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Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
The crumbling country pile of Button House is home to numerous restless spirits who have died there over the centuries, each ghost very much a product of their time, resigned to squabbling with each other for eternity over the most inane of daily gripes. But their lives, or, rather, afterlives, are thrown into turmoil when a young couple, Alison and Mike, surprisingly inherit the peaceful derelict house and make plans to turn it into a bustling family...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Claire, an aspiring artist and part-time serial killer, realizes someone is watching her-someone who knows about her murderous hobby-and she, while attending a weekly bereavement support group after losing her father, must finish off her blackmailer before they reveal all.
Author
Series
Soul catcher volume episode 1
Publisher
Books by Elle
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Every day is Halloween for Tania since she learned she had the unique gift of harvesting souls. It was never her dream, more something that she literally fell into. She barely has enough time to breathe, taking a full load of classes and moon lighting as a harvester, when her paranormal studies professor inadvertently drops a case on her lap that she can't resist. It's her chance to go on a mission alone without her ghostly instructor from the other...
6) Ghost orchid
Author
Publisher
Andersen Press USA
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Ava's parents are on an adventure to find the mysterious ghost orchid. But Ava knows a special secret: the journey can be just as magical as the destination. Learn how to look and wonder with this young explorer"--Publisher's description.
Author
Series
Secrets of the sky volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Kiya and Kinjal return to the Kingdom Beyond. For their next adventure in the Kingdom Beyond, twins Kiya and Kinjal must help the flying horses with a sudden invasion of their lands. It turns out that the tree ghosts are losing their forest! To save the trees, and the Kingdom, they must use their collective knowledge of this world and of course their magic!
Author
Publisher
W W Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
During childhood summers in Louisiana, Andre Dubus III's grandfather taught him that men's work is hard. As an adult, whether tracking down a drug lord in Mexico as a bounty hunter or grappling with privilege while living with a rich girlfriend in New York City, Dubus worked--at being a better worker and a better human being. In Ghost Dogs, Dubus's nonfiction prowess is on full display in his retelling of his own successes, failures, triumphs, and...
10) Ghosts: Season 5
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"With their guesthouse dream in ahses, Alison and Mike must find a new way to make money from their ailing estate, as a major revelation sees their plight become even more pressing. Meanwhile life (death) goes on for the Ghosts as they investigate Kitty's untimely demise, Food Club loses its appeal, Lady Button discovers hidden talents, and Robin makes a prediction that prompts the Ghosts to consider their pasts and their futures. As the bond between...
Author
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Told from the important and often overlooked perspective of a young gay man imprisoned in the Nazi concentration camps, We Are Only Ghosts evocatively portrays how the things that happen to us, both tragic and beautiful, shape who we are, and how we have the power to choose who we become in spite of our suffering. This gripping testament to the strength of the human spirit will both haunt and inspire you.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Every afternoon on her walk home from school, Brianna hears footsteps following her-- footsteps that belong to no one. Then there's the car that races along the narrow country road with blinding lights and almost runs her over! That's when Brianna realizes-- there's no one driving. As Brianna investigates what happened on Shadowrun Road, she discovers a town tragedy that has never been resolved.
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Before the 1920s found their roar, a charismatic gambling addict named Roy Gardner dominated news headlines with daring train robberies and escapes from incarceration. Nicknamed "the Smiling Bandit," Gardner spilled no blood--except his own--as he cut a felonious path across the western United States, as the country hobbled through a recession in the aftermath of the First World War. Once imprisoned for the long term in federal prisons, including...
Author
Series
The accidental ghost detective volume 1
Publisher
Whiskered Mysteries
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When Nikki Knight returns to her childhood stomping grounds in Frog Hollow Georgia, she realizes life has become nuttier than the pecan muffins at her late grandmother’s haunted B&B. But the only ghost in the Moonlight Mansion is the previous lady of the house, still roaming the halls in her afterlife. Not ten steps into town, Nikki finds herself with a furry new companion. An abandoned royal dachshund who just might carry the secret to his past...
Author
Series
The accidental ghost detective volume 2
Publisher
Whiskered Mysteries
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The town fair has brought visitors to Moonlight Mansion and they’re keeping proprietor Nikki Knight and her cohorts hopping like the bullfrogs the town is named after. What’s a burgeoning detective with a ghostly grandmother, and two mischievous dogs, supposed to do when she finds a dead body trapped under a massive frog balloon? Why start up an investigation of course! Nikki has a sneaking suspicion the person, or persons, responsible for the...
Publisher
Disney, Lucasfilm Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Here are ten original stories about the the valiant Jedi and the evil Sith. Larger-than-life characters clash in epic lightsaber battles that will appeal to young readers and to the young Star Wars fan in all of us! Ten acclaimed authors imagine new tales for some of the most iconic Star Wars characters ever, from Luke Skywalker to Darth Vader, from Obi-Wan Kenobi to Darth Maul, and beyond."--