Tag Archives: Mystery & Horror

Peter and the Secret of Rundoon

Rating: (3 reviews)
Author: Ridley Pearson, Dave Barry
Publisher: Disney Editions

The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends)

Rating: (128 reviews)
Author: George Selden
Publisher: Square Fish

Product Description
Tucker is a streetwise city mouse. He thought he’d seen it all. But he’s never met a cricket before, which really isn’t surprising, because, along with his friend Harry Cat, Tucker lives in the very heart of New York City—the Times Square subway station. Chester Cricket never [...]

The Name of this Book Is Secret

Rating: (39 reviews)
Author: Pseudonymous Bosch
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Product Description
This is the story about a secret. but it also contains a secret story. When adventurous detectives, Cass, an ever-vigilant survivalist, and Max-Ernest, a boy driven by logic, discover the Symphony of Smells, a box filled with smelly vials of colorful ingredients, they [...]

Ranger’s Apprentice: Erak’s Ransom

Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: John Flanagan
Publisher: Philomel

Product Description What does it mean to earn the Silver Oakleaf? So few men have done so. For Will, a mere boy, that symbol of honor has long felt out of reach. Now, in the wake of Araluen’s uneasy truce with the raiding Skandians comes word that the Skandian [...]

The Little Prince Pop-Up

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Publisher: HMH Books

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Product Description
After being stranded in a desert after a crash, a pilot comes in contact with a captivating little prince who recounts his journey from planet to planet and his search for what is most important in life. For over sixty-five years Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s classic, [...]

Masquerade

Rating: (16 reviews)
Author: Melissa De La Cruz
Publisher: Hyperion
When we last left off with Schuyler Van Alen, she was just getting used to the news of being a Blue Blood, or what we normally label them as, a vampire. She gets invited into the New York Blood Bank Committee and, before she knows it, Schuyler [...]

The Christmas Candle

Rating: (8 reviews)
Author: Richard Paul Evans
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
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Would you be more responsive to a brother’s request for money than to a beggar’s request for money? This is the question that Richard Paul Evans, author of The Christmas Box, asks his readers to consider in The Christmas Candle, a morality tale whose [...]

Inkspell

Rating: (200 reviews)
Author: Cornelia Funke
Publisher: The Chicken House
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Just a few chapters into Inkspell, Mo (a.k.a. “Silvertongue”) sagely says to his daughter, “Stories never really end, Meggie, even if the books like to pretend they do. Stories always go on. They don’t end on the last page, any more than they begin on the first [...]

High Rhulain (Redwall)

Rating: (26 reviews)
Author: Brian Jacques
Publisher: Ace

Book Description
The otters of Green Isle have long been enslaved to the Wildcat Riggu Felis and his catguards, who torture the otters at every opportunity. The otters trudge on, waiting for the day their savior will arrive—the prophesized High Rhulain, who will lead them in battle and a return [...]

Salamandastron (Redwall, Book 5)

Rating: (136 reviews)
Author: Brian Jacques
Publisher: Puffin
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As the inhabitants of Redwall relax in the haze of the long, hot summer, they are unaware that the neighboring stronghold of Salamandastron lies besieged by the evil weasel army of Ferhago the Assassin. Nor do they realize that Mara, beloved daughter of Urthsipe, Badger Lord of the Fire [...]

Demonata #2, The: Demon Thief: Book 2 in The Demonata series (Demonata)

Rating: (12 reviews)
Author: Darren Shan
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers

Book Description
Kernel Fleck has always known he’s weird. He sees lights. Strange, multi-colored patches of light, swirling through the air. But it’s not until a window opens into a demon world, with horrific consequences, that Kernel discovers his powers. As a Disciple, his mission is to [...]

Pokemon Get Well Pikachu! #6 (Pokemon, Reader)

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Tracey West
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks

Book Description
IT’S SHOCKING!Pikachu is sick. He has too much electricity and he’s zapping everything in sight! He cannot go outside and play. He has to rest. But that does not stop Team Rocket from trying to steal Pikachu! Can Pikachu’s new friends help him hide? Or will Team [...]

