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Under the Bonnet
(Paperback)
Michael Dahl; Illustrated by Euan Cook
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After a long school day, a young girl falls asleep on her bus, only
to be awakened by a monstrous creature. The beast claws at the
bus's hood! It rips apart the engine! Can the girl stop the
creature before this bus ride becomes a nightmare? Bestselling
author Michael Dahl (LIBRARY OF DOOM and IGOR'S LAB OF FEAR) takes
young readers on the ride of their life in this addictively creepy
series, SCHOOL BUS OF HORRORS!
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Found
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P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast
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Fog rolls into Tulsa, and with it comes Darkness. Zoey knows that
the darkness brings with it an old enemy. The more Zoey uncovers
the more she's faced with the certainty that Neferet has returned.
Once again the Nerd Herd are going to have to dig deep to save this
world. When Other Neferet arrives in Woodward Park to set this
world's Neferet free from her grotto prison, she quickly discovers
there may be those who sympathize with their cause. And from the
ashes two powerful enemies will rise. Will the unlikeliest of
allies be powerful enough to defeat their old nemesis, or will two
worlds be destroyed and claimed by Darkness? Find out in the
thrilling conclusion to the House of Night Other World series!
From the brilliant mind of A Touch of Darkness's bestselling author
Scarlett St. Clair comes a crossover reimagining of Orpheus and
Eurydice, in a darkly unique fantasy world. Anora Silby can see the
dead and turn spirits into gold coins, two things she would prefer
to keep secret as she tries to lead a normal life at her new
school. After all, she didn't change her identity for nothing.
Hiding her weirdness is just one of many challenges. By the end of
her first day, she's claimed the soul of a dead girl on campus and
lost the coin. Turns out, the coin gives others the ability to
steal souls, and when a classmate ends up dead, there's no
mistaking the murder weapon. Navigating the loss of her Poppa, the
mistrust of her mother, and Roundtable, an anonymous student gossip
app threatening to expose her, are hard enough. Now she must find
the person who stole her coin before more lives are lost, but that
means making herself a target for the Order, an organization that
governs the dead on Earth-and they want Anora and her powers for
themselves.
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Horrid
(Hardcover)
Katrina Leno
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R447
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From the author of You Must Not Miss comes a haunting contemporary
horror novel that explores themes of mental illness, rage, and
grief, twisted with spine-chilling elements of Stephen King and
Agatha Christie. Following her father's death, Jane North-Robinson
and her mom move from sunny California to the dreary, dilapidated
old house in Maine where her mother grew up. All they want is a
fresh start, but behind North Manor's doors lurks a history that
leaves them feeling more alone...and more tormented. As the cold
New England autumn arrives, and Jane settles in to her new home,
she finds solace in old books and memories of her dad. She steadily
begins making new friends, but also faces bullying from the
resident "bad seed," struggling to tamp down her own worst nature
in response. Jane's mom also seems to be spiraling with the return
of her childhood home, but she won't reveal why. Then Jane
discovers that the "storage room" her mom has kept locked isn't for
storage at all--it's a little girl's bedroom, left untouched for
years and not quite as empty of inhabitants as it appears.... Is it
grief? Mental illness? Or something more...horrid?
The Spook's Apprentice is the first book in Joseph Delaney's
terrifying Wardstone Chronicles - over 3 million copies sold
worldwide! 'Someone has to stand against the dark. And you're the
only one who can' For years, the local Spook has been keeping the
County safe from evil. Now his time is coming to an end, but who
will take over? Many apprentices have tried. Some floundered, some
fled, some failed to stay alive. Just one boy is left. Thomas Ward.
He is the last hope. But does he stand a chance against Mother
Malkin, the most dangerous witch in the County?
Isabel and Jane are the Extraordinary Peabody Sisters, conjoined
twins in a traveling carnival freak show - until an ambitious
surgeon tries to separate them and fails, causing Jane's death.
