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The haunting
By Margaret Mahy. 1982
After a shy 8-year-old boy begins to receive frightening supernatural images and messages, he learns about a family legacy which…
can be considered a curse or a rare gift. Grades 5-8. 1983, c1982.The harvest: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer ; #1)
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)The haunted school (Goosebumps. #59.)
By R. L Stine. 1997
At twelve, Tommy Frazer suddenly finds himself with a new mom, a new house, and a new school. In hopes…
of making friends, he volunteers to be on the decoration committee for the school dance. Everything is going just fine until Tommy has to make a trip to the art room on the third floor where he begins hearing voices. Sequel to "Deep Trouble II". Followed by "Werewolf Skin". Grades 4-7. c1997. (Goosebumps ; 59)The haunted mask II (Goosebumps. #36.)
By R. L Stine. 1995
Steve Boswell thought that Carly Beth's Halloween mask was great. This year he goes to the store where Carly Beth…
got her mask. His mask is a creepy old man, definitely the scariest mask around. But soon Steve himself is feeling old -- and creepy. Grades 4-7. c1995. (Goosebumps ; 36)The haunted mask (Goosebumps. #11.)
By R. L Stine. 1993
How ugly is Carly Beth's Halloween mask? It's so ugly that it almost scared her little brother to death, so…
terrifying that even her friends are totally freaked out by it. It's the best Halloween mask ever! But maybe it's too good. Because Halloween is almost over. And Carly Beth is still wearing that special mask. Sequel to "The Ghost Next Door". Followed by "Be Careful What You Wish For..." (DC14309). Grades 4-7. 1993. (Goosebumps ; 11)The hanging girl
By Eileen Cook. 2017
Skye Thorn has given tarot card readings for years, and now her "psychic visions" are helping the police find the…
town's missing golden girl. It's no challenge: her readings have always been faked, and she's involved in the kidnapping. It was supposed to be easy--no one would get hurt and she'd get the money she needs to start a new life. When the harmless prank turns dark, Skye realizes the people she's involved with are willing to kill to get what they want. Now she must discover their true identity-- before it's too late. For senior high readers. Winner of the 2018 John Spray Mystery Award. 2017.The haunting of Alaizabel Cray
By Chris Wooding. 2004
Thaniel, a 17-year-old wych-hunter, and Cathaline, his friend and mentor, try to destroy the terrible creatures that infest the alleys…
of London's Old Quarter. Their lives become entwined with that of Alaizabel Cray, a woman who may be either mad or possessed. Murderous, nonhuman creatures and power-hungry villains abound in this alternative London of the past. Descriptions of violence and some strong language. For junior high and older readers. 2004.The Heavenly Village (Blue Sky Press Novel)
By Cynthia Rylant. 1999
Seven tales of recently deceased persons who are not quite ready to give up Earth and enter Heaven. God places…
these embodied spirits in the Heavenly Village, a wayside where they can "finish their stories" before ascending to perfect happiness. Junior and Senior High and older readers. c1999.The haymeadow
By Gary Paulsen. 1992
Fourteen-year-old John Barron must take 6,000 sheep up to the summer pasture where he's to care for them by himself…
for three months. Although he is not sure he can handle the job, John feels he has no choice: his father must remain in town, and the hired man must tend the rest of the ranch. John's father made the trip at age fifteen, and his great-grandfather claimed their vast spread when he was only eighteen. For junior, senior and older readers. 1992.The Harmony Arms
By Ronald Koertge. 1992
Fifteen-year-old Gabriel is continually embarrassed by his teacher/writer father, but when he goes to live with him in Los Angeles…
in an apartment complex full of unusual characters, Gabriel gains new insights into himself and his father. For junior and senior high readers. c1992.The girl in a coma
By John George Moss. 2016
Allison Briscoe is your average fifteen-year-old--until someone tries to kill her. Shot in the head, her doctors and family think…
she is in a coma, but in fact, though she cannot move, she can think, hear, and dream. Each night, Allison lives vicariously through her pioneer ancestors, entering the world of Rebecca Haun, a fifteen-year-old rebel who lived in Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary War. To prove a friend innocent of murder, Rebecca betrays her Mennonite beliefs and joins the Women's Brigade with George Washington's rag-tag army at Valley Forge. And each day, Allison struggles to find a way to show her family that she is awake--a goal that becomes increasingly desperate when she realizes that whoever shot her has come back to finish the job. For junior and senior high students. 2016.The gargoyle overhead (Lost Gargoyle Ser. #2)
By Philippa Dowding. 2010
What if your best friend was a naughty 400-year-old gargoyle, and what if he just happened to be in terrible…
danger? Katherine Newberry is friends with a gargoyle named Gargoth of Tallus who lives in her backyard. Gargoth has lost the only creature on the planet who can help him, Ambergine, his greatest friend. What Katherine and Gargoth don't know is that Ambergine is searching for Gargoth too - but so is his greatest enemy. Sequel to "The Gargoyle in My Yard". Grades 5-8. 2010.The gathering tree (Larry Loyie Ser.)
