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By Richie Tankersley Cusick. 1997
In this generation, she is Buffy Summers, 16 years old and a new student at Sunnydale High. Her experiences at…
her last school persuaded Buffy to try to resume the life of a normal teenager. But it is no coincidence that Buffy has come to this town at this time. Once in a century comes The Harvest: a night when the Master Vampire can draw enough power to break free and open the portal between his world and ours. For junior high readers. 1997. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer ; 1)By Mary Labatt. 1999
Sam thinks the old stone mansion where he, Beth, and Jennie are spending their vacation, is haunted. She comes to…
his conclusion by witnessing the not-so-friendly housekeeper, weird notes, and funny noises coming from the attic. Could it be true? Grades 3-6. c1999. (Sam, dog detective)By Paul Yee. 2004
Fourteen-year old Bing-wing Chan resents his father not only because the man gambles away all their money, but also because…
he now forces Bing to help him in his gruesome job. Ba is the bone collector, digging up the bones of the deceased Chinese so they can be sent to China. Bing encounters some strange incidents after they dig up a skeleton with no skull, but ghosts, magic and a fortune teller help him find his courage. For junior high readers. 2003.By Marion Dane Bauer. 2005
Liz is awakened in the middle of the night by a mysterious voice softly calling her name. A blue light…
turns into a ghost in old-fashioned clothes, who appears for a moment and then fades through the wall. Liz tries to figure out who the ghost is, why she was calling her name, while unravelling some family secrets. Grades 3-6. 2005.By Pete Hautman. 2003
Lucy Szabo has a theory that diabetics were the original vampires hundreds of years ago and, as a diabetic, she…
counts herself as a modern vampire. Visiting an online chatrooom using the name "Sweetblood", Lucy starts to get involved with a guy called Draco who claims to be a real vampire. As she gets more involved, her life begins to unravel around her, and her ability to regulate her blood sugar worsens. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. Senior high readers. 2003.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)By Becky Citra. 2006
Asia has lived with Ira and his wife Maddy for as long as she can remember. She loves their farm,…
but when Ira has a heart attack, Asia's world is turned upside down. Distraught at the possibility of losing the only family she has ever known, Asia is frightened but fascinated by the appearance of a ghost - a ghost only Asia can see and hear. Grades 5-8. 2006.By Eoin Colfer. 2005
Not much scares Will and Marty, until they travel with their family to a seaside town famous for its resident…
ghost. Legend has it that when the sea glows at night, the pirate captain Augustine Crow haunts the shore, searching for a new cabin boy. Of course, Will knows this can't be true, but one night, the sea is lit with an eerie glow - and is that a ghostly voice calling his name? Grades 2-4. 2005.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.By R. L Stine. 2005
When Max makes a deal with the two ghosts in his bedroom, to find out how these friends became spirits,…
he must switch brains with the only witness to the event - a chimpanzee. Grades 3-6. 2005. (Mostly ghostly ; 7)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.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.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.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.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.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)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.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.By Betty Ren Wright. 1998
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.