Lists and Suggestions for Kids
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List: OFB 2022--Scary, Spooky, and Suspenseful
City under the city
Yaccarino, Dan.
"Bix lives with her family in a city where people rarely talk or play together, and no longer ... More
"Bix lives with her family in a city where people rarely talk or play together, and no longer read books. Instead, they stare at small portable screens, monitored by giant eyeballs. The Eyes are here to help! With everything. But Bix would like to do things for herself. Running from an Eye, she discovers another world: the City Under the City. There, she befriends a rat who leads her to a library and its treasure trove of books and knowledge. As she explores the abandoned city, she's thrilled to learn about the people who lived there, with no Eyes. But she misses her family, and decides to head home, where, just maybe, she can help defeat the intrusive Eyes--and show her people how to think for themselves and enjoy each other's company. Told through Dan Yaccarino's stunning graphic style, this page-turning picture book/early reader crossover will spark a new appreciation of reading, books, independence, friendship, and family." Less
Doom's day camp
Hauke, Joshua.
In a postapocalyptic world where everyone has unusual abilities, Doom Thorax, whose only power is r... More
In a postapocalyptic world where everyone has unusual abilities, Doom Thorax, whose only power is reading, gets left in charge and is responsible for the survival of all the other kids at camp. Less
Your pal Fred
Rex, Michael.
Accidentally activated in a future world where only the savage survive, a life-size toy named Fred ... More
Accidentally activated in a future world where only the savage survive, a life-size toy named Fred is programmed to be a friend and spread kindness and good will wherever he goes, but in this world that is going to be difficult--so Fred decides that his first task is to get Lord Bonkers and Papa Mayhem, two warlords, to make peace and become friends. Less
It's the end of the world and I'm in my bathing suit
Reynolds, Justin A.
When the electricity goes out, twelve-year-old Eddie and his friends set out to investigate what is... More
When the electricity goes out, twelve-year-old Eddie and his friends set out to investigate what is going on when they make the startling discovery that they are the only ones left in their neighborhood--and perhaps the only people left anywhere. Less
Wretched waterpark
White, Kiersten.
Twins Theo and Alexander and their sister Wil are abruptly dropped off at their Aunt Saffronia'... More
Twins Theo and Alexander and their sister Wil are abruptly dropped off at their Aunt Saffronia's house, where they learn they must complete a series of tasks in order to see their parents again--and their first assignment is at a waterpark. Less
The polter-ghost problem
Uhrig, Betsy.
Best friends Aldo, Pen, and Jasper stumble onto an abandoned orphanage and discover that freeing a ... More
Best friends Aldo, Pen, and Jasper stumble onto an abandoned orphanage and discover that freeing a houseful of imprisoned ghosts from an angry poltergeist could get them into serious trouble. Less
Battle for the park
Hunter, H. D.
Cam Walker, the 12-year-old son of the creators of a traveling theme park called Futureland, must s... More
Cam Walker, the 12-year-old son of the creators of a traveling theme park called Futureland, must stop an unknown enemy from stealing his parent's cutting-edge technology and using it for sinister purposes. Less
A comb of wishes
Stringfellow, Lisa.
Twelve-year-old Kela is still mourning her mother when she finds a mermaid's comb while she an... More
Twelve-year-old Kela is still mourning her mother when she finds a mermaid's comb while she and her friend are looking for sea glass on her Caribbean island; such combs have magic in them, and touching it opens a connection to the mermaid Ophidia who can grant her wish, to bring her mother back to life--but all wishes have consequences, and magic demands a price which may prove to be more painful than the loss of her mother. Less
The visitors
Howard, Greg.
"When a group of kids explore a deserted, haunted plantation they befriend a young ghost and t... More
"When a group of kids explore a deserted, haunted plantation they befriend a young ghost and together uncover the dark secret of his past that led to his mysterious death"-- Less
The girl from déjà vu
Thilliez, Franck.
"Welcome to your nightmares. 14 year-olds Esteban and Tristan have a special after-school job.... More
"Welcome to your nightmares. 14 year-olds Esteban and Tristan have a special after-school job. They enter Tristan's father's Sleep Clinic where they have one goal: help people get rid of their worst nightmares. With unique equipment the Nightmare Brigade can literally infiltrate their patients' nightmare to seek its root and destroy the cause. Things are shaken up a bit, however, when they meet the young sleep study patient Sarah. Esteban thinks he has seen her before...but why are his memories all fuzzy? But the Nightmare Brigade is in jeopardy of getting stuck inside a nightmare forever when a rogue patient, with tragic ties to Tristan's family, hijacks a nightmare they are trying to fix. Will they help avoid a breakdown in their patient and return to the real world? Or is this one nightmare no one wakes up from?"-- Less