Isabel has lost an arm and a leg but gained a ghostly companion:
Her dead twin is now her phantom limb. Haunted, altered, and alone
for the first time, can Isabel build a new life that's truly her
own?
Jonathan Starling's home has been attacked, his dad is in an
asylum, he's running for his life, and there's nowhere to hide.
Jonathan has stumbled upon London's greatest secret: Darkside.
Incredibly dangerous and unimaginably exciting, Darkside is the
creepiest place Jonathan has ever seen. It's a world of nightmares
and secrets, where fear and evil rule, and Jonathan has to find a
way out.... Since Tom Becker learned to hold a pen, he wanted to
become a writer. In fact, when he was five years old, he wrote in a
notebook that it was his dream was to be an author. Tom studied
History at Oxford University and was inspired by the otherworldly
atmosphere of this academic institution. He used to spend long days
studying and reading in the University library, but now he spends
long days writing.
This ghost story gave me chill after chill. It will haunt you. --
R.L. Stine, author of Goosebumps Do you know what it feels like to
be forgotten? On a cold winter night, Iris and her best friend,
Daniel, sneak into a clearing in the woods to play in the freshly
fallen snow. There, Iris carefully makes a perfect snow angel--only
to find the crumbling gravestone of a young girl, Avery Moore,
right beneath her. Immediately, strange things start to happen to
Iris: She begins having vivid nightmares. She wakes up to find her
bedroom window wide open, letting in the snow. She thinks she sees
the shadow of a girl lurking in the woods. And she feels the pull
of the abandoned grave, calling her back to the clearing...
Obsessed with figuring out what's going on, Iris and Daniel start
to research the area for a school project. They discover that
Avery's grave is actually part of a neglected and forgotten Black
cemetery, dating back to a time when White and Black people were
kept separate in life--and in death. As Iris and Daniel learn more
about their town's past, they become determined to restore Avery's
grave and finally have proper respect paid to Avery and the others
buried there. But they have awakened a jealous and demanding ghost,
one that's not satisfied with their plans for getting recognition.
One that is searching for a best friend forever--no matter what the
cost. The Forgotten Girl is both a spooky original ghost story and
a timely and important storyline about reclaiming an abandoned
segregated cemetery. A harrowing yet empowering tale reminding us
that the past is connected to the present, that every place and
every person has a story, and that those stories deserve to be
told. -- Renee Watson, New York Times bestselling author of Piecing
Me Together
This is Slappy's world -- You only scream in it! Richard Hsieh's
dad studies dreams, and one day, they decide to hook Richard's new
Slappy doll up to the dream machine as a joke. All of a sudden,
Richard starts having nightmares of Slappy coming to life and
wreaking havoc. But they're only dreams, right? Except, when his
cousin Willow comes to visit, she also dreams of Slappy. It's
impossible! But when Slappy threatens to invade more kids' dreams,
they'll have to figure out how to defeat him before he becomes a
dream master.
'It's dark monstrous fun!' Wondrous Reads Re-join Stitch Head, a
mad professor's forgotten creation, as he steps out of the shadows
into the adventure of an almost-lifetime... The orphans at Castle
Grotteskew are running riot ... and getting hungry. With no food in
the castle, Stitch Head and Arabella head down to Grubbers Nubbin
to see what they can pilfer, but there they encounter a terrifying,
savage beast. Could one of Professor Erasmus's creations be on the
loose...? The fifth book in the best-selling, laugh-out-loud STITCH
HEAD series by award-winning author Guy Bass, with illustrations by
Pete Williamson. Full of monstrous fun, STITCH HEAD is perfect for
fans of David Walliams, AMELIA FANG and THE NOTHING TO SEE HERE
HOTEL. Delve into Stitch Head's other adventures: STITCH HEAD THE
PIRATE'S EYE THE GHOST OF GROTTESKEW THE SPIDER'S LAIR THE MONSTER
HUNTER
It's a new school term and Eoin Madden has new responsibilities.
