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Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > Adventure stories > Horror & ghost stories, chillers
Leopold se wêreld stort in duie wanneer sy familie hul rykdom verloor. Hy sluit by
’n togryer aan op pad na die diamantvelde om sy fortuin te soek. Sara, vermom
as ’n touleier, reis saam op soek na die merk van haar voormense. Maar wanneer
hulle by die geheimsinnige tolhuis in Ceres gestrand raak, kom hulle ’n donker
wese in die berge tee en ontdek dat hulle nog altyd bestem is om die skrikbewind
van die Verdwaalding stop te sit . . .
Welcome to the FAYZ! The first bookin the bestselling cult YA series that Stephen King calls a ‘driving, torrential narrative’.
In the blink of an eye all the adults disappear in a small town in southern California and no one knows why. Cut off from the outside world, those that are left are trapped, and there’s no help on the way. Sam Temple and his friends must do all they can to survive. Chaos rules the streets. Gangs begin to form. Sides are chosen – strong or weak. Cruel or humane. And then there are those who begin to develop powers …
The GONE series is Lord of the Flies for the 21st century. In turns breathtaking, harrowing, and utterly terrifying. Its complex characters and moral dilemmas will delight fans of The Hunger Games, Divergent and The Maze Runner. This is dystopian fiction at its best.
Gabriel skrik wakker in ’n donker kelder in ’n vreemde stad, sonder enige
herinnering van hoe hy daar gekom het. Al wat hy weet is sy naam en dat hy in
Amsterdam woon. Tot sy verbasing bevind hy hom in die Kaap van Storms, die
VOC se ou halfwegstasie – en in die begrafplaas is ’n graf met sy naam en
geboortedatum op. ’n Pragtige slawemeisie, Zytia, probeer hom help om uit te
vind wie hy werklik is. Sy potloodsketse bring visioene van ’n Khoi seun en ’n
vreemde klip. En Zytia se geheimsinnige meesteres soek sy bloed . . .
When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family,
who would have thought it would find safety and security in the
local graveyard? Brought up by the resident ghosts, ghouls and
spectres, Bod has an eccentric childhood learning about life from
the dead. But for Bod there is also the danger of the murderer
still looking for him - after all, he is the last remaining member
of the family. A stunningly original novel deftly constructed over
eight chapters, featuring every second year of Bod's life, from
babyhood to adolescence. Will Bod survive to be a man?
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New Moon
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Stephenie Meyer
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Pippa kry nog altyd nagmerries oor haar grootste vrees:
spinnekoppe. Net voordat sy hulle plaas, Moordkuil, in die karoo
verlaat om ’n nuwe skooljaar in ’n koshuis in die Paarl te begin,
word die gemummifiseerde liggaam van ’n meisie in ’n bergskeur op
die plaas ontdek. Is dit die liggaam van haar pa se vermiste
suster? Tot Pippa se skok, is haar nuwe kamermaat gaande oor
spinnekoppe. En hoekom voel dit asof die mummie haar skool toe
gevolg het?
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Coraline
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Neil Gaiman
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Graphic novel star Kazu Kibuishi creates a world of terrible,
man-eating demons, a mechanical rabbit, a giant robot - and two
ordinary children on a life-or-death mission in this first book in
the NYT's bestselling series. After the tragic death of their
father, Emily and Navin move with their mother to the home of her
deceased great-grandfather, but the strange house proves to be
dangerous. Before long, a sinister creature lures the kids' mom
through a door in the basement. Em and Navin, desperate not to lose
her, follow her into an underground world inhabited by demons,
robots, and talking animals. Eventually, they enlist the help of a
small mechanical rabbit named Miskit. Together with Miskit, they
face the most terrifying monster of all, and Em finally has the
chance to save someone she loves. Full-colour illustrated stories
for readers at all ages and all abilities #1 New York Times
bestselling series! Amulet #1 was an ALA Best Book and shortlisted
for the CBC's Children's Choice Book Awards Kazu illustrated the
15th anniversary Harry Potter covers in the US
Hoofkommissaris Servin het 'n ou kasteel naby Edinburgh gekoop, maar 'n doedelsakspelende spook veroorsaak dat gaste hulle vinnig uit die voete maak! Willem en Adriaan moet kom help. Maar daar's ook 'n bende bankrowers doenig in Skotland en soos dit maar gaan, bevind Willem en Adriaan hulle kort voor lank in nog 'n speurtog, op die spoor van die Bandy-broers.
Those are the rules in Rowan's Glen, a remote farming community in
the Missouri Ozarks where Ivy Templeton's family has lived for
centuries. It's an old-fashioned way of life, full of superstition
and traditions, and sixteen-year-old Ivy loves it. The other kids
at school may think the Glen kids are weird, but Ivy doesn't
care--she has her cousin Heather as her best friend. The two girls
share everything with each other--or so Ivy thinks. When Heather
goes missing after a May Day celebration, Ivy discovers that both
her best friend and her beloved hometown are as full of secrets as
the woods that surround them.
Get ready for Halloween with this child-friendly collection of
spooky stories from all over the world. Feel your pulse race and
your skin tingle as you turn the pages of this spine-chilling
anthology of spooky stories from around the world. Read all about
the fearsome witch Baba Yaga, the serpent woman from Spain, the
rescue of Tam Lin from the bewitching Queen of the Fairies, how
Father Death gets caught in the Enchanted Apple Tree, and the
waterdwelling Bunyip from Australia. Make sure you have your candle
ready as it's sure to be a long night... This gorgeous gift book is
the perfect anthology for Halloween, or any time you want to be
spooked! Features stories from Germany, Czechoslovakia, Russia,
Africa, Brazil, Japan, Australia, India, UK, Canada, France, China,
Ireland, Syria, Korea, Sweden, Egypt, Iceland, New Zealand, Arabia,
Spain, Tibet, Iran, Greece. The tales are expertly retold by Angela
McAllister for spooky fun for the whole family and illustrated by
Romanian born Madalina Andronic whose beautifully spooky images
bring these stories to life before your very eyes. Are you ready
for story time with a spooky twist? The World Full of... series is
a collection of beautiful hardback story treasuries. Discover
folktales from all around the world or be introduced to some of the
world's best-loved writers with these stunning gift books, the
perfection addition to any child's library. Also available from the
series: A Year Full of Stories, A World Full of Animal Stories, A
Stage Full of Shakespeare Stories, A World Full of Dickens Stories,
A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals and A Bedtime Full of
Stories.
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