Dora Saves Mermaid Kingdom! (Dora the Explorer (8×8))

Author: Artful Doodlers
Publisher: Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon

Book Description
A mean octopus has dumped garbage all over Mermaid Kingdom! The
only way to save the mermaids is to find the magic crown! Come along
with everyone’s favorite explorer, Dora, as she crosses the Seashell
Bridge, goes through Pirate Island, and then goes to the Silly Sea.
Will Dora be able to save her [...]

The Golden Compass, Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition (His Dark Materials, Book 1)

Rating: (1372 reviews)
Author: Philip Pullman
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
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Some books improve with age–the age of the reader, that is. Such is certainly the case with Philip Pullman’s heroic, at times heart-wrenching novel, The Golden Compass, a story ostensibly for children but one perhaps even better appreciated by adults. The protagonist of this complex [...]

Fruits Basket, Volume 18

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Natsuki Takaya
Publisher: TokyoPop
Product Description
As rumors swirl about Machi trying to kill her little brother, Kakeru figures that the only person who can get the truth out of her is Yuki. But when the two of them visit her, they learn a shocking secret. Later, Motoko wants to tell Yuki her feelings [...]

Prom Nights from Hell

Rating: (12 reviews) Author: Meg Cabot, Stephenie Meyer, Kim Harrison, Lauren Myracle, Michele Jaffe Publisher: HarperTeen Book Description In this exciting collection, bestselling authors Meg Cabot (How to Be Popular), Kim Harrison (A Fistful of Charms), Michele Jaffe (Bad Kitty), Stephenie Meyer (Twilight), and Lauren Myracle (ttyl) take bad prom nights to a [...]

Life As We Knew It

Rating: (42 reviews)
Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer
Publisher: Harcourt Children’s Books
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It’s almost the end of Miranda’s sophomore year in high school, and her journal reflects the busy life of a typical teenager: conversations with friends, fights with mom, and fervent hopes for a driver’s license. When Miranda first begins hearing the reports of a meteor on [...]

The Ruby in the Smoke (Sally Lockhart Trilogy, Book 1)

Rating: (150 reviews) Author: Philip Pullman Publisher: Laurel Leaf Amazon.com “Her name was Sally Lockhart; and within fifteen minutes, she was going to kill a man.” Philip Pullman begins his Sally Lockhart trilogy with a bang in The Ruby in the Smoke–a fast-paced, finely crafted thriller set in a rogue- and scalawag-ridden Victorian London. [...]

Practical Guide to Dragons

Rating: (5 reviews) Author: Lisa Trumbauer Publisher: Mirrorstone Amazon.com Did you know dragons hate sweet flavors? Or that the Draconic word for ugly is “nurh”? Or that the best place to find a green dragon is behind a waterfall? Any dragon buff worth his or her salt needs to know the ins and outs [...]

Wintersmith

Rating: (69 reviews) Author: Terry Pratchett Publisher: HarperTeen Book Description When the Spirit of Winter takes a fancy to Tiffany Aching, he wants her to stay in his gleaming, frozen world. Forever. It will take the young witch’s skill and cunning, as well as help from the legendary Granny Weatherwax and the irrepressible [...]

Snowmen at Night

Rating: (23 reviews) Author: Caralyn Buehner Publisher: Dial Book Description Have you ever built a snowman and discovered the next day that his grin has gotten a little crooked, or his tree-branch arms have moved? And you’ve wondered . . . what do snowmen do at night? This delightful wintertime tale reveals all! [...]

52, Vol. 2

Rating: (7 reviews) Author: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid Publisher: DC Comics Book Description After the INFINITE CRISIS, the DC Universe spent a yearwithout Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.A year in which those heroeswere needed more than ever as the fate of the world hung in the balance.The story of [...]

Eragon / Eldest (Inheritance, Books 1 & 2)

Rating: (118 reviews)
Author: Christopher Paolini
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers

Book Description
In the #1 New York Times bestselling novels Eragon and Eldest, fifteen year-old Eragon discovers his destiny as a Dragon Rider. With only an ancient sword and the advice of an old storyteller for guidance, Eragon and his dragon must navigate the dangerous terrain [...]

The Twilight Collection (Twilight)

Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: Little Brown and Company

Book Description
Deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse capture the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires. This stunning set includes three hardcover books, two full-color posters and exclusive tattoos, and makes the perfect gift for fans of this bestselling vampire love story.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)

Rating: (2838 reviews) Author: J. K. Rowling Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books Amazon.com Readers beware. The brilliant, breathtaking conclusion to J.K. Rowling’s spellbinding series is not for the faint of heart–such revelations, battles, and betrayals await in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows that no fan will make it to the end unscathed. Luckily, [...]

