Whether you're looking for a funny Halloween read for your youngest readers (or listeners), historical reads with an edge, a frightening young adult novel, or some true ghost stories, this list of youngCanLit reads has something for everyone. And, while I couldn't include everything, there are several authors whom I would recommend for anything spooky: L. M. Falcone (for a middle-grade fun read); Arthur Slade (for a middle-grade evil); Kelley Armstrong, the queen of queasy (for young adult); and Alyxandra Harvey, who rocks YA vampires. Take your pick!
PICTURE BOOKS
Written by Robert Heidbreder
Illustrated by John Martz
Kids Can Press
32 pp.
Ages 5-8
2013
Written by Robert Munsch
Illustrated by Michael Martchenko
Scholastic Canada
32 pp.
Ages+
2004
Written by Megan Faulkner
Photographs by Adam Krawesky
Scholastic Canada
30 pp.
Ages 6-10
Scholastic Canada
30 pp.
Ages 6-10
2006
Written by Paulette Bourgeois
Illustrated by Brenda Clark
Kids Can Press
32 pp.
Ages 5-8
1996
Written by Paul Yee
Illustrated by Harvey Chan
Groundwood Books
Ages 8-12
Groundwood Books
Ages 8-12
1996
Written by Helaine Becker
Illustrated by David Parkins
Scholastic Canada
32 pp.
Ages 4-7
2010
Written and illustrated by Maryann Kovalski
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
32 pp.
Ages 2-6
2006
Written by Rosanna Battigelli
Illustrated by Tara Anderson
Pajama Press
24 pp.
Ages 3-6
2019
Written by Sandra Lightburn
Illustrated by Ron Lightburn
Nimbus
32 pp.
Nimbus
32 pp.
Ages 5-8
2008
Written by Susan Hood
Illustrated by Linda Hendry
Kids Can Press
32 pp.
Kids Can Press
32 pp.
Ages 4-6
2007
What There is Before There is Anything There
Written and illustrated by Liniers
Translated by Elisa Amado
Groundwood Books
24 pp.
Ages 4-7
2014
Written and illustrated by Liniers
Translated by Elisa Amado
Groundwood Books
24 pp.
Ages 4-7
2014
CHAPTER BOOKS
Written by Anita Horrocks
Stoddart
195 pp.
Ages 9-12
1996
Written by Evan Munday
ECW Press
320 pp.
Ages 8-13
2011
The Devil, the Banshee and Me
Written by L. M. Falcone
Kids Can Press
192 pp.
Ages 9-12
2006
ECW Press
320 pp.
Ages 8-13
2011
Written by L. M. Falcone
Kids Can Press
192 pp.
Ages 9-12
2006
Dial "M" for Morna
Written by Evan Munday
ECW Press
296 pp.
Ages 8-13
2013
The Elevator Ghost
Written by Glen Huser
Illustrations by Stacy Innerst
Groundwood Books
168 pp.
Ages 7-12
2014
Written by William Bell
Stoddart
196 pp.
Ages 10+
Stoddart
196 pp.
Ages 10+
1989
Fred's Halloween Adventure
Written by Marie-Danielle Croteau
Illustrated by Bruno St-Aubin
Translated by Sarah Cummins
Formac
62 pp.
Ages 6-9
2002
Written by Anne Louise MacDonald
Kids Can Press
207 pp.
Ages 10-14
2005
Ghost Hotel (Arthur Slade's Canadian Chills series)
The Proof that Ghosts Exist (The Ghosthunters, Book 1)
The Curse of the Evening Eye (The Ghosthunters, Book 2)
Written by Carol Matas and Percy Nodelman
Key Porter
248 pp.
Ages 8-13
2009
The Hunt for the Haunted Elephant (The Ghosthunters, Book 3)
Ghost Messages
Ghosts of Government House
Ghost of Heroes Past
Written by Charles Reid
Ronsdale Press
168 pp.
Ages 10-14
2010
The Ghost of Lunenburg Manor (A Tom and Liz Austen Mystery)
Written by Eric Wilson
HarperCollins
109 pp.
