# It Watches in the Dark

**Author:** Jeff Strand
**Grade range:** Grades 6–8
**Age range:** 11–14
**First published:** 2024
**Page count:** 175
**Genre:** Middle Grade Horror
**ISBN-13:** `9781728277608`
**ISBN-10:** `1728277604`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/it-watches-in-the-dark
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

Twins stranded in a remote village after a canoe accident realise the scarecrow in the square has a grip on the whole town. Middle-grade horror from Jeff Strand.

## Where this book is assigned

### Mississippi Magnolia Book Award

- **recommended** · 6th grade · Mississippi — [source: Mississippi Library Association / USM — 2026 Magnolia Book Awards nominees (student-choice; PreK-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 divisions)](https://aquila.usm.edu/magnolia_book_awards/12)
- **recommended** · 7th grade · Mississippi — [source: Mississippi Library Association / USM — 2026 Magnolia Book Awards nominees (student-choice; PreK-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 divisions)](https://aquila.usm.edu/magnolia_book_awards/12)
- **recommended** · 8th grade · Mississippi — [source: Mississippi Library Association / USM — 2026 Magnolia Book Awards nominees (student-choice; PreK-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 divisions)](https://aquila.usm.edu/magnolia_book_awards/12)

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