The Night Gardener - Jonathan Auxier***
Meet two abandoned Irish siblings who travel to work as servants at a creepy, crumbling English manor house. But the house and its family are not quite what they seem. Soon the children are confronted by a mysterious spectre and an ancient curse that threatens their very lives |
Abarat – Clive Barker***
Abarat: a land made up of twenty-five islands, each one representing one hour of the day (and one mysterious place out of time), all ruled over by the evil Christopher Carrion, Lord of Midnight, and his monstrous grandmother, Mater Motley. What happens when 16 year old Candy Quackenbush crosses over? Will she survive? |
The Graveyard Book – Neil Gaiman
When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family, who would have thought it would find safety and security in the local graveyard? Brought up by the resident ghosts and ghouls, Bod learns about life from the dead. But the murderer is still looking for him - he is the last remaining member of the family. |
Constable and Toop – Gareth P. Jones***
Something mysterious and terrible is happening throughout Victorian London: Ghosts are disappearing. When this reaches the attention of the Ghost Bureau, the diligent but clueless Mr. Lapsewood, a paranormal paper-pusher, is sent to investigate. What he discovers is grave. |
Hunt for the Seventh – Christine Morton-Shaw
Jim moves to ancient Minerva Hall and encounters the ghosts of six children. They urge him to find the seventh child and leave him cryptic clues that point to a dark, prophecy that only Jim can stop from being fulfilled. If Jim doesn't figure out the clues, innocent people will die. |