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The bestselling series comes to vivid life in this manga retelling of Shan's grisly adventures as a teenage vampire.

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For fans of Stephen King and Nancy Drew"A debut novel with the perfect amount of suspense and mystery that will leave you guessing until the last moment." - Mandi Lynn, author of She's Not Here"If you are looking for a mystery, a haunting, and a dash of sweet romance in the midst of panic, you have to read this book. I couldn't put it down!" - Bethany Atazadeh, author of The Stolen KingdomOld towns have old secretsAfter living in the shadow of her parents for as long as she can remember, it's time for Marigold Wilder to make her own choices.When her grandfather passes away, Mari is adamant about attending his funeral even with her parents dead set against it. She packs a bag and heads for Beaconfield, but the old maritime town isn't the summer home she remembers.A bizarre series of disturbing events unfold, reuniting Mari with her childhood crush, Ridge, and forcing the two of them to unearth the town's haunting past.As they grow closer, Mari and Ridge unwittingly take on the responsibility of solving a decade's old mystery as they work together to decipher an ancient family tree.With time running out, they need to work fast before the funeral Mari came to Beaconfield to attend becomes her own.

It is difficult enough in this age of awareness to be autistic, but in 1918 it didn't yet exist as a diagnosis. With no vocabulary to describe her experiences or explain why certain things bother her, Julia Grace must navigate the social minefield that is Mt. Sinai School for Young Ladies. She leans on her best friend and roommate, Ada Brooks, for support. Ada, who loves her despite her quirks and acts as interpreter for the social cues Julia is prone to missing. But when Ada is found dead one morning before classes all that crumbles. To make matters worse, the police don't seem to care, saying she was "asking for it" and they don't want to prosecute the boy responsible. Maybe that's why Ada's spirit can't rest and continues to roam the halls of the school, growing increasingly angry and violent.Enraged, Julia sets out on a mission to find the killer and make him pay. But the influenza pandemic sweeping the country-and the entire world-is closing in on their isolated corner of Ohio, and it's only a matter of time before it breeches the walls of Mt. Sinai. If Julia has any hope of accomplishing anything, she'll have to win over her classmates and get their help in her plan.

How could Corbin possibly do what he was supposed to do? After Corbin's mother died, Maxim Moritz Grobian took him, penniless orphan that he was, under his wing and taught him the magic that was their heritage. Corbin owed Max everything, and now Max had given him a mission. Corbin was to bring Max's estranged daughter to New York. Lorelei was the only one, Max insisted, that could use the Heartstone, a crystal of phenomenal power, to keep mages safe from the Inquisitors that hunted them and allow mages to finally take their rightful place in the world.A worthy goal, thought Corbin initially, but now that he had actually met Lorelei all he really wanted to do was to run for the hills. Both afraid of hurting her and endangering himself, he needed to stay away from her, not befriend her to do Max's bidding. Besides, his instructions were more than to just befriend her. He was supposed to make her fall in love with him.There was no way, absolutely no way he was going to do that - not after what she had told him.

Teachers, parents, tutors: This book is intended as a learning tool for high school students looking to build their vocabulary. This book contains 1000 SAT words to build vocabulary as your child reads. These words are underlined and numbered throughout the text with definitions in the footnotes.Werewolves are roaming Northeast High, and Savannah Black is determined to hunt them down.When Savannah's academic rival mysteriously disappears, she enlists the aid of her two best friends, Dina and Nick, to solve the mystery. Football players with glowing eyes and razor sharp canine teeth may have fooled the faculty, but not Savannah and her friends. These brave students are determined to eradicate a clan of deadly werewolves who threaten to take over their school.When Dina disappears right before the big Homecoming Dance, Savannah and Nick jump into action to save her from the werewolf's paranormal curse. But will a straight-A student be able to master knives and silver bullets as easily as chemistry and calculus?Warning! This book contains pentagrams, bonfires in the woods, and 1000 SAT words and their definitions to challenge you.

A powerful witch, four devoted men, and a curse so wicked it could ruin them all.With two curses broken and another one knocking at her dorm room door, Willow Oliver can't seem to catch a break. Is the constant string of unfortunate events just a normal case of bad luck or something else?A week is all she needs to give the Reperio Stone enough time to recharge so she can locate her mother, but her plan is railroaded when everything takes a turn for the worst.With a man she loves being held by the darkness, and the unknown whereabouts of her mom, Willow has a choice to make-one that could change things forever.The best and worst are yet to come.Wicked Magic is the third installment in a new adult paranormal academy reverse harem romance series full of temptation, risk, and heart-stopping angst.

