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What happens when a horror movie becomes reality? Karen M. McManus
meets Scream in this spine-tingling YA horror thriller that cleverly
explores themes of race and class.
Devon Harris doesn't have much planned for the summer - until her
sister, Drew, invites Devon to a very exclusive private school party.
Out of her element, Devon commits to being game at everything. Even
when the private school kids ask her if there are fights at her school.
Even when they ask her if her box braids are her real hair. Even when
those weird ass kids pull out a Ouija board.
But this seemingly harmless bit of fun has terrible consequences.
Something has been released, and only a week later it's hunting Devon,
Drew and their friends. Hunting them in an eerily familiar way . . .
The real-life horror movie has begun. The blonde is up first, then the
asshole - right up to the Final Girl. Unless the murderous cycle can be
broken, they're all going to be next.
A nail-biting teen thriller that will have you gripped from start
to finish. Skye's sister died last year in a tragic accident, so
this summer Skye's parents think that a camp for troubled teenagers
might help her process her grief. All of the kids at the summer
camp have lost someone close, but the last thing Sky wants to do is
think about the past. But when Skye starts receiving text messages
from someone pretending to be her dead sister, she knows the past
can't be avoided. Someone at the camp is making sure of it - but
who, and how far will they go? Winner of Zoella Book Club 2016, and
Winner of Worcestershire Teen Book Award 2017 We Were Liars meets
Thirteen Reasons Why Sue Wallman is one of the UK's leading writers
of teen thrillers The cast of characters will keep you guessing who
the villain is, and the claustrophobic summer camp setting is the
perfect backdrop for the thrilling mystery
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Influencer
(Paperback)
Adam Cesare
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R275
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FOLLOW HIM OR DIE.
When The Speaker posts, his followers must listen ... no matter the
consequences.
Exposed as the masked social media influencer The Speaker by shy misfit
Crystal, Aaron Fortin embarks on an insidious campaign to erase her -
permanently.
Having already committed multiple brutal murders to try and feel some
form of emotion, he charms and recruits Crystal's friends as his latest
loyal followers. Aaron's influence is powerful and wide-reaching, and
so begins his deadliest and most gruesome plan yet.
But has Aaron underestimated quiet Crystal? And can she stop him before
it's too late?
A dark and twisted psychological horror for fans of You, from Bram
Stoker Award-winning author Adam Cesare, adapted from the Audible
Original.
Ally arrives from England with her brothers to stay for a month in Africa - weeks of running wild on an unspoiled, untamed coast amid mangrove creeks, vast white sandy beaches, coral reefs and warm seas. But on their first walk through the forest to the beach, Ally is swamped by a sense of an unseen presence close to her - of being spoken to. The feeling increases as a local teenager, Leli enthusiastically sweeps her into the world of his village and their offshore island (Kisiri - the place of secrets). It's the beginning of a friendship that swiftly becomes an intense, overwhelming bond between them.
Kisiri is a place of local legend, protected and feared: village youngsters dare each other to go there. Village elders forbid it. Ally and Leli feel drawn to it, and land on its shores. At once Ally feels again that invisible presence, a whispered voice.
But fear can change things, divide people. The bond between Ally and Leli feels unbreakable. But suddenly everything, everyone, conspires to drive a wedge between them. She is, after all, an outsider - a visitor, no more. Only weeks away, she will leave for England, simply walk away, never to return, how can she possibly share, or help?
The reports keep coming in. Giant footprints are found in a remote
national park. A hairy, smelly creature is spotted in Florida. A
huge ape-like beast is seen in the Himalaya Mountains. Is this
evidence of the legendary Bigfoot monster? It's up to YOU to find
out! With dozens of choices, follow the clues to the end. Which
path will YOU CHOOSE to discover the truth?
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Locked Out Lily
(Paperback)
Nick Lake; Illustrated by Emily Gravett
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A startlingly original, stunningly-illustrated modern classic about
learning to face your fears from the multi award-winning
partnership of Nick Lake and Emily Gravett. Lily just wants things
to go back to the way they were: before she got sick, before her
parents decided to have another baby. So when she's sent away to
stay with her grandmother while her mum has the baby, Lily is
determined to go home. But she doesn't expect to find people in her
house - people who look like her parents, but definitely aren't ...
