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A castle looms dark against the light of the moon. No candles burn in its windows. No laughter rings through its halls. What has happened to the castle and the people who lived there? Merlin the magician asks Jack and Annie to find out. But are they brave enough to step through the creeking doors and solve the mystery of how the castle became haunted?
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"Follow the captivating journey of Mary Lennox, a neglected and sickly child, as she is sent to live with her reclusive uncle in the hauntingly beautiful Misselthwaite Manor. There, she uncovers a hidden garden, locked away and forgotten for years. Along with her newfound friends, the spirited Dickon and the frail Colin, Mary embarks on a transformative adventure to bring the garden back to life. Together, they learn the power of friendship, healing,...
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In 1940, during the Blitz, Katherine, Robbie and Amelie Bateson are sent north to a private school in Rookskill Castle in Scotland, a brooding place, haunted by dark magic from the past--but when some of their classmates disappear Katherine has to find out if the cause is hidden in the past or very much in the present.
5) Jane Eyre
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"Jane Eyre is poor, parentless and plain. Her future looks bleak. Jane's aunt and cousin detest her. Life at Lowood School is cruel and dangerous. What inner strength can the young Jane find? Seeking adventure and independence, Jane sets out alone. Is her new master, Mr Rochester, all that he seems? What secret does he keep locked in the third storey, where strange laughter haunts the nights? In her search for affection, Jane faces horror, cruelty,...
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Historical Fiction for Kids
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Scary Stories for Kids
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After a white mob murders her father, twelve-year-old Ophelia Harrison is awakened by his ghost, who tells her to wake her mother and retreat to the woods. They comply, and escape before their home is burned to the ground by the same men. The pair move to Pittsburgh to live with relatives and take jobs at Daffodil Manor, the home of a wealthy white woman. There, Ophelia continues to see ghosts and learns she has a gift with helping them move on.
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Twelve-year-old Eliot Katayama and her family move to Roseheart, Maine after the death of her beloved Babung. Eliot feels the loss personally and hopes to prove that ghosts are real so that she can talk to her grandmother one more time. To that end, she accepts a job at the supposedly haunted Honeyfield Hall and discovers a locked room leading to a place where ghosts in limbo are losing their memories. Along with new friend Hazel, she agrees to help...
8) Hatchet
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After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the Canadian wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce. Includes an introduction and sidebar commentary by the author.
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"The house seemed to sit apart from the others on Katydid Street, silent and alone, like it didn't fit among them. For Violet Hart-whose family is about to move into the house on Katydid Street-very little felt like it fit anymore. Like their old home, suddenly too small since her mother remarried and the new baby arrived. Or Violet's group of friends, which, since they started middle school, isn't enough for Violet's best friend, Paige. Everything...
10) October ogre
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Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy visit a haunted hotel on Halloween, but once inside they realize that they have seen plenty of people going in and none coming back out.
13) Fox on the job
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Fox needs a new bike. He gets a few jobs to earn money. Each one is a disaster! Will Fox ever find a job that's right?
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Dungeons and Dragons: What's the Big Deal?
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Dungeons and Dragons: What's the Big Deal?
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Seventh-grader Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best friend when they were in a bus accident together. All he has left of Eddie is the journal his friend wrote stories in. Tristan is dreading the month he's going to spend on his grandparents' farm. But on his first night there, a sticky creature shows up and steals Eddie's notebook. Tristan chases after it, and a tug-of-war ensues between them underneath a...
16) Thirteen chairs
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When Jack enters the deserted house in his neighborhood, he finds a group of people who invite him to take the thirteenth chair in the room and share a story--in the house where the ghosts meet.
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Twelve-year-old Max is determined to investigate the connection between a hacker's online attacks of her grandfather and other town officials and suspicious activity at the supposedly haunted Thornwood Manor, even though her grandfather, who is Blue Creek's police chief, wants to keep Max and her souped-up wheelchair out of police business.
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"Things aren't as they appear at Government House, as Sam and J.J. soon discover on a field trip to the historic building,when they find themselves discussing mushroom growth with George Watt, the gardener of the property at the turn of the20th century. Just as quickly as they landed in the past, they're back in the present, mystified as to what happened and how they managed to travel back in time."--Provided by publisher.