Ages 9-11
1981/2003
The Ghost of Northumberland Strait
Written by Lori Knutson
Dundurn
152 pp.
Ages 7-11
2008
The Ghost of Ramshaw Castle
Written by Robert Sutherland
Scholastic Canada
171 pp.
Ages 9-14
1990
The Ghost of the Stanley Cup (Screech Owl series)
Written by Roy MacGregor
McClelland & Stewart
118 pp.
Ages 9-13
2000
Ghost Ride
Written by Marina Cohen
Dundurn
172 pp.
Ghosts of the Pacific
Written by Philip Roy
Ronsdale Press
251 pp.
Ages 11-14
2011
Ghosts of the Titanic
Written by Julie Lawson
Scholastic Canada
193 pp.
Ghost Voyages
Written by Cora Taylor
Coteau Books
120 pp.
Ages 8-12
2003
Ghost Voyages II: The Matthew
Written by Cora Taylor
Coteau Books
112 pp.
Ages 8-12
Ghost Voyages III: Endeavour and Resolution
Ghost Voyages IV: Champlain and Cartier
The Ghouls' Night Out
Written by Janice MacDonald
The Graveyard Hounds
Written by Vi Hughes
Illustrated by Christina Leist
Tradewind Books
167 pp.
Ages 9-11
2008
Greysteel's Ghost
Written by Robert Sutherland
HarperTrophy Canada
176 pp.
Ages 8-13
2005
Haunted
Written by Barbara Haworth Attard
HarperCollins
273 pp.
Ages 10+
2009
The Haunting of Heck House (The Wiggins Weird, Book 2)
Written by Lesley Livingston and Jonathan LLyr
Puffin Canada
280 pp.
Ages 8-12
2014
The Improbable Party on Plum Lane (Babysitter Out of Control Series, Book 3)
Written by Margaret J. McMaster
Mansbridge Dunn Publishers
53 pp.
Ages 7-9
2011
Invasion of the IQ Snatchers (Arthur Slade's Canadian Chills)
120 pp.
2007
The Night Gardener
Written by Jonathan Auxier
Puffin
384 pp.
Ages 10+
2014
Northern Frights Trilogy
The Path of Trees
Written by Ari Goelman
Arthur E. Levine/Scholastic
399 pp.
Ages 10-12
2013
Return of the Grudstone Ghosts (Canadian Chills)
The Secret of Grim Hill
Written by Linda DeMeulemeester
Lobster Press
187 pp.
Shades: Tales of Fear and Wonder
Small Medium at Large
Written by Joanne Levy
Bloomsbury Children's Books
193 pp.
Ages 9-13
2012
That One Spooky Night
Written by Dan Bar-el
Illustrated by David Huyck
Kids Can Press
80 pp.
Ages 7-10
2012
The Unseen: Scary Stories
Zombiekins
Written by Kevin Bolger
YOUNG ADULT
Beyond: A Ghost Story
Written by Graham McNamee
Wendy Lamb Books /Random House Canada
226 pp.
Ages 14-17
2012
The Summoning
Written by Kelley Armstrong
Doubleday
400 pp.
Ages 12+
2008
The Awakening
Written by Kelley Armstrong
Doubleday
368 pp.
Age 12+
2009
The Reckoning
Written by Kelley Armstrong
Doubleday
400 pp.
Ages 12+
2011
The Geomancer's Compass
Give Up the Ghost
Written by Megan Crewe
Henry Holt and Co. / H. B. Fenn
244 pp.
Ages 12-15
2009
Guardian
Haunted
Written by Barbara Haworth-Attard
HarperTrophy
288 pp.
Ages 12+
2009
Haunting Violet
Written by Alyxandra Harvey
Bloomsbury
352 pp.
Ages 12+
2012
The Prank (Nate’s Journal)
Written by K.E. Calder
Vanwell
93 pp.
