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Irréelle is a girl made of dust and bone and the imagination of her magical creator, Miss Vesper. Miss Vesper turns out to be a cruel creator, and all Irréelle's efforts to please her fall short. Finally, after mistakenly destroying a new, horrifying creature Miss Vesper just brought to life, Irréelle flees to underneath the graveyard, where she must discover the source of Miss Vesper's magic at the risk of undoing the magic that holds herself...
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"As if living in a creepy house on cemetery grounds weren't horrible enough, Annabelle accidentally becomes a guide that bridges the gap between the living and the dead with her cell phone. Which means she is pestered by the deceased 24/7. And until she helps them with their absurd unresolved issues and ridiculous requests, no one will be able to rest in peace."--
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All Annabel Craven wants is to be normal. But that's hard to do when ghosts keep texting her. And keeping her secret from her nosy new stepsister isn't going to be eas. When a ghost girl named Harper who begs Annabel to help her rejoin the living, Annabel warns her that it's impossible. Once you're dead, you can't just start living again... or can you?
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"When Jake Green opens a mysterious box containing a severed finger, he accidentally summons a grim reaper intent on dragging him to the Eternal Void (yes, it's as fatal as it sounds). Now Jake is running for his life. Luckily, he has a knack for talking to ghosts, which just might help him survive long enough to reach the Embassy of the Dead and plead his case. With the help of a prankster poltergeist and a dead undertaker, Jake dodges fearsome undead...
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Twelve-year-olds Alex and Renata are on the run from the Order, which is on the brink of creating an army of indestructible stone warriors to carry out their evil schemes, and only the Lost Spells which his mother used to bring Alex back to life can stop them--and undoing the powerful magic that created the chaos that is now loose in Egypt might very well kill him.
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Death walks into Charlie Hernandez's life. At least, the dead do, starting with a mysterious young calaca who corners him at school, dropping cryptic hints about trouble brewing in the 305. With the League of Shadows focused on repairing fractured alliances and tracking gathering armies, this one is up to Charlie to solve. Not even teenage journalist Violet Rey can figure out how a sudden rooster infestation, earthquakes, missing persons, and a pet-napping...
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When the doctors told his mom that Alex Sennefer's life couldn't be saved, she refused to believe them. Instead, she uses one of the Lost Spells of the Egyptian Book of the Dead to bring Alex back, and it works. Unfortunately it also brings back five mummy Death Walkers, bent on revenge, and it falls to Alex and his best friend, Ren, to stop them after his mother disappears.
11) Human Sacrifice
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Human sacrifice is a gruesome yet fascinating part of many culturesþ histories. This compelling book relays the significance of such brutal acts and explains each culture's devotion to their gods and the afterlife. Vibrant illustrations and eye-catching photographs enhance the engrossing information on each page.
13) Body Snatching
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Body snatching is the act of digging up bodies from graveyards. This creepy practice was at its most prevalent in the 1800s.when doctors paid for bodies so that they could learn about human anatomy. Readers will be amazed by bizarre accounts of famous body snatchers and how they were brought to justice.
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Investigates a fatal fire at the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus in 1944 Hartford, Connecticut. Describes how a massive fire burned the circus tent down within minutes, killing 167 people. Presents evidence for the cause of the fire, as well as for the possible identity of the body of a young girl that was found in the rubble, allowing readers to draw their own conclusions.