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Scary Stories for Kids presents two classic chillers certain to spark the imaginations of boys and ghouls everywhere. "Staley Fleming's Hallucination" tells the story of a murderer and the ghostly image of the victim's loyal dog that seeks unspeakable revenge. "The Bottle Imp" recounts the story of Keawe, a young Hawaiian who comes into possession of a bottle that grants his every wish, but at a cost that may be higher than he wants to pay.

Cinco historias de miedo para entretenerte de personas desaparecidas, extraños en el autobús, monstruos escondidos en la oscuridad y eventos que terminan con el mundo. El extraño día, contado desde el punto de vista de una madre que se dirige al trabajo. Después de dejar a su hijo solo con su madre, le preocupa el vacío y la falta de gente en su trabajo. El tráfico es casi inexistente, sin mencionar que el ascensor baja rápidamente. Sin embargo, es en la inquietante llamada de su asustada madre lo que la alarma.

From the instant New York Times-bestselling author Aiden Thomas, comes Lost in the Never Woods, an atmospheric, supernatural Peter Pan retelling . . . It has been five years since Wendy and her two brothers went missing in the woods but, when the town’s children start to disappear, the...

Brought to you by Penguin. There is nothing frivolous about the way a Hawthorne man loves. An amnesiac playboy and the woman with every reason to hate him. A daredevil, his favorite heiress, and three nights in Prague. An unlikely pairing between a cowboy and a goth. Four brothers with an...

Brought to you by Penguin. A TRAGIC, ENEMIES-TO-LOVERS STORY FULL OF DANGER, SECRETS AND EPIC ROMANCE . . . AND WHERE THE PHENOMENAL, NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING INHERITANCE GAMES SAGA BEGAN . . . You’ve fallen in love with the Hawthorne brothers, now discover the love story of the lost heir of...

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer in this gripping teen thriller for World Book Day from award-winning author Benjamin Dean. Perfect for fans of Holly Jackson and Sophie McKenzie. Harley Matthews is used to fading into the background. But all that changes when he’s selected to...

If you're looking for the scariest stories you can get your hands on, your search is over. Accomplished storyteller Roberta Simpson Brown unfolds her thrilling stories for listeners of all ages.

Real, compulsive and intense: Cat Clarke is the queen of emotional suspense. For fans of Paula Hawkins, Gillian Flynn, Megan Abbott and Jandy Nelson. Jem Halliday is in love with her gay best friend. Not exactly ideal, but she's learning to live with it. Then the unspeakable happens. Kai is...

Real, compulsive and intense: Cat Clarke is the queen of emotional suspense. For fans of Lisa Williamson and Rainbow Rowell Can love survive the ultimate betrayal? A compelling story of love and identity from a bestselling author. When Alex meets Kate the attraction is instant. Alex is funny...

Reviewed in The Observer, Telegraph, Financial Times and Irish Times; 'compelling', 'lyrical', 'superbly chilling', 'elegantly plotted', 'a tale of injustice, magic and redemption.' What calls across the centuries to three girls drawn together to lay to rest an ancient evil in the woods? 60 AD A...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Scott Westerfeld comes a “masterful” (Cory Doctorow) novel-within-a-novel that you won’t be able to put down. Darcy Patel has put college on hold to publish her teen novel, Afterworlds. With a contract in hand, she arrives in New York City with...

Bad things are happening in the small town of Girdle, Montana. Fourteen year old Maxine Miller has been plagued by waking nightmares of shadow creatures since early childhood. Seven years on from a terrible family tragedy, while trying to make sense of it all in the aftermath, Max soon finds that the line between what's real and what's all in her head might not be so profound after all. With the help of her friends, she plunges into the ever thickening mystery of the shadow creatures, all the while uncovering truths that may have been better off left forgotten.

A charming and inclusive YA anthology all about games—from athletic sports to board games to virtual reality—from editor Laura Silverman and an all-star cast of contributors. From the slightly fantastical to the utterly real, light and sweet romance to tales tinged with horror and thrills...

Rune embarks on a rescue mission to find her missing father. Her journey through a wintry forest is fraught with dread and unease. Something seems to watch her from the ice cold shadows. Confused and lost, she happens upon a strange village made up of black, crooked buildings. Even more strange are the villagers themselves; people who sing frightening songs around an evergreen tree about a mysterious creature that haunts the woods.

Dani is in love, that she much she knows. Now if she could just figure out who or what she loves. Is it the blue pill that masks her depression and helps her float through the last few months of high school? Is it Nick, the boy that won her heart and keeps her from feeling completely alone in the world? Or is it Matt, the blue-eyed boy that makes her feel alive and keeps her veins filled with drugs? When the horrors of her past resurface, Dani is forced out of the euphoric world she's created to face a deadly reality.

When seventeen-year-old Willow Carter and her parents head to their annual camping trip at a small Pacific Northwest beach town, the last thing they expect is to have their vacation upended and their safety threatened. Twin Harbors State Park is all too familiar to the Carters, who have been camping there for years alongside their longtime family friends. As the two families settle into their neighboring campsites, they are greeted unexpectedly by a stranger who has no problem inserting himself into their daily activities.

Uvula Publishing presents the tenth volume in the Rick Brant Science-Adventure stories-- The Golden Skull. Here Rick Brant and Don Scott leave New Jersey to join Dr. Tony Briotti on an Indiana Jones-style archeological expedition in the Philippines. All the Spindrifters want to do is to quietly dig up and study some ancient native artifacts, including a full-sized, solid-gold skull that is sacred to the Filipino natives.

Saving Washington follows young Joshua Bolton and his childhood friend Ben, a freed black man, as they witness British tyranny firsthand, become enraptured by the cause, and ultimately enlist to defend their new nation in a battle that galvanized the American nation on the eve of its birth. Chris Formant’s gripping tale blends real-life historical figures and events with richly developed fictional characters in a multi-dimensional world of intrigue, romance, comradeship, and sacrifice, transporting us two-and-a-half centuries back in time.

When teen martial artist Angela Farr took on the role of Solace's resident hero, she expected it to be dangerous but also doable. Drug dealers, gangsters, and a triad of Mafia families, she can handle, but when her friend-turned-enemy Trevor Pratt returns to Solace as ARSON, everything changes. Last year, Angela lost Trevor's game, and he murdered her stepfather; now, ARSON has a new game with new rules and even higher stakes. With the help of her friend Victoria and billionaire sponsor Ben, Angela must uncover Trevor's deadly game before the whole city goes up in flames.

When John receives a letter, his once-dormant nightmares return. Haunted by memories of his best friend’s tragic death thirty-five years ago, John is thrust back into a past he thought he’d escaped. John and his wife Sara fled their hometown of Lizardville over two decades ago, desperate to leave the ghosts behind. But as the letter pulls them back into the heart of their old community, they’re forced to confront long-buried secrets or risk losing everything they hold dear.