Scary books

Something is out on the moor looking for prey …

Sweet Boo is a little ghost who is not bothered by being all by herself until she sees a shop display of a perfect family and decides to find herself a ‘Dad.’ But on her quest, Sweet Boo manages to cause all sorts of chaos in an office building …

Jack, Conan, Yash and Jerry are back again for the second installment of Kevin Moran’s adventure packed Doomsday Club series. Things are finally getting back to normal for the boys after their adventures with the demonic Mr Kilroe and their shapeshifting friend Rucht. However, it quickly becomes clear that this peace will be short-lived as Conan and then Jack begin to have disturbing nightmares and hallucinations of the bog.

Born to parents who despise each other, Henrik Jekyll, an only child, who feels there is no one good enough to be worthy of his friendship, is spoiled rotten and even admits to having trained his parents. When the eager character of Gabby arrives by a strange mode of transportation to the home of the Jekyll family, we learn that the life of Henrik is about to become very different. Gabby has brought with her the last will and testament of Dr Henry Jekyll from 1886, to give to the youngest surviving descendant of Dr Jekyll … Henrik!

Little Tiger never fails to disappoint. Each page of Halloween Journey contains a four-line narrative in verse as it takes the reader on the ghost train, showing them all the sights along the way, including a witch’s shack deep in the woods, and a town full of children dressed up for trick-or-treating.

When April is invited to spend the weekend in a remote country house with the handsome Carl and his wealthy friends, the offer seems too good to refuse – even with a spate of recent killings making headlines in Cork. But when a masked killer shows up at their door and begins to hunt her new friends for sport, April will have to rely on everything she’s learned from horror films to survive the night.

This delightfully silly story is sure to bring joy into storytime as everyone in the castle tries to figure out who is causing the spooky sounds in the castle. Willis’ whimsical writing and Fitzgerald’s use of colour instantly brings readers into this magical world of green castles and mischievous green ghosts hiding along the walls seeking someone to scare. Trying to spot the green ghost blending into each green-coloured scene is something that adds a little extra layer of fun into an already delightful story.

Olivia Shivers discovers a world of ghosts under her nose because of her special inherited S-sense and joins S.C.A.R.E. – a team of secret agents who keep ghosts in check. This is her first adventure as she solves a spooky mystery and sets out to save her grandpa.

This is the story of one very tired little ghost and her search for a place to take a snooze. Little Ghost tries lots of different spots and meets a host of characters, but no one will let her land and have a rest. They are all frightened and much too wary of the Little Ghost, even though she hasn’t given them any reason to be.

Annie Atkins once again creates something magical in Letters from the Witch. Five children from all around the world turn to witches as the wisest people they know to help them solve their problems and are amazed by the spells the witches conjure in order to help them, despite getting ready for the annual Big Witch Convention.