Ages 10-13
2003
The Serpent’s Spell
Written by Rae Bridgman
Great Plains
190 pp.
Ages 10-14
2006
Someone Else's Ghost
This is Not a Test
Written by Courtney Summers
NON-FICTION
100% Pure Fake
Written by Lyn Thomas
Kid Can Press
48 pp.
Ages 8-12
Are You Afraid Yet?: The Science of Scary Stuff
Written by Stephen James O'Meara
Illustrated by Jeremy Kaposy
Kids Can Press
80 pp.
Ages 8-12
2009
Canadian Hauntings: A Haunted Canada Book
Written by Beth Scott and Michael Norman
Scholastic Canada
136 pp.
Ages 9-13
2009
Ghost Trackers: The Unreal World of Ghosts, Ghost-Hunting, and the Paranormal
Written by Chris Gudgeon
Tundra
75 pp.
Ages 10-13
Ghosts of the World: True Tales of Ghostly Hauntings
Written by Susan Smitten
Lone Pine Publishing
232 pp.
Gotcha! Mystery Hunters: 18 Amazing Ways to Freak Out Your Friends
Written by David Acer
Illustrated by Stephen MacEachern
Kids Can Press
48 pp.
Ages 8-12
2008
Grim and Ghostly Stories: A Haunted Canada Book
Written by Pat Hancock and Allan Gould
Scholastic Canada
136 pp.
Ages 8-13
2006
Haunted Canada: True Ghost Stories
Written by Pat Hancock
Scholastic Canada
106 pp.
Ages 9-12
2003
Haunted Canada 2: True Tales of Terror
Written by Pat Hancock
Scholastic Canada
114 pp.
Ages 9-12
2005
Haunted Canada 3: More Ghost Stories
Written by Pat Hancock
Scholastic Canada
128 pp.
Ages 9-12
2007
Haunted Canada 4: More True Tales of Terror
Written by Joel Sutherland
Scholastic Canada
128 pp.
Ages 9-12
2014
Haunted Canada: Ghost Stories
Written by Pat Hancock and Allan Gould
Illustrated by Andrej Krystoforski
Scholastic Canada
172 pp.
Ages 8-13
2014
Scary Science: 24 Creepy Experiments
Written by Shar Levine and Leslie Johnstone
Illustrated by Ashley Spires
Scholastic Canada
48 pp.
Ages 8-13
2010
Strange and Spooky Stories: A Haunted Canada Book
Written by Pat Hancock
Scholastic Canada
128 pp.
Ages 8-13
2005
The Unexplained: A Haunted Canada Anthology
ed. by Janet Lunn
Scholastic Canada
160 pp.
Ages 9-13
2008
And my apologies for some inconsistency in the fonts and size. Seems I have my own little cyber-ghost that keeps altering my font no matter how many times I clear the formatting.
Written by Arthur Slade
Coteau Books
134 pp.
Ages 9-13
Coteau Books
134 pp.
Ages 9-13
2004
Written by Carol Matas and Percy Nodelman
Key Porter
216 pp.
Ages 8-13
2008
Key Porter
216 pp.
Ages 8-13
2008
Written by Carol Matas and Percy Nodelman
Key Porter
248 pp.
Ages 8-13
2009
Written by Carol Matas and Percy Nodelman
Key Porter
272 pp.
Key Porter
272 pp.
Ages 8-13
2010
The Ghost and Max Munroe: Case #1 The Magic Box
Written by L. M. Falcone
Illustrated by Kim Smith
Kids Can Press
88 pp.
Ages 7-11
2014
Written by L. M. Falcone
Illustrated by Kim Smith
Kids Can Press
88 pp.
Ages 7-11
2014
Written by Jacqueline Guest
Coteau Books
184 pp.
Coteau Books
184 pp.
Ages 9-12
2011
Written by Judith Silverthorne
Your Nickels Worth Publishing
114 pp.
Your Nickels Worth Publishing
114 pp.
Ages 9-12
2011
Written by Charles Reid
Ronsdale Press
168 pp.
