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If You Like Harry Potter, Read These *Adult Books*
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Thrills and Chills (Halloween) - YA
YA Once Upon A Summer Reading
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Thrills and Chills (Halloween) - YA
YA Once Upon A Summer Reading
Description
A horrific family tragedy sends sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of an old orphanage that was home to children who were more than just peculiar, but possibly dangerous--and who may still be alive. Illustrated with vintage found photographs.
2) White smoke
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Black History Month - YA
If You Like Inheritance Games, Read These!
Mystery Fiction - YA
Thrills and Chills (Halloween) - YA
If You Like Inheritance Games, Read These!
Mystery Fiction - YA
Thrills and Chills (Halloween) - YA
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Publisher Annotation: The Haunting of Hill House meets Get Out in this chilling YA psychological thriller and modern take on the classic haunted house story from New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson!
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English
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In Boston, a young woman finds herself pregnant--even though she is still a virgin. In Ireland, another young woman discovers she is in the same impossible condition. And in cities all around the world, medical authorities are overwhelmed by epidemics, droughts, famines, floods, and worse. It all feels like a sign that something awful is coming. Anne Fitzgerald, a former nun turned private investigator, is hired by the Archdiocese of Boston to...
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Series
Asylum novels (Madeleine Roux) volume Prequel
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When Rick is sent to Brookline asylum against his will, he soon finds out that life there is nearly inhumane. He seeks the help of a sympathetic nurse and plans his escape before it's too late.
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Series
Diviners volume 2
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
After a supernatural showdown with a serial killer, Evie O'Neill has outed herself as a Diviner. Meanwhile, mysterious deaths have been turning up in the city, victims of an unknown sleeping sickness. Can the Diviners descend into the dreamworld and catch a killer?
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Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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When seventeen-year-old Tana wakes up following a party in the aftermath of a violent vampire attack, she travels to Coldtown, a quarantined Massachusetts city full of vampires, with her ex-boyfriend and a mysterious vampire boy in tow.
8) In Nightfall
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Soon after arriving in the tiny tourist town of Nightfall, Oregon, siblings Theo and Marco break their grandmother's rule not to leave the house after dark and befriend a mysterious group of beguiling girls who are far from what they seem.
10) The island
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A visit to a private amusement park is the trip of a lifetime for a group of teen influencers, until they learn that getting off the island alive is not part of the plan.
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Series
Stalking Jack the Ripper volume 3
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
In 1889, the ship Etruria departs Liverpool, England, for New York carrying Audrey Rose Wadsworth and her crime-solving partner, Thomas, a famous escape artist, and a cold-blooded killer.
Author
Series
Stalking Jack the Ripper volume 1
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Historical Fiction - YA
Historical Fiction- Adult/ YA
If You Like Hunger Games, Read These!
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Historical Fiction- Adult/ YA
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Description
A gothic murder mystery set in gritty Victorian-era London, where an intrepid society girl finds herself embroiled in the investigation of a serial killer known as Jack the Ripper.
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Series
Diviners volume 4
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Led by a vision, the Diviners travel to Bountiful, Nebraska, where they must confront their greatest fears and learn to rely on one another in order to save the world from catastrophe.
16) The depths
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
After suffering a near-fatal freediving accident, seventeen-year-old Addie Spencer tags along on her mother's honeymoon to a private island where she unearths dark secrets--a child ghost, moody flowers, and a deep pool where no one feels pain--before realizing the island might not be willing to let her go.
17) Eclipse
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Series
Twilight saga volume 3
Pub. Date
2009, c2007
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English
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Description
Bella must choose between her friendship with Jacob, a werewolf, and her relationship with Edward, a vampire, but when Seattle is ravaged by a mysterious string of killings, the three of them need to decide whether their personal lives are more important than the well-being of an entire city.
18) The fear
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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Description
Somebody in the town of Rock Bay has posted a "share this post and your own deepest death fear" meme and it seems that everybody but Izzy has shared the creepy graphic; nobody knows who posted it, but soon people start dying, and it seems that the meme is part of a plot to extract revenge on the high school students of Rock Bay--Izzy is determined to investigate, but what she uncovers is her own worst nightmare.
19) The getaway
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Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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Description
Jay discovers that mountain resort where he lives and works with his friends and family is also a doomsday oasis for the rich and powerful who expect top-notch customer service even as the world outside the resort's walls disintegrates.
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
Seventeen-year-old bisexual Jade Nguyrn is spending the summer in Vietnam at the French colonial house her estranged father is fixing up as a vacation rental, but unbeknownst to her family, the house and its ghosts have other plans.
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