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• Jackal

  a Novel

  Adams, Erin E.,

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  The history of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, holds a terrible secret. Black girls have gone missing in the woods for years. With the evil in the forest creeping closer, Liz Rocher must find a missing child or be entirely consumed by the darkness. (Adult…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Such Sharp Teeth

  Harrison, Rachel, 1989-

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  During a night out, Rory Morris is attacked. She survives, but she’s unnaturally strong, has an aversion to silver, and is enthralled by the moon. She’s changing into someone else, something else, but what will embracing her wildness bring? (Adult…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Thing Between Us

  a Novel

  Moreno, Gus, 1985-

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  The odd things Thiago and Vera’s smart speaker did were funny until Vera was killed. Thiago wants to get away. A secluded cabin seems perfect. But soon Thiago finds there is no escape not from his grief, and not from the evil hunting him. (Adult…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dead Flip

  Farizan, Sara, 1984-

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  Growing up, Cori, Maz, and Sam were inseparable, but Sam has been missing for five years and Cori and Maz aren’t speaking. When Sam returns—still twelve years old—Maz and Cori must solve the mystery of what really happened to Sam. (Young Adult…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All These Bodies

  Blake, Kendare

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  Summer 1958. A gruesome killer plagues the Midwest. When fifteen-year-old Marie is found covered in blood amidst the latest bodies, it’s up to the Sheriff’s son Michael to find out what happened and how Marie ended up among the bodies. (Young Adult…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• #MurderTrending

  McNeil, Gretchen

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  When seventeen-year-old Dee Guerrera wakes up on the prison island Alcatraz 2.0, she realizes she’s about to be the next victim of The Postman app. Can Dee prove she’s innocent before she’s wrongfully murdered for the world to see? (Young Adult…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Aunt Is a Monster

  Yee, Reimena,

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  Safia thought that being blind would limit her adventures to audiobooks. But then agents come after her mysterious and reclusive aunt, Lady Whimsey. Safia becomes the hero of her own story, and she must do what she can to save the day. (Middle…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Nest

  Oppel, Kenneth, 1967-

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  Steve’s summer is full of worries, mostly worries about his sick baby brother. A mysterious wasp queen invades his dreams, offering to “fix” the baby. Steve just has to say “Yes.” “Yes” can be a powerful word. And a dangerous word. (Middle Grade…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ophie's Ghosts

  Ireland, Justina

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  Ophelia Harrison can see ghosts. After Ophie’s mom gets her a job at Daffodil Manor, she forms a friendship with a spirit whose life ended unjustly and hopes she can help— but Daffodil Manor may hold more secrets than she bargained for. (Middle…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Summer Scares Adult Panel (2024)

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  An abandoned house. A doppelgänger that won’t stop smiling. And was that person in the mirror real…or was that just your imagination? We’re celebrating all t...

• Summer Scares Young Adult (Mar '24)

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  Do you dare join us for the second installment of our 2024 Summer Scares panel series? Things are getting even spookier as we talk with the authors behind th...

• Summer Scares Middle-Grade (Mar '24)

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  Summon your bravest to this gathering of the twisted minds behind the middle-grade horror novels chosen for the 2024 Summer Scares Reading Program—the first ...

• Ring Shout

  Or, Hunting Ku Kluxes in the End Times

  Clark, P. Djèlí

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  In 1915, the Klan spread fear and violence across the country. Maryse Boudreaux and her fellow resistance fighters, armed with blade, bullet, and bomb, stand in their way. But something awful’s brewing and things are about to heat up. (Adult winner,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Catherine House

  Thomas, Elisabeth

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  Ines Murillo is selected at the illustrious Catherine House school. But the House’s strange protocols make this refuge feel like a gilded prison. When tragedy strikes, Ines suspects that the school might be hiding a dangerous agenda. (Adult winner,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Merry Spinster

  Tales of Everyday Horror.

  Lavery, Daniel M.

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  Mixing psychological horror, emotional clarity and feminist mischief, these reimagined children’s stories and fairy tales illuminate the emotional complexities in the stories we tell ourselves, and each other, as we tuck in for the night. (Adult…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In the Shadow of Blackbirds

  Winters, Cat

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  In 1918, Americans are suffering with the Spanish Influenza and World War I. Mary Shelley Black watches as mourners flock to séances, and she must consider if ghosts are real when her first love, killed in battle, returns. (Young Adult 2023)

• Squad

  Tokuda-Hall, Maggie

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  When Becca transfers schools, she’s surprised to be adopted by the most popular girls. But Becca’s new friends are werewolves. Eager to be accepted, Becca allows her friends to turn her into a werewolf. But then things get complicated. (Young Adult…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mooncakes

  Walker, Suzanne (Suzanne Wakeen),

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  Nova Huang knows more about magic than your average teen witch. One fateful night, she comes across the unexpected: her childhood crush, Tam Lang, battling a horse demon in the woods, and their latent feelings are rekindled. (Young Adult winner 2023)

• Small Spaces

  Arden, Katherine

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  Nightfall is fast descending when Ollie’s school bus breaks down on a trip to an area farm. As the kids head for the woods—bordered by a field of creepy scarecrows— the bus driver has one piece of advice: “Avoid large places. Keep to small.” (Middle…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Living Ghosts and Mischievous Monsters

  Chilling American Indian Stories

  Jones, Dan SaSuWeh, 1951-

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  Prepare for stories of witches and walking dolls, hungry skeletons, La Llorona and Deer Woman, and other beings to chill your bones in these stories from the thriving tradition of ghost stories from American Indian cultures. (Middle Grade winner 2023