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Terrorific Spring Break Reads: Day Five

Through The Woods ‘It came from the woods. Most strange things do.’ Five mysterious, spine-tingling stories follow journeys into (and out of?) the eerie abyss. These chilling tales spring from the macabre imagination of acclaimed and award-winning comic creator Emily Carroll. Come take a walk in the woods and see what awaits you there… (Summary […]

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Terrorific Spring Break Reads: Day Three

Campfire While camping in a remote location, Maddie Davenport gathers around the fire with her friends and family to tell scary stories. Caleb, the handsome young guide, shares the local legend of the ferocious Mountain Men who hunt unsuspecting campers and leave their mark by carving grisly antlers into their victims’ foreheads. The next day, […]

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Terrorific Spring Break Reads: Day Two

Vampire Beach Jason Freeman is stoked when his family relocates to exclusive DeVere Heights, Malibu. The kids at his posh new high school are surprisingly friendly, and pretty soon Jason’s part of the in-crowd. He even gets to meet the hot-but-unattainable girl. Then, the morning after one off-the-hook party, a girl washes up on the […]

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A Matter of Nurture

August von Orth “Lucrezia Borgia was a sociopath, no surprise, right? But there’s also a theory that Joan of Arc was a version of one. Their different upbringings made one a saint and the other a serial killer.” I am taking a mini break from Time’s 100 Best YA to visit a short story. Short […]

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12 Days of YA: White Rabbit

Day 7: White Rabbit by Caleb Roehrig   “Rufus Holt is having the worst night of his life. It begins with the reappearance of his ex-boyfriend, Sebastian—the guy who stomped his heart out like a spent cigarette. Just as Rufus is getting ready to move on, Sebastian turns up out of the blue, saying they […]

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