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Horror and Supernatural Books

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ALMOND

Kit's Wilderness by David Almond

When Kit meets John Askew, another boy whose family had both worked and died in the mines, Askew invites Kit to join him to play a game called Death. As Kit's grandfather provides stories of the mine's past and the history of the Watson family, the boys search the mines to find the childhood ghosts of their long-gone ancestors.

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ANDERSON

Thirsty by M.T. Anderson

Chris wants to be a normal kid. Unfortunately, he is turning into a vampire. So while his hometown performs an ancient ritual that keeps the Vampire Lord away, Chris tries to save himself.

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DAHL

Skin and Other Stories by Roald Dahl

Thirteen haunting tales will keep readers spellbound from the opening lines until the surprise-twist endings that are always immensely satisfying.

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HAYES

Flyers by Daniel Hayes

While filming a movie for a school project, Gabe and his friends discover mysterious activities at a supposedly vacant house.

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KLAUSE

Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause

Having fallen for a human boy, a beautiful teenage werewolf must battle both her packmates and the fear of the townspeople to decide where she belongs and with whom.

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NAYLOR

Jade Green: A Ghost Story by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

While living with her uncle in a house haunted by the ghost of a young woman, recently orphaned Judith Sparrow wonders if her one small transgression causes mysterious happenings.

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NIXON

Nightmare by Joan Lowry Nixon

Since childhood, 10th-grade Emily has had nightmares about a shadowy, slimy place where she is entangled with vines and sees a body lying in water. When she is sent to camp for the summer, Emily has a sudden sense of déjà vu, and she realizes her true nightmare has begun and her life is in danger.

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PLUM-UCCI

The Body of Christopher Creed by Carol Plum-Ucci

Torey Adams, a high school junior with a seemingly perfect life, struggles with doubts and questions surrounding the mysterious disappearance of the class outcast.

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REES

Vampire High by Douglas Rees

When Cody Elliot's parents receive his less-than-stellar report card, they decide it's time for a change. He is sent to Vlad Dracul Magnet School-a known vampire school.

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SHAN

The Saga of Darren Shan (Book 1) by Darren Shan

Two boys who are best friends visit an illegal freak show, where an encounter with a vampire and a deadly spider forces them to make life-changing choices.

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SHAN

The Vampire's Assistant (Darren Shan Book 2) by Darren Shan

After traveling with Mr. Crepsley, the vampire who made him into a half-vampire, Darren returns to the freak show known as the Cirque du Freak and continues to fight his need to drink human blood.

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SHAN

Tunnels of Blood (Darren Shan Book 3) by Darren Shan

Darren, Evra, and Mr. Crepsley leave the Cirque Du Freak and get a taste of the city, but when corpses drained of blood are discovered, Darren and Evra must confront a dangerous creature of the night.

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SHAN

Vampire Mountain (Darren Shan Book 4) by Darren Shan

Mr. Crepsley leads Darren Shan on a dangerous trek to Vampire Mountain, the very heart of the vampire world, to be presented to the Council, but an encounter with the Vampanese along the way means trouble.

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SLADE

Dust by Arthur Gregory Slade

Eleven-year-old Robert is the only one who can help when a mysterious stranger arrives, performing tricks and promising to bring rain, at the same time children begin to disappear from a dust bowl farm town in Saskatchewan in the 1930s.

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WALLACE

Restless: A Ghost's Story by Rich Wallace

Wallace takes the sports novel and pushes it into thought-provoking new territory with this tale about a 17-year-old athlete and the only person who understands him--his older brother, who happens to be dead.

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WOODING

The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding

At just 17, Thaniel is a wych-hunter. Together, he and Cathaline, his friend and mentor, track down the fearful creatures that lurk in the Old Quarter of London. It is on one of these hunts that he first encounters Alaizabel Cray, who is half-crazed, lovely, and possessed.

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