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1) The jumbies
Author
Series
The jumbies (Tracey Baptiste) volume 1
Language
English
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Middle Grade: Folklore and Fairytale Inspired
Middle Grade: Ghost Stories
Middle Grade: Scary Stories
Middle Grade: Ghost Stories
Middle Grade: Scary Stories
Description
Eleven-year-old Corinne must call on her courage and an ancient magic to stop an evil spirit and save her island home.
Author
Series
Age of legends volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Twin sisters Ashyn and Moria must embark on a a dangerous journey when the spirits they're charged with protecting turn vengeful"--
Author
Series
Cece Rios volume 3
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When her vicious tía, Catrina, seizes the throne of Devil's Alley and sets her sights on the living world, Cece Rios must do everything in her power to stop the bruja queen from taking control of the four elements
Author
Series
The jumbies (Tracey Baptiste) volume 2
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Description
Suspicion falls on half-jumbie Corinee when local children from her Caribbean island home begin to disappear, and she is forced to go deep into the ocean to seek the help of a dangerous jumbie who rules the waves.
Author
Series
Five kingdoms volume 4
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Description
Cole and his friends finally reach the fourth of the five kingdoms, Necronum, land of the dead, where they confront unexpected dangers and meet new allies.
Author
Series
Wildwood chronicles volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a young's girl's midnight seance awakens a long-slumbering, malevolent spirit, a band of runaway orphans teams up with an underground collective of saboteurs to rescue friends imprisoned in an industrial wasteland.
Author
Series
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
To find his way back home to his family in Germany during WWII, Max Bretzfeld, with a kobold named Berg on one shoulder and a dybbuk named Stein on the other, sets out to do the impossible--become a British spy.
9) Redemptor
Author
Series
Raybearer volume 2
Language
English
Description
"For the first time, an Empress Redemptor sits on Aritsar's throne. To appease the sinister spirits of the dead, Tarisai must now anoint a council of her own, coming into her full power as a Raybearer. She must then descend into the Underworld, a sacrifice to end all future atrocities. Tarisai is determined to survive. Or at least, that's what she tells her increasingly distant circle of friends. Months into her shaky reign as empress, child spirits...
Author
Series
Cece Rios volume 1
Language
English
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Formats
Description
"Privately questioning her remote community's superstitions about dangerous powerful spirits in their Devil's Alley home, Cecelia Rios experiments with the forbidden art of brujería to rescue her kidnapped sister"--
Author
Series
Sky fall series volume 3
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
When Audra is imprisoned by Raiden and the Stormers she is forced to sever the bond between her and Vane, while Vane, frantic that he is losing her, can only turn to former enemies to rescue Audra.
12) Something wicked
Author
Series
Spirit hunters volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Harper is dealing with too many new changes in her house. Her cousin, Leo, is now living with them; her sister, Kelly, has started working at a local makeup store, Jeune; and Harper's spirit hunter abilities have grown increasingly more powerful and uncontrollable, making her a target for possession. But when Harper and Dayo uncover a dangerous plot to steal youth from millions of innocent people, Harper must use all her powers to destroy an ancient...
Author
Series
Winnie Zeng volume 1
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
Armed with her fledgling powers, a magic cookbook, and the mentorship of a talking rabbit, sixth-grader Winnie Zeng must embrace her heritage and the powers of her ancestors to save her town from an evil spirit of Chinese legend.
14) Let the sky fall
Author
Series
Sky fall series volume 1
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Ten years after surviving the tornado that killed his parents, Vane Weston, now seventeen, has no memory of that fateful day but dreams of a beautiful girl who, he now learns, is not only real, she is his guardian sylph, who harnesses the power of the wind.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"All 12-year-old Marinka wants is a friend. A real friend. Not like her house with chicken legs. Sure, the house can play games like tag and hide-and-seek, but Marinka longs for a human companion. Someone she can talk to and share secrets with. But that's tough when your grandmother is a Yaga, a guardian who guides the dead into the afterlife. It's even harder when you live in a house that wanders all over the world . . . carrying you with it. Even...
16) Empire of night
Author
Series
Age of legends volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Separated while trying to save the children of their village, twin sisters Ashyn and Moria must draw on all their power and influence to defeat enemies of legend and avert war in the empire"--
Author
Series
Sky fall series volume 2
Language
English
Description
While teenaged Vane discovers more of what it means to be a windwalker and his guardian sylph Audra struggles with her deepest desires, both must band together to face greater challenges than they have ever known.
Author
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Hardcover Edition.
Language
English
Description
The holidays are just around the corner and Anna, Queen of Arendelle, can't imagine celebrating without her sister, Elsa the Snow Queen. With the help of Kristoff, his best friend Sven the reindeer, and everyone's favorite snowman, Olaf, they head to the Enchanted Forest to decorate and celebrate the holidays in a way that can only be done with the spirits of nature and the Snow Queen.
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
Español
Description
El día de Skeletina comienza como cualquier otro en el entremundo enredado y patas arriba al que ella llama su hogar... bueno, hasta que escucha un sonido extraño adentro de su casa. ¡Hay una nina llorando a escondidas detrás de las paredes, y sus dientes se le están cayendo! Afortunadamente, Skeletina conoce un detective listo para encontrar la verdad. Acompaña a la valiente Skeletina, una amante de la diversión, en una nueva aventura en el...
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