5 Middle-Grade Reads To Inspire Your Halloween Costume This Year

We all know how stressful it can be to pick out a Halloween costume. Instead of dressing up as Harry Potter or a mummy for the zillionth year in a row, check out these middle-grade reads for some inspiration!

Snow Fright by Amie & Bethanie Borst

In the final novel of their Scarily Ever Laughter series, Amie & Bethanie Borst put a new, Tim Burton-esque twist on the tale of Snow White. So instead of dressing up as Snow White, like every other girl in your class, take inspiration from this spooky tale and morph your favorite princess into a zombie!

Spy Ski School by Stuart Gibbs

Ben Ripley is about to face his most challenging mission yet: Spy Ski School. Take your usual spy or detective costume to the next level by adding a pair of mittens and a set of skis courtesy of this action-packed read!

School of Secrets: Freddie's Shadow Cards by Jessica Brody

More into Disney villains than princesses? Try taking a page out of this middle-grade series by dressing up as the daughter of the infamous Princess and the Frog villain, Dr. Facilier.

World of Warcraft: Traveler by Greg Weisman & Samwise Didier

If you are thinking, wow all of this stuff seems a little too out of the box for me, look no further than the latest World of Warcraft novel Traveler! This one will bring out the pirate in all of us, inspiring a costume worthy of the finest ship and crew.

Ever After High: Fairy Tail Ending by Suzanne Selfors

Looking from something a little more aquatic? Suzanne Selfors' latest in the School Story series will send your Halloween costume under the sea. Move over Ariel, there's a new mermaid to dress up as this year!