Anna Dressed in Blood
Kendare Blake Cas Lowood has an unusual job: He kills the dead. When he arrives in a new town in search of a ghost the locals call Anna Dressed in Blood, Cas doesn't expect anything outside of the ordinary: track, hunt, kill. What he finds instead is ghost like he's never faced before. Since her death, vengeful Anna has killed any and every person who has dared to step into the place she used to call home. But for some reason, she spares Cas's life. |
Anya's Ghost
Vera Brosgol Of all the things Anya expected to find at the bottom of an old well, a new friend was not one of them. Especially not one who’s been dead for a century. Falling down a well is bad enough, but Anya’s normal life might actually be worse. She’s embarrassed by her family, self-conscious about her body, and she’s pretty much given up on fitting in at school. A new friend – even a ghost – is just what she needs. But her new BFF isn’t kidding about the “Forever” part... |
The Dead House
Dawn Kurtagich Told through journal entries, a psychotherapist's notes, court records, and more, this is the tale of Carly, a teen who was institutionalized after her parents' death but released to Elmbrige School, where tragedy soon struck. Did Carly have a second personality? Did she share her body with the soul named of a girl named Kaitlyn? Or was she possessed by a demon? |
Daughters Unto Devils
Amy Lukavics When Amanda's family moves from their mountain cabin to the prairie, she hopes it is her chance for a fresh start. But as the days pass, it is obvious to Amanda that something isn't right. She's heard stories of lands being tainted by evil, but with the guilt and shame of her sins weighing on her, Amanda can't be sure if the true evil lies in the land, or deep within her soul. |
A Monster Calls
Patrick Ness At seven minutes past midnight, 13-year-old Conor wakes to find a monster outside his bedroom window. But it isn't the monster he’s been expecting – the one from his nightmare, the nightmare he has almost every night. The monster in his backyard is different. It's ancient. And wild. And it wants something from Conor, something terrible and dangerous. It wants the truth. |
Sabriel
Garth Nix The Abhorsen is an "uncommon necromancer," who, rather than raising the dead, instead lays them back to rest. Sabriel, his daughter, has been sent for her safety to school outside the Old Kingdom. But in her final year, she learns that her father has been trapped in the realm of Death. Determined to find him, she enters the Old Kingdom, only to find that it is under attack by dead spirits. With the aid of Mogget, a not-exactly-cat, and Touchstone, a young man whose past harbors a terrible secret, Sabriel goes on a desperate quest to bring her father back – if she can. |
Terrier
Tamora Pierce Beka Cooper is a rookie with the law-enforcing Provost's Guard, and she's been assigned to the Lower City. It's a tough beat that's about to get tougher, as Beka's limited ability to talk to the dead clues her in to an underworld conspiracy. Someone is using dark magic to profit from criminal enterprises, and the result is a crime wave the likes of which the city has never seen before. |
The Dead of Winter
Chris Priestley After Michael's parents die, he is invited to stay with his guardian in a desolate country house. He begins to suspect something isn't right on the day he arrives when he spots a mysterious woman out in the mists. But little can prepare him for the solitude of the house itself. His guardian is rarely seen, and there's a malevolent force lurking in an old hallway mirror. As the chilling suspense builds, Michael realizes that the house and its grounds harbor many more secrets, both dead and alive. |
The Screaming Staircase
Jonathan Stroud A sinister problem has occurred in London: all nature of ghosts are appearing throughout the city, and they aren't friendly. Only young people have the psychic abilities required to see and eradicate these supernatural foes. Lucy Carlyle teams up with Anthony Lockwood, the leader of the small Lockwood & Co. psychic detective agency. After a grisly disaster, they are forced to take part in the perilous investigation of Combe Carey Hall, one of the most haunted houses in England. |
Ghostly Evidence: Exploring the Paranormal
Kelly M. Halls Do you believe in ghosts? Decide for yourself as you enter the realm of the paranormal! Explore what ghosts are, where they're found, and meet some famous ghost busters. Check out the equipment modern ghost-hunters use, and see their most convincing evidence that ghosts are real. Finally, take a look at a few famous hoaxes. |