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Book 1)

Rating: (5389 reviews)
Author: J.K. Rowling
Publisher: Scholastic
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Say you’ve spent the first 10 years of your life sleeping under the stairs of a family who loathes you. Then, in an absurd, magical twist of fate you find yourself surrounded by wizards, a caged snowy owl, a phoenix-feather wand, and jellybeans that come in every flavor, including [...]

Ivy and Bean and the Ghost That Had to Go (Book 2) (Ivy and Bean)

Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall
Publisher: Chronicle Books

Book Description
Best friends Ivy and Bean are back and looking for adventure in the second installment of this engaging new series. This time they’ve made an amazing discovery a ghost in the school bathroom! Ivy and Bean can see its cloudy form and its glowing eyes. [...]

The Dark Is Rising (The Dark Is Rising Sequence)

Rating: (153 reviews)
Author: Susan Cooper
Publisher: Simon Pulse
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“When the Dark comes rising, six shall turn it back,
Three from the circle, three from the track;
Wood, bronze, iron; water, fire, stone;
Five will return, and one go alone.”
With these mysterious words, Will Stanton discovers on his 11th birthday that he is no mere boy. He is the Sign-Seeker, [...]

Eragon/Eldest Trade Paperback Boxed Set

Rating: (11 reviews)
Author: Christopher Paolini
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers

Midnight Alley (The Morganville Vampires, Book 3)

Rating: (8 reviews)
Author: Rachel Caine
Publisher: NAL Jam

Book Description
Claire Danvers’s college town may be run by vampires but a truce between the living and the dead made things relatively safe. For a while. Now people are turning up dead, a psycho is stalking her, and an ancient bloodsucker has proposed private mentoring. To what end, [...]

The Abhorsen Trilogy Box Set

Rating: (19 reviews)
Author: Garth Nix
Publisher: Eos

Book Description
To preserve life,the Abhorsen must enter Death

Sure Fire

Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Jack Higgins, Justin Richards
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile

Book Description
The first young adult novel from legendary New York Times-bestselling author Jack Higgins.
For thirty years, Jack Higgins has enraptured adult readers with his thrilling tales of spies and intrigue. Now, for the first time he brings his bestselling touch to the world of teens with [...]

The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, Book 2)

Rating: (598 reviews)
Author: Philip Pullman
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
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With The Golden Compass Philip Pullman garnered every accolade under the sun. Critics lobbed around such superlatives as “elegant,” “awe-inspiring,” “grand,” and “glittering,” and used “magnificent” with gay abandon. Each reader had a favorite chapter–or, more likely, several–from the opening tour de force to Lyra’s close call at [...]

Tsubasa 15: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle)

Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Clamp
Publisher: Del Rey

Book Description
ONCE A CITY, NOW A WASTELAND . . .
Kurogane, Syaoran, Fai, Mokona, and Princess Sakura have come upon a desert of shifting sands and ruined skyscrapers. This postapocalyptic nightmare is all that remains of the booming metropolis that was Tokyo, and the survivors are battling for the few [...]

The Quillan Games (Pendragon)

Rating: (38 reviews)
Author: D. J. MacHale
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing

Book Description
Let the Games Begin….
Quillan is a territory on the verge of destruction. The people have lost control of their own future and must struggle simply to survive. The only chance they have of finding a better life is by playing the Quillan Games. [...]

Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast

Rating: (227 reviews)
Author: Robin Mckinley
Publisher: Eos
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This much-loved retelling of the classic French tale Beauty and the Beast elicits the familiar magical charm, but is more believable and complex than the traditional story. In this version, Beauty is not as beautiful as her older sisters, who are both lovely and kind. Here, in fact, Beauty [...]

Sons of Destiny (Cirque Du Freak: The Saga of Darren Shan, Book 12

Rating: (25 reviews)
Author: Darren Shan
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers

Book Description
Time seemed to collapse… There was a sharp stabbing sensation in my stomach… Steve crowed, “Now I have you! Now you’re gonna die!”
Dead if he loses – damned if he wins. The time has finally come for Darren to face his archenemy, Steve Leopard. One [...]

