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The elevator ghost
By Glen Huser. 2014
When Carolina Giddle moves into the Blatchford Arms, no one knows what to make of her sequin-sprinkled sneakers and her…
trinket-crusted car. But the parents are happy there’s a new babysitter around, and Carolina seems to have an uncanny ability to calm the most rambunctious child with her ghostly stories. Armed with unusual snacks (bone-shaped peppermints, Rumpelstiltskin sandwiches) and candles to set the mood, she entertains the children with good old-fashioned storytelling and, at the end, a great Halloween party. It turns out that Carolina has a timeworn connection to the Blatchford Arms, and to the ghost who still haunts the building - especially its old-fashioned elevator. Grades 3-6. 2014.Seven dead pirates: a ghost story
By Linda Bailey. 2015
Lewis Dearborn is a lonely, anxious, "terminally shy" boy of eleven when his great-grandfather passes away and leaves Lewis's family…
with his decaying seaside mansion. Lewis is initially delighted with his new bedroom, a secluded tower in a remote part of the house. Then he discovers that it's already occupied -- by the ghosts of seven dead pirates. Worse, the ghosts expect him to help them re-take their ship, now restored and on display in a local museum, so they can make their way to Libertalia, a legendary pirate utopia. The only problem is that this motley crew hasn't left the house in almost two hundred years and is terrified of going outside. Grades 4-7. 2015.Small medium at large
By Joanne Levy. 2012
After being hit by lightning, twelve-year-old Lilah, who has a crush on classmate Andrew Finkel, discovers that she can communicate…
with dead people, including her grandmother who wants Lilah to find a new wife for Lilah's divorced father. Grades 5-8. 2012.Seeing red
By Anne Louise MacDonald. 2009
Frankie Uccello seems like just another average, normal fourteen-year-old boy, until he discovers that he can dream the future, especially…
when something bad is about to happen. But seeing the future is only cool in movies and TV; in real life, not only does everyone think you're a whacko, but the future doesn't look good. And then Maura-Lee starts hanging around: she can read minds, and she seems to be reading his. For junior high readers. 2009.Sodom Road exit
By Amber Dawn. 2018
Summer 1990. Crystal Beach in Ontario has lost its beloved, long-running amusement park, leaving the lakeside village a virtual ghost…
town. It is back to this fallen community that Starla Mia Martin must return to live with her overbearing mother after dropping out of university and racking up significant debt. But an economic downturn, mother-daughter drama, and Generation X disillusionment soon prove to be the least of Starla's troubles: a mysterious and salacious force begins to dog her; inexplicable sounds in the night and unimaginable sites spotted in the periphery. Soon enough, Starla must confront the unresolved traumas that haunt Crystal Beach. Where others might feel fear, Starla feels lust and queer desire. When others might run, Starla draws the horror nearer. And in turn, she draws a host of capricious characters toward her--all of them challenged to seek answers beyond their own temporal realities. 2018.Contre Dieu: roman
By Patrick Senécal. 2010
Que se passe-t-il dans la tête d'un homme lorsqu'il perd, tout d'un coup, toutes ses raisons de vivre? Quand tout…
ce qu'il a construit s'effondre? Que se passe-t-il quand on ne comprend pas pourquoi le sort s'acharne sur nous? Qu'est-ce qui nous retient, maintenant que tout est fini, qu'on n'a plus rien, de ne pas devenir monstrueux? Sur quoi construit-on sa vie lorsque plus aucune morale ne trouve prise sur nous? 2010.New moon (Twilight ; #2)
By Stephenie Meyer. 2007
Bella and Edward find themselves facing new obstacles, including a devastating separation, the mysterious appearance of dangerous wolves roaming the…
forest in Forks, a terrifying threat of revenge from a female vampire and a deliciously sinister encounter with Italy's reigning royal family of vampires, the Volturi. Sequel to "Twilight" (DC36021). For senior high and older readers. 2007. (Twilight ; 2)L'historienne et Drakula
By Elizabeth Kostova, Evelyne Jouve. 2006
Ingénieuse reconstitution du mythe du grand vampire. La recherche de la tombe de l'Empaleur, l'ambiance bien recréée, le mélange d'histoire…
et de légende, tout concourt à constituer un récit prenant et mystérieux. 2006. Titre uniforme: The historian.L'historienne et Drakula: Tome 1
By Elizabeth Kostova, Evelyne Jouve. 2006
En 1972, dans une vieille maison d'Amsterdam, une adolescente explore la bibliothèque de son père et tombe par hasard sur…
un vieux livre relié de cuir d'où dépassent des feuillets jaunis. Toutes les pages de l'ouvrage sont vierges, à l'exception d'une affreuse gravure de dragon dont les ailes déployées semblent protéger une étrange inscription : " DRAKULYA ". Pour tromper sa solitude, la jeune fille a la curiosité de déplier l'un des feuillets. Il s'agit d'une lettre et elle s'ouvre ainsi : " Cher et infortuné successeur... " Son univers vient de basculer. 2006, c2005. Titre uniforme: The historian.Le vampire de Ropraz
By Jacques Chessex. 2006
En 1903 à Ropraz, dans le Haut Jorat vaudois, la fille du juge de paix, la virginale Rosa, meurt à…
