Since you mentioned Lost Mines of Phandelver, I thought I'd point to a notable rework of the campaign which incorporates LMoP.
A fellow from the ToD subreddit did a rework of Tyranny of Dragons, with Lost Mines of Phandelver as an introductory scenario leading into starting ToD from level 5. He released 2 DMs Guild products for a Hoard of the Dragon Queen rework and a Rise of Tiamat rework. They may be worth checking out if you don't mind spending another $10
At the university I run Halloween sessions for new players, and by far the best scenario I've run is the first one: House of the Midnight Violet. It's a 3 hour scenario for a party of 4th level. I've run it twice for a party of 3rd level with no adjustments. It's plays very well as is, though I'd personally suggest running the groups of dolls and cats as swarm creatures rather than individual creatures, for the sake of your own sanity.