Ages 10-14
2010
Written by Eric Wilson
HarperCollins
109 pp.
Ages 9-11
1981/2003
Written by Lori Knutson
Dundurn
152 pp.
Ages 7-11
2008
Written by Robert Sutherland
Scholastic Canada
171 pp.
Ages 9-14
1990
Written by Roy MacGregor
McClelland & Stewart
118 pp.
Ages 9-13
2000
Written by Marina Cohen
Dundurn
172 pp.
Ages 11-13
2009
Written by Philip Roy
Ronsdale Press
251 pp.
Ages 11-14
2011
Written by Julie Lawson
Scholastic Canada
193 pp.
Ages 9-12
2011
Written by Cora Taylor
Coteau Books
120 pp.
Ages 8-12
2003
Ghost Voyages II: The Matthew
Written by Cora Taylor
Coteau Books
112 pp.
Ages 8-12
2002
Written by Cora Taylor
Coteau Books
176 pp.
Ages 8-12
2004
Written by Cora Taylor
Coteau Books
128 pp.
Ages 8-12
2009
Written by Janice MacDonald
Illustrated by Pamela Breeze Currie
Ronsdale Press
49 pp.
Ages 7-9
Ronsdale Press
49 pp.
Ages 7-9
1998
Written by Vi Hughes
Illustrated by Christina Leist
Tradewind Books
167 pp.
Ages 9-11
2008
Written by Robert Sutherland
HarperTrophy Canada
176 pp.
Ages 8-13
2005
Written by Barbara Haworth Attard
HarperCollins
273 pp.
Ages 10+
2009
Written by Lesley Livingston and Jonathan LLyr
Puffin Canada
280 pp.
Ages 8-12
2014
The Improbable Party on Plum Lane (Babysitter Out of Control Series, Book 3)
Written by Margaret J. McMaster
Mansbridge Dunn Publishers
53 pp.
Ages 7-9
2011
Written by Arthur Slade
Coteau Books
Ages 9-13
2007
The Midnight Curse
Written by L. M. Falcone
Kids Can Press
208 pp.
Ages 8-12
2010
Never to be Told
Written by Becky Citra
Orca Book Publishers
217 pp.
Ages 9-12
2006
Written by Jonathan Auxier
Puffin
384 pp.
Ages 10+
2014
Written by Arthur Slade
HarperTrophy
352 pp.
Ages 10+
2014
Includes the original three books: Draugr, The Haunting of Drang Island and Loki Wolf
Written by Ari Goelman
Arthur E. Levine/Scholastic
399 pp.
Ages 10-12
2013
Written by Arthur Slade
Coteau Books
119 pp.
Ages 9-12
Coteau Books
119 pp.
Ages 9-12
2002
Written by Linda DeMeulemeester
Lobster Press
187 pp.
Ages 9-13
2007
Written by Arthur Slade
Dava Enterprises
79 pp.
Ages 11+
2011
Dava Enterprises
79 pp.
Ages 11+
2011
Written by Joanne Levy
Bloomsbury Children's Books
193 pp.
Ages 9-13
2012
Written by Dan Bar-el
Illustrated by David Huyck
Kids Can Press
80 pp.
Ages 7-10
2012
Written by Janet Lunn
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
171 pp.
Ages 9-14
1996
Walking with the Dead
Written by L. M. Falcone
Kids Can Press
200 pp.
Ages 9-12
2005
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
171 pp.
Ages 9-14
1996
Written by L. M. Falcone
Kids Can Press
200 pp.
Ages 9-12
2005
Written by Kevin Bolger
Illustrated by Aaron Blecha
Razorbill
Razorbill
206 pp.
Ages 8-11
2010
YOUNG ADULT
Written by Graham McNamee
Wendy Lamb Books /Random House Canada
226 pp.
Ages 14-17
2012
Written by Kelley Armstrong
Doubleday
400 pp.
Ages 12+
2008
The Awakening
Written by Kelley Armstrong
Doubleday
368 pp.
