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Happy Hauntings!

Hey all, sorry it's been so long since I've blogged! Fall has been running away from me, but here I am with a few fun things you may like.

First, a few of my favorite Halloween books:

The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury: This slightly creepy story follows a group of friends out trick or treating. When their friend is abducted, they chase through time and place with the help of the mysterious Mountshroud to save him--learning about the origins of Halloween throughout the world.

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury: What can I say, I love this guy! This one is about 2 friends and a terrifying carnival that comes to their town. Sooo creepy!

The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare: This book isn't technically a Halloween book, but it is about witches...well a witch trial anyway. After her grandfather dies, Kit travels from the Caribbean islands to live with her Puritan aunt and uncle in Connecticut. Her differences make her an outsider which upsets some people in the community. One of my favorite books of all time.

Shadowland: The Mediator series Book 1 by Meg Cabot: Suze sees and talks to dead people. She's a Mediator, someone who helps ghosts fulfill their unfinished business and move on to the other side. Unfortunately this isn't always easy, something she learns the hard way when she moves to San Fransisco.

Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan: Okay, I'm reading this right now and it feels kinda perfect for Halloween. Mary lives in a village surrounded by a fence. The fence is the only thing that keeps out the Unconsecrated. When her mother is bitten by an Unconsecrated and turns into one herself Mary must choose to join the secretive Sisterhood (who provide for the village but also hide information from them) or marry Harry the brother of Travis, who her heart belongs to. When the fence is breached Mary and her friends escape to attempt to make their way to whatever lays beyond the Forest of Hands and Teeth. This basically feels like Twilight with zombies.

A few more suggestions:
The Restless Dead
Demonata series by Darren Shan
Devilish by Maureen Johnson


And a few more fun things for you:

Yesterday our teen craft was papercrafts (this sounds a little lame, but it's really really cool, we made our own TARDIS' and characters from Scott Pilgrim!) I said I would provide the link so you could make them at home too, so here it is!
Cubeecraft.com

Also, for those of you who are fans of Doctor Horrible: Obscure Doctor Horrible Costumes


That's all for today.
DFTBA,
Sti

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