JFIC Stand Alone Books


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"All her life, Kara's been told she was born in the city she's lived in all her life. But she's always felt that wasn't quite right, just as she's had flashes of thoughts that didn't seem to be her own. Now that she's 12, those thoughts are starting to become more frequent... and they're drawing her to a small town she's never been to before. Finally, against her parents' wishes, she goes there. And even though she's never been there before... she...
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"In a magical modern-day Charleston, twelve-year-old medium Theo must dodge witchy aunties, an occasionally possessed cousin, and some ghostly grandparents to save his family from a demon with a grudge"--
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"When eleven-year-old Micah's grandfather goes missing, her instincts lead her to the off-limits Finch House, but when a boy named Theo invites her in, Micah realizes she cannot leave and must convince the house to let her go."--

4. Freeze

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When Maya and her classmates are asked to write winter-themed creepy stories, they come up with some brilliantly spooky ideas. Rising floodwaters uncover long-buried bodies and ghostly children take to the ice on a frozen canal. But when a mysterious new girl stands up to read her story, the light begins to dim and the classroom grows colder and colder. Can Maya stop the story and save them before they all freeze? "When Maya and her classmates are...
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When twelve-year-old Elwood develops the ability to see ghosts, he sets out on a journey with two friends to find his brother Noah's apparition.
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Sent to spend the summer with her seemingly critical Grandma Jojo, neurodivergent and artistic V discovers a ghostly girl in the walls and must uncover the ghost's desires and her grandmother's secrets before their relationship is irreparably damaged. Told in verse format.
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On Halloween night, seventh-grader Mason travels into an alternate world to save his sister from an evil witch and break a curse that has plagued his town for years.
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"When twelve-year-old Pina and her friend Jo fall asleep in a haunted glade at summer camp, they enter each other's dreams and end up bringing their nightmares to the waking world"--
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"In the deepest recesses of the ocean, Graciela--once an ordinary girl--now makes sea glass and assists her friend, Amina, as she welcomes newly awakened sea ghosts from their death sleep. Though Graciela's spirit is young, she has lived at the bottom of the ocean for more than a hundred years. Meanwhile, in the mortal world on land, twelve-year-old Jorge Leon works in his family's forge. He's heard of the supernatural spirits living beneath the ocean's...
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"Twelve-year-old Anna Grimsbane journeys into monster-filled woods to save her brother, who has been cursed by a witch known as The Watcher"--
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After accidentally bringing the Sanderson Sisters back from the dead, Max, Dani, and Allison race to stop their plans to torment Salem for all of eternity.
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"Eleven-year-old Harry Mancini lives in the house where Houdini spent his final years, so he has always been interested in the famous magician, and has even learned a few simple magic tricks; he just never expected Houdini to contact him from beyond the grave--and what Houdini wants him to do could well cost Harry his own life."--Publisher's description.
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"A quartet of thirteen-year-old boys' friendship is tested by ghosts, haunted houses, secret crushes, and a hundred-year-old curse"--
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"Molly Teng sees things no one else can. By touching the belongings of people who have died, she gets brief glimpses into the lives they lived. Sometimes the "zaps" are funny or random, but often they leave her feeling sad, drained, and lonely. The last thing Jade remembers from life is dying. That was over one hundred years ago. Ever since then she's been trapped in the same house watching people move in and out. She's a 'hungry ghost' reliant on...
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When his father is killed unexpectedly, Milo must take over the Ferryman's role and guide his father's spirit on the dangerous journey to the Island of the Broken Tower.
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Hazel, a twelve-year-old aspiring detective, must decode a series of ominous clues tied to a century-old tragedy to find a missing teenager before it is too late.
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Twelve-year-old Jasmine has been haunted by a ghost ever since her father passed away, and her new supernaturally inclined friends are determined to help her figure out why.
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"Things get squirrely when Jerry discovers that his new town is a sanctuary for were-creatures, humans who turn into animals when the moon is full"--
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Thirteen-year-old twin paranormal investigators Gabby and Trent face a terrifying challenge when a seance goes wrong and their mother disappears in a haunted theater, forcing them to confront a powerful demon and live up to their grandparents' ghost-hunting legacy.
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Evacuated from London at the outbreak of war, Rosie is taken in by kind Mrs Taylor and her daughter Mary. But all is not as it seems. Mary resents and bullies Rosie, and Mrs Taylor is hiding a dark secret. When Rosie comes across a strange girl swimming in a local pond, she hopes they will become friends. But instead her appearance leads to a horrifying revelation that will have terrifying consequences . . . "When Rosie is evacuated from bomb-torn...