Age 12+
2009
The Reckoning
Written by Kelley Armstrong
Doubleday
400 pp.
Ages 12+
2011
Written by Melissa Hardy
Tundra Books
254 pp.
Ages 11-15
2012
Written by Megan Crewe
Henry Holt and Co. / H. B. Fenn
244 pp.
Ages 12-15
2009
Written by Natasha Deen
Great Plains Teen Fiction
192 pp.
Ages 13+
2014
Haunted
Written by Barbara Haworth-Attard
HarperTrophy
288 pp.
Ages 12+
2009
Haunting Violet
Written by Alyxandra Harvey
Bloomsbury
352 pp.
Ages 12+
2012
The Horrors: Terrifying Tales: Book One
ed. by Peter Carver
Red Deer Press
184 pp.
Ages 13+
ed. by Peter Carver
Red Deer Press
184 pp.
Ages 13+
2005
The Horrors: Terrifying Tales: Book Two
ed. by Peter Carver
Red Deer Press
207 pp.
Ages 12+
ed. by Peter Carver
Red Deer Press
207 pp.
Ages 12+
2006
The Prank (Nate’s Journal)
Written by K.E. Calder
Vanwell
93 pp.
Ages 10-13
2003
The Serpent’s Spell
Written by Rae Bridgman
Great Plains
190 pp.
Ages 10-14
2006
Written by Margaret Buffie
Scholastic
227 pp.
Ages 12+
1995
This Dark Endeavour (The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein)
Written by Kenneth Oppel
HarperTrophy Canada
304 pp.
Ages 12+
2011
Such Wicked Intent (The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein, Book 2)
Written by Kenneth Oppel
HarperTrophy Canada
320 pp.
Ages 12+
2012
Written by Kenneth Oppel
HarperTrophy Canada
304 pp.
Ages 12+
2011
Written by Kenneth Oppel
HarperTrophy Canada
320 pp.
Ages 12+
2012
This is Not a Test
Written by Courtney Summers
St. Martin's Griffin
326 pp.
Ages 13+
2012
326 pp.
Ages 13+
2012
NON-FICTION
Written by Lyn Thomas
Kid Can Press
48 pp.
Ages 8-12
2009
Written by Stephen James O'Meara
Illustrated by Jeremy Kaposy
Kids Can Press
80 pp.
Ages 8-12
2009
Written by Beth Scott and Michael Norman
Scholastic Canada
136 pp.
Ages 9-13
2009
Written by Chris Gudgeon
Tundra
75 pp.
Ages 10-13
2010
Written by Susan Smitten
Lone Pine Publishing
232 pp.
Ages 13+
2006
Written by David Acer
Illustrated by Stephen MacEachern
Kids Can Press
48 pp.
Ages 8-12
2008
Written by Pat Hancock and Allan Gould
Scholastic Canada
136 pp.
Ages 8-13
2006
Written by Pat Hancock
Scholastic Canada
106 pp.
Ages 9-12
2003
Written by Pat Hancock
Scholastic Canada
114 pp.
Ages 9-12
Haunted Canada 3: More Ghost Stories
Written by Pat Hancock
Scholastic Canada
128 pp.
Ages 9-12
2007
Written by Joel Sutherland
Scholastic Canada
128 pp.
Ages 9-12
2014
Haunted Canada: Ghost Stories
Written by Pat Hancock and Allan Gould
Illustrated by Andrej Krystoforski
Scholastic Canada
172 pp.
Ages 8-13
2014
Written by Shar Levine and Leslie Johnstone
Illustrated by Ashley Spires
Scholastic Canada
48 pp.
Ages 8-13
2010
Written by Pat Hancock
Scholastic Canada
128 pp.
Ages 8-13
2005
ed. by Janet Lunn
Scholastic Canada
160 pp.
Ages 9-13
2008
And my apologies for some inconsistency in the fonts and size. Seems I have my own little cyber-ghost that keeps altering my font no matter how many times I clear the formatting.
Happy Halloween!
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