He's now captain of the Under 14s team and has to deal with
friction between his friend Rory and new boy Dylan as they thrash
it out for a place as scrum-half. And away from the pitch Eoin has
his hands full. He starts work on a project about Irish-born All
Black Dave Gallaher who died in World War I. Then history becomes
reality when an old book brings Eoin a lot closer to the rugby
legend than he ever thought possible ... Fast-paced action,
mysterious spirits and feuding friends - it's a season to remember!
Rick Riordan did it for Greece. Now Sarwat Chadda does it for
India... Book two in the incredible action-adventure trilogy about
Ash Mistry, reluctant hero and living weapon of the death goddess
Kali. Ash Mistry is leading a pretty complicated life. There's
school, his unrequited crush on girl-next-door Gemma... and then
there's the fact that he's the reincarnation of the great Indian
hero Ashoka, not to mention the small detail that he died last
year, and came back as an agent of the goddess of death. So when
the demon servants of the evil Lord Savage come after Gemma in
order to get to Ash, you'd think he'd be ready to take them on. But
Lord Savage still has some tricks up his sleeve. And with Gemma out
of the picture, the English villain is closer than ever to finding
a magical aastra of his own, and the power to rule the world. It's
time for Ash to go up against his enemy once again. Luckily, as the
human embodiment of the kali-aastra, Ash can find the weak points
in any living thing and kill it. But the key word there is
'living'. And little does Ash know that Lord Savage has mastered
another branch of magic - one which allows him to create whole
armies out of un-living stone...
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Ghost Girl
(Paperback)
Ally Malinenko
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Firelight
(Paperback)
Kazu Kibuishi
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R417
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The unforgettable seventh book in Kazu Kibuishi's #1 New York Times
bestselling graphic novel series. Emily, Trellis, and Vigo visit
Algos Island, where they can access and enter lost memories.
They're hoping to uncover the events of Trellis's mysterious
childhood - knowledge they can use against the Elf King. What they
discover is a dark secret that changes everything. Meanwhile, the
Voice of Emily's Amulet is getting stronger, and threatens to
overtake her completely. Full-colour graphic novel Kibushi is the
illustrator of the 15th anniversary Harry Potter covers in the US
Kibushi is also well known throughout the comics industry and has
an awesome fan base PRAISE FOR THE AMULET SERIES Five - no, three
pages into Amulet and you'll be hooked. - Jeff Smith, creator of
BONE Stellar artwork, imaginative character design, moody color and
consistent pacing. - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY A must for all fantasy fans.
- KIRKUS REVIEWS
'The perfect sinisterly magical escape' Stephanie Garber Caraval
meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this deliciously dark young adult
fantasy about a girl who makes a deal with a magical secret society
to enter a potentially deadly competition for the chance to avenge
her mother's death. Ever since a vampire murdered her mother, Ava
has been determined to get revenge. This all-encompassing drive has
given her the fuel she needed to survive foster home after foster
home. But it's been ten years since anyone's seen a vampire, and
Ava has lost hope that she'll ever find one . . . until she
stumbles across a hidden magic show where she witnesses impossible
illusions. The magicians may not be the bloodsuckers she's hunting,
but Ava is convinced something supernatural is at play, so she
sneaks backstage and catches them in acts they can't explain. But
they've been waiting for her. The magicians reveal they're part of
an ancient secret society with true magic, and Ava has the same
power in her blood that they do. If she joins them, they promise to
teach her the skills she needs to hunt vampires and avenge her
mother. But there's a catch: if she wants to keep the power they
offer, she needs to prove she's worthy of it. And to do so, she
must put on the performance of her life in a sinister and dangerous
competition where illusion and reality blur, and the stakes are
deadly.
