Freaks Like Us by Susan Vaught
“'You're
just a freak. You're just a stupid freak. Freaks don't speak. Freaks shouldn't
speak. Don't talk out of your head or the swirly clouds will eat you because
sometimes clouds have teeth' Jason's best friend, Sunshine, has vanished. If
only Jason could push through all the voices in his head, he'd know what
happened; he'd tell everyone; he'd find her. But then people don't always
listen to kids like Jason.”—WorldCat
Hemlock by Kathleen Peacock
Hemlock trilogy; Book One
“Mackenzie Dobson's life has been turned upside down since
she vowed to hunt her best friend Amy's killer: a white werewolf. Lupine
syndrome—also known as the werewolf virus—is on the rise across the country,
and bloodlust is not easy to control. But it soon becomes clear that dangerous
secrets are lurking in the shadows of Hemlock, Mac's hometown—and she is thrown
into a maelstrom of violence and betrayal that puts her in grave danger.”—WorldCat
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
“In Bradbury's unforgettable modern Gothic masterpiece, Something Wicked This Way Comes, something evil arrives in a small Midwestern town on the
crest of the wind one autumn night. A dark carnival with frightening
attractions and supernatural characters sets up stakes. It is up to two
thirteen-year-old boys, James Nightshade and William Holloway, to figure out a
way to save the souls of the town.”— WorldCat
The Ultimate Truth by Kevin Brooks
“When Travis Delaney's parents die in a car crash, Travis is
devastated. In a bid to pull himself out of his grief, he starts to look into
the last case they were investigating at the private investigation agency they
ran. What starts as a minor distraction soon becomes a sinister, unbelievable
mystery -- and Travis is determined to solve it. Why were his parents looking
for a missing boy when the boy's family says he isn't missing? Where is
the boy himself? And why would a man who is in surveillance photos taken by Travis's
parents turn up at their funeral? As Travis searches for answers, he starts to
have the chilling realization that the question he should be asking is the one
he most wants to avoid: Was the accident that killed his parents really what it
seemed?”—WorldCat
The Wicked & The Just by J. Anderson Coats
“In medieval Wales, follows Cecily whose family is lured by
cheap land and the duty of all Englishman to help keep down the
"vicious" Welshmen, and Gwenhwyfar, a Welsh girl who must wait hand
and foot on her new English mistress.”—WorldCat
The Whole Stupid Way We Are by N. Griffin
“During
a cold winter in Maine, fifteen-year-old Dinah sets off a heart-wrenching chain
of events when she tries to help best friend and fellow misfit Skint deal with
problems at home, including a father who is suffering from early onset dementia.”—WorldCat
Year of the Griffin by Diana Wynne Jones
Sequel to The Dark Lord of Derkholm
“When Elda, the griffin daughter of the great
Wizard Derk, arrives for schooling at the Wizards' University, she encounters
new friends, pirates, assassins, worry, sabotage, bloodshed, and magic misused.”—WorldCat