By Oskiniko Larry Loyie, Constance Brissenden. 2005
When Tyler's cousin Robert arrives for the annual First Nations gathering, wearing a cowboy hat and a big smile, eager…
for his daily run, it's hard for Tyler to believe his favourite cousin is ill. At 21, Robert has HIV, but by speaking out he hopes he can encourage an awareness of AIDS among the First Nations community. Grades 4-7. 2005.The gift (Pellinor. #1)
By Alison Croggon. 2004
Maerad is a slave in a desperate and unforgiving settlement, taken there as a child when her family is destroyed…
in war. She is unaware that she possesses a powerful gift, a gift that marks her as a member of the School of Pellinor. It is only when she is discovered by Cadvan, one of the great Bards of Lirigon, that her true heritage and extraordinary destiny unfolds. Followed by "The riddle". For junior high and older readers. 2004.The green man
By Michael Bédard. 2012
Teenaged O – never call her Ophelia – is about to spend the summer with her aunt Emily, a poet…
and the owner of an antiquarian book store, The Green Man. A proud, independent woman, Emily’s been made frail by a heart attack, and O will be a help to her. Just how crucial that help will be unfolds as O first tackles Emily’s badly neglected home, then the chaotic shop. But soon she discovers that there are mysteries and long-buried dark forces that she cannot sweep away. For senior high readers. 2012.The great pursuit (Eurona Duology. #2.)
By Wendy Higgins. 2017
Lochlanach has traded the great beast that once terrorized the realm for something far more dangerous, a Lashed enemy veiled…
in beauty, deception, and a vengeance passed down through generations: Rozaria Rocato. And she's offering the hunter Paxton Seabolt power and acceptance he could never receive in his homeland. Pax must decide how far he's willing to go under her tutelage, knowing she is the opponent of his true love Princess Aerity. Aerity believes that without allowing the Lashed to return to the kingdom, revolt is inevitable. And though she's accepted a betrothal to the man who took down the beast, she cannot help thinking about the Lashed man who stole her heart and disappeared. But as dire circumstances strike the royal family, matters of the castle are left in Aerity's hands. And though her feelings for Pax are strong, her duty to her kingdom and her family is stronger. She must put aside her desires to grasp the reins, and take actions that have the potential to save or destroy her people. Sequel to "The great hunt". For senior high readers. 2017.The green glass sea
By Ellen Klages. 2007
In 1943, eleven-year-old Dewey Kerrigan lives with her scientist father in Los Alamos, New Mexico, as he works on a…
top secret government program, and befriends an aspiring artist who is a misfit just like her. Grades 5-8. Scott O'Dell Award. Followed by "White sands, red menace". 2007.The grey king (The dark Is Rising Sequence Ser. #4)
By Susan Cooper. 1975
Will Stanton, visiting in Wales, is swept into a desperate quest to find the Golden Harp and to awaken the…
ancient sleepers. Sequel to "Greenwitch" (DC03472). Followed by "Silver on the tree" (DC03851). Grades 4-7. 1975.The greatest: Muhammad Ali
By Walter Dean Myers. 2001
Account of Muhammad Ali's life and career, focusing on his professional accomplishments, principles, and fight against racial injustice. Describes his…
Olympic triumph, his transformation from the young Cassius Clay into Muhammad Ali, and his rise to fame as world heavyweight champion. Examines boxing's damaging effects. Grades 5-8 and older readers. Some descriptions of violence. 2001.The great philosophers: an introduction to western philosophy
By Bryan Magee. 1987