this month's book list is brought to
you by the Iva Jane Peek Public library
in decatur.
21 n Main st, decatur, ar 72722
Phone: 479-752-7323
Most of their programs are currently online,
including the "Spooky Season" reading activity
featuring the books below. Here's how it
works: read two or more of the books listed
here, and log them on the library's readsquared
site at ivajanepeek.readsquared.com, on paper,
or by emailing them to ijppublib121@yahoo.
com. Tell them, in your own words, what you
thought, liked, and disliked about the books…
and you will get a prize!
The library will also have a Spooky Season-
themed short story contest for the month of
October that will run Oct 1st-Nov 5th. Any
age group can participate. They will have 1st,
2nd, and 3rd place winners. Submissions will
be accepted in person, emailed, or through
their readsquared site from Oct. 1 - Nov. 5.
Featured level 1 books for spooky
season are:
the buMPy little Pumpkin by
Margery cuyler
All summer, Little Nell has tended the
garden with BIG Mama, BIG Sarah, and BIG
Lizzie, and finally the pumpkins are ready
for Halloween. Her sisters choose smooth,
round pumpkins to carve, but Little Nell likes
a bumpy little one best.
día de los Muertos by roseanne
Greenfield thong
It's Día de Los Muertos
(Day of the Dead) and
children throughout the
pueblo, or town, are
getting ready to celebrate!
Join the fun and festivities,
learn about a different
cultural tradition and
brush up on your Spanish
vocabulary.
a spooky season of books
dracula and Frankenstein are Friends
by katherine tegan
Dracula and Frankenstein are friends. They
have good times together, but when Dracula
decides to have a Halloween party on the
same day as Frankenstein's, their friendship is
put to the test.
skeleton Hiccups by Margery cuyler
What is the best way to help a skeleton
get over his bone-rattling, teeth-chattering,
belly-laughing hiccups? Ghost tries to help, but
none of the usual remedies work.
a Woggle of Witches by adrienne
adams
Witches are frightened by strange creatures
on the night of their special celebration.
Featured level 2 books for spooky
season are:
Goosebumps: attack of the Graveyard
Ghouls by r.l. stine
During a creepy field trip to the local
cemetery, Spencer accidentally
knocks over a headstone.
Now he's face to face with the
undead, a cold, ghastly ghoul
who wants to take over his
body!
Goosebumps: Welcome to dead
House by r.l. stine
This is the first book of the fabled classic
Goosebumps series. The house is haunted.
The entire town is, as well. Two siblings
discover that fears do come true.
How they croaked by Georgia bragg
In her illustrated book for middle-grade
readers, Georgia Bragg chronicles the
disgusting deaths of 19 famous figures, from
Beethoven to George Washington.
breathe: a Ghost story by cliff
Mcnish
Get spooked by this creepy ghost story,
about a boy
named Jack
who moves
with his
mom to a
farmhouse
that is
haunted.
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