vingt ans d'une méningite. Dans l'hiver qui souffle, un promeneur trouve le couvercle du cercueil soulevé, le cadavre violé, la main gauche coupée net, le sexe mastiqué, le coeur disparu. Profanation. Horreur. Stupéfaction villageoise, crainte du diable, soupçons de vampirisme, ail et crucifix accrochés aux maisons pourtant protestantes... En avril de la même année, deux autres profanations atroces sont exécutées de manière semblable. Il faut un coupable pour des crimes qui rappellent à chacun la 'crasse primitive', les vices cachés ; les étreintes contre nature. Favez, un garçon de ferme un peu idiot aux yeux rougis, à l'épaule saillante, aux longues canines, qu'on a surpris à l'étable abusant des génisses, sera le coupable idéal. Il sera jugé et condamné, puis on perd sa trace après 1915. 2006.Le voleur d'ombres: roman
By Marc Levy. 2010
Enfant, il vole les ombres de ceux qu’il croise… et chacune de ces ombres lui confie un secret. Malgré lui,…
il entend les rêves, les espoirs et les chagrins de ceux qu’il aime. Que faire de cet étrange pouvoir? 2010.Le vin des morts: [roman]
By Romain Gary. 2014
" Dans un souterrain peuplé de squelettes, le jeune Tulipe cherche désespérément la sortie. En chemin, il dialogue avec des…
morts aussi effrayants que grotesques : trois sœurs maquerelles régissent un bordel d'outre-tombe, des flics tabassent un prévenu jusqu'à le rendre tricolore, Jim et Joe jouent sadiquement avec les têtes d'un pierrot et de sa colombine, un poilu avoue avoir laissé sa place à un Allemand dans la tombe du Soldat inconnu, un moine le supplie de le remplacer pour garder le Saint-Graal, etc. Un Dieu ivre et grossier préside aux misères de ce petit monde grouillant de cafards et de mites. Le débonnaire Tulipe y va lui aussi de ses histoires, celles des clients tordus de l'hôtel tenu par sa femme. Chez les vivants comme chez les morts, l'âme humaine ressemble à une petite putain crasseuse et malodorante. Tulipe se réveille dans un cimetière, la gueule de bois et les bras en croix. Sous l'influence de Poe, Céline ou encore Jarry, ce premier roman inédit aux allures de danse macabre, écrit à l'âge de dix-neuf ans, dépeint avec sarcasme la société de l'après-guerre et de la crise des années trente. " -- 4e de couv.L'appel du sang, la seconde vie de Bree Tanner: hésitation novella
By Stephenie Meyer. 2010
C’est l'histoire fascinante de Bree Tanner, une jeune vampire qui apparaît dans «Hésitation» (FD06120), et détaille l'aspect le plus obscur…
du monde où elle vit désormais. Le roman raconte le périple de l'armée de jeunes vampires que Victoria forme pour accomplir sa vengeance, et la préparation à l'affrontement avec Bella Swan et les Cullen. 2010.Chasing the phantom ship
By Deborah Toogood. 2016
Matt Simmons has two weeks left of summer before starting grade six. He wants to enjoy that time with his…
best friends, Danny and Emma, but has to include his younger cousin Adam who is visiting. Trapped on a sandbar in the middle of the night, Matt and Adam see a ghostly, burning schooner before a silent old man rescues them. Matt is determined to unravel the mystery and reluctantly lets Adam join in. With Danny and Emma, they visit Danny’s grandpa, a retired sea captain. He warns them to leave the ghosts and mysteries of the sea alone, but the four friends ignore him. Setting out on a midnight boat trip to find the phantom ship, even little Adam proves a useful part of the team. But how dangerous is the ship, and who else is lurking in the waters of the Northumberland Strait? Grades 4-7. 2016.Flickers
By Arthur Slade. 2016
Far from the isolated prairie ranch where they were born, orphaned twins Isabelle and Beatrice Thorn are living a glamorous…
1920s Hollywood life as wards of Mr. Cecil, a mysterious and influential director. Isabelle is a silent film starlet, destined for greatness in the very first talking picture--a horror flick that will showcase her famous scream, often seen but never before heard by audiences. Meanwhile, Beatrice spends her days hidden away on the Cecil estate with her books and her insect collection, scarves covering her birthmarks and baldness. But Beatrice's curiosity about Mr. Cecil, the death of her parents, the appearance of scorpion hornets--creatures that should not exist on this earth--and the unsettling fates of two people who visited his estate is getting the better of her, and she's starting to realize the director has truly dark designs for this movie. Grades 5-8. 2016.Doctor Sleep: a novel
By Stephen King. 2013
Years after the horrifying events at the Overlook Hotel, recovering alcoholic Danny Torrance has learned to control his supernatural abilities.…
He befriends a twelve-year-old whose own psychic powers put her at risk. Sequel to «The Shining». Bestseller. 2013.Apparition (Apparition Ser.)
By Gail Gallant. 2013
The last time seventeen-year-old Amelia Mackenzie saw her best friend Matthew alive, he broke her heart. When he is found…
the next day in an abandoned barn at the edge of town, an apparent suicide, Amelia's whole world comes crashing down. And then she sees him again. Because Amelia has a secret that even Matthew didn't know: sometimes, she sees ghosts. When a local history columnist named Morris Dyson contacts Amelia after the funeral and tells her that he thinks the barn Matthew died in is haunted, and that Matthew wasn't its first victim, an unlikely partnership is born. For senior high readers. 2013.The mystery of grace
By Charles De Lint. 2009
Following her death, auto restorer Altagracia "Grace" Quintero awakens in a timeless realm inhabited by her recently deceased neighbours. Briefly…
returned to our world during Halloween night, Grace falls in love with John, a young artist, and he returns the feeling even when he discovers her condition. 2009.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.