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Dark Tales for Teens
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Eight intertwining tales about teenagers from the same school who die horrible deaths throughout the school year and come to rest somewhere between life and death.
Almond, David-
The developing relationship between teenager Davie and a mysterious new boy in town morphs into something darker and more sinister when Davie learns firsthand of the boy's supernatural powers.
Clement-Moore, Rosemary-
While working undercover on a series of stories for her campus newspaper, college freshman Maggie reluctantly endures mixers, rites, and peculiar rules, but soon learns that members of the sorority to which she has pledged have strange powers and a terrible secret.
Drvenkar, Zoran-
On a secret visit to her father's grave, sixteen-year-old Alissa discovers the crypt of a child and acquires terrible powers from which only her friend Evelin can save her.
Fahy, Tom-
Six teens are drawn back to the small, North Carolina town where they once lived and, one by one, begin to die of their worst fears, as prophesied by the cult leader they killed five years earlier, and who they believe poisoned their parents.
Flinn, Alex-
A modern retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" from the point of view of the Beast. A vain Manhattan private school student who is turned into a monster must find true love before he can return to his human form.
Gaiman, Neil-
Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others.
Holt, Simon-
The existence of Vours, supernatural creatures who feast on fear and attack on the eve of the winter solstice, becomes a terrifying reality for fifteen-year-old Reggie when she begins to suspect that her timid younger brother might be one of their victims.
Horowitz, Anthony-
After being expelled from school, thirteen-year-old David Eliot is sent to Groosham Grange, a spooky and sinister boarding school where nothing seems quite right.
Nance, Andrew-
Famous horror story writer R. U. Tremblin comes to the town of Maplewood to hold a short story writing contest, offering the five finalists the chance to spend what turns out to be a terrifying--and deadly--night with him in a haunted house.
Pendleton, Thomas-
When a sadistic high school student tries to cover up a murder by brutally beating an innocent girl, his mentally-challenged but psychically-gifted brother, Mason, uses his powers to bring about justice in their sleepy Louisiana town.
Sedgwick, Marcus-
With the help of his servant and an orphan girl, a magician named Valerian searches graveyards, churches, and underground waterways for a book he hopes will save him from a pact he has made with evil.
Whitcomb, Laura-
After benignly haunting a series of people for 130 years, Helen meets a teenage boy who can see her and together they unlock the mysteries of their pasts.
Velde, Vivian Vande-
Thirteen tales of Halloween horrors, including ghosts, vampires, and pranks gone awry.
Becker, Tom-
As Jonathan searches London's Darkside for the same murderer that his mother was seeking when she disappeared twelve years earlier, it becomes clear that it is Jonathan who is being hunted. The Darkside series.
Clare, Cassandra-
Sixteen-year-old Clary continues trying to make sense of the swiftly changing events and relationships in her life as she becomes further involved with the Shadowhunters and their pursuit of demons and discovers some terrifying truths about her parents, her brother Jace, and her boyfriend Simon. The Mortal Instruments series.
Shan, Darren-
Grubbs Grady tries to resist his werewolf urges and evade the eight-armed grasp of the demonic Lord Loss. The Demonata series.
Petrucha, Stefan and Pendleton, Thomas-
Just when sixteen-year-old Devin's rock band, Torn, is on the verge of success, its members are stalked by a beast that is a ruthless killer. The Wicked Dead series.
San Souci, Robert D.-
Second childhood -- They bite, too! -- Plat-eye -- Tour de force -- Underwater -- Far site -- Field of nightmares -- The double -- John Mouldy -- Green thumb -- Phantoms' Arroyo -- Bookworm -- Rain.
Urushibara, Yuki-
Nebulous and unseen, existing in a state somewhere between life and death, mushi bring nothing but pain, suffering and destruction to humans. A small commmunity of wandering healers and naturalists known as mushishi protect humans from the ravages of these malevolent entities. Ginko, with his green eye and white hair, is a mushishi. But when Ginko tries to help a boy who seems to have found spring in the middle of winter, he and the boy both become victims of the life-sucking creatures. The Mu Shi Shi series.
