Children’s / Teenage fiction: Horror and ghost stories, chillers

Sunny Los Angeles can be a dark place indeed in Cassandra Clare's Lord of Shadows, the sequel to the #1 New York Timesand USA TODAYbestselling Lady Midnight.

The latest Shadowhunters novel from bestselling author Cassandra Clare.

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A riveting stand-alone short story from bestselling author Kelley Armstrong.

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In this second book in the Scary School series, the students of Scary School are off to Monster Forest.

The first book in a romantic and drama-packed trilogy perfect for fans of Rachel Vincent, Julie Kagawa, and Alyson Noel.

Within months of discovering he's next in a long line of vampire hunters, Alex Van Helsing has already defeated two powerful vampire leaders.

Enter the most terrifying place of all.

Fans of Beautiful Creatures will fall head over heels for Glass Heart by Amy Garvey, with its blend of breathless suspense, passionate romance, and magic.

It was a beautiful, warm summer day, the day Danny died.

The fifth book in the bestselling Gone series by Michael Grant continues the page-turning saga of Sam, Astrid, and Drake in their terrifying post-apocalyptic world.

For hundreds of years, the vampire Balthazar has been alonewithout allies, without love.

Nine-year-old Poppy Malones parents are paranormal investigators.

Tween readers who enjoy a mix of spooky and funny will love the Unseen World of Poppy Malone books by Suzanne Harper.

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The second book in the sparkling Paranormalcy trilogy from Kiersten White, #1 New York Times bestselling author of And I DarkenFor fans of Teen Wolf, Buffy, and Supernatural, the Paranormalcy trilogy is a witty, fresh, and downright fun read that will capture your heart.

Here be ghosts, the maps said, and that was all.

Plague, Michael Grant's fourth book in the bestselling Gone series, will satisfy dystopian fans of all ages.

Perfect for fans of If I Stay or Imaginary Girls, Dust to Dust is the mysterious, thoughtful, and poignant sequel to Melissa Walker's haunting and heartbreaking novel Ashes to Ashes.

You think your school's scary?

Now that Alex is in the know about the deadly vampires that liveand huntaround his boarding school, everything is different.

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Action, laughs, and thrills make Gravediggers: Terror Cove an exciting second book in the Gravediggers series, which R.

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From the New York Times bestselling author of the Faerie Wars Chronicles, Herbie Brennan, comes this heart-pounding middle-grade adventure-think The Da Vinci Code for tweens.

Chris Fossett can't resist a dare to spend a week alone on rocky, isolated Fowlers Island off the coast of Maine.

The First Rule of Torching: Cleanse with fire.

For almost two hundred years, the Brothers Grimm have transported readers into a world of magic and adventure with their enchanting fairytales.

On a cold, blustery Christmas Eve, Ebenezer Scrooge toils in his countinghouse, unable to give a kind word to a single soul.

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Charlie is in big troubleDangeroos, Mimics, Netherstalkers, and worse are everywhere, and the danger to our world has never been greater.

There are the small betrayals: the unkind word, the petty lies.

Jim moves to ancient Minerva Hall and encounters the ghosts of six children.

The third book in Michael Grant'sNew York Timesbestselling Gone series,Liesisanother heart-in-your-throat page-turner, both chilling and thought-provoking.

The Van Helsing name rebornFourteen-year-old Alex has no idea that he's descended from the world's most famous vampire hunter, but that changes fast when he arrives at Glenarvon Academy and confronts two vampires in his first three days.

When Aramintas almost-grown-up cousin comes to babysit she brings two naughty ghosts with heranother fun, kooky adventure in the Araminta Spookie seriesfromAngie Sage, author of theNew York Timesbestselling Septimus Heap series.

Uncle Dracs creepy vampire nephew comes to visit and Araminta wants him goneanother funny, weird adventure in the Araminta Spookie seriesfromAngie Sage, author of theNew York Timesbestselling Septimus Heap series.

In the third book of the Araminta Spookie series, Barry Wizzards frogs are stolen and Araminta and Wanda must find them.

Get ready for more adventures with Araminta, the star ofa delightfully "e;spookie"e; chapter book series from Angie Sage, author of theNew York Timesbestselling Septimus Heap series!

Meet Araminta, the star ofa delightfully "e;spookie"e; chapter book series from Angie Sage, author of the bestselling Septimus Heap series!

When the box is opened, everything starts to change.

Some kids say Mason Avrett is slow.

It's the monster hunters' last chance to stop an all-out monster war!

This houseis mineandI amits beating heart.

Claire Martin has some serious body issues.

The second book in Michael Grant's New York Times bestselling Gone series, Hunger is a thrilling, action-packed story that is impossible to put down.

Joseph Bruchac, the award-winning author of Skeleton Man, puts a contemporary spin on Native American lore to create a spine-tingling tale of monsters and darkness.

In thissequel to the middle grade modern horror classic Skeleton Man, Joseph Bruchac revisits his most terrifying villain yet.

A chilling middle grade novel featuring a brave young girl, missing parents, and a terrifying stranger, based on a Native American legend.