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The tales of Beedle the bard
By J. K Rowling. 2008
Each of the five tales in this book reveals a lesson befitting children and parents alike: the strength gained with…
a trusted friendship, the redemptive power of love, and the true magic that exists in the hearts of all of us. Rowling's new introduction also comments on the personal lessons she has taken from the Tales. Grades 4-7. 2008.The graveyard book
By Neil Gaiman. 2008
When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family, who would have thought it would find safety…
and security in the local graveyard? Brought up by the resident ghosts, ghouls and spectres, Bod has an eccentric childhood learning about life from the dead. But for Bod there is also the danger of the murderer still looking for him - after all, he is the last remaining member of the family. Winner of Hugo Award: Novel Category 2009, the John Newbery Medal 2009 and Booktrust Teenage Prize 2009. Grades 4-7 and older readers. 2008.Witch child (Youth project)
By Celia Rees. 2000
When, in the 1600s, Mary sees her grandmother accused of witchcraft and hung for the crime, she is hurried to…
safety by an unknown woman. The woman gives her paper and ink to record her days, and she sets off for the New World only to find that she, like her grandmother, is the victim of ignorance and stupidity. For senior high and order readers.A twist in time
By Jean Ure. 2000
This novel tells the story of a young girl who encounters a ghost in her foster home. Instead of being…
afraid of her discovery, Cosy Walker finds the ghost comforting and the two develop a mysterious relationship. Grades 2-4.Cell: a novel
By Stephen King. 2006
Clayton Riddell is in Boston celebrating the sale of his graphic novel when the Pulse, a phenomenon that turns cell-phone…
users into murderous zombies, strikes people around him. Clayton begins the long walk back to his family in Maine, joined by other normal humans. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2006.Lisey's story: a novel
By Stephen King. 2006
Maine. Lisey, the widow of prizewinning author Scott Landon, hears her husband's voice while organizing his papers, caring for her…
catatonic sister, and avoiding a stalker. Lisey enters Scott's imaginary world of Boo'ya Moon and fights his demons as well as her own. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2006.The Saturday night ghost club: a novel
By Craig Davidson. 2018
A charismatic cast of misfits, losers, and bruisers animate this novel set in Niagara Falls, a.k.a. Cataract City--a slightly seedy,…
slightly magical, slightly haunted place, where seemingly ordinary lives are steeped in secrets, desires, troubled histories, and the occasional splash of mayhem. A bittersweet coming-of-age story about a small group of kids who, under the leadership of an eccentric uncle, spend one summer investigating the validity of local ghost stories and macabre urban myths--in almost every instance getting in way over their heads. Davidson draws us into his gritty world, reminding us that life's strange intensity and occasional magic is all around us. 2018.The thirteen
By Susie Moloney. 2011
Paula Wittmore hasn't been back to Haven Woods since she left as a disgraced teenager. Now she's returning to care…
for her mother, and she's bringing her daughter and a pile of emotional baggage. She's also bringing, unknowingly, the last chance for her mother's closest frenemies - twelve women bound together by a powerful secret that requires the sacrifice of a thirteenth. Some descriptions of violence, some strong language. 2011.Twenties girl
By Sophie Kinsella. 2009
Lara has always had an overactive imagination. Now she wonders if she is losing her mind. Normal twenty-something girls just…
don't get visited by ghosts! But inexplicably, the spirit of Lara's great aunt Sadie - in the form of a bold, demanding Charleston-dancing girl - has appeared to make one last request: Lara must track down a missing necklace Sadie simply can't rest without. But Lara's got enough problems of her own. 2009.Welcome to Dead House (Goosebumps. #1.)
