Ghosts to fear. Ghosts to fall in love with.  Ghosts to save the day. 

Enjoy these recommended books with GHOSTS!



Anna Dressed in Blood
Anna Dressed in Blood
By Blake, Kendare
2011-08 - Tor Teen
9780765328656 Check Our Catalog

Awards:
Black-Eyed Susan Award (2013), Cybils (2010), Gateway Readers Award (2013), Louisiana Teen Readers' Choice (2013), Sequoyah Book Awards (2013)

For three years, 17-year-old Cas Lowood has carried on his father's work of dispatching the murderous dead, but everything changes when he meets Anna, a girl unlike any ghost he has faced before.

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Anya's Ghost
Anya's Ghost
By Brosgol, Vera
Illustrator Brosgol, Vera
2011-06 - First Second
9781596437135 Check Our Catalog

Awards:
Bram Stoker Awards (2010), Cybils (2010), Virginia Readers Choice Award (2013), Volunteer State Book Awards (2014), Will Eisner Comic Industry Award (2011), Young Hoosier Book Award (2013)

Anya has given up on fitting in at school because she's embarrassed by her Russian immigrant family and self-conscious about her body.  However, falling down a well and making friends with a ghost give her a new perspective.

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Being Dead
Being Dead
By Vande Velde, Vivian
2001-09 - Harcourt Children's Books
0152163204 Check Our Catalog

This collection of unnerving tales feature a 16-year-old girl falling in love with a 200-year-old ghost; a newly dead boy who is robbed by his unscrupulous boss; and a heartless man who finally agrees to dance with his wife after she's passed away.

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Bleach, Vol. 1
Bleach, Vol. 1
By Kubo, Tite
2004-07 - Viz Media
1591164419 Check Our Catalog

Ichigo Kurosaki has always been able to see ghosts, but this ability doesn't change his life nearly as much as his close encounter with Rukia Kuchiki, a shinigami and member of the mysterious Soul Society. …More

Break My Heart 1,000 Times
Break My Heart 1,000 Times
By Waters, Daniel
2012-10 - Disney Press
9781423121985 Check Our Catalog

In the aftermath of the Event, which made seeing the dead a part of life, Veronica and her friend Kirk investigate why the ghosts seem to be gaining power and stumble upon the sinister plot of a teacher who is seeking a replacement for his dead daughter. …More

A Certain Slant of Light
A Certain Slant of Light
By Whitcomb, Laura
2005-09 - Clarion Books
9780618585328 Check Our Catalog

Awards:
Green Mountain Book Award (2007)

For the first time in 130 years of haunting, Helen is seen--and that changes everything.

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Croak
Croak
By Damico, Gina
2012-03 - Clarion Books
9780547608327 Check Our Catalog

Awards:
Gateway Readers Award (2014), Grand Canyon Reader Award (2014), Louisiana Teen Readers' Choice (2014), Rhode Island Teen Book Award (2013), South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (2014)

Teenage delinquent Lex's parents ship her off to her uncle's house for the summer, where she discovers a surprising family business as a grim reaper and gets caught up in a mystery, in the first installment of a morbidly hilarious new series. …More

Far Far Away
Far Far Away
By McNeal, Tom
2013-06 - Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
9780375849725 Check Our Catalog

Awards:
Black-Eyed Susan Award (2014), Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (2013), Charlotte Award (2015), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (2014), Edgar Allan Poe Awards (2013), Golden Sower Award (2015), National Book Awards (2012), Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) (2012), Sequoyah Book Awards (2015), South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (2015), Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (2014), Tayshas Reading (2013), Volunteer State Book Awards (2015), Young Hoosier Book Award (2015)

Jeremy hears the voice of Jacob Grimm--yes, one of those Grimm brothers-- in this tale of a misfit who discovers his strength with the help of some friends.

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The Ghost and the Goth
The Ghost and the Goth
By Kade, Stacey
2010-06 - Hyperion Books
9781423121978 Check Our Catalog

Awards:
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (2012)

After a close encounter with a bus, Alona Dare goes from homecoming queen to Queen of the Dead. To make matters worse, the only person who might be able to help her is Will Killian, a total loser. Can they get over their mutual distrust--and quasi attraction--to work together? …More

Ghost Flower
Ghost Flower
By Jaffe, Michele
2012-04 - Razorbill
9781595143969 Check Our Catalog

Eve, a runaway, finds a new job at a coffee shop on the outskirts of Tuscon. When she's approached by two wealthy teens who claim she bears an uncanny resemblance to their missing cousin Aurora, her life takes a turn for the dark and mysterious. …More

The Graveyard Book
The Graveyard Book
By Gaiman, Neil
Illustrator McKean, Dave
Foreword by Atwood, Margaret
2008-09 - HarperCollins
9780060530921 Check Our Catalog

Awards:
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards (2008), Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (2008), Cybils (2007), Delaware Diamonds Award (2009), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (2009), Hugo Award (2008), Indies Choice Book Awards (2008), Isinglass Teen Read Award (2009), L.A. Times Book Prize (2007), Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award (2008), Nene Award (2011), Newbery Medal (2008), Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (2011), Sequoyah Book Awards (2010)

Meet Bod, a boy who is the only living resident of a graveyard. Can a boy raised by ghosts face the wonders and terrors of the worlds of both the living and the dead?

