity to revisit it. This is surprisingly creepy for a children's book, and I related to Molly and her frustrations and feelings of not being heard. Heather is pretty messed-up, but she's a kid. Continued in comments.

Been busy this past couple of weeks but we Finished Reading this at book club yesterday! The kids loved it. Mary Downing Hahn is always a good choice!

Congrats @TheReadingMermaid on your 150k litfluence!
My favorite genre are historical fiction & teen fantasy! ❤️
#repost
#150kgiveaway

My cover of the book for #mgbuddyread
Has anyone seen the movie?

This is the Kindle cover. I think this is the type of book I would have enjoyed a lot more an actual bound reading experience, but I decided at the last minute that I wanted to participate in this month‘s #mgbuddyread so I had no time to grab a copy from the library.

#mgbuddyread @Lmstraubie I‘m reposting a picture I‘d taken of the edition I had read. I had returned it to my school library by the time of the buddy read discussion.

#mgbuddyread @Lmstraubie This is the cover of the Kindle edition that I checked out from Overdrive.

I am sooooo SORRY!!! We have been away for the weekend. I meant to post this morning and forgot 😫 Ok, here goes - this month's #mgbuddyread

Repost for @Lmstraubie :
Just a reminder! This month's #mgbuddyread is the tagged title. November will be Are You There God? It's me, Margaret by Judy Blume. Our October discussion will be on Sunday, October 28th. Questions will be posted and you jump in when you can. Both titles were chosen because they were challenged and/or banned at one time.

It‘s a beautiful fall day to read in the hammock. This ghost story has been on my TBR for a while since several of my students have enjoyed it, and it was a perfect October read. 👻

#MGBuddyRead #MiddleGrade

A lazy Saturday morning with Obie, finishing the #mgbuddyread before tomorrow's discussion. Cheesy 80s cover aside, I enjoyed this ghost story. Well-written and creepy! 👻👻
Apparently this book is often banned. I wonder if it's because it suggests ghosts really do exist?
@Lmstraubie

Just a reminder! This month's #mgbuddyread is the tagged title. November will be Are You There God? It's me, Margaret by Judy Blume. Our October discussion will be on Sunday, October 28th. Questions will be posted and you jump in when you can. Both titles were chosen because they were challenged and/or banned at one time.
@LitsyHappenings

#Haunted #BlackCatChallenge @Clwojick
I‘m reading this great novel as part of the #mgbuddyread for October. I‘ve read it before, but it‘s such a great book that I don‘t mind rereading it, especially this time of year! Definitely a must-read for any young horror lover!

I ate this shit up as a kid! I am so glad that my reread upheld my love for this book.

The thing that stood out as an adult—wtf is wrong with the parents. They are total assholes. I couldn‘t stand Heather either, but by the end my feelings for her evolved as Molly‘s did. But the parents, no. They suck.

#somebodyswatchingme #octoberxfiles

Repost for @Lmstraubie :
Don't forget! This month's #mgbuddyread is the tagged title. November will be Are You There God? It's me, Margaret by Judy Blume. Our October discussion will be on Sunday, October 28th. Questions will be posted and you jump in when you can. Both titles were chosen because they were challenged and/or banned at one time.

I already posted a review of this book but it‘s too perfect for the prompt #cemetery. This MG book tells a story of a family moving into an old church with a cemetery out back. Helen is an unsettled soul that comes out to create trouble for them. It‘s a quick read and a great scary story to read with your kids.
#octoberputaspellonyou

Don't forget! This month's #mgbuddyread is the tagged title. November will be Are You There God? It's me, Margaret by Judy Blume. Our October discussion will be on Sunday, October 28th. Questions will be posted and you jump in when you can. Both titles were chosen because they were challenged and/or banned at one time.
@LitsyHappenings

This middle grade book follows a blended family as they move into an old church with a graveyard out back. The ghost of Helen comes back to terrorize some family members. I found the nastiness of the stepfather uncomfortable and the theme of parents not believing their children tiresome. That being said, this would be a fun book to read along with your kids when you‘re looking for a good ghost story.
#mgbuddyread #ghosts #octoberxfiles

Repost for @Lmstraubie :
This cover takes me back to Jr. High 😂
Why am I reading this book you ask? It's our #mgbuddyread for October 🎃👻 Yup, this beauty from 1986 is our next read. After the group read Ban This Book we decided to read some of the banned titles mentioned. Our discussion will be held on Sunday, October 28th. Join in the (scary, banned) fun!!!

This cover takes me back to Jr. High 😂
Why am I reading this book you ask? It's our #mgbuddyread for October 🎃👻 Yup, this beauty from 1986 is our next read. After the group read Ban This Book we decided to read some of the banned titles mentioned. Our discussion will be held on Sunday, October 28th. Join in the (scary, banned) fun!!! @LitsyHappenings

All the best books have maps!

Super pumped for my fall spooky TBR! 👻☠️🎃

1. Tagged book when I was young since I don't really read scary stories. This is a ghost story.
2. The sixth sense. Is that really scary? I don't know I don't really watch scary movies. Oh how about The boy in the Striped Pajamas. I'm bad at this!
3. There's so much I love about Autumn! But the cooler temperature would have to be one of the best.
4. When Bad Things Happen to Good People
5. Tag you're it!

This is one of only 2 books I still have from my childhood. There are a few more at my parents‘ house, but we gave away or traded in almost all of them over the years. I have second-hand copies of books that are surely older and I have replacement copies of books I remember reading back then, but this is the best fit for the #24in48 Childhood Reads challenge for sure. In addition to age, it‘s tattered because I reread it SO MANY times.

This was one of my favorite books when I was a kid. I loved it so much. I was hesitant about reading it as an adult, but it was still a pretty solid book. Except for the parents. They're awful.

Has anyone heard of this? How did this escape me! Now I must see where I can get my hands on it! Middle-school me loved Mary Downing Hahn 😍

I needed some awesome MDH stories to round out my middle grade Halloween reading, so I picked up this classic & finished it within a day! I love how well Hahn can write family relationship struggles & how well they tie into the ghostly occurrences in each story. The focus on a blended family struggling to come together while one child acts in awful ways to try to tear the family apart ties in so well with the haunting presence in this story.

A couple weeks ago, I asked Littens to share their favorite scary stories. So many of you shared your shivery faves! At the time, I was working on a blog post for 31 Days of Halloween Reading. Here it is! https://itsallaboutthebook.org/2017/09/23/31-days-of-halloween-reading/ Thank you for sharing your faves with me. I hope you find some news ones in this list!

One of my most favorite books as a kid found at the thrift store. Picked up this new copy of which the cover is a hell of a lot creepier than the version i had. Gonna read it and then put it in my Little Free Library to scare the crap out of another kid. #24in48 #readathon #littlefreelibrary

My YA for today. This quick little read was well worth the time 😊

I think the three pictures above perfectly sums up my childhood if scary books. #allhallowsread #yascary. I don't always feel old but most YA came out after I was in school. Why oh why is 37 old. (Yeah right says my new gray hairs).

This book CREEPED me out as a kid, but not so much that I wasn't also kind of obsessed with it #AllHallowsRead

My #firsthorrorbook. I read this when I was 8 or 9 and it terrified me. I have no idea why my nightmare-prone mind would think reading it was a good idea...I must have been copying my older sister. #AllHallowsRead