By R. L Stine. 1992
Amanda and Josh think the house they have just moved into is weird. Spooky, maybe haunted. The town of Dark…
Falls is a bit strange, too. Their parents don't believe them, and tell them to go out and make some new friends. They do make some friends -- but they're not what Josh and Amanda's parents had in mind. These friends want to be friends forever. Followed by "Stay Out of the Basement" (DC12745). Grades 4-7. 1992. (Goosebumps ; 1)The snowman (Point horror)
By R. L Stine. 1992
Heather is so unhappy. Her evil guardian hates her. She has few friends, and is beginning to tire of her…
boyfriend, Ben. She feels cold and alone. Then one evening a gorgeous blond guy walks into the café where she works. He calls himself the Snowman and understands Heather in a way that no one else does. She feels safe, loved, warm. But is the Snowman what he seems? For junior high readers. 1992.The battlefield ghost
By Margery Cuyler. 1999
Eight-year-old John Perkins's family moves into an old farmhouse. From the first day, John is convinced the house is haunted.…
His twelve-year old sister Lisa soon senses a spooky presence as well. When John and Lisa meet the ghost, they learn that he is a Revolutionary War soldier who needs their help in solving a mystery surrounding his horse, who was separated from him during a bloody battle. Grades K-3. 1999.A ghost in the family
By Betty Ren Wright. 1998
Dark terrors 2: the Gollancz book of horror
By Stephen Jones, David Sulton. 1996
An anthology of horror and dark fantasy, which brings together stories by Clive Barker, Peter Straub, Ramsey Campbell, Brian Lumley,…
Thomas Tessier, Michael Marshall Smith, Kim Newman, Paul J. McAuley and Dennis Etchison, among others.The screaming staircase: The Screaming Staircase (Lockwood & Co. #1.)
By Jonathan Stroud. 2014
When the dead come back to haunt the living, Lockwood & Co. step in. For more than fifty years, the…
country has been affected by a horrifying epidemic of ghosts. A number of Psychic Investigations Agencies have sprung up to destroy the dangerous apparitions. Lucy Carlyle joins the smallest most ramshackle agency in the city, run by the charismatic Anthony Lockwood. When one of their cases goes horribly wrong, Lockwood & Co. have one last chance of redemption. Unfortunately this involves spending the night in one of the most haunted houses in England, and trying to escape alive. Grades 4-7. Followed by "The whispering skull". 2014.The keys to the street: a novel of suspense
By Ruth Rendell. 1996
Mary Jago had donated her bone marrow to save the life of someone she didn't know. And her generosity had…
led directly to the bitter break-up of her affair with Alistair. But the man whose life she had saved changes Mary's life in a way she could never have imagined. She is in danger both from the middle class world she knows and the world of the dispossessed and deranged.The haunting of Maddy Clare
By Simone St. James. 2012
London, 1922. Working as a temp, Sarah Piper is assigned to assist ghost investigator Alistair Gellis. Alistair has discovered an…
apparition who will only talk to women and needs Sarah to uncover the mystery behind the ghost’s death. Explicit descriptions of sex and some violence. RITA Award, 2013 Arthur Ellis Best Crime First Novel Award. 2012.Gerald's game (Signet Ser.)
By Stephen King. 1992
Jessie and Gerald are acting out Gerald's latest fantasy when he dies, leaving Jessie handcuffed to the bed in an…
isolated beach house. Jessie is faced with the horror of her failed attempts to escape, memories of a childhood trauma and a very hungry stray dog. But the real nightmare begins after nightfall. Strong language, violence and explicit descriptions of sex.The stand: the complete & uncut edition
By Stephen King. 1978
"Superflu," an experimental virus that can kill every conceivable type of antibody the human organism can muster against it, hits…
the United States and the world, rapidly wiping out the whole of civilization -- except for the one-half of one percent who are immune. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1978.The tommyknockers (Signet Ser.)
By Stephen King. 1987
Bobbi Anderson, 37, out with her ageing dog, Peter, is looking for trees to cull on her father's farm in…
Haven, Maine, when she stumbles over a piece of metal sticking out of the earth. Curious, she scrapes away the soil ... the deceptively ordinary beginning of a tale of nightmarish horror that is to destroy a community. 1987.