Breathtaking action adventure for 8 to 12-year-olds. Ash Mistry,
reluctant hero, faces ancient demons... and comes into an
astonishing, magical inheritance. Varanasi: holy city of the
Ganges. In this land of ancient temples, incense and snake
charmers... Where the monsters and heroes of the past come to
life... One slightly geeky boy from our time... IS GOING TO KICK
SOME DEMONS BACK TO HELL. Ash Mistry hates India. Which is a
problem since his uncle has brought him and his annoying younger
sister Lucky there to take up a dream job with the mysterious Lord
Savage. But Ash immediately suspects something is very wrong with
the eccentric millionaire. Soon, Ash finds himself in a desperate
battle to stop Savage's masterplan - the opening of the Iron Gates
that have kept Ravana, the demon king, at bay for four millennia...
Class is in session at New York Times bestselling author Max
Brallier's Eerie Elementary with this spooky box set--perfect for
the newly independent reader in your life! This series is part of
Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is
aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text,
high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every
page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina.
Branches books help readers grow!This box set includes paperback
editions of books 1-4 in the Eerie Elementary series. Young readers
will love the lite scares and suspense as they follow Sam Graves,
hall monitor at the scariest school around. In The School is
Alive!, Sam defends his classmates against the evil school. Sam's
friend disappears into the depths of the school in The Locker Ate
Lucy!. The danger spreads when the woods behind the school come to
life in Recess is a Jungle!. And in The Science Fair is Freaky!,
the school tries out a few experiments of its own on the students.
This series is written by New York Times bestselling author Max
Brallier. It features Sam Ricks' action-packed illustrations on
every page!
* Chosen as a 2020 Kirkus Prize Finalist for Young Readers'
Literature! * A Malaysian folk tale comes to life in this
emotionally layered, chilling middle grade debut, perfect for fans
of The Book of Boy and The Jumbies. I am a dark spirit, the ghost
announced grandly. I am your inheritance, your grandmother's
legacy. I am yours to command. Suraya is delighted when her witch
grandmother gifts her a pelesit. She names her ghostly companion
Pink, and the two quickly become inseparable. But Suraya doesn't
know that pelesits have a dark side-and when Pink's shadows
threaten to consume them both, they must find enough light to
survive . . . before they are both lost to the darkness. Fans of
Holly Black's Doll Bones and Tahereh Mafi's Furthermore series will
love this ghostly middle grade debut that explores jealousy, love,
and the extraordinary power of friendship.
A finger against the inside of a mirror... a wood where the trees look back... a basement door blocked by a brick wall so thick, it stifles the screams from below ... This original collection of chilling poems and tales contains the only true ghost stories in existence (as the book itself will tell you)—13 eerie encounters perfect for sharing...if you dare. Accompanied by striking illustrations and building to a truly spine-tingling conclusion, this haunting book will consume the imagination and keep readers of every age up long past their bedtimes.
Bastian is mal oor outydse goed. Dalk is dit omdat sy pa al jare lank
’n antiekwinkel het. Die winkel se naam is Optelgoed. Dit is op die
onderste verdieping van ’n groot ou huis geleë. Bastian en sy pa bly op
die boonste verdieping.
Bastian versamel graag vreemde goed, soos:
- valstande,
- ou brille,
- posseëls met vlermuise op, (Hy het nog net dertien – daar
is nie baie seëls met vlermuise op nie.)
- skilderye van katte, (Hiervan hou Cheddar, sy troetelrot,
glad nie.)
- porselein-uile,
- en boeke met spookstories.
Die vreemde en fantastiese goed in die antiekwinkel lei Bastian en sy
vriendin Lindi keer op keer na allerlei ongelooflike avonture!
Ellis Baker is excited to be going on holiday. Her parents have
been planning their overseas trip for months. But during the dark
and stormy overnight flight, mysterious events begin to unfold. One
passenger's priceless necklace mysteriously disappears. Even
spookier is the mysterious woman who also disappears without a
trace. Could the stranger have stolen the necklace and somehow
gotten off the plane without anyone noticing? Or was she really a
ghost with a taste for fancy jewellery? Follow along as Ellis
uncovers the clues and discovers the true identity of The
30,000-Foot Ghost!
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