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Publisher
Imprint
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"Travel to Grishnaverse, a world of dark bargains struck by moonlight, of haunted towns and hungry woods, of talking beasts and gingerbread golems, where a young mermaid's voice can summon deadly storms and where a river might do a lovestruck boy's bidding but only for a terrible price. Inspired by myth, fairy tale, and folklore, author Leigh Bardugo has crafted a deliciously atmospheric collection of short stories filled with betrayals, revenge,...
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English
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By day, Morganville, Texas, is just a typical college town. By night, the vampires emerge and take control... In a town where it's not safe to be out after dark, student Claire Danvers and her friends have had their fair share of thrills. But Morganville still has a few secrets left to tell. Now, in this collection, you can venture down the town's strange streets, revisit all the tales you've come to love, and experience six new stories featuring...
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English
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These stories not only thrill at Halloween--they're guaranteed to scare all year long. Curl up by the fire and prepare for a journey through ten more tales of terror, suspense, and dread in this highly anticipated sequel to the award-winning "WALKING AFTER MIDNIGHT: TALES FOR HALLOWEEN."
"CABIN CREEK"
In the prequel to the eponymous short story Walking After Midnight from Part 1 of the series, we find out more about Sheriff Benoit and how the tiny...
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Language
English
Description
Evoking the times and styles of Edgar Allan Poe and H. P. Lovecraft, this collection of original stories is set in 18th and 19th century New England-when restless spirits seemed to roam more freely. Not quite horror, not quite mystery, these dark yet spellbindingly eloquent tales hover on the edge, threatening at every page to plunge the characters into madness.
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English
Description
In the tradition of Stephen King's dark humor and even darker monsters, 13th Hour will delight you, mystify you, and make you cringe.13th Hour's seventeen tales tick through questions such as...Can you dream forever? What is it really like to work for the gods? What would you do for love? Or for revenge? Do ancient creatures still stalk the earth? What lurks in paradise? What is your family's darkest secret? ...and many more.
So sit down and unwind...
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Series
Malazan book of the fallen volume 5
Publisher
Tor Fantasy
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
After decades of warfare, two opposing tribes gather for a pivotal treaty neither truly wants. Their impending struggle is a pale reflection of a far more profound, primal battle--a confrontation with the still-raw wound of an old betrayal and the craving for revenge at its seething heart.
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English
Description
Voices in a Midnight Mind is a compilation of horror stories that will run a cold skeletal finger down your spine in the dim reading light of your otherwise cozy room. The descriptive, often dark, narratives between these book covers will escort your thoughts with a sure hand and unsound mind, from the playful beginnings of two boys in The Dare through the unique solution to the worlds energy sources in Oilganic to the poignant redemption of a cold...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In Midnight the Unicorn Competes, beginning readers learn about the phonics concepts of prefixes and suffixes in an exciting, fantastical setting. Follow along as Midnight the Unicorn and Jumper the Frog compete in the Fairy Tale Contest, all while incorporating various prefixes and suffixes, in this fun decodable book. Vibrant illustrations and carefully leveled text will engage young readers in a supportive educational fiction reading experience....
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English
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Expecting high adventure, a widow naively moves to Colorado and marries a widower, owner of Poco Reino, a small ranch in the mountain-clad San Luis Valley. Both have young children: she, a 13-year-old son; he, a 6-year-old son and an 8-year-old daughter. From day one -- with no prior experience -- the author turns into a stepmother and ranch hand. The results: often disastrous, other times quite funny. Close encounters with animals she's only seen...
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English
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What Time Is the Midnight Buffet?: Tales from the Cruise Adventure of a Lifetime chronicles the adventures they experience on that fateful trip-a 10-day Caribbean jaunt in celebration of their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. Potential first-time cruisers will absorb a wealth of useful information while laughing at Holleran's humorous tales of maritime mayhem. Veteran cruisers will find themselves back on board, vividly reliving wonderful memories...
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Series
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English
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The Accidental Highwayman is the first swashbuckling adventure for young adults by talented author and illustrator, Ben Tripp. This thrilling tale of dark magic and true love is the perfect story for fans of William Goldman's The Princess Bride. In eighteenth-century England, young Christopher "Kit" Bristol is the unwitting servant of notorious highwayman Whistling Jack. One dark night, Kit finds his master bleeding from a mortal wound, dons the man's...
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Series
Publisher
Chesterton Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Rachel Durham, 18, is tired of her father and stepmother's staid morality and pristine prosperity. The summer of her senior year, she's more than ready for a walk on the wild side, and the door opens - literally - when she and her eleven sisters (and stepsisters) discover a secret passageway out of their historic home on the Chesapeake Bay.
16) End game
Author
Series
Midnight library volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Publisher
Level Best Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The curtain rises on this collection of twisted tales, revealing the words of bestselling thriller author Lee Child. Child sets the stage for a series of mysterious and strange goings-on that occur between the hours of midnight and dawn ... the graveyard shift. Contributing authors in this first anthology produced by the Writers' Police Academy include bestselling mystery and crime authors, top television writers, true crime experts, and more. Including...
Author
Series
Accidental highwayman trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Tor, a Tom Doherty Associates Book
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
In eighteenth-century England, young Christopher "Kit" Bristol unwittingly takes on the task of his dead master, notorious highwayman Whistling Jack, who pledged a fairy he would rescue feisty Princess Morgana from an arranged marriage with King George III.