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In this thrilling conclusion, Charity and her friends must help Aidan defend the fortress against a militia led by Aidan''s "disenfranchised" human half-siblings who want only one thing: the power of the Klaas. Everything is on the line as Charity must venture into a terrifying world called The Withering to find someone named Perchta, supposedly their last hope for help. But will Charity survive the strange creatures and even more shocking truth that await her?

Synopsis:Briella uses Scout's pencils to sketch some props for their surprise Halloween party for the Gatherers. Her magic is still on the fritz and she is relying on Scout's magic to bring her sketches off the page to 3D status. When Scout uses her magic on a picture of a scary house, the fairies are thrilled with the result.While exploring the interior of the building, Scout realises just how talented Briella is. Hidden amongst the layers are creatures drawn in intricate detail designed to scare the pants off those who come across them.An unforeseen incident causes the release of Briella's magic, creating mayhem and terror.About the books:The House of Horrors is the second of six books in the Halloween Madness Series written by Marnie Atwell. It is a spin-off of her Starlight Investigations series and gives her fans a more personal relationship with the main characters of those books.Readers do not need to have read the Starlight Investigation series to enjoy the Halloween Madness stories. However, they do contain spoilers for the first two books in the Starlight Investigation series, Jealousy Monsters, and Vampire.Due to multiple requests from young people for shorter books, each story in the Halloween Madness series is a shorter read, ranging between 19,000 and 22,000 words. This author is Australian and uses Australian Engish to tell her stories.

Synopsis:When nightmares come to life.Scout wants to perform an experiment; create a scarecrow to see if Briella can control it once it's animated with her magic.Briella is resistant to this idea because she is terrified of scarecrows. When her fear manifests itself through her drawings, her friends decide to take action.They coerce Briella into creating a scarecrow and she soon discovers there is more to herself than meets the eye.About this book:The Spirited Scarecrow is written by an Australian author who uses Australian English. This book is the third of six in the Halloween Madness Series. It is suitable for children aged 11+ and contains 102 pages, (20.000 words).The Halloween Madness Series is a spin-off from the Starlight Investigation novels. It provides the opportunity for a deeper connection with the main characters of the Starlight books and gives the reader a glimpse into their lives when they are not hunting and gathering monsters. These books contain spoilers for the Jealousy Monsters and Vampire.

Eighth graders Sonny and Breanne look nothing alike--a short black boy, a tall white girl--and are easy targets for bullies. Their special friendship develops when they discover they both have psychic powers: they can read minds and ghosts communicate with them. In Book 3 of the series, Sonny is contacted by the ghost of a former student who had been abducted by aliens from the planet of Astrobia. It is not long before the aliens also abduct Sonny. He has the intelligence and problem solving ability to escape, but he is too scared to think. Breanne has to summon all of her mind reading skills to make contact with Sonny to calm him enough so that he can find his way home.

It''s a Friday afternoon in the spring of 1985, when Crystal and Barb, two girls from Whitehall, the neighborhood group home for troubled kids, approach Angie at school. Crystal''s little sister has disappeared, and her foster parents and the police think she''s just another runaway. Crystal doesn''t believe it, and when she and Barb learn there''s a ghost involved, they know they''re going to need the kind of help Angie, David and Jenny have developed a reputation for.The Zodiac Cusp Kids enlist some extra help from Jen''s twin Jon and a couple very special German Shepherd pups to uncover what has really happened to Crystal''s sister, and what they find is darker and more complex than anyone imagined.Something Lost is the third of seven stories drawn from Angie''s diaries. Kept safely hidden for decades, they tell how the kids spent their teenage years - working with their mentor, Mr. Rakow, and Jenny''s mom, Lorraine, who dabbles in witchcraft, to realize their power and battle the forces of darkness that menace their hometown.

Is this the end of life as we know it?Cameron never believed in the reality of his mother's visions until he found himself living in one. The terror of his situation was nothing compared to what was still to come. Protecting the one he loves most becomes of the utmost importance, even if that culminates in the ultimate sacrifice - his death.Tianna, a Locator Fairy, is surprised by the arrival of a reaper on her doorstep. She is horrified to discover the soul of a human hangs in the balance. With her spear in hand and helmet placed securely on her head, she flies to the highest spot in her area to send out a distress call.Rochelle believes dealing with a phantasm will be a simple mission. Classified as a level five, she sees no reason why she shouldn't be home by the weekend. Unaware of other forces at work, Rochelle soon finds herself thrust into a situation that has the potential to bring her to her knees. For the first time ever, she will require assistance to deal with a personal tragedy, secure the safety of a phantasm and discover where the real threat to humanity lies.

