From the co-author of the #1 New York Times bestselling series The Magic Misfits, comes a spectacularly spooky novel that will keep you up way past bedtime. Perfect for fans of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark!Amelia is cleaning out her late grandmother's attic when she stumbles across a book: Tales to Keep You Up at Night. But when she goes to the library to return it, she's told that the book never belonged there. Curious, she starts to read the stories: tales of strange incidents in nearby towns, of journal entries chronicling endless, twisting pumpkin vines, birthday parties gone awry, and cursed tarot decks. And at the center of the stories lies a family of witches. And witches, she's told, can look like anyone…As elements from the stories begin to come to life around her, and their eerie connections become clear, Amelia begins to realize that she may be in a spooky story of her own…With hair-raising, spine-chilling prose, Dan Poblocki delivers a collection of interconnected stories that, if you're anything like Amelia, is sure to keep you up late in the night.

Veteran AuthorDan Poblocki has decades of experience in middle-grade writing, including co-writing with Neil Patrick Harris the #1 New York Times bestselling series The Magic Misfits (under the pen-name Alec Azam). Halloween Timing and PackagePublished in late-summer, Tales to Keep You Up at Night is perfect for Halloween retail placement. And readers in search of a seasonal horror read will be drawn to the spectacularly spooky cover and chapter-opening artwork (created by the talented Marie Bergeron).Middle Grade Horror Horror and ghost stories are a perennial favorite among middle grade readers. And with heart-pounding, chilling stories, Tales to Keep You Up at Night is the perfect next-read for fans of Alvin Schwartz's evergreen Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark!Novel Composed of Interconnected StoriesLike Newbery Honor-winner Scary Stories for Young Foxes, this book shares a collection of spooky stories. But readers will discover that each of the stories relates to the next, and that, as the central mystery is revealed, a larger cohesive story is being told.