Uglies (Uglies Trilogy, Book 1)

Rating: (205 reviews)
Author: Scott Westerfeld
Publisher: Simon Pulse
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Playing on every teen’s passionate desire to look as good as everybody else, Scott Westerfeld (Midnighters) projects a future world in which a compulsory operation at sixteen wipes out physical differences and makes everyone pretty by conforming to an ideal standard of beauty. The “New Pretties” are then [...]

The Amber Spyglass, Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition (His Dark Materials, Book 3)

Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: Philip Pullman
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers

Naruto, Volume 22

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Masashi Kishimoto
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC

Book Description
While Naruto and the others continue to track down the Sound Ninja Four, Sasuke comes closer than ever to fulfilling a dark destiny. Has the time come for Sasuke to take his place in Orochimaru’s ultimate master plan?

Warriors: Warrior’s Refuge

Author: Erin Hunter
Publisher: TOKYOPOP

Grandfather Tang’s Story (Dragonfly Books)

Rating: (7 reviews)
Author: Ann Tompert
Publisher: Dragonfly Books

Book Description
“Drawing on a Chinese form of storytelling with seven shapes cut from a square of paper, Tompert recounts the tale of two fox fairies. Parker’s pen-and-watercolor art adds drama, while the tangram insets will motivate children to try their own versions.”–The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s [...]

Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy

Rating: (8 reviews)
Author: Ally Carter
Publisher: Hyperion

Book Description
After staking out, obtaining, and then being forced to give upher first boyfriend, Josh, all Cammie Morgan wants is a peaceful semester.But that’s easier said than done when you’re a CIA legacy and go to thepremier school in the world…for spies.Cammie may have a genius IQ , but [...]

Monster

Rating: (660 reviews)
Author: Walter Dean Myers
Publisher: Amistad
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“Monster” is what the prosecutor called 16-year-old Steve Harmon for his supposed role in the fatal shooting of a convenience-store owner. But was Steve really the lookout who gave the “all clear” to the murderer, or was he just in the wrong place at the wrong time? In [...]

Sir Thursday (The Keys To The Kingdom, Book 4)

Rating: (27 reviews)
Author: Garth Nix
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks

Book Description
On the fourth day there was war… Following their adventures in the Border Sea, Arthur and Leaf head for home. But only Leaf gets through the Front Door. Arthur is blocked because someone . . . or something . . . has assumed his identity and is [...]

Claymore Vol. 10 (Claymore) (Claymore)

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Norihiro Yago
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC

Book Description
Clare and a group of Claymores are sent to the north to battle a group of Yoma that have banded together under the command of Isley, a powerful Awakened Being. When the warriors arrive, they find their new enemies to be unusually dangerous. They are incredibly [...]

Naruto, Volume 23

Author: Masashi Kishimoto
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC

Book Description
Orochimaru’s nefarious plans for Sasuke are revealed and Naruto vows to save his friend. But first he and the others must battle they mysterious Kimamaro, who has deadly past ties to The Sound Ninja Four!

The Darkest Hour (Warriors, Book 6)

Rating: (105 reviews)
Author: Erin Hunter
Publisher: HarperTrophy

Book Description
ThunderClan’s darkest hour is upon them, as Tigerstar’s quest for power plunges all the Clans into the most terrible danger any cat has ever faced. In order to save his Clan and his friends, Fireheart must uncover the meaning of an ominous proclamation from StarClan:
“Four will become two. [...]

Pickles To Pittsburgh

Rating: (13 reviews)
Author: Judi Barrett
Publisher: Aladdin
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In Pickles to Pittsburgh, the Barretts’ sequel to the delightfully funny, bestselling Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, we check back in with Kate and Henry as they eagerly await Grandpa’s return from an unusual vacation. Kate dreams about a postcard Grandpa has sent, and the story begins.
Kate and [...]

Shadowbred (The Twilight War, Book 1)

Rating: (17 reviews)
Author: Paul S. Kemp
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast

Book Description
The Lady has spoken to me.
It has already begun.
Shadows move out of the shrinking desert, south to the rich and arrogant cities of Sembia.
“Be brave, little man,” says the shadowman, and the boy thinks his voice is surprisingly soft. “Stay with your mother. This [...]