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Publisher
Prime Books
Language
English
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Description
"In her debut collection of short fiction, Due takes us to Gracetown, a small Florida town that has both literal and figurative ghosts; into future scenarios that seem all too real; and provides empathetic portraits of those whose lives are touched by Otherness. Featuring an award-winning novella and fifteen stories" --provided by publisher.
23) Doomed
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The continued adventures of Madison, the heroine of DAMNED, who escapes Hell and comes back to Earth"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"In 'The Turn of the Screw, ' one of the most famous ghost stories of all time, a governess becomes obsessed with the belief that malevolent forces are stalking the children in her care. It is accompanied here by several more of the very best of Henry James's short stories, all exploring ghosts and the uncanny."--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"When Guy finds the deed to a house in his mother's attic, it seems like an incredible stroke of luck. Sure, the building hasn't been inhabited in forty years, but Guy is convinced he can clean it up and sell it. He'd be crazy to turn down free money. Right? The house is hours from any other habitation, but he can't escape the feeling that he's being watched. Still, he decides to camp in the crumbling mansion while he does repairs. Surely nothing...
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The ghost story has long been a staple of world literature, but many of the genre's greatest tales have been forgotten, overshadowed in many cases by their authors' bestselling work in other genres. In this spine-tingling anthology, little known stories from literary titans like Charles Dickens and Edith Wharton are collected alongside overlooked works from masters of horror fiction like Edgar Allan Poe and M. R. James.
27) Camp Scare
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Bullied and lonely, Parker Nelson is excited to make a new friend at camp, but then bad, unexplainable things start happening to Parker's tormenters, and she soon discovers that her new friend might not be so friendly--or human--after all.
28) Autumn thorns
Author
Series
Publisher
Jove Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Fifteen years ago, I ran away from Whisper Hollow, Washington, a small town on Crescent Lake in the Olympic Peninsula. But truth is, if you were born here, you can never really leave. Im Kerris Fellwater, and when I returned, I inherited my grandmothers houseand her gift. As a spirit shaman, its my responsibility to drive the dead back to their graves, because around Whisper Hollow, peopleand secretsdont always stay buried. When I was little, I was...
Author
Series
Ghost dusters mysteries volume 2
Publisher
New American Library
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Formats
Description
Erin Gilbert is paid to bring spaces to new life--not to uncover murder. But from the beginning of her job in a Victorian manor, things are totally out of control. It starts with the sighting of a ghost and leads to the discovery of a decades-old secret, a hidden dead space in the attic, and the shocking death of a beautiful young woman. Teamed with her insufferably self-confident competitor, Steve Sullivan, Erin finds herself up against the neighbors,
...Author
Series
Bone Street rumba volume 3
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Trouble is brewing between the Council of the Dead and the ghostly, half-dead, spiritual, and supernatural community they claim to represent. One too many shady deals have gone down in New York City's streets, and those caught in the crossfire have had enough. It's time for the Council to be brought down this time for good. Carlos Delacruz is used to being caught in the middle of things: both as an inbetweener, trapped somewhere between life and...
32) Archimancy
Author
Series
Shadow School volume 1
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Cordelia Liu knew Shadow School was going to be different. Still, she didn't expect the school grounds to be filled with ghosts. Cordelia soon realizes she's not the only one who can see the ghosts; her new friend Benji can too. Together with super-smart Agnes, the trio are determined to find out why the ghosts are there, and whether there's a way to set them free. But the school was created with more sinister intentions, and someone is willing to...
33) The awakening
Author
Series
Darkest powers volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old necromancer Chloe, having escaped from Lyle House with Derek, Simon, and Rae, finds herself imprisoned in a laboratory run by a sinister organization determined to control her and her supernatural friends.
34) Fellside
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Confronting the possibility that she might be forced to spend the rest of her life in a maximum security prison on the edge of the Yorkshire Moors, Jess Moulson discovers that the prison is haunted by the ghost of a little boy who imparts a chilling message.
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"For fifteen years, Amber, Drew, and Trevor have barely been able to recall, let alone explain, what happened the terrifying night they decided to explore the old, abandoned Lowry House. According to local legend, the house was cursed by a dark past and inhabited by evil. It burst into flames on the night of their visit, leaving the friends traumatized and nearly dead with only vague memories of the frightening events they had witnessed inside. Now,...
Author
Publisher
Alfaguara
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
¿C̤mo le gustar̕a vagar como un fantasma en el ︢ltimo lugar donde estuvo vivo, por toda la eternidad, sin posibilidad de salir de all̕?
How would you like to wander as a ghost in the last place where you were alive, for all eternity, with no possibility of getting out of there?
37) She's still here
Author
Publisher
Monarch Educational Services
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Kate is new in town. Jane has been there for what seems like forever. Can Kate find out the truth? The one that is keeping Jane tethered to Ravendale Middle School?"-- Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Like everyone else in Palm Springs, Gish idolizes her smart, beautiful, kind older sister. Even their parents compare Gish unfavorably to Gloria--threatening to send her to boarding school once the more perfect sister leaves for college. But Gloria has an unwavering love for Gish, even if that connection belies a weariness with her own accomplishments. Wanting a better life for her overlooked sibling, Gloria teaches Gish how to talk to boys, embrace...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old bisexual Jade Nguyrn is spending the summer in Vietnam at the French colonial house her estranged father is fixing up as a vacation rental, but unbeknownst to her family, the house and its ghosts have other plans.
When Jade Nguyen arrives in Vietnam for a visit with her estranged father, she has one goal: survive five weeks pretending to be a happy family in the French colonial house Ba is restoring. She's always lied to fit in,...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Calista Wynn will lose her ability to speak with the dead on her thirteenth birthday. And with only a few weeks left, children have started going missing. When Calista meets The Tall Lady--an angry spirit with a grudge against Calista, her family, and the entire town--she knows she's found the ghost responsible for the disappearances. It's up to Calista, the only one who can see The Tall Lady, to stop her. If she doesn't, Calista...
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