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Hourglass
Hourglass
By McEntire, Myra
2011-06 - Egmontusa
9781606841440 Check Our Catalog

Awards:
Rita Awards (2011)

Seventeen-year-old Emerson uses her power to manipulate time to help Michael, a consultant hired by her brother, to prevent a murder that happened six months ago while simultaneously navigating their undeniable attraction to one …More

Life After Theft
Life After Theft
By Pike, Aprilynne
2013-04 - Harperteen
9780061999000 Check Our Catalog

Kimberlee Schaffer may be drop-dead gorgeous . . . but she also dropped dead last year. Now she needs Jeff's help with her unfinished business, and she's not taking no for an answer.

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The Name of the Star
The Name of the Star
By Johnson, Maureen
2011-09 - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
9780399256608 Check Our Catalog

Awards:
Beehive Awards (2014), Edgar Allan Poe Awards (2011), Florida Teens Read (2012), Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers (2012), Iowa Teen Award (2013), Kentucky Bluegrass Award (2012), Louisiana Teen Readers' Choice (2013), Rhode Island Teen Book Award (2012), Sequoyah Book Awards (2013), South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (2013), Tayshas Reading (2011), Truman Readers Award (2013), Volunteer State Book Awards (2013)

A creepy but funny take on what it would mean to have a real power to dissolve or capture ghosts with your bare hands. A team of psychically-gifted teens and young people literally bust ghosts with some tech and their minds. Look for the sequels, Madness Underneath and Shadow Cabinet, and eventually, maybe someday, the conclusion.

Louisiana-born Rory is …More

The Night Tourist
The Night Tourist
By Marsh, Katherine
2007-09 - Hyperion Books for Children
142310689X Check Our Catalog

After fourteen-year-old classics prodigy Jack Perdu has a near fatal accident, he meets Euri, a young ghost who introduces him to New York's Underworld.  There Jack meets those who have died in New York but haven't yet moved on and he vows to find his dead mother.

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Notes from Ghost Town
Notes from Ghost Town
By Ellison, Kate
2013-02 - Egmontusa
9781606842645 Check Our Catalog

Young artist Olivia Tithe struggles to keep her sanity as she unravels the mystery of her first love's death through his ghostly visits.

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On the Day I Died: Stories from the Grave
On the Day I Died: Stories from the Grave
By Fleming, Candace
2012-07 - Schwartz & Wade Books
9780375867811 Check Our Catalog

Awards:
Delaware Diamonds Award (2014)

In a lonely Illinois cemetery one cold October night, teen ghosts recount the stories of their deaths from 1870 to the present.

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Paper Valentine
Paper Valentine
By Yovanoff, Brenna
2013-01 - Razorbill
9781595145994 Check Our Catalog

The city of Ludlow is gripped by the hottest July on record. The asphalt is melting, the birds are dying, petty crime is on the rise, and someone in Hannah Wagnor's peaceful suburban community is killing girls. For Hannah, the summer is a complicated one, in this new novel from the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "The Replacements." …More

Pemba's Song: A Ghost Story
Pemba's Song: A Ghost Story
By Hegamin, Tonya
Author Hegamin, Tonya C.
2008-09 - Scholastic Press
9780545020763 Check Our Catalog

Awards:
Rhode Island Teen Book Award (2009), Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (2011)

As fifteen-year-old Pemba adjusts to leaving her Brooklyn home for small-town Connecticut, a Black history researcher helps her understand the paranormal experiences drawing her into the life of a mulatto girl who was once a slave in her house.

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School Spirits
School Spirits
By Hawkins, Rachel
2013-05 - Disney-Hyperion
9781423148494 Check Our Catalog

Awards:
Texas Lone Star Reading List (2013)

Fifteen-year-old Izzy, who comes from a long line of monster hunters, investigates a series of hauntings at her new high school.

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The Screaming Staircase
The Screaming Staircase
By Stroud, Jonathan
2013-09 - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
9781423164913 Check Our Catalog

Awards:
Beehive Awards (2015), Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (2013), Edgar Allan Poe Awards (2013), L.A. Times Book Prize (2012), Nevada Young Readers' Award (2015), Texas Lone Star Reading List (2013)

Three teen members of a Psychic Detection Agency battle an epidemic of ghosts in London.

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Shadowland
Shadowland
By Cabot, Meg
2004-12 - Harperteen
9780060725112 Check Our Catalog

Sixteen-year-old Suze Simon can mediate between the living and the dead, and she hopes her move to California will be a fresh start, but a hot ghost named Jesse haunts her bedroom and another ghost is bent on vengeance at school.

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The Summoning
The Summoning
By Armstrong, Kelley
2008-07 - HarperCollins
9780061662690 Check Our Catalog

Awards:
Young Reader's Choice Award (2010)

After Chloe starts seeing ghosts and is sent to Lyle House, a group home for mentally disturbed teenagers, she soon discovers that neither Lyle House nor its inhabitants are what they seem, and that she and her friends are in danger.

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Texas Gothic
Texas Gothic
By Clement-Moore, Rosemary
2011-07 - Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
9780385736930 Check Our Catalog

Amy Goodnight's family is far from normal. She comes from a line of witches, but tries her best to stay far outside the family business. But her summer gig at the Goodnight Ranch is even less normal than it normally is when bodies are discovered and a ghost is on the prowl.

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