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Whatshisface / by Korman, Gordon.;
Cooper Vega's family moves so often that he is used to new schoolmates not knowing his name. When they relocate to the town of Stratford, Cooper receives a fancy new phone, which is haunted by the ghost of Roderick Northrop, a boy from the sixteenth-century, who had a tangled history with William Shakespeare.LSC
Subjects: Ghost stories.; Humorous fiction.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; Cell phones; Secrecy; Friendship; Middle schools; Moving, Household;

Madam / by Wynne, Phoebe,author.;
"A riveting, modern gothic debut with shades of The Secret History, The Stepford Wives, and a dash of Circe, set at a secretive all girls' boarding school perched on a craggy Scottish peninsula. For 150 years, high above rocky Scottish cliffs, Caldonbrae Hall has sat untouched, a beacon of excellence in an old ancestral castle. A boarding school for girls, it promises that the young women lucky enough to be admitted will emerge 'resilient and ready to serve society.' Into its illustrious midst steps Rose Christie: a 26-year-old Classics teacher, Caldonbrae's new head of the department, and the first hire for the school in over a decade. At first, Rose is overwhelmed to be invited into this institution, whose prestige is unrivaled. But she quickly discovers that behind the school's elitist veneer lies an impenetrable, starkly traditional culture that she struggles to reconcile with her modernist beliefs-not to mention her commitment to educating 'girls for the future.' It also doesn't take long for Rose to suspect that there's more to the secret circumstances surrounding the abrupt departure of her predecessor-a woman whose ghost lingers everywhere-than anyone is willing to let on. In her search for this mysterious former teacher, Rose instead uncovers the darkness that beats at the heart of Caldonbrae, forcing her to confront the true extent of the school's nefarious purpose, and her own role in perpetuating it. A darkly feminist tale pitched against a haunting backdrop, and populated by an electrifying cast of heroines, Madam will keep readers engrossed until the breathtaking conclusion"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Boarding schools; Girls' schools;

The whisperings / by Sutherland, Joel A.,1980-author.;
"Joana and her younger brother Peter aren't used to setting down roots. Ever since the violent murder of their mother, their father can't stay in one place for long, haunted by the literal ghosts of the past. He has what he calls "the Whisperings," and will do anything to protect his children from the horrors that torment him. When the family moves to Burlington, Vermont, Joana thinks they've finally found a place to call home. They rent the lower half of a creepy yet comfortable mansion downtown, and Joana actually begins to fit in at school, thanks in part to Willem, a handsome (and single) classmate. But a near-death experience awakens the Whisperings in Joana, and she soon realizes her family isn't the only family living in the house. She meets the Keils -- ghosts forced to relive their own gruesome murders every night. As they say, misery loves company ... and suddenly, Joana is forced to protect the ones closest to her from a supernatural threat, in this horrifying haunted house story for teen readers."--012+.007-009.
Subjects: Ghost stories.; Horror fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Ghosts; Haunted houses; Siblings; Ghosts; Haunted houses; Siblings;

Something's up with Arlo / by Cerilli, Matteo L.;
"Twelve-year-old Emily Nero's best friend is a ghost. For as long as Nero can remember, she's been "haunted" by Arlo. He's always had her back, especially as Nero navigates her workaholic mother, irritable father, even the mega-jerks at school. Nero's been caught too many times looking at "nothing" and talking to "no one," which officially made her "the weird girl." So when she has the chance to start over as "normal" at a prestigious private school, Nero is hopeful that things will change for the better. If she can get top grades at a top school, maybe she'll stop feeling like she's never good enough. Maybe her parents will finally see her--and she'll stop feeling like a ghost too. But on Nero's first day at her new school, something's up with Arlo, something very wrong: her best friend has suddenly turned on her. Glitching electronics, flickering lights, bad smells and cold drafts are only the beginning. Arlo is changing into something scary. And the only clues he gives Nero leave her with more questions than answers. If she wants to save Arlo and their friendship, Nero will have to break old cycles. She will have to let herself be seen, let in new friends, and--worst of all--say goodbye to the past. Spooky and sweet in turns, Something's Up with Arlo is about the stories we tell ourselves and finding the courage to make our truth be heard."--
Subjects: Ghost stories.; Best friends; Ghosts; Families; Private schools;

