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Category: Scary

These stories contain the library’s strongest suspense, from ghostly mansions and cursed pirate treasure to a drawing that becomes a destructive monster. Scary does not mean the same thing in every tale: some use a tense moment that resolves quickly, while others include pursuit, battles or threatening spirits. Read the individual description and content note before choosing one for a sensitive child or bedtime.

Happy young girl Elizabeth dressed in colonial clothes after the successful Boston Tea Party.
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Boston Tea Party Adventure

  • Posted byby Belfa
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  • 32 min
A mysterious cup of tea carries Elizabeth and her cat Puffy to Boston in 1773. Between ships, chases and a new friend named Tom, they must find a way home. This time-travel adventure is fiction inspired by the Boston Tea Party, not a factual account. Share it in chapters with older children; it includes weapons and danger.
Cartoon boy drawing on a canvas, featuring a red monster with large teeth and eyes.
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Leo and the Magic Paintbrush

  • Posted byby Belfa
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  • 24 min
Leo is about to become a big brother, but he worries that his parents will love him less. In this magic paintbrush story about sibling jealousy, his angry drawing becomes a monster and wrecks the house. Leo must use his art to help repair the damage before meeting his baby sister, Aria.
A cartoon young blonde boy Liam with a glowing spyglass in a pirate queen's tomb.
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Liam and the Magical Spyglass

  • Posted byby Fabel
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  • 42 min
A map in a bottle leads Liam to a magical spyglass and a sunken pirate treasure. In this long pirate story for older children, taking the treasure home brings a curse to his village. Liam must face ghostly pirates and the sea king to put things right. The story includes frightening creatures and battles.