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"Dive into this collection of exquisite, classic horror stories-just make sure to have the lights on and the doors locked! First published in 1904, Ghost Stories of an Antiquary contains eight tales of supernatural horror by genre master M.R. James. Highly regarded as a masterwork of horror, this collection is a must-have for fans of the frightful. --
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Ten twisted tales that have haunted generations of readers and writers from H. P. Lovecraft to the creators of the hit TV series True Detective Nightmare imagery courses through these stories like blood through the veins. In "The Repairer of Reputations," a Lethal Chamber stands at the edge of Washington Square Park, open to all who can no longer bear the sorrows of life. A Parisian sculptor discovers a liquid solution that can turn any living thing-a...
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[2014]
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IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
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Investigating a classmate's claim that he saw a ghost backstage while rehearsing for the school play, Kaz and Claire, harboring suspicions that the ghost may be Kaz's mom, discover compelling evidence of otherworldly activities.
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Haunted library (Dori Hillestad Butler) volume 10
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IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 3
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When ghost boy Kaz's haunt is torn down and he is separated from his ghost family, he meets a real girl named Claire, who lives above the town library with her parents and her grandmother. Claire has a special ability to see ghosts when other humans cannot and she and Kaz quickly form a friendship. The two join forces to solve the mystery of the ghost that's haunting the library. Could it be one of Kaz's lost family members?
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2015.
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IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
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Soon after Claire is called on to investigate a new case, her ghostly partner Kaz is reunited with his brother, Little John, who joins them in searching for the cause of strange phenomena that occur each afternoon at five o'clock.
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Haunted library volume 7
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2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
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A group of girls in Claires town have noticed strange sights and sounds coming from the tree house where their club meets. Is it a rival boys club trying to scare them away? Or is it a ghost? The girls ask Claire to tackle the mystery--and Kaz hopes to finally find the rest of his missing family members!
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Haunted library volume 7
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[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
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When strange noises are heard in the tree house where their club meets, Claire and Kaz wonder if a rival club is causing problems in order to scare them away, or if they are coming from the ghosts of one of Kaz's departed ancestors.
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[2016]
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IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
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The wind separates Kaz the ghost from his family and carries him to a library far away. When he meets Claire - a human who can actually see him - they must work together and solve some mysteries to find Kaz's family.
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2017.
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"Carrie Singleton is just about done with Clover Ridge, Connecticut, until she's offered a job as the head of programs and events at the spooky local library, complete with its own librarian ghost. Her first major event is a program presented by a retired homicide detective, Al Buckley, who claims he knows who murdered Laura Foster, a much-loved part-time library aide who was bludgeoned to death fifteen years earlier. As he invites members of the...
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[2017]
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IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
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"Kaz and Claire take a trip downtown, hoping to find Kaz's long-lost uncle. Instead, they meet a group of ghosts who live in the movie theater. But soon the ghosts start mysteriously disappearing! Who or what is chasing them away? And can Kaz and Claire bring the ghosts back?"--
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2018.
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"A devoted dad is as precious as diamonds, but Carrie Singleton wouldn't know since her dad Jim's been on the lam most of her life. In an unusual family reunion, she finds Jim breaking into her cottage in the middle of the night. The fun really starts when he begs her to help him recover his half of a twenty-million-dollar gem heist he pulled off with the local jeweler, Benton Parr. When she refuses, Jim takes off again. Carrie finds her father again...
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"In winter, the Haunted Library is a refuge for homeless townspeople. When a group purchases a vacant house to establish a daytime haven for the local homeless, Carrie offers the library as a meeting place for the Haven House committee but quickly learns that it may be used for illegal activities. As the new Sunshine Delegate, Carrie heads to the hospital to visit her cantankerous colleague, Dorothy, who had fallen outside the local supermarket. She...
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Clover Ridge librarian Carrie Singleton is thrilled to attend her best friend Angela's wedding, but Angela's family can be a bit...much. Angela’s wealthy cousin Donna hosts an extravagant bridal shower at her resplendent home, but the celebrations turn to gossip as the guests notice Donna's surgeon husband, Aiden, spending a bit too much time with Donna’s cousin Roxy. At the wedding reception, the sweet occasion turns darkly bitter when Aiden...
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[2021]
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"When Reuel Briggs, a medical student at Harvard, witnesses the performance of the beautiful singer Dianthe Lusk at a concert, he's infatuated by her talent and beauty. That next morning, Reuel is called to treat the victims of a train accident. Among them is Dianthe, seemingly dead, but he revives her using a form of mesmerism. Reuel falls in love with her and proposes marriage. Wanting to provide for his fiancee, he undertakes a dangerous but lucrative...
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[2022]
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Carrie Singleton is just off a hot string of murder cases centered around the spooky local library in Clover Ridge, Connecticut. She could really use a break—but no such luck, as she; Smokey Joe, the resident cat; and Evelyn, the library’s ghost, are drawn into another tantalizing whodunit. First, a dead body is found in the basement of the building attached to the library, and it turns out to be Carrie’s fiancé’s Uncle Alec, who Dylan hasn’t...