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Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > Adventure Stories > Horror & Ghost Stories
A thrilling fantasy set in a land of shadows-Toby stumbles into a
new world in which everything seems possible, and dangerous. Sunday
Times & Times best Books of the Year 2021. 'An evocative
fantasy from the acclaimed author of THE WOLF ROAD.' SUNDAY TIMES.
'If you like a dose of magical realism with your gothic novel, this
story is for you. In a dangerous land enslaved by the cruel Regent
where the Dreamers can turn dreams into reality, Toby meets
Tamurlaine, a peculiar girl who has lost her memory. To uncover the
mystery of her identity and get Toby back home, the pair must go on
a journey to the castle of the Regent' THE TIMES. 'Toby, whose
parents have freshly split, wanders into a strange, burning kingdom
chasing a cat through a tunnel. Everything is falling apart in this
autocracy plagued by floods and earthquakes as well as fire. But
who is this spectral girl he meets, and how can he ever get home?'
OBSERVER
Who can catch a memory thief? ' An unforgettable adventure ' THE
TIMES BOOK OF THE WEEK. "Starting on All Fools Day, twelve years
ago, I remember everything. EVERYTHING. That was a wet Saturday,
and that was the day I was born." 12-year-old Piaf has the ability
to (and burden of) remembering everything that has happened since
the day she was born. When she discovers everyone in Paris has
forgotten the entire last year, 1887, including the disappearance
of several gifted children, Piaf and her twin brother Luc embark on
a dangerous journey that brings them to the depths of Paris's
underground twin, the Catacombs, to capture the memory thief and
find the lost children.
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A Shadow
(Hardcover)
Gitte Tamar; Illustrated by Gitte Tamar
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R538
Discovery Miles 5 380
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A brutal car accident that claimed the life of her best friend has
left seventeen-year-old Catherine in a state of shock and severe
depression. She longs to move forward with her life, but feels she
can't until she is somehow assured of her friend's forgiveness. On
a Christmas visit to her grandmother in Pasadena, a mysterious and
handsome stranger approaches Catherine at church claiming that he
can put her in touch with her dead friend. Catherine is wary of the
stranger's claims and his ghostly appearance but feels he may be
the only key to escaping her past. She tells no one of the meeting
but is approached by an elderly woman who warns her of the
stranger's powers. The woman's teenage diary and eerie rumours
surrounding other troubled girls who have disappeared from the
church community leave Catherine fearful of the stranger's true
intentions. She realizes she must find some way to confront this
supernatural presence as well as the ghosts of her past.
Based on the bestselling horror video game series Five Nights at
Freddy's, this essential logbook offers night guards new to Freddy
Fazbear's Pizza a chance for self-reflection during their first
week on the job. Quizzes, lists, and prompts throughout reinforce
training, provide room to log in-game events and allow for
introspection on the best qualities of a Freddy's employee -
namely, a genuine disregard for instinctive self-preservation. It's
all here in this logbook - just be sure to fill out your emergency
contact information first!
1943. As war sweeps across Europe, Max Carver's father moves his
family away from the city, to an old wooden house on the coast. But
as soon as they arrive, strange things begin to happen: Max
discovers a garden filled with eerie statues; his sisters are
plagued by unsettling dreams and voices; a box of old films opens a
window to the past. Most unsettling of all are rumours about the
previous owners and the mysterious disappearance of their son. As
Max delves into the past, he encounters the terrifying story of the
Prince of Mist, a sinister shadow who emerges from the night to
settle old scores, then disappears with the first mists of dawn . .
. Originally published in Spain as a young adult novel, THE PRINCE
OF MIST is a mesmerising tale of mystery, romance and adventure.
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Scgoli 2017
(Hardcover)
Morag Douglas, Margaret Iwa, Fiona McLeod
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R461
R432
Discovery Miles 4 320
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Travis and his sister, Corey, can't resist a good trick. When they
learn that their grandmother's quiet Vermont inn, where they're
spending the summer, has a history of ghost sightings, they decide
to do a little "haunting" of their own. Before long, their
supernatural pranks have tourists flocking to the inn, and business
booms. But Travis and Corey soon find out that they aren't the only
ghosts at Fox Hill Inn. Their thoughtless games have awakened
something dangerous, something that should have stayed asleep. Can
these siblings lay to rest the ghosts they've stirred?
From the creator of the horror video game sensation Five Nights at
Freddy's comes this pulse-pounding graphic novel adaptation of the
bestselling trilogy's thrilling conclusion! What really happened to
Charlie? It's the question that John can't seem to shake, along
with the nightmares of Charlie's seeming death and miraculous
reappearance. John just wants to forget the whole terrifying saga
of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, but the past isn't so easily buried.
Meanwhile, there's a new animatronic pizzeria opening in Hurricane,
along with a new rash of kidnappings that feel all too familiar.
Bound together by their childhood loss, John reluctantly teams up
with Jessica, Marla and Carlton to solve the case and find the
missing children. Along the way, they'll unravel the twisted
mystery of what really happened to Charlie, and the haunting legacy
of her father's creations. Told through delightfully scary artwork
from artist Diana Camero With even more horror than ever before
Fans won't want to miss this graphic novel adaptation straight from
the mind of Five Nights at Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon.
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