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Tales of Terror for Teens
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Bad girls don't die
by Katie Alender
When fifteen-year-old Lexi's younger sister Kasey begins behaving strangely and their old Victorian house seems to take on a life of its own, Lexi investigates and discovers some frightening facts about previous occupants of the house, leading her to believe that many lives are in danger
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Clay
by David Almond
The developing relationship between teenager Davie and a mysterious new boy in town morphs into something darker and more sinister when Davie learns firsthand of the boy's supernatural powers. Reprint.
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Persistence of memory
by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Diagnosed with schizophrenia as a child, sixteen-year-old Erin has spent half of her life in therapy and on drugs, but now must face the possibility of weird things in the real world, including shapeshifting friends and her "alter," a centuries-old vampire
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Darkside
by Tom Becker
After finding a tin can without a label on it, curious twelve-year-old Fergal Bamfield opens it to discover a desperate message for help that inspires Fergal and his friend, Charlotte, to venture out on a strange adventure that ends up being zanier than either could have ever imagined. Reprint.
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City of bones
by Cassandra Clare
Publishing to coincide with the major motion picture release of The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones in August 2013, this movie tie-in edition of the New York Times best-selling novel brings readers into the world of the Shadowhunters and includes gorgeous cover art from the movie. Original.
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Prom dates from Hell : a novel
by Rosemary Clement-Moore
When senior Maggie Quinn suspects that something out of the ordinary is happening at Avalon High, her natural Nancy Drew curiosity takes over and she is drawn to prom--the work of the devil himself-- to ferret out who unleashed the ancient evil on the school. Reprint.
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Revenge of the witch
by Joseph Delaney
Despite knowing the doomed outcome of the apprentices before him, twelve-year-old Thomas Ward is determined to learn everything he will need to know to stay alive when his time comes to ward off boggarts, witches, ghosts, and other evil-spirited creatures from the land that he was born to protect. Reprint.
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Beautiful creatures
by Kami Garcia
Living in a small South Carolina town, sixteen-year-old Ethan is powerfully drawn to Lena, a new classmate with whom he shares a psychic connection and whose family hides a dark secret that may be revealed on her sixteenth birthday
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Evernight
by Claudia Gray
While attending Evernight Academy, a school for vampires, Bianca is certain that she is different from the rest, but when she falls hard for an outsider who eventually reveals that he is a vampire hunter out to destroy her kind, Bianca must decide where her loyalties lie. Reprint.
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The devouring
by Simon Holt
Having read in a mysterious journal all about the demonic Vours who seek to possess bodies on Sorry Night, Reggie dismisses the tales as ancient lore, but when her brother begins to act strangely in the darkest hours of winter solstice, a frightening realization is had. Reprint.
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Need
by Carrie Jones
After her stepfather's death, Zara goes to live with her grandmother in a small town in Maine, where her new friends tell her that her odd stalker may be a pixie king, and that only "were" creatures can stop him from taking souls
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Another Faust
by Daniel Nayeri
Years after vanishing, five teens reappear with a strange governess, and when they enter New York City's most prestigious high school, they soar to suspicious heights with the help of their benefactor's extraordinary "gifts."
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The restless dead : ten original stories of the supernatural
by Deborah Noyes
Vampire romantics, grave stalkers, prankster devil worshippers, and others in the world of the undead are featured in a collection of ten spooky tales for young adults written by diverse authors, including Holly Black and Marcus Sedgwick. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. 120,000 first printing. Reprint.
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Mason
by Thomas Pendleton
When a sadistic high school student tries to cover up a murder by brutally beating an innocent girl, his mentally-challenged but psychically-gifted brother, Mason, uses his powers to bring about justice in their sleepy Louisiana town. Original.
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Devil's footsteps
by E. E. Richardson
When he discovers that his brother is not the only one in town who suddenly disappeared one dark evening years ago, Bryan bands together the other siblings in town to discuss what happened and, using their special senses, begin tracking down the Dark Man who they are certain is responsible for the tragic events of the past. Reprint.
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The Forest of Hands and Teeth
by Carrie Ryan
Through twists and turns of fate, orphaned Mary seeks knowledge of life, love, and what lies beyond her walled village and the surrounding forest, where dwell the Unconsecrated, aggressive flesh-eating people who were once dead
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Lord Loss
by Darren Shan
Presumably the only witness to the horrific and bloody murder of his entire family, a teenage boy must outwit not only the mental health professionals determined to cure his delusion, but also the demonic forces only he can see
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Darkness creeping : twenty twisted tales
by Neal Shusterman
Originally published as two volumes, a collection of creepy stories by an award-winning author will have readers believing that nothing is what it seems! Original.
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The boy who couldn't die
by William Sleator
Ken, the only child of rich, indulgent parents, finds a woman who makes him invulnerable to pain and death, but the curse makes him kill while he is dreaming. Reprint.
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Shiver
by Maggie Stiefvater
In all the years she has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house, Grace has been particularly drawn to an unusual yellow-eyed wolf who, in his turn, has been watching her with increasing intensity
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Strange angels
by Lili St. Crow
While accompanying her father on his travels where he hunts ghosts, wulfen, and zombies, Dru Anderson's life is forever changed when her father ends up dead, begins to walk amongst the undead, and she is becomes one of the hunted by unknown forces with deadly intentions. Original.
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Deadly little secret : a Touch novel
by Laurie Faria Stolarz
When someone starts stalking high school junior Camelia, everyone at school assumes that it is Ben, who is new at school and rumored to have killed his previous girlfriend, but Camelia is inexplicably drawn to him nevertheless
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Project 17
by Laurie Faria Stolarz
When six high school students sneak into an abandoned mental institution to make a film about their night there, they do not expect the inexplicable and terrifying events that keep occuring within the crumbling, maze-like building, causing them to question themselves and, ultimately, to make different choices about the course of their lives. Reprint.
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Killer Pizza : a novel
by Greg Taylor
While working as summer employees in a local pizza parlor, three teenagers are recruited by an underground organization of monster hunters
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Malice
by Chris Wooding
Fans Luke, Seth, and Kady have read all about the sinister world in which the villainous Tall Jake resides, but they learn more about it than they ever wanted when they are suddenly pulled into the pages of their comic book
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The monstrumologist : William James Henry
by Richard Yancey
In 1888, twelve-year-old Will Henry chronicles his apprenticeship with Dr. Warthrop, a New Escientist who hunts and studies real-life monsters, as they discover and attempt to destroy a pod of Anthropophagi
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