A sprinkle of fairy dust and a curious kitten. What could go wrong?An injured cat moves her litter to a new location to keep them safe. Stubs, the most curious one of the group grows desperate to explore his new surroundings. His mother would have encouraged this behaviour under normal circumstances, but with her injury, she is unable to watch over him, and he finds himself in a spot of bother.Scout is excited to share her newest discovery with Briella. While exploring her latest find, the fairies find themselves at the mercy of a small kitten. With Halloween just around the corner, Briella's magic is more potent than ever. A sprinkle of dust creates a situation that none of them were prepared for.This book is 19,000 words, and is book 4 of 6 in the Halloween Madness Series.

The scariest legends just got scarier!When two journalists are sent to Howlfair to write about the world's scariest town, they want amateur historian Molly to be their guide. But there's something creepy about them - they seem a little too interested in a local legend of a phantom known as the Silentman. And they want Molly to help them find a hidden crypt that was never meant to be opened... A madcap horror adventure with spooky tombs, flying skeletons, a wig-stealing cat and a phantom whose touch spells madness!

Shortlisted for the 2021 CrimeFest Award for Best Crime Novel for Young AdultsShortlisted for the 2022 Grampian Children¿s Book Award¿Lauren James is a genius.¿ SFX Magazine¿Lauren James isn¿t just headed for the stars ¿ she¿s already there.¿ Samantha Shannon, author of The Priory of the Orange TreeWhat if death is only the beginning? When Harriet Stoker dies after falling from a balcony in a long-abandoned building, she discovers a world of ghosts with magical powers ¿ shape-shifting, hypnosis, even the ability to possess the living. Felix, Kasper, Rima and Leah welcome her into their world, eager to make friends with the new arrival. Yet Harriet is more interested in unleashing her own power, even if it means destroying everyone around her. But when all of eternity is at stake, the afterlife can be a dangerous place to make an enemy.

The Grim Warlock's deadly 13th Hour traps Valor McRaven in its most complex phase so far. Will Valor remain at Mystic Steeples institute of magic with his secret coven of Sorcerers, or will the alleged "darkest group of witches" force Valor, the Knight of Night, into their nocturnal world?

PACIFIC PREP: BLOODLINES follows three teenagers as they learn what it means to put others above themselves. It is much more than a young adult paranormal novel, it touches upon the world's greatest topics, from the vaults of history to the complexities of love and the reaches of friendship.

Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, featuring as its primary antagonist the vampire Count Dracula.Dracula has been attributed to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel and invasion literature. Structurally it is an epistolary novel, that is, told as a series of diary entries and letters. Literary critics have examined many themes in the novel, such as the role of women in Victorian culture, conventional and conservative sexuality, immigration, colonialism, postcolonialism and folklore. Although Stoker did not invent the vampire, the novel's influence on the popularity of vampires has been singularly responsible for many theatrical and film interpretations throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.

The past should remain a secret unless one holds a death wish.Everyone Ava loves is ripped away. With nothing to lose, she embarks on a journey to find her estranged family. She proves successful in her search only to discover her shape-shifting family despises witches, and her witch family kills shape-shifters. The problem--she is both. Suspicions arise that her parents were murdered because of the feud between the races. Determined to get to the bottom of her parents' demise, she follows the dangerous trail that led her parents to their deaths.Will she discover the murderers before they bury her with her parents?Grab a copy and start reading this five-volume urban fantasy, paranormal series today!Afterlife - A supernatural and urban fantasy suspense series.Read these young adult books in this order: Fledgling #1The Taking #2Angelic Retribution #3Divided Paths #4 (Divided Paths can be read before Fledgling, The Taking & Angelic Retribution)Truth Hunter #5 Novelette: The Gatekeeper (Afterlife #1.5)

Rick Riordan did it for Greece. Now Sarwat Chadda does it for India... Book three in the incredible action-adventure trilogy about Ash Mistry, reluctant hero and living weapon of the death goddess Kali.Ash Mistry is in a world of pain. A parallel world in fact, where another version of him seems to be living his life, and the evil Lord Savage - now all-powerful and adored by the nation - is about to carry out a terrible plan.Worse still, Ash's superpowers, invested in him by the Death Goddess Kali, seem no longer to be working.Without Kali, can Ash defeat Savage and save the world?