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- The haunted mansion : storm & shade / by Gray, Claudia,author.; Disney Enterprises (1996- );
- "Welcome, foolish mortals, to an original and eerie novel inspired by the Haunted Mansion attraction at Disney Parks! Audrey is the new girl in town, a town that houses a supposedly haunted mansion. When Audrey and a few of her friends decide to investigate this phantom manor, she becomes involved in a macabre mystery and eerie adventure that holds the fate of the mansion's 999 happy haunts in the balance. Plus, if that wasn't enough, Audrey finds herself in a love triangle between her boyfriend and enigmatic Sterling, who just might be one of the ghosts. Can Audrey and her friends save the ghosts--and her love life--before it's too late?"--012-018.Grades 10-12.
- Subjects: Horror fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Ghost stories.; Novels.; Ghosts; Haunted houses; Haunted Mansion (Amusement ride); Interpersonal relations; Teenagers; Ghosts; Haunted houses; Haunted Mansion (Amusement ride); Interpersonal relations; Teenagers;
- The Wake. by Sigurdardottir, Yrsa.;
- A group of young professionals travel to an island off the coast of Iceland to attend an old friend's wake. When two bodies are found on a rocky beach close to the house that the group had stayed in, medical examiner Idunn is sent to provide the local police assistance. But as the deadly secrets soon become insurmountable, can any of them escape unscathed?Library Bound Incorporated
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); FICTION / Crime; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / International Crime & Mystery; FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological;
- Warrior Girl unearthed / by Boulley, Angeline,author.;
- Perry Firekeeper-Birch has always known who she is--the laidback twin, the troublemaker, the best fisher on Sugar Island. Her aspirations won't ever take her far from home, and she wouldn't have it any other way. But as the rising number of missing Indigenous women starts circling closer to home, as her family becomes embroiled in a high-profile murder investigation, and as greedy grave robbers seek to profit off of what belongs to her Anishinaabe tribe, Perry begins to question everything. In order to reclaim this inheritance for her people, Perry has no choice but to take matters into her own hands. She can only count on her friends and allies, including her overachieving twin and a charming new boy in town with unwavering morals. Old rivalries, sister secrets, and botched heists cannot--will not--stop her from uncovering the mystery before the ancestors and missing women are lost forever.
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Families; Indigenous peoples; Murder; Ojbwa Indians; Sisters; Twins; Family life; Families; Indigenous peoples; Murder; Ojbwa Indians; Sisters; Twins;
- Liar's beach / by Cotugno, Katie,author.;
- "Michael Linden--or just Linden to his preppy boarding school pals--doesn't belong in wealthy, storied Martha's Vineyard. But when his roommate Jasper invites him to spend the end of summer at his massive beachfront home, August House, Linden tries his best to fit in. Linden wouldn't call it lying, exactly. Though it turns out August House is full of liars. Then someone is found unconscious in Jasper's pool, and everyone has something to hide--Jasper, his beautiful sister Eliza, their older brother Wells,and their friends. The accident is written off as just that--an accident--but Linden begins to wonder ... Enter: Holiday Proctor. Linden's childhood friend, and the one person on the island who knows the truth about Linden. There's nothing Holiday loves more than a good old-fashioned mystery and she's convinced there's a potential killer on the Vineyard"--
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Boarding school students; Murder; Secrecy; Truthfulness and falsehood; Boarding school students; Honesty; Murder; Secrets;
- Make me a monster / by Bayron, Kalynn,author.;
- As a newly certified mortician's assistant at her parents' funeral home, her days are not for the faint of heart. Luckily her boyfriend Noah isn't squeamish, and Meka is finally feeling ready to say the three little words that will change everything. But then tragedy strikes, and Meka's world is torn apart. Nothing makes sense, especially the strange things start happening. Ravens are circling her home. Strangers are following her. Someone is leaving mysterious items at her door. And worst of all ... The dead don't seem to be staying dead. Meka thought she understood death better than anyone. Turns out, the family business is a bit more complicated than it seems. And Meka isn't the only one desperate to unearth their secrets ... because the truth may be worth dying for.013+.
- Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Horror fiction.; Novels.; Grief; Interpersonal relations; Occultism; Supernatural; Teenage girls; Undertakers and undertaking; Grief; Interpersonal relations; Occultism; Supernatural; Teenage girls; Undertakers and undertaking;
- Rhythm & muse / by Brown, India Hill,1991-author.;
- "Cinderella meets Cyrano in this pitch-perfect YA rom-com that is a celebration of Black joy, first crushes, and putting your heart on the line for love. Darren Johnson lives in his head. There, he can pine for his crush--total dream girl, Delia Dawson--in peace, away from the unsolicited opinions of his talkative family and showboat friends. When Delia announces a theme song contest for her popular podcast, Dillie D in the Place to Be, Darren's friends--convinced he'll never make a move--submit one of his secret side projects for consideration. After the anonymous romantic verse catches Dillie's ear, she sets out to uncover the mystery singer behind the track. Now Darren must decide: Is he ready to step out of the shadows and take the lead in his own life?"--013+.Grades 10-12.
- Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Novels.; African Americans; High school students; Infatuation; Podcasters; Popular music; Secrecy; Songs; African Americans; High school students; Infatuation; Podcasters; Popular music; Secrets; Songs;
- Love letters for Joy / by See, Melissa,author.;
- "Less than a year away from graduation, seventeen-year-old Joy is too busy overachieving to be worried about relationships. She's determined to be Caldwell Prep's first disabled valedictorian. And she only has one person to beat, her academic rival Nathaniel. But it's senior year and everyone seems to be obsessed with pairing up. One of her best friends may be developing feelings for her and the other uses Caldwell's anonymous love-letter writer to snag the girl of her dreams. Joy starts to wonder if she has missed out on a quintessential high school experience. She is asexual, but that's no reason she can't experience first love, right? She writes to Caldwell Cupid to help her sort out these new feelings and, over time, finds herself falling for the mysterious voice behind the letters. But falling in love might mean risking what she wants most, especially when the letter-writer turns out to be the last person she would ever expect"--
- Subjects: Queer fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Asexual people; High schools; Letters; Love; People with disabilities; Sexual minorities; Asexual people; High schools; Letters; LGBTQ+ people; Love; People with disabilities;
- School statue showdown / by Starr, David(School principal),author.;
- Includes bibliographical references."This mystery/adventure set in a small BC lumber town is a fictional account of an event that is similar to many across the country--a sudden conflict over a school name and the historic figure it recognizes. Educator and childrens' novelist David Starr builds a compelling fictional narrative using elements drawn from the history of resource exploitation at the expense of First Nations' communities. In this book, the son of the owners of the town's lumber mill goes to a school named after his grandfather. When his grandfather's statue is splashed with paint as a protest, his best friend from the nearby reserve supports the protest. To defend his grandfather's reputation, he digs into town history to learn more about his family. What he learns about the experience of the nearby First Nation community leads to a whole new understanding of his family's legacy--and the town's troubling past."--RL 5.7.012+.
- Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Social problem fiction.; Novels.; Indigenous peoples; Reconciliation; Schools; Small cities; Teenagers; Vandalism; First Nations; Indigenous peoples; Reconciliation; Schools; Small cities; Teenagers; Vandalism;
- Ansuz / by Sølvsten, Malene,author.; Alair, Adrienne,translator.; translation of:Sølvsten, Malene.Ansuz.English.;
- "A fantasy novel with Norse mythology as its basis. Anne can see events from the past, and one night she glimpses an old and horrible murder: a red-haired girl is killed and a rune is carved into her back. Shortly afterward, someone begins killing red-haired girls in the same manner, and the rune is found on all of them. Suddenly the little town is full of strangers. They have mysterious powers, and are drawn to Anne, who isn't used to being near other people. Several of the strangers want to help her, but it takes a long time before she knows which of them she can trust. Playing on such classic themes as good versus evil, the book is at once a fantasy, a crime novel, and a coming-of-age story filled with magic, mythology, and Norse mythology"--014+.Grades 10-12.
- Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Mythological fiction.; Novels.; Good and evil; Inscriptions, Runic; Magic; Murder; Mythology, Norse; Good and evil; Inscriptions, Runic; Magic; Murder; Mythology, Norse;
- The Montague twins. [graphic novel] / by Page, Nathan,1985-author.; Shannon, Drew,1988-illustrator.;
- Orphaned teens Pete and Al Montague and their adopted sister, Charlie, already known for solving mysteries in their small New England town, begin studying magic as they investigate a disappearance connected to a seventeenth-century witch.
- Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Graphic novels.; Brothers and sisters; Twins; Supernatural; Magic;
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