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| Nightbooks by J.A. WhiteWhat it's about: Alex is on his way to destroy his notebooks full of horror stories when he suddenly finds himself inside one: he's held captive by a fearsome witch who demands that he tell her a terrifying tale every night.
Reviewers say: "Readers who prefer their magic dark will be spellbound" (Booklist).
Try this next: For books with a similar feel but a more hair-raising edge, try Tom McNeal's Far Far Away or Adam Gidwitz's Grimm series. |
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Jack Blank and the Imagine Nation
by Matt Myklusch
What it's about: Twelve-year-old Jack Blank, freed from a dismal orphanage, makes his way to the elusive and impossible Imagine Nation, where a mentor saves him from dissection and trains him to use his superpower, despite the virus he carries that makes him a threat.
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The most frightening story ever told
by Philip Kerr
What it's about: Loner and avid reader Billy Shivers is unexpectedly drawn into a competition that challenges daring readers to survive an entire night in a purportedly haunted bookstore while navigating creepy booby traps, avoiding the store's ill-tempered owner and reading books with terrifying plots.
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13 treasures
by Michelle Harrison
What is it: First in a series. Tortured by evil fairies who rouse her from sleep night after night, Tanya is banished to her grandmother's secluded countryside manor and discovers dark secrets in a mysterious nearby wood that threaten to trap her in the fairy realm.
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| School of the Dead by AviWhat it's about: After his Uncle Charlie's death, seventh-grader Tony is comforted by appearances from Charlie's ghost -- after all, the two of them shared an interest in the supernatural. Less comforting is Tony's new school, where students go missing, spirits haunt secret passageways, and no one is what they seem.
Is it for you? Pairing a suspenseful plot with otherworldly chills, School of the Dead is just creepy enough to satisfy fans of mystery and horror alike. |
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| Thornhill by Pam SmyWhat it is: an eerie, captivating blend of words and art that pulls you into the lives of two girls who lived decades apart.
What happens: In 1982, mute orphan Mary plans her revenge on the bullies at the Thornhill Institute for Children, while in 2017, lonely Ella sees a girl wandering the grounds of the abandoned Institute. Then Ella finds Mary's diaries, and their stories collide.
For fans of: the layered storytelling of Brian Selznick or Ransom Riggs. |
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The gathering
by Dan Poblocki
What it is: A house with an eerie past lures in and traps five children who must uncover clues to the house's history in order to escape, in a first installment of a horror trilogy that invites readers to peruse spooky illustrations for hints and find choose-your-own-adventure companion stories online.
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Doll Bones
by Holly Black
What it is: Horror Fiction. It's normal to outgrow your toys…but what if your toys won't let you go? A creepy old china doll is the central figure in an epic, imaginary game played by 12-year-old friends Zach, Poppy, and Alice. Just as Zach (pressured by his dad to "grow up") suddenly quits the game, Poppy is visited by the ghost of a murdered girl named Eleanor. Eleanor's ashes are inside the china doll, and her spirit won't rest unless the three friends journey to her grave and bury her ashes. But can their changing friendship survive the quest? Find out in this eerie, bittersweet adventure, which won a Newbery Honor in 2014.
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Patrick Carman's Skeleton Creek
by Patrick Carman
What it is: Although housebound following an eerie accident, teenaged Ryan continues to investigate the strange occurences in his hometown of Skeleton Creek, recording his findings in a journal and viewing email video clips sent by fellow detective Sarah. This book begins a series.
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Jade green : a ghost story
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
What it's about: When orphaned Judith Sparrow comes to live at her uncle's home, she breaks the one rule of the house by bringing in a picture frame designed with green silk, causing a powerful force to be set free and hidden secrets to be revealed.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 10-13!
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Central Mississippi Regional Library System
100 Tamberline Street
Brandon, Mississippi 39042
601-825-0100
http://www.cmrls.lib.ms.us
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