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The Parker inheritance
by Varian Johnson
Twelve-year-old Candice Miller is spending the summer in Lambert, South Carolina, in the old house that belonged to her grandmother, who died after being dismissed as city manager for having the city tennis courts dug up looking for buried treasure--but when she finds the letter that sent her grandmother on the treasure hunt, she finds herself caught up in the mystery and, with the help of her new friend and fellow book-worm, Brandon, she sets out to find the inheritance, exonerate her grandmother, and expose an injustice once committed against an African American family in Lambert
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Whatshisface
by Gordon Korman
Twelve-year-old Cooper Vega and his military family has moved so often that he is used to new schoolmates not knowing his name, but at the moment he has a bigger problem--his new phone is haunted by the ghost of Roderick Northrop, a boy from the sixteenth-century, who needs his help to finish a quest, which is somehow tied up in the Stratford Middle School production of Romeo and Juliet
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Out of the wild night : a ghost story
by Blue Balliett
Mary W. Chase died on Nantucket Island just over one hundred years ago, but she is still there, in the house she once lived in, and she wants to keep it that way--but first she must somehow contact a group of children who are interested in preserving historic homes on the island
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All summer long
by Hope Larson
When her best friend, Austin, goes to soccer camp over the summer, thirteen-year-pld Bina finds an unlikely companion in Austin's older sister, Charlie
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| Nightbooks by J.A. WhiteWhat it's about: Alex is on his way to destroy his notebooks full of horror stories when he suddenly finds himself inside one: he's held captive by a fearsome witch who demands that he tell her a terrifying tale every night.
Reviewers say: "Readers who prefer their magic dark will be spellbound" (Booklist).
Try this next: For books with a similar feel but a more hair-raising edge, try Tom McNeal's Far Far Away or Adam Gidwitz's Grimm series. |
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| School of the Dead by AviWhat it's about: After his Uncle Charlie's death, seventh-grader Tony is comforted by appearances from Charlie's ghost -- after all, the two of them shared an interest in the supernatural. Less comforting is Tony's new school, where students go missing, spirits haunt secret passageways, and no one is what they seem.
Is it for you? Pairing a suspenseful plot with otherworldly chills, School of the Dead is just creepy enough to satisfy fans of mystery and horror alike. |
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| Took: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing HahnWhat it's about: They say that Old Auntie roams the woods with her man-eating razorback hog, Bloody Bones. They say that every 50 years, she kidnaps another girl. They say lots of things, but Daniel doesn't believe them -- not until his sister starts talking to her doll and claiming that a voice is calling her name.
Why you might like it: Told in the style of a classic ghost story, Took is perfect for reading under the covers with a flashlight. |
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The Riverman
by Aaron Starmer
The first book in a new trilogy tells the story of a girl who claims she is visiting a parallel universe where a nefarious being called The Riverman is stealing the souls of children, and because she fears her soul may be next, she asks Alistair Cleary, a boy everyone trusts, to write her biography before it's too late.
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| Olive and the Backstage Ghost by Michelle SchustermanStarring: Olive Priess, whose dreams of singing onstage are squelched by her overbearing mom.
What happens: Olive discovers Maudeville, an otherworldly old theater where she's given a chance to shine. Yet as Olive grows closer to her eccentric castmates and she learns about the theater's history, she begins to suspect that their opening night might be her last.
Who it's for: theater kids, as well as readers who like their mysteries well-paced and only slightly spooky. |
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| Thornhill by Pam SmyWhat it is: an eerie, captivating blend of words and art that pulls you into the lives of two girls who lived decades apart.
What happens: In 1982, mute orphan Mary plans her revenge on the bullies at the Thornhill Institute for Children, while in 2017, lonely Ella sees a girl wandering the grounds of the abandoned Institute. Then Ella finds Mary's diaries, and their stories collide.
For fans of: the layered storytelling of Brian Selznick or Ransom Riggs. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 10-13!
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San Mateo Public Library 55 West 3rd Avenue San Mateo, California 94402 (650) 522-7802www.smplibrary.org |
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