Reading

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Halloween in Spring: It's never too early for a spooky tale!

Secrets Never Die

By Vincent Ralph

Each Halloween Sam, Harran, Elisha, Laureen, and Dom hold a funeral for their secrets in an abandoned hut, but when their ritual is disrupted and they start receiving threatening messages, the friends must uncover their blackmailer before all their secrets are told and their lives ruined.

If I Have to be Haunted

By Miranda Sun

Cara Tang doesn't want to be haunted. Look, the dead have issues, and Cara has enough of her own. Her overbearing mother insists she be the "perfect" Chinese American daughter--which means suppressing her ghost-speaking powers--and she keeps getting into fights with Zacharias Coleson, the local golden boy whose smirk makes her want to set things on fire. Then she stumbles across Zach's dead body in the woods.

Streetlight People

By Charlene Thomas

When have-not teen Kady uses her newfound abilities to replicate a blissful summer with her have-lot boyfriend Nik, she unwittingly reveals her small town of Peekaboo's biggest secret.

There's No Way I'd Die First

By Lisa Springer

Seventeen-year-old Noelle Layne knows horror. Every trope, every warning sign, every survival tactic. She even leads a successful movie club dedicated to the genre. Who better to throw the ultimate, most exclusive Halloween party on all of Long Island?

Cemetery Boys

By Aiden Thomas

It's never too early for a spooky tale!

Pumpkinheads

By Rainbow Rowell

Beloved writer Rainbow Rowell and Eisner Award-winning artist Faith Erin Hicks have teamed up to create this tender and hilarious story about two irresistible teens discovering what it means to leave behind a place -- and a person -- with no regrets.

Hating to Dating

She Drives me Crazy

By Kelly Quindlen

Wish You Weren't Here

By Erin Baldwin

Tweet Cute

By Emma Lord

How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe

By Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

A Thousand Heartbeats

By Kiera Cass

Not Here to be Liked

By Michelle Quach

Somewhere Beyond the Sea: Stories that take place out on the high seas

Lying in the Deep

By Dianna Urban

Stories that take place out on the high seas

Skin of the Sea

By Natasha Bowen

Stories that take place out on the high seas

4. Daughter of the Pirate King

By Tricia Levenseller

Stories that take place out on the high seas

Fable

By Adrienne Young

Stories that take place out on the high seas

The Map that Led to You

By Ella McLeod

Stories that take place out on the high seas

The Uncertainty Principal

By Joshua Davis

Stories that take place out on the high seas

YA for Fans of Percy Jackson

Hotel Magnifique

By Emily J Taylor

That Self-Same Metal

By Brittany N Williams

Legendborn

By Tracy Deonn

The Memory Eater

By Rebecca Mahoney

Threads that Bind

By Kika Hatzopoulou

The Sunbearer Trials

By Aiden Thomas

Decadent and darkly enchanting. Follow seventeen-year-old Jani as she uncovers the deeply disturbing secrets of the legendary Hotel Magnifique.

Reading Recommendation Resources

Booklist Reader

Monthly digital magazine, published by the ALA (American Library Association), featuring diverse readers' advisory recommendations, in print and on audio, for readers of all ages.

BookPage

Discover your next great book! BookPage is a discovery tool for readers, highlighting the best new books across all genres. BookPage is editorially independent; only books we highly recommend are featured. Any publisher-sponsored content is clearly labeled as such. Website contains much of the same content as hardcopies available at the Library. Look for a free copy during your next visit to the Roselle Public Library.

NoveList K-8 Plus

A resource for students and teachers, NoveList K-8 contains information on fiction titles for all K-8 grade levels and includes picture books, children's chapter books and young adult titles.

NoveList Plus

The ultimate reader's advisory website. Locate books to read, learn more about books and authors, and find author read-alikes, feature articles, book discussion guides, and book talks.