Chasing painted horses / by Taylor, Drew Hayden,1962-author.;
"On the cusp of becoming teenagers, Ralph, his sister Shelley, and their friend William, befriend Danielle, an odd girl in their school. She draws an extraordinary horse in a competition created by Ralph's mother. It's the kind of drawing no child -- or adult, for that matter -- should be able to draw. It will haunt Ralph into adulthood, because it represents everything wrong in Danielle's life and everything she wished her life could be. As teenagers and later adults, Ralph, Shelley, and William are struck, trying to figure out what the horse means to the girl, and how they can help."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Friendship; Children's drawings; Horses in art;

Zero-sum : stories / by Oates, Joyce Carol,1938-author.;
"A brilliant young philosophy student bent on seducing her famous philosopher-mentor finds herself outmaneuvered; diabolically clever high school girls wreak a particularly apt sort of vengeance on sexual predators in their community; a man returns from the dead to haunt his grieving wife; a young mother finds herself captivated by her own motherhood. In the collection's longest story, a much-praised writer cruelly experiments with "drafts" of his own suicide. In these powerfully wrought stories that hold a mirror up to our time, Joyce Carol Oates has created a world of erotic obsession, thwarted idealism, and ever-shifting identities. Provocative and stunning, Zero Sum reinforces Oates's standing as a literary treasure and an artist of the mysterious interior life"--
Subjects: Short stories.;

A rainy day in New York [videorecording] / by Allen, Woody,1935-film director.; Chalamet, Timothée,actor.; Fanning, Elle,1998-actor.; Gomez, Selena,1992-actor.; Schreiber, Liev,actor.; MPI Media Group,publisher.;
Timothee Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Selena Gomez, Liev Schreiber, Jude Law, Diego Luna, Rebecca Hall.Woody Allen's romantic comedy tells the story of college sweethearts, Gatsby and Ashleigh, whose plans for a romantic weekend together in New York City are dashed as quickly as the sunlight turns into showers. When Ashleigh gets an assignment from the school paper to interview celebrated film director Roland Pollard in Manhattan, Gatsby seizes the opportunity to show Arizona-bred Ashleigh his favorite haunts in his home city.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Romantic comedy films.; College students; Man-woman relationships;
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Aristotle and Dante dive into the waters of the world / by Sáenz, Benjamin Alire.;
"Aristotle and Dante continue their journey to manhood in this achingly romantic, tender tale set against the backdrop of the AIDS epidemic in 1980s America. In Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, two boys fell in love. Now they must learn what it means to stay in love-and to build their relationship in a world that doesn't seem to want them to exist. In their senior year at two different schools, the boys find ways to spend time together, like a camping road trip they take in the desert. Ari is haunted by his incarcerated older brother and by the images he sees on the nightly news of gay men dying from AIDS. Tragedy feels like his destiny, but can he forge his own path and create a life where he can not only survive, but thrive?"--Provided by publisher.Ages 14 up.LSC
Subjects: High school seniors; Gays; Families; Mexican Americans; Loss (Psychology);

Songs for ghosts / by Kumagai, Clara,author.;
"Seventeen-year-old Adam has just broken up with his boyfriend Evan and is not looking forward to the excruciating awkwardness at school for the rest of term or a whole summer stuck at home with his dad, stepmom and baby brother, Benji. But then Adam discovers a diary in some boxes in the attic and is quickly enthralled by their poignant story. They were written by a young woman living in Nagasaki in 1911. Adam is enraptured by her life and loves, becoming totally absorbed in her story. And then he starts to be haunted by her ghostly presence ..."--
Subjects: Gay fiction.; Queer fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Romance fiction.; Novels.; Diaries; Gay teenagers; Ghosts; Interpersonal relations; Diaries; Gay teenagers; Ghosts; Interpersonal relations;

The werehouse / by Caramagna, Joe.; Wesson, Tim.; FGTeeV.;
Things are about to get spooky...monstrously spooky! Prepare to be haunted by the second book in this hilarious, all-new series from YouTube's favorite gamer family, FGTeeV! It's time for some back-to-school shopping, and Duddz has brought the FGTeeV family to an unusual outlet called the Werehouse. While the prices are hard to beat, something about the place just seems . . . off. But when the FGTeeV family find themselves accidentally locked in the Werehouse overnight, it turns out that the storefront misspelling wasn't any accident. They're trapped inside a werewolf hideaway, and they must make it to morning if they don't want to turn into werewolves themselves! Will Moomy, Duddy, Lexi, Mike, Chase, and Shawn be able to get home . . . or will they be trapped in the Werehouse forever?Ages 8-12.
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Werewolves; Families; Haunted places; Monsters;

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