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Bookcase Bizarro: MG/YA Book Reviews and Author News, October 2026

Leave a Comment / Fantasy, Horror, Supernatural, Tween Fiction, Upper Middle Grade Fiction, YA Fiction / By

This month’s book has nothing to do with cats. It’s October, so of course we’re going all in on amusement parks, which I have always found a bit creepy. And sad. Join us as we run amok in a family-owned amusement park, where the fairy tale creature rides are … changing.

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Bookcase Bizarro: MG/YA Book Reviews, October 2025

12 Comments / Diverse Books, Family Stories, Ghost Stories, Horror, Middle Grade Fiction / By

Do you bemoan the lack of setting description in books? Me, too. Fortunately, this month’s Bookcase Bizarro pick has plenty of both, and a creepy vibe to boot.

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Bookcase Bizarro: MG/YA Book Reviews, May 2025

18 Comments / Ghost Stories, Graphic Novels, Historical Fantasy, Horror, LQBTQ+, Memoir, Middle Grade Fiction, Mystery / By

On Halloween night, three friends enter a haunted cemetery to uncover a story spooky enough to bag them editorial positions at the school newspaper.

Unfortunately, the ghosts have plans of their own.

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