It’s getting darker earlier. It’s cold outside. The end of October is here. This is a good week for some chilling tales (and more).

Chilling Tales…

Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel by Jason Reynolds, brought to life by Danica Novgorodoff, literally gave me chills. The graphic novel is so much more haunting than the original!

Scary Stories for Young Foxes by Christian McKay Heidicker was a Newbery Honor Book and I’ve saved it especially for this week — “The haunted season has arrived in the Antler Wood. No Fox Kit Is Safe.” Eek! I’d better have my blanket for when I need to cover my face.

And More…

Class Act, by Jerry Craft — I don’t know what to say, except…WOW! This companion novel focuses on Drew, Jordan’s friend from (Newbery Award Winner) New Kid, and his story is everything I expected and more.

It’s Monday! What are YOU reading? IMWAYR is a weekly blog hop with kid lit co-hosts Jennifer from Teach Mentor Texts and Kellee and Ricki from Unleashing Readers. The original IMWAYR, with an adult literature focus, was started by Sheila at Book Journeys and is now hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date.

It’s a great way to share what you’re reading and get recommendations from others. We encourage you to write your own post sharing what you’re reading, link up, leave a comment, and support other IMWAYR bloggers by visiting and commenting on at least three of the other linked blogs each week.