Kids Book Index
Ryan La Sala
Ryan La Sala’s horror novel takes place at an isolated summer retreat. Mars has long lived in the shadow of twin sister Caroline, whose brilliance eclipsed his own. When Caroline dies in horrific circumstances after becoming distant from Mars, he seeks to understand more about her. Mars is genderfluid and is frequently shut out of the customs and expectations maintained by his politically connected family.
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GallantV. E. SchwabOlivia Prior has grown up at Merilance School for girls with only her mother’s journal to connect her to the past. A letter brings her to Gallant, though no one expects her there. Determined to remain in the first place that feels like home, Olivia faces a hostile cousin and glimpses half-formed ghouls in the manor’s corridors. The novel also centers on dark family secrets and a setting where the supernatural intrudes on reality.Kids Favorites — 9th–12th GradeLexile Text Measure 899LATOS Book Level 5.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The AgathasKathleen Glasgow, Liz LawsonAfter Alice Ogilvie’s boyfriend Steve breaks up with her, Alice disappears for five days and refuses to explain where she went. Then Brooke Donovan, another of Steve’s girlfriends and Alice’s former best friend, vanishes and seems unlikely to return. Alice joins forces with her tutor, Iris Adams, to investigate. The two teens come from opposite sides of their town’s social divide and uncover secrets while solving a classmate’s murder.Fourteen and OlderLexile Text Measure HL660LATOS Book Level 4.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The New GirlJesse Q SutantoAt school, a teenage boy becomes deeply entangled with a mysterious newcomer whose blond hair, ghostly pallor, and eerie beauty make her unforgettable. His fascination with her is powerful and difficult to escape, turning his encounter with the new classmate into an unsettling mystery. Presented as a Fear Street horror book, the novel brings together teenage attraction, an enigmatic student, and the uneasy atmosphere surrounding her arrival at school. Her presence gives the familiar setting a distinctly eerie charge.Kids Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details