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White SmokeNovel
Tiffany D. Jacksonstandalone novel2021
Tense in tone, about family secrets.
“The phantoms of her old life keep haunting her, but a move with her newly blended family from their small California beach town to the embattled Midwestern city of Cedarville might be the fresh start she needs.”
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Stephen Kingstandalone novel1974
Psychological horror, tense in tone, about psychic powers and revenge.
The Ghost of GraylockNovel
Dan Poblockistandalone novel2012
Mystery & detective, about friendship, set in our world.
“Staying with their aunts over the summer, Neil Cady, his sister Bree, and their new friends Wesley and Eric, set out to explore Greylock Hall, an abandoned psychiatric hospital which is supposed to be haunted by the ghost of Nurse Janet.”
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CoralineSeries
series2 books2002
Fantasy and portal fantasy, set in parallel universe.
“The Guardian ranked Coraline #82 in its list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.”
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White CrowNovel
Marcus Sedgwickstandalone novel2010
Gothic and mystery & detective, about family secrets, set in british isles.
“Sixteen-year-old Rebecca moves with her father from London to a small, seaside village, where she befriends another motherless girl and they spend the summer together exploring the village's sinister history.”
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The Watch HouseNovel
Robert Westallstandalone novel1977
Set in british isles.
“The main story is about a teenager called Anne, who is left to spend the summer with her mother's old nanny.”
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