Supernatural Surprises

The alchemyst : the secrets of the immortal Nicholas Flamel /

Scott, Michael, 1959-,


While working at pleasant but mundane summer jobs in San Francisco, fifteen-year-old twins, Sophie and Josh, suddenly find themselves caught up in the deadly, centuries-old struggle between rival alchemists, Nicholas Flamel and John Dee, over the possession of an ancient and powerful book holding the secret formulas for alchemy and everlasting life.
Date Published:2007

All Hallows' Eve : 13 stories /

Vande Velde, Vivian,


Presents thirteen tales of Halloween horrors, including ghosts, vampires, and pranks gone awry.
Date Published:2006

Beastly beauty

Donnelly, Jennifer,


School Library Journal, May 2024. Pub Weekly, March 2024. Booklist, May 2024. When handsome thief Beau enters the castle that appeared out of nowhere he finds himself trapped in Arabella's curse, which can only be broken if she finds a boy who loves her for her true self--a seeming impossibility for a girl who has been told she is impossible to love.
Date Published:2024

Being dead

Vande Velde, Vivian,


"Ages 12 and up"--Cover p. [4]. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2002. School Library Journal, September 2001. Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), May 2002. Booklist, September 2001. Horn Book, November 2001. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 2001. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), January 2001. Kirkus Review, August 2001. Kliatt, January 2004. Seven supernatural stories, all having something to do with death.
Date Published:2003

"Ages 12 and up"--Cover p. [4]. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2002. School Library Journal, September 2001. Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), May 2002. Booklist, September 2001. Horn Book, November 2001. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 2001. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), January 2001. Kirkus Review, August 2001. Kliatt, January 2004. Seven supernatural stories, all having something to do with death.

Date Published:2003

City of bones

Clare, Cassandra,


School Library Journal, May 2007. Publisher's Weekly, April 2007. Horn Book, October 2007. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), June 2007. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2007. Kirkus Review, March 2007. Suddenly able to see demons and the Darkhunters who are dedicated to returning them to their own dimension, fifteen-year-old Clary Fray is drawn into this bizzare world when her mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a monster.
Date Published:2007

School Library Journal, May 2007. Publisher's Weekly, April 2007. Horn Book, October 2007. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), June 2007. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2007. Kirkus Review, March 2007. Suddenly able to see demons and the Darkhunters who are dedicated to returning them to their own dimension, fifteen-year-old Clary Fray is drawn into this bizzare world when her mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a monster.

Date Published:2007

City of glass

Clare, Cassandra,


School Library Journal, July 2009. Booklist, March 2009. Horn Book, October 2009. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2009. Kirkus Review, February 2009. Still pursuing a cure for her mother's enchantment, Clary uses all her powers and ingenuity to get into Idris, the forbidden country of the secretive Shadowhunters, and to its capital, the City of Glass, where with the help of a newfound friend, Sebastian, she uncovers important truths about her family's past that will not only help save her mother but all those that she holds most dear.
Date Published:2010

School Library Journal, July 2009. Booklist, March 2009. Horn Book, October 2009. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2009. Kirkus Review, February 2009. Still pursuing a cure for her mother's enchantment, Clary uses all her powers and ingenuity to get into Idris, the forbidden country of the secretive Shadowhunters, and to its capital, the City of Glass, where with the help of a newfound friend, Sebastian, she uncovers important truths about her family's past that will not only help save her mother but all those that she holds most dear.

Date Published:2010

Dream a little dream

Gier, Kerstin,


"Originally published in Germany in 2013 by Fischer Verlag GmbH under the title Das Erste Buch Der Traüme." Liv Silver, fifteen, has lived in six countries in eight years and she and her sister yearn for a real home and normalcy, but soon after moving in with her mother's boyfriend in London, Liv's dreams turn bizarre, filled with talking stone statues, mysterious corridors, and strange rituals conducted by four boys who happen to be her new classmates.
Date Published:2015

"Originally published in Germany in 2013 by Fischer Verlag GmbH under the title Das Erste Buch Der Traüme." Liv Silver, fifteen, has lived in six countries in eight years and she and her sister yearn for a real home and normalcy, but soon after moving in with her mother's boyfriend in London, Liv's dreams turn bizarre, filled with talking stone statues, mysterious corridors, and strange rituals conducted by four boys who happen to be her new classmates.

Date Published:2015

Dream to me

Paasch, Megan,


Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, After moving cross-country with her sister, Eva Sylvan begins having dreams with devastating real-life effects on the already hostile town people; to stop these dreams and save the town, Eva must investigate her family's magic-filled history and confront her guilt over her father's death.
Date Published:2023

Ensnared

Howard, A. G., (Anita G.)


"Alyssa travels to Wonderland once again to free both her mother and Jeb, and to set right all that's gone wrong"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2015

Entice

Jones, Carrie,


When evil pixies invade Bedford, capturing more teens every day, sixteen-year-old Zara's quest to bring Nick back from Valhalla becomes more urgent, but she fears he will not return with her since she has been pixie kissed and become Astley's queen.
Date Published:2010

Gone

Grant, Michael, 1954-,


Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal, August 2008. Booklist starred, May 2008. Horn Book, April 2009. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), June 2008. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2008. Kliatt, May 2008. In a small town on the coast of California, everyone over the age of fourteen suddenly disappears, setting up a battle between the remaining town residents and the students from a local private school, as well as those who have "The Power" and are able to perform supernatural feats and those who do not.
Date Published:2009

Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal, August 2008. Booklist starred, May 2008. Horn Book, April 2009. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), June 2008. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2008. Kliatt, May 2008. In a small town on the coast of California, everyone over the age of fourteen suddenly disappears, setting up a battle between the remaining town residents and the students from a local private school, as well as those who have "The Power" and are able to perform supernatural feats and those who do not.

