Halloween is a little over two weeks away, and who knows how it’s going to look this year. The world is in the middle of a pandemic, so 2020 has been pretty scary already. Halloween, however, is one of the most celebrated holidays, and many people are planning to make the best of it. One thing is for sure, this is a great time to show off a cool or creepy mask while still staying safe. Wicked reads like, The Year of the Witching, by Alexis Henderson, always create a spine-tingling mood, and this adorable board book, My Baby Loves Halloween, by Jabari Asim keeps it cute for the kiddies. Selections for Halloween themed books by Black authors are slim, very slim. In addition to the six middle-grade stories listed, go here and here for more reads to help conjure up a mood. What are your thoughts on our list? Please leave a comment below.
Maya and the Rising Dark
Rena Barron | HMH BYR | September 22, 2020 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Hide and Seeker
Daka Hermon | Scholastic Press | September 15, 2020 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Ghost Squad
Claribel Ortega | Scholastic Press | April 7, 2020 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
Gloom Town
Ronald L. Smith | Clarion Books | February 11, 2020 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
The Forgotten Girl
India Hill Brown | Scholastic Press | November 5, 2019 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
The Jumbie God’s Revenge (The Jumbies, Bk. 3)
Tracey Baptiste | Algonquin | September 3, 2019 | Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound
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