| Our Shouts Echo by Jade AdiaTo get the PE credits required to complete her sophomore year, doomsday prepper Niarah enrolls in a summer hiking course. There, she meets Mac, who challenges her bleak mindset with his desire to get the most out of life. Read-alikes: Katie Henry’s Let’s Call It a Doomsday; Suzanne Park’s Sunny Song Will Never Be Famous. |
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| The Unfinished by Cheryl IsaacsAvery, a Kanyen’kehá:ka (Mohawk) teen, is haunted by a deep, black pond she found in the woods. Then her crush goes missing. Can Avery’s Elders help her break the curse of the malevolent waters and save her town? This harrowing novel weaves creepy suspense into Avery’s cultural exploration.
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| Everything We Never Had by Randy RibayEnzo’s grandfather Emil moves in with him at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, causing friction among the family. What Enzo doesn’t understand are the complex father-son dynamics going back generations. This richly detailed historical novel follows four points of view from the 1930s to the 2020s. |
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| The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry by Ransom RiggsLeopold experiences visions of Sunder, the setting for a ‘90s fantasy TV show. Turns out, Sunder is real. There, Leopold and his best friend Emmett are drawn into a mystery connected to Leopold’s late mother. Fans of urban fantasy will enjoy this action-packed series opener. |
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| Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph WhiteThe feud between Miles Abernathy’s Appalachian family and the powerful people of Twist Creek is one hundred years old. Miles reignites the feud with evidence that his father’s death was not accidental, and justice requires overcoming generations of corruption and trauma. Read-alikes: Julia Lynn Rubin’s Trouble Girls; Kristin Russell’s A Sky for Us Alone. |
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| The Gathering Dark: An Anthology of Folk Horror by Tori Bovalino, editorLingering curses, deadly forests, and terrifying monsters threaten the characters in these stories exploring terrors from local legends and lore. Popular authors including Chloe Gong, Hannah Whitten, and Aden Polydoros contribute to this atmospheric collection. Read-alike: Emily Carroll’s Through the Woods. |
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| Our Shadows Have Claws: 15 Latin American Monster Stories by Yamile Saied Méndez and Amparo Ortiz, editorsVampires, brujas, shape-shifters, and forest creatures lurk in this immersive short story anthology celebrating horror from Latin American cultures. Horror readers won’t want to miss chilling tales from authors such as Chantel Acevedo and Claribel A. Ortega. |
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| All These Sunken Souls: A Black Horror Anthology by Circe Moskowitz, editorZombies, evil twins, haunted houses, and ancient magic incite terror in fresh ways in this gripping horror anthology centering the Black experience, with stories from authors including Kalynn Bayron, Liselle Sambury, and Joelle Wellington. Read-alike: Jordan Peele’s Out There Screaming. |
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| Night of the Living Queers: 13 Tales of Terror & Delight by Shelly Page and Alex Brown, editorsA blue moon on Halloween night provides the setting for each chilling story in this anthology. Don’t miss Ryan Douglass’ "Knickknack," about a teen saving his brother from a ghost clown, or Trang Thanh Tran’s "Nine Stops," in which watching a viral video becomes a matter of life or death. |
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| Man Made Monsters by Andrea L. Rogers; illustrated by Jeff EdwardsComplete with eerie illustrations, this horror story collection spins haunting tales of one Cherokee family from 1839-2039. Alongside creatures like vampires and werewolves and legendary figures like Deer Woman, this spellbinding read reveals the horrors of relationship violence, forced relocation, and trauma across generations. |
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