A collection of book recommendations that are a little bit dark and twisty but still have an inspirational outcome.
Where the Lost Ones Go
Akemi Dawn Bowman
Eliot is grieving Babung, her paternal grandmother who just passed away and she feels like she's the only one. She's less than excited to move to her new house which smells like lemons and deception, and is searching for a sign, any sign, t
Read More View in CatalogThe Witch Boy: A Graphic Novel (The Witch Boy Trilogy #1)
Molly Knox Ostertag
From the illustrator of the web comic Strong Female Protagonist comes a debut-middle grade graphic novel about family, identity, courage, and magic.
View in CatalogMore Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Alvin Schwartz
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a timeless collection of chillingly scary tales and legends, in which folklorist Alvin Schwartz offers up some of the most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time.
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Victoria Schwab
Ever since her near fatal drowning, Cassidy has been able to pull back the "veil" that separates the living from the dead and see ghosts, not that she wants to, and she is really looking forward to a ghost free summer at the beach; however,
Read More View in CatalogA Series of Unfortunate Events #1: The Bad Beginning
Lemony Snicket
Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky.
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Tony DiTerlizzi, Holly Black
When the Grace children go to stay at their Great Aunt Lucinda's worn Victorian house, they discover a field guide to fairies and other creatures and begin to have some unusual experiences.
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Raina Telgemeier
Cat and her family are moving to the coast because her little sister, Maya, is sick. Cat isn't happy about leaving her friends, but she must figure out how to put aside her fears for her sister's sake - and her own.
View in CatalogThe Girl and the Ghost
Hanna Alkaf
Retells a Malaysian folk tale in which a lonely girl, Suraya, inherits from her grandmother a pelesit, a ghostly demon, who proves to be a good companion, bringing both danger and hope.
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Eoin Colfer
No human being had ever got the better of a fairy, but twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl, a criminal genius, is determined to get hold of the famous fairy gold and put his brilliant master plan into action. But these are no ordinary fairies.
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Serena Valentino
Few have seen him, but those who have claim they have say his hair is wild and nails are sharp - like a beasts! But how did this prince, once jovial and beloved by the people, come to be a bitter monster.
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Robin Stevens
Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are best friends at Deepdean School for Girls, and they both have a penchant for solving mysteries. In fact, outspoken Daisy is a self-described Sherlock Holmes, and she appoints wallflower Hazel as her own personal Watson
Read More View in CatalogThe Hidden Witch
Molly Ostertag
When Aster's non-magical friend Charlie finds herself the target of a curse, Aster and his unconventional talent for witchery must find the source of the curse before more people get hurt.
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Marissa Meyer
Wicked! A fresh, fierce take on Cinderella that's a little bit fairy tale, a little bit Terminator, and totally genius.
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