Anya’s Ghost<\/em> mixes realistic young adult issues and a ghost story to make one awesomely scary\u00a0graphic novel. Anya is part of a Russian family and is already\u00a0having a hard time trying to fit in at school when she\u00a0falls down a hole and finds herself face to face with a haunted skeleton. At first this ghost seems to be a friend to Anya, but quickly we learn that she is not to be trusted.<\/p>\nI suggest that these\u00a0titles\u00a0be read\u00a0under dim lighting,\u00a0while wrapped in a cozy blanket and sipping a mug of hot apple cider. Happy haunting!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
October is one of my most favorite times of year for a variety of reasons. Crisp weather makes for perfect hiking, my scarf collection makes a triumphant return from the closet,\u00a0and all things pumpkin can be found. The real reason October stands out for me though is the mysterious mood cast thanks to Halloween. As a fan of spooky stories of all sorts, this month provides the perfect opportunity to share some of my top picks for eerie and\u00a0ghostly reads. The graphic novels highlighted below are not holiday specific, and would be great recommendations for readers year-round,\u00a0but are especially fun during this season. Cat Burglar Black by Richard Sala. First Second; 2009. This quirky\u00a0title by the\u00a0talented\u00a0Sala has it all-\u00a0 dangerous mysteries, weird characters, hidden treasure, and creepy settings. K was raised in an orphanage where the children were trained to be professional thieves and now finds herself at Bellsong Academy,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":209,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[829,210,22,47,416],"tags":[710,499,250,517],"class_list":["post-11731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogger-nicole-martin","category-books-2","category-childrens-literature","category-collection-development","category-tweens-2","tag-710","tag-booklists","tag-comics","tag-graphic-novels"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/209"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11731"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11731\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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