An element of suspense comes naturally to writer, Lori Taylor, in her collection of short stories, From The Mundane to The Macabre. Whether her characters find themselves in the midst of a haunting or are being terrorized by a demonic creature, the stories are brought to life by the detailed setting and protagonist responses. Lori draws on her varied experiences visiting a wide range of locations that highlight local legends, historical site with uncanny events, sacred Indian burial grounds, and regional myths to create her imaginative tales.Her stories include situations where characters are reminded of loved ones that have passed away, former homeowners that have died tragically, or evil spirits trying to disrupt and ''intruders'' presence. The language in all of the stories creates a colorful and vivid setting for the reader to immerse themselves in the story lines and eerie events. Often the author inserts whimsical interactions between a main character and alien or spirit world creature, lending levity to the plot. Other stories focus on the terror felt by the protagonist.This story collection is diverse and entertaining. Anybody that enjoys suspense and the supernatural will enjoy reading this compilation of spine-chilling tales. ~ Lorena Carlson - Athens, Ohio

A tense thriller that's impossible to put down - perfect for fans of Emma Carroll and Fleur Hitchcock. Where has Faith's dad gone? Her brother is obsessed with the sea ghosts he claims live in the basement, and when he disappears as well, Faith starts to believe in the ghosts too.

Salt, ineffective. Prayer beads, no dice. Disinfectant-mildly effective. Miko's attempts to ward off the horrific spirits haunting her and her friend Hana ended mostly in failure. But Miko hasnt given up hope yet! One day, she'll be free! In the meantime, what other strange encounters await Miko...?

This summer is his last chance to win his first love. Wardenclave has always been a place of secrets and sway. For most of the year, the remote mountain village is closed off from the rest of the world, but each spring, they issue invitations to the most promising young reavers all over the world. Summer skill camps provide opportunities for the elite to train with the best. And by longstanding tradition, for teens of the In-between to evaluate the compatibility of their peers. Glint Starmark''s reputation as a matchmaker has been holding true for millennia. At seventeen, Mikoto Reaver is the youngest headman in Wardenclave''s history. He''s had very little time to adjust to his new role before their close-knit community opens its doors to children of pedigree, the specialists who will mentor them, an allotment of battlers, and a celebrity or two. Glint means well, but Mikoto won''t commit until he can speak to the only girl he''s ever loved. There''s just something about her.

Hailed as "the Anne Rice of the text message generation," Alys Arden''s sparkling debut, The Casquette Girls, entranced over a million readers online, and the series has since garnered a cult following around the world."A Southern Gothic love letter." -Publishers Weekly, Starred Review, on The Casquette GirlsThe fourth volume, The Gates of Guinée, picks up where the third book left off with Macalister LeMoyne held hostage by the Ghost Drinkers'' coven and Adele willing to risk it all to save her father, even if it means opening a portal to the Voodoo Afterworld to hunt down the spirit of one of the greatest witches who ever lived.A trip to the Afterworld might be the end of the supernatural world.As the Ghost Drinkers seep into the crevices of the Crescent City, leeching the French Quarter of magic, the local witches are consumed with a new fight for survival. Adele has one chance to save everyone she loves, but it will mean breaking away from her coven and trusting a vampire.For the first time in four hundred years, Niccolò Medici feels on the precipice of finding his stolen grimoire. But in order to restore his family''s legacy, he''ll have to succumb to his darkest desires.New York transplant and first responder Isaac Thompson will stop at nothing to protect Adele, even if he has to give in to his Spektral magic to unearth the truth about Nicco''s monstrous past.For those who choose to pass through the Gates of Guinée, the rules of the Afterworld are simple: Don''t eat the food. Tell no lies.In a whirl of lucid dreams, fetish markets, and ancestral reunions, only those who bare their souls will survive this ghostly hunt, or else they''ll join the land of the dead permanently.Teetering on the razor''s edge between everything she desires and utter madness, only her heart and her magic can lead Adele back home... if only Callisto Salazar hadn''t stolen her Fire, and the most secretive one of them all hadn''t stolen her heart.

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Johnny is faced with the thing he hates the most ... The dark. Can Johnny find the strength to be brave, or will his fear consume him.Type of book: Children''s picture book.Reading age::8-12