Ghosts, a family curse, buried secrets -- and two girls who have to figure it all out. A new book from an acclaimed author, for fans of Coraline, Doll Bones and The Night Gardener. For the first time, Ruth is heading to Newfoundland to stay with family she's never met instead of spending the summer … Continue reading THE GHOST ROAD, by Charis Cotter, Tundra/PenguinRandomHouse
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STARLIGHT, by Richard Wagamese, McClelland & Stewart/PenguinRandomHouse
Richard Wagamese was one of Canada's foremost Native authors and storytellers. He worked as a professional writer since 1979. He was a newspaper columnist and reporter, radio and television broadcaster and producer, documentary producer and the author of twelve titles from major Canadian publishers. The final novel from Richard Wagamese, the bestselling and beloved author … Continue reading STARLIGHT, by Richard Wagamese, McClelland & Stewart/PenguinRandomHouse
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THE SATURDAY NIGHT GHOST CLUB, by Craig Davidson, Alfred A Knopf Canada/PenguinRandomHouse
When neurosurgeon Jake Breaker operates, he knows he's handling more than a patient's delicate brain tissue--he's altering their seat of consciousness, their golden vault of memory. And memory, Jake knows well, can be a tricky thing. When growing up in 1980s Niagara Falls, a.k.a. Cataract City--a seedy but magical, slightly haunted place--one of Jake's closest … Continue reading THE SATURDAY NIGHT GHOST CLUB, by Craig Davidson, Alfred A Knopf Canada/PenguinRandomHouse
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ESCAPE, DON’T STOP RUNNING, by Linwood Barclay, Puffin Books/Penguin Random House
MY THOUGHTS: I received this book in exchange for my honest review. The first book of this "Chase" series, came out in July of 2017 and promised to keep young readers sitting on the edge of their seats. I read the first book when it first came out and decided I needed to re-read … Continue reading ESCAPE, DON’T STOP RUNNING, by Linwood Barclay, Puffin Books/Penguin Random House
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THE FORBIDDEN PLACE, by Susanne Jansson, Grand Central Publishing
In this "bone-chillingly cool crime debut" (Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train), a young biologist studying the remote Swedish wetlands stumbles upon a body--and finds that if the marsh's secrets can't stay buried, neither can hers... In the remote Swedish wetlands lies Mossmarken: the village on the edge of the mire where, … Continue reading THE FORBIDDEN PLACE, by Susanne Jansson, Grand Central Publishing
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AFTER ZERO, by Christina Collins, Sourcebooks/Sourcebooks jabberwocky
Elise carries a notebook full of tallies, each page marking a day spent at her new public school, each stroke of her pencil marking a word spoken. A word that can't be taken back. Five tally marks isn't so bad. Two is pretty good. But zero? Zero is perfect. Zero means no wrong answers called … Continue reading AFTER ZERO, by Christina Collins, Sourcebooks/Sourcebooks jabberwocky
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HOTEL FOR THE LOST, by Suzanne Young, Simon Pulse
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Program comes a haunting, romantic, and suspenseful story about one girl’s search for healing in a grand and mysterious hotel full of secrets. Stay tonight. Stay forever. When Audrey Casella arrives for an unplanned stay at the grand Hotel Ruby, she’s grateful for the detour. … Continue reading HOTEL FOR THE LOST, by Suzanne Young, Simon Pulse
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THE MERMAID AND MRS. HANCOCK, by Imogen Hermes Gowar, Harper/Imprint of Harper Collins Publishers
One September evening in 1785, the merchant Jonah Hancock hears urgent knocking on his front door. One of his captains is waiting eagerly on the step. He has sold Jonah’s ship for what appears to be a mermaid. As gossip spreads through the docks, coffee shops, parlours and brothels, everyone wants to see Mr Hancock’s … Continue reading THE MERMAID AND MRS. HANCOCK, by Imogen Hermes Gowar, Harper/Imprint of Harper Collins Publishers
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RIVER TO REDEMPTION, by Ann H. Gabhart, Revell/Baker Publishing Group
Orphaned in the cholera epidemic of 1833, Adria Starr was cared for by a slave named Louis, a man who stayed in Springfield, Kentucky, when anyone with means had fled. A man who passed up the opportunity to escape his bondage and instead tended to the sick and buried the dead. A man who, twelve … Continue reading RIVER TO REDEMPTION, by Ann H. Gabhart, Revell/Baker Publishing Group
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THE RECKONING AT GOSSAMER POND, by Jaime Jo Wright, Bethany House Publishing
For over a century, the town of Gossamer Grove has thrived on its charm and midwestern values, but Annalise Forsythe knows painful secrets, including her own, hover just beneath the pleasant facade. When a man is found dead in his run-down trailer home, Annalise inherits the trailer, along with the pictures, vintage obituaries, and old … Continue reading THE RECKONING AT GOSSAMER POND, by Jaime Jo Wright, Bethany House Publishing
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