Date Published:2009

The graveyard book

Russell, P. Craig,


"Two-volume graphic novel adaptation. Volume one contains Chapter One through the Interlude, while Volume Two includes Chapter Six to the end"--Dust jacket. School Library Journal, July 2014. Booklist starred, May 2014. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, November 2014. Pub Weekly, May 2014. Horn Book, April 2015. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2014. Kirkus Review, April 2014. The first volume of a two-volume graphic novel adaptation of Neil Gaiman's The graveyard book, in which the orphan Bod, short for Nobody, is taken in by the inhabitants of a graveyard as a child of eighteen months and raised lovingly and carefully by the community of ghosts and otherworldly creatures. But Bod must remain in the graveyard, for leaving it could mean his death at the hands of a man named Jack--the man who murdered Bod's family.
Date Published:2014

"Two-volume graphic novel adaptation. Volume one contains Chapter One through the Interlude, while Volume Two includes Chapter Six to the end"--Dust jacket. School Library Journal, July 2014. Booklist starred, May 2014. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, November 2014. Pub Weekly, May 2014. Horn Book, April 2015. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2014. Kirkus Review, April 2014. The first volume of a two-volume graphic novel adaptation of Neil Gaiman's The graveyard book, in which the orphan Bod, short for Nobody, is taken in by the inhabitants of a graveyard as a child of eighteen months and raised lovingly and carefully by the community of ghosts and otherworldly creatures. But Bod must remain in the graveyard, for leaving it could mean his death at the hands of a man named Jack--the man who murdered Bod's family.

Date Published:2014

In a world just right

Brooks, Jen, 1971-,


School Library Journal, February 2015. Booklist, March 2015. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), June 2015. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2015. "Eighteen-year-old Jonathan Aubrey, a scarred loner, escapes at will into other worlds of his making but suddenly, the world where a popular girl is his long-term girlfriend is intersecting reality in startling ways"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2015

School Library Journal, February 2015. Booklist, March 2015. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), June 2015. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2015. "Eighteen-year-old Jonathan Aubrey, a scarred loner, escapes at will into other worlds of his making but suddenly, the world where a popular girl is his long-term girlfriend is intersecting reality in startling ways"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2015

The infernal devices.

Baek, HyeKyung,


Tessa Gray is threatened when members of the Clave challenge Charlotte's leadership of the London Institute. If Charlotte is forced out, Tessa will have to leave too.
Date Published:2013

Kingdom of the Feared

Maniscalco, Kerri,


Emilia is determined to clear Vittoria's name when she is implicated in the murder of a high-ranking member of a rival demon court--even when her investigation forces Emilia to face the demons of her own past.
Date Published:2022

Linger

Stiefvater, Maggie, 1981-,


As Grace hides the vast depth of her love for Sam from her parents and Sam struggles to release his werewolf past and claim a human future, a new wolf named Cole wins Isabel's heart but his own past threatens to destroy the whole pack.
Date Published:2010

Mimi's tales of terror

Itō, Junji, 1963-,


Translation of: Mimi no kaidan. . This book reads from right to left in the traditional Japanese format. "Parental advisory, Mimi's tales of terror is rated T+ for older teen and is recommended for ages 16 and up. This v. contains graphic violence and horror themes"--Colophon. School Library Journal, December 2023. "University student Mimi and her boyfriend Naoto encounter one chilling mystery after another. There's the enigmatic neighbor woman dressed in black from head to toe--but if she's so odd, why does it seems like there are many others like her? Then, whose eyes track Mimi's movements from the cemetery next door? And why does a bizarre red circle drawn on a basement wall change with each passing day?"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2023

Translation of: Mimi no kaidan. . This book reads from right to left in the traditional Japanese format. "Parental advisory, Mimi's tales of terror is rated T+ for older teen and is recommended for ages 16 and up. This v. contains graphic violence and horror themes"--Colophon. School Library Journal, December 2023. "University student Mimi and her boyfriend Naoto encounter one chilling mystery after another. There's the enigmatic neighbor woman dressed in black from head to toe--but if she's so odd, why does it seems like there are many others like her? Then, whose eyes track Mimi's movements from the cemetery next door? And why does a bizarre red circle drawn on a basement wall change with each passing day?"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2023

Miss Mayhem

Hawkins, Rachel, 1979-,


Sequel to: Rebel belle. "In the sequel to REBEL BELLE, Harper Price and her new boyfriend and oracle David Stark face new challenges as the powerful Ephors seek to claim David for their own"--
Date Published:2015

My dearest darkest

Cottingham, Kayla,


School Library Journal, February 2022. Booklist, March 2022. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), April 2022. Kirkus Review, February 2022. When transfer student Finch Chamberlin and popular senior Selena St. Clair accidentally wake something terrifying and ancient in the depths of their school, they must work together to stop the horror they unleashed before it consumes the town.
Date Published:2022

Rebel belle

Hawkins, Rachel, 1979-,


"Seventeen-year-old Harper Price's charmed life is turned upside down when she discovers she's been given magical powers in order to protect her school nemesis David Stark, who's an Oracle"--
Date Published:2014