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Prophecy of the Sisters - by Michelle Zink

Publisher: Little, Brown
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/01/2009
ISBN-13: 9780316027427
ISBN-10: 0316027421

Dark Fantasy. Soon after their father dies under mysterious circumstances, orphaned twin sisters Lia and Alice Milthorpe discover that an ancient prophecy has pitted them against one another in a mystical battle between good and evil. One of them will save the world--if she can prevent the other from bringing about its end--but which one? Set in a small town in upstate New York in the 19th century and written with a distinct Victorian air, this haunting novel features richly drawn characters, psychological nuances, spells, fallen angels, and murder most foul. Shiveringly delicious.

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The Game of Sunken Places - by M. T. Anderson

Publisher: Scholastic Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/01/2004
ISBN-13: 9780439416603
ISBN-10: 0439416604

Fantasy/Adventure. If you took Jumanji, made it more sinister and disorienting, and threw in some offbeat humor to relieve the tension, you'd have something like this madly entertaining, action-packed book from the author of Whales on Stilts. Best friends Brian and Gregory have accepted an invitation to spend their vacation at the dreary and isolated old mansion where Gregory's eccentric Uncle Max lives. But Uncle Max's invitation was just a cover for his plan to use the boys as pawns in a supernatural board game with rules they can only guess--and with actual trolls, ogres, and assorted other monsters as opponents!

The Dark Pond - by Joseph Bruchac

Publisher: HarperTrophy
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/01/2005
ISBN-13: 9780060529987
ISBN-10: 0060529989

Horror. Boarding school student Armie Katchatorian inherited strong intuition from his mother, a Shawnee Indian. Since he was a little kid, Armie's talent has made his classmates think he's weird, so he's become something of a loner and spends a lot of time roaming the woods that surround his school. When he finds a dark, eerie pond in the woods and notices that many sets of animal tracks lead to it, but none lead away from it, Armie knows that he's come across something evil. Readers who enjoyed Native American author Joseph Bruchac's Skeleton Man and other suspenseful tales that incorporate Native legends will want to dive into The Dark Pond.

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Invasion of the Road Weenies: And Other Warped and Creepy Tales - by David Lubar

Publisher: Starscape
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/01/2005
ISBN-13: 9780765314475
ISBN-10: 0765314479

Short Stories. In this collection of 35 tales, a town is overrun by threatening and unsmiling joggers, a girl finds her Halloween transformed by a special pair of gloves, a mummy pursues revenge, and a boy takes a shortcut to an unexpected place. Author David Lubar writes fun stories that range from strange to creepy to totally bizarre; some of them are too silly to be scary, but others are sure to give you a serious case of the willies. Mr. Lubar does something else interesting (especially for all of you up-and-coming writers out there): he explains how he got the idea for each story at the end of the book.

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Double-Dare to Be Scared: Another Thirteen Chilling Tales - by Robert D. San Souci

Publisher: Cricket Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/01/2004
ISBN-13: 9780812627169
ISBN-10: 0812627164

Short Stories. The scary things in these 13 tales of trauma and terror run the gamut from monsters in the woods to enormous spiders to ghosts, demons, and aliens. If you love getting a good shiver of fright but don't like long books, then this collection of spooky stories and the 1st volume of horror short stories by author Robert D. San Souci, Dare to Be Scared, are just right for you. Want even more scary short stories? Check out The Dark-Thirty by Patricia McKissack or Beware!, a collection of thrilling tales by various authors that was edited by none other than master of creepiness R.L. Stine.

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