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A collage of the covers of the Summer Scares Middle Grade fiction selections: Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulsen, This Appearing House by Ally Malinenko, and It Came from the Trees by Ally Russell

The 2026 Summer Scares Middle Grade Fiction titles are:

Garlic and the Vampire by @breebird33.bsky.social

This Appearing House by @allymalinenko.bsky.social

It Came from the Trees by @allyoutthere.bsky.social

168 – Middle Grade Horror Panel

The panelists discuss the expectations of different age brackets, pushing boundaries, soft censorship, the Know-Betters, and the politics of house spiders.
(with Kathleen Palm & Ally Russell)
@kathleenpalm.bsky.social
@allyoutthere.bsky.social

Happy Middle Grade Monday!!! Today…IT CAME FROM THE TREES by @allyoutthere.bsky.social
A great book of friendship and believing in yourself!

And be sure to catch Ally and I talk MG horror on the @webobpodcast.bsky.social today!

#middlegrademonday
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EPISODE 168 – Middle Grade Horror Panel EPISODE 168 – Middle Grade Horror Panel Stream on Libsyn (click here) Direct Download (click here) We Bleed Orange & Black: the podcast for Halloween & Horror Lovers! Join us as we intervie…

Out today on The We Bleed Orange and Black podcast @webobpodcast.bsky.social ...
I talk MG horror with host @carterwroteit.bsky.social and @allyoutthere.bsky.social!!!!
Go hear me ramble incoherently...I am delightful.

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You ARE delightful!

Graphic with header text that reads “Congratulations!” Below, text reads MYSTERY JAMES DIGS HER OWN GRAVE by Ally Russell, next to an image of the book cover. Bottom row text reads 2026 Edgar Award Nominee, with the Starling Literary + Media logo on the left.

Amazing news! 🎉 MYSTERY JAMES DIGS HER OWN GRAVE by Ally Russell has been nominated for a 2026 Edgar Award in the Best Juvenile category. Congratulations, @allyoutthere.bsky.social!! ✨

Thank you and @raforall.bsky.social for the shout out! ✌🏽 Appreciate y'all!

Thank you so much, friend!

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Jess!!!! Hello! And thank you! Jai McFerran is the artist, Stephanie Yang the cover designer. 🕷️

Photo of multiple copies of a red book called DOWN CAME THE SPIDERS.

In 2023 I had zero books. Today, my FOURTH book published with Scholastic. Time flies. So do spiders. (Actually, they do something called ballooning.) Please check out my book about creepy-crawlies. 🕷️ DOWN CAME THE SPIDERS

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Well this year we CAN participate in the #GivingTuesday flood so we probably SHOULD. With your support we can do even more to protect, celebrate, & elevate the right to read.

All the New Horror Books Coming in December 2025 December 2025’s new horror books, featuring titles from Kristi DeMeester, Johnny Compton, T. Kingfisher, Ally Russell, Brennan LaFaro, and more!

the final horror shopping list of 2025 is here! feat. new books from @comptonwrites.bsky.social, @allyoutthere.bsky.social, @brennanlafaro.bsky.social, @datlow.bsky.social, @tkingfisher.com, and more. 2026 list drops later this week!!

Ahh! Thank you so much! I'm glad to hear that this book gives adults the creeps too. :) check out @spookymiddlegrade.bsky.social if you're looking for more MG horror.

Sley House Presents Special Episode: Halloween Friends and Memories, now available on all major podcast networks! In this very special episode, Trevor's friends visit to share their favorite Halloween rituals and memories. Come join in to hear stories from Katrina Carruth, William Sterling, Abby Vail, Brian McAuley, Jessika Grewe Glover, Katrina Monroe, Ally Russell, Anna Rose Reads, and Collin Williamson. It's a special episode full of treats, no tricks!

Happy Halloween!

I did a thing with some of my good friends, so if you want some Halloween cheer come visit with @authorkatm.bsky.social, @spookysterling.bsky.social, @allyoutthere.bsky.social, @brianmcwriter.bsky.social, @abbyvail.bsky.social, @jessikagreweglover.bsky.social and more. Links below!

Purple graphic with illustrations of white spiderwebs in the top right and bottom left corners. This slide is titled “Middle Grade” and displays book covers for six diverse middle grade books perfect for the Halloween season. The titles featured are as follows: “Tales from Cabin 23: Night of the Living Head” by Hanna Alkaf, “Mystery James Digs Her Own Grave” by Ally Russell, “Bumps in the Night” by Amalie Howard, “Los Monstruos: Felice and the Wailing Woman” by Diana López, “The Supernatural Files of CJ Delaney” by Carol Williams, and “The Last Rhee Witch” by Jenna Lee-Yun.

👻 6 Diverse Middle Grade Books for the Halloween Season

Oct 6 2:30-5 @leannareneehieber.bsky.social, AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC, @wickedgoodbooks.bsky.social. Oct 10 7pm Ally Russell, author of middle-grade MYSTERY JAMES DIGS HER OWN GRAVE, @copperdogbooks.bsky.social. Oct 22 7-9 @stgibson.bsky.social, author of Savage Blooms, @nocturnesalem.bsky.social.

It's getting ~spooky~ out there, so just a reminder that this book exists. 👻🖤 It has "all the makings of a modern classic...like Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" (SLJ, starred review) and is "certain to be a gateway drug to @stephenking.bsky.social" (Portland Press Herald).

Thank you for this! It was fun! 🪱🪏

Thank you so much! 🪱🪏

A compilation of twenty-one 2025 middle grade book covers organized by colour, beginning with green, transitioning into blue and purple, and finally ending with pink and red. Books featured include Scaring and Daring, Another, Open Wide, Mystery James Digs Her Own Grave, The House Next Door, The Many Hauntings of the Manning Family, Broken Dolls, The Better To Eat You With, The Mystery At The Haunted Dance Hall, Phantom Academy, The Girl In The Walls, The Ghosts of Bitterfly Bay, The Labyrinth of Souls, Finder's Keepers, Welcome To The Ghost Show, Grin, I.R.L, Ride or Die, Gloam, Tales From Cabin 23: The Visitors and It's Watching.

🎃 55 Scary (and Not-So-Scary) 2025 Middle Grade Books To Get Readers In The Halloween Spirit 🎃
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Oh, look, I remembered that I had a blog just in time for a spooky fun book for the spooky fun season! #MysteryJamesDigsHerOwnGrave #booksky autumnguest.com/blog/2025/09...

Last chance to sign up for my newsletter and get the chance to win a copy of ARROW and FREE author visits for your class or child’s class. #kidlit

so exciting to see both Eelgrass Bog AND Bitterfly Bay on the back cover of The Week Jr magazine!! alongside some other fabulous Penguin Young Readers titles!!!

I saw your email come in! I got you!

Thank you for having me on the show, Trevor! 🪱🪏

Sley House Presents Episode #164: Mystery James Digs Her Own Grave with Ally Russell. Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or on any other major podcast platform.

Are you ready for Mystery James?

Because we are! Join in with @allyoutthere.bsky.social as we talk MYSTERY JAMES DIGS HER OWN GRAVE, the *phenomenal* new middle grade horror novel you've been waiting for.

Come visit on Sley House Presents, available wherever you podcast! Links below:

Happy Release Day to @allyoutthere.bsky.social ‘s newest middlegrade horror novel! MYSTERY JAMES DIGS HER OWN GRAVE is a graveyard adventure young readers don’t want to miss! 🪦🪏💀