Mrs. Malecha Reads!

 by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Genre:  Historical Fiction, Paranormal 12 year old Miriam's life is changing rapidly.  She and her parents had to leave their home and move to Paris when the Nazis drove them out of their small French village.  When Jewish people start to disappear, Miriam and her family know that they must make a plan to get to safety.  But before they can leave Paris, the Jewish people are rounded up.  Miriam escapes with her 2 year old neighbor, Nora, and they are brought into hiding with at a Catholic school.  Miriam promised Nora's mother that she would do everything she could to get Nora to safety.  Does Miriam have the courage to live up to her promise? 

 by Kereen Getten Genre:  Realistic Fiction, Paranormal Clara has lived on an island for her whole life and has basically grown up in the water.  She loves to surf and hangout with her best friend Gaynah.  They have a secret hideout that nobody knows about.  But lately, Gaynah and Clara haven't been getting along and Clara doesn't really understand why.  All she knows is that something happened last summer that she can't remember. Her memories start to return just as a hurricane threatens to strike the island.  Can Clara get her memories back and figure out why she and Gaynah are no longer friends?

 by Lindsay Currie Genre:  Scary, Paranormal Eastport, MA is the most cursed town in America and the townspeople like it that way.  They get a lot of tourists to visit because of their haunted reputation.  Each year the town puts on a festival that features the legend of old Sweet Molly and her brother Liam.  But old Sweet Molly is tired of the town celebrating one of the saddest days of her life so she is out for revenge.  Old Sweet Molly is coming to Mallory and Joshua in their dreams and trying to leave them clues on how to save themselves and their town.  Will Mallory and Joshua be able to figure out what Molly is trying to tell them before it is too late?

 by J. Kasper Kramer Genre:  Historical Fiction, Paranormal Ever since her father died, Essie is afraid of everything.  The only thing that helps her is to keep a list of all the unspeakable fears that worry her.  But her biggest fear right now is the fear of change.  Her mother has remarried a man that Essie hasn't even met and they are moving to a remote island off the coast of New York City where sick people are sent to prevent them from spreading illness in the city.  Essie is afraid of her new stepfather, afraid her mother will get sick, and afraid that their new house is haunted.  Will she be able to overcome her fears and get on with her life or are her fears real?  If they are, she and her mother could be in serious trouble.

 by Justina Ireland Genre:  Historical Fiction, Paranormal Ophie's life changed forever in November 1922 when her father was murdered and her house was burned to the ground.  The night he was killed, Ophie saw him one last time, and he urged her to wake up and take her mother to their safe place in the woods.  Ophie realized later that she saw he father's ghost and suddenly, she is able to see ghosts everywhere.  Ophie and her mother move in with cousins and have to work at the creepy Daffodil Manor which is full of ghosts that Ophie can see.  The house seems to have many secrets which is partly why the ghosts continue to hang around.  Can Ophie uncover some of Daffodil Manor's secrets that might allow more of these spirits to rest in peace?

 by Celesta Rimington Genre:  Animal Story, Realistic Fiction, Paranormal Lex Willow doesn't remember her life before the tornado.  That night she lost her family, but gained a zoo.  The wild winds transported her into the elephant habitat where Nyah saved her life.  Now that Lex is older, she is curious about where she came from.  She and Nyah have always shared a special bond and lately Lex feels as though Nyah is trying to communicate something to her.  Lex is drawn to an abandoned trailer in the woods outside the zoo.  Lex and her friend Fisher decide to investigate and try to figure out what the mystery is surrounding the trailer and how it is connected to Lex and Nyah.  

 by Jacqueline West Genre:  Fantasy, Paranormal Fiona Crane has recently moved to the town of Lost Lake because her sister, Arden, is hoping to make it the Olympic level in figure skating.  Fiona is mad that her family has moved and that she had to leave all of her friends behind.  Arden has her figure skating, but Fiona has....nothing, or at least that's how it seems.  When Fiona stumbles across a strange book in the town's library, she begins to learn more about the strange place she now calls home.  Fiona can't wait to see how the story ends, but when she gets halfway through the book, the pages are suddenly blank.  Fiona is determined to figure out how the story ends...no matter what.