Together with some unlikely animal companions, Lily must face her
fears and summon the courage to break into her own house, and
defeat 'The Replacements' before the night is out. Nick Lake's
atmospheric story of family and friendship is brought to
spectacular life by Emily Gravett, twice winner of the Kate
Greenaway Medal. 'A book of such wit and flair and delight: the
kind of book you finish and immediately begin again, so that you
can live again alongside the characters' Katherine Rundell,
bestselling author of The Explorer
Gossip Girl meets One of Us is Lying in this tense, taut,
unputdownable murder mystery. In Gold Coast, Long Island,
everything from the expensive boutiques to the manicured beaches,
to the pressed uniforms of Jill Newman and her friends, looks
perfect. But as Jill found out three years ago, nothing is as it
seems. Jill's best friend, the brilliant, dazzling Shaila Arnold,
was killed by her boyfriend. After that dark night on the beach,
Graham confessed, the case was closed, and Jill tried to move on.
Now, it's Jill's senior year and she's determined to make it her
best yet. After all, she's a senior and a Player - a member of Gold
Coast Prep's exclusive, not-so-secret secret society. Senior
Players have the best parties, highest grades and the admiration of
the entire school. This is going to be Jill's year. She's sure of
it. But when Jill starts getting texts proclaiming Graham's
innocence, her dreams of the perfect senior year start to crumble.
If Graham didn't kill Shaila, who did? Jill vows to find out, but
digging deeper could mean putting her friendships, and her future,
in jeopardy. In development as major HBO Max television show THE
PLAYERS TABLE
Five Nights at Freddy's fans won't want to miss this pulse-pounding
collection of three novella-length tales that will keep even the
bravest player up at night... What do you wish for most? It's a
question that Oswald, Sarah and Millie think they know the answer
to. Oswald wishes his summer wasn't so boring, Sarah wishes to be
beautiful and Millie wishes she could just disappear from the face
of the earth. But in the twisted world of Five Nights at Freddy's,
their hearts' deepest desires have an unexpected cost. In this
volume, horror master Scott Cawthon spins three sinister
novella-length stories from different corners of his series' canon.
Each story comes complete with accompanying artwork from
fan-favourite game artist LadyFiszi, who brings the horror to life
in startling new ways. Readers beware: this collection of
terrifying tales is enough to unsettle even the most hardened Five
Nights at Freddy's fans.
In 1959, two thirteen year old boys discover a secret that the town
of Hole, Georgia, would rather remain buried. No one wants to talk
about the decorated African American soldier lynched on a hot
summer night in 1919. But the event cannot be ignored since several
impressionable citizens of the town claim they have seen the
"haint" of the murdered soldier dancing around the old live oak
tree in the city park--always around midnight on Independence Day.
The two boys decide they must discover whether the ghost is real or
just the imagination of a guilt-ridden community.
Darrel Cannon and his new friend, Bumpy Foster, set out to find
the truth. They soon ally themselves with an old black stonecutter
who seems to know much more than he is willing to tell. Their
journey through the humid summer leads to adventure and danger but
also to enlightenment. In the aftermath of the flaming climax,
Darrel Cannon discovers that the senseless violence of a bygone era
can forever change a boy's world view.
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Doctor Bones
(Hardcover)
Joanne Cook; Illustrated by Alaina Batten
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Someone has broken into the Library of Doom! While searching for
the intruder, the Librarian is captured by a shadowy figure -- the
Eraser. He has chained the Librarian to a huge golden book. If the
Librarian cant escape, all the worlds books could be could be
destroyed.
Aveline Jones loves reading ghost stories, so a dreary half-term becomes much more exciting when she discovers a spooky old book. Not only are the stories spine-tingling, but it once belonged to Primrose Penberthy, who vanished mysteriously, never to be seen again. Intrigued, Aveline decides to investigate Primrose's disappearance.
Now someone... or something, is stirring. And it is looking for Aveline.
Turn on your torches, and join Aveline Jones in her first charmingly spooky mystery, from debut author Phil Hickes.
The ULTIMATE story collection for Skulduggery Pleasant fans, now
updated to include Apocalypse Kings AND six more new stories for
this edition – 22 stories in all! ENTER A WORLD OF MAGIC AND
MYSTERY Enter a world where Apocalypse Kings and ancient monsters
stalk beside the killers, the misfits, the oddballs and the
weirdos. Enter the world of Skulduggery Pleasant. This definitive
story collection has been updated with seven new twisted tales of
darkness and light, of heroes and villains and everything
in-between. It will drag you, screaming, further than you have ever
dared venture. YOU ARE NOT READY
When a spooky yeti attacks the Gotham City Ice Rink with a freeze
ray, Mystery Inc. gets caught in the crossfire. Just when the gang
looks destined for a frosty fate, Batman and Robin swoop in to save
the day. Can Scooby and his friends help the Dynamic Duo unmask the
frozen fiend before all of Gotham City gets put on ice? Find out in
this action-packed chapter book for fans of Batman and Scooby-Doo!
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