 by Brenna Thummler Genre: Realistic Fiction/Paranormal, Graphic Novel Marjorie is still trying to figure out life.  Ever since her mother died and she discovered that she has a family of ghosts living in her laundromat, nothing has been the same.  She's having trouble getting along with and relating to her friend group and she is worried about her dad and little brother.  Starting 8th grade is tough and now Wendell, one of her ghost friends, is sneaking out of the laundromat and causing trouble.  Will Margie be able to sort everything out and have a successful 8th grade school year?

by Ellen Oh Lexile:  680 Genre:  Paranormal, Fantasy From the moment Harper set foot in her new house, she has felt a sense of unease.  Certain rooms are colder than others and she feels the strangest sensation that she is not alone.  When her brother, Michael, makes a new friend, Billy, that nobody else can see, Harper is certain that their house is haunted.  Michael's behavior is changing, Harper has been mysteriously injured twice, and there are just too many strange occurrences to ignore that ghosts are somehow interfering with her family.  Harper's mother doesn't want to hear anything about ghosts, so Harper doesn't know who to turn to.  She does know that things are getting worse for Michael and that it will be up to her to find a way out.

by Allison Mills Genre:  Paranormal Shelly is not afraid of ghosts...how could she be when she collects them!  She helps her grandmother on her various jobs of finding ghosts and helping them along their journey to be at rest.  Shelly deals with animals of all kinds and people as well, but when someone close to her dies, Shelly starts to look at death in a whole new way.  Ghost hunting is supposed to be about finding ghosts and sending them on their way, but now Shelly can't let go of them.  There is one particular ghost that she is determined to find.

by India Hill Brown Lexile:  670 Genre:  Paranormal, Scary One dark snowy night, Iris and Daniel stumble across a gravestone of a young girl.  They aren't supposed to be out alone at night or in the woods, so they can't tell anyone about their discovery.  But soon strange things begin to happen...Iris is having terrifying nightmares about the girl, Avery Moore, that seem so real, almost as if Avery Moore is visiting her and calling her to return to the grave.  At the same time, Iris and Daniel have to work on a class project together and they decide to research forgotten cemeteries and the more they learn about Avery Moore, the more Iris is determined to figure out how she died and why her spirit doesn't seem to be at rest.  The question is...will Avery's spirit cooperate or does she have plans of her own???

by Kat Shepherd Lexile:  710 Genre:  Scary, Paranormal Rebecca always looks forward to her babysitting jobs with Kyle.  He is a cute, happy, baby until one night when a sudden storm appears out of nowhere and knocks the power out.  When Rebecca goes upstairs to check on him, the window is open and there are strange mossy handprints on the walls.  Kyle seems okay, but when his parents come home, they have no idea what storm Rebecca is talking about.  It seems that no one else in town saw the storm.  Kyle begins to act strangely, but his parents don't seem to notice.  When Rebecca explains the situation to her friends, they start to realize that something unbelievable has happened and that they are the only chance Kyle has at being returned to normal.  Are the girls up for a scary journey into the Nightmare Realm?

by Karen Strong Lexile:  640 Genre:  Realistic Fiction, Paranormal Sarah is so happy to finally be in charge for the summer and not have to spend it doing outdoor chores at her grandmother's house.  But her carefree plans change the instant she finds out that her cousin, Janie, will be spending the summer with her.  Trouble seems to follow Janie and Sarah doesn't want to have to watch her every move.  As soon as the summer begins, Janie hears a story about the haunted Creek Church and she is determined to go there and find out if it really is haunted.  Sarah wants nothing to do with ghosts and spirits, but Janie is going to be satisfied until they go and see it.  What they find at Creek Church will change the course of their summer.

by Pat Cummings Genre:  Realistic Fiction, Paranormal When Trace Carter's parents were killed in an accident, he was sent to live with his Aunt Lea in New York.  She is cool, but has zero experience raising kids so the two of them are trying to figure out a new normal.  Trace is haunted by dreams of his parents' deaths and by the feeling that it was all his fault.  He is trying to make friends with the kids at his new school, but he hasn't really found anyone that he is really comfortable with.  When he gets to pick a study group for his history project, he picks the most popular girl, Kali, and Ty who is sort of cool to hang out with.  Presley gets assigned to their group and they agree to meet at the New York City Public Library.  But Trace never makes it to the meeting because he gets lost in the basement of the library and finds a kid wandering around.  This is no ordinary kid though, because nobody else can see him.  What Trace discovers...