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The dare (Fear Street. #Bk. 22)
Par R. L Stine. 1994
Johanna Wise lives on Fear Street next door to her teacher, Mr. Northwood. Mr. Northwood seems to have it in…
for a group of Johanna's wealthy classmates. When she begins dating one of them, they dare her to kill their teacher. Junior High. 1994. (Fear Street)The conformist: a novel
Par Alberto Moravia, Angus Davidson. 1983
As a young boy Marcello feels a conflict between pleasure in violent acts - like killing lizards - and his…
desire to be "normal." His struggle continues into adulthood during the Mussolini era, until he receives an assignment that causes him to lose control. Basis for the 1970 film by Bernardo Bertolucci. Some violence. 1983, c1951. Uniform title: Conformista.The dark half
Par Stephen King. 1990
Writing as George Stark, Thad Beaumont has authored a series of trashy bestsellers. When Thad vows never again to write…
as Stark, a number of strange murders occur. Thad and the local sheriff become convinced that George Stark has come to life and is killing to preserve his existence. Strong language, violence, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1990.The dark on the other side
Par Barbara Michaels. 1970
Linda Randolph hears the house talking to her. When writer Michael Collins arrives to write a biography of Linda's husband,…
Gordon, Michael also senses something evil in the house. With the help of the local "witch" and a psychiatrist, Michael discovers the truth about Gordon and his nocturnal rites. Includes violence. 1988, c1970.The daughter of the manor
Par Betty Neels. 1997
Leonora Crosby was irritated to be always caught out in awkward moments by the new village GP, James Galbraith. She…
was engaged to Tony, but James's stalwart support as Leonora tried to keep her parents' decrepit manor house running smoothly made her doubt the wisdom of her engagement. Even so, there was little point in admitting she loved James, when he showed so little sign of caring for her. 1997.The dark way: stories from the spirit world
Par Virginia Hamilton. 1990
Twenty-five eerie tales from myth, legend, and folklore gathered from around the world are retold in this collection. Some are…
funny, others horrifying, and others heroic. Familiar stories of Medusa and Baba Yaga and the golem appear, as well as a Mexican legend based on the Aztec ritual of human sacrifice, and a North American Indian trickster tale of Manabozo. Grades 5-8. c1990.The dark side of the island
Par Jack Higgins. 1982
During the Second World War Hugh Lomax was sent to the Greek island of Kyros to destroy a Nazi stronghold.…
He was captured but managed to escape. He returns now to the island to learn of the horrific sequel to that escape: his mission had been betrayed and innocent men and women executed. The people of Kyros still believe that he was that betrayer and they are determined that he shall pay the ultimate penalty. 1982.The court of silver shadows
Par Beatrice Brandon. 1980
The dark
Par James Herbert. 2012
Somewhere in the night a girl smiled as her mother burned, asylum inmates slaughtered their attendants, in slimy tunnels once-human…
creatures gathered. Madness raged as the lights began to fade and humanity was attacked by an unstoppable evil. 2012.The convenient wife
Par Betty Neels. 1990
"You have no family, no home and no prospect of marrying". Professor Duert ter Laan-Luitinga's solution to Venetia's problems was…
for her to marry him; a marriage of convenience for both partners. Foolishly she agreed, and found herself wishing with all her heart that the stranger whom she had married would one day grow to care for her as much as she loved him. 1990.The corner garden
Par Lesley Krueger. 2003
Jessie Barfoot is 15, precocious, witty, and wounded, and has just moved to Toronto with her mother and new stepfather.…
She becomes curious about their cranky neighbour Martha, originally from the Netherlands, who is not only a superb gardener but someone who has been ferociously guarding a secret since she was Jessie's age. Once Jessie charms her way into the garden, Martha's past slowly becomes revealed, threatening both their futures. Strong language. 2003.The comfort of strangers
Par Ian McEwan. 1981
For Mary and Colin, on holiday in a city where everything is strange to them and they are continually lost…
both physically and mentally, it is easy to close their eyes to the hidden danger lurking behind Robert's apparent friendliness. 1981.The company of strangers
Par Robert Wilson. 2001
In 1944, while the endgame of the intelligence war is silently being fought, Andrea Aspinall and Karl Voss enter the…
sophisticated world of the war. It is here in this corrupted paradise that they each attempt to find love. After a night of terrible violence Andrea is left with a secret which provokes a lifelong addiction to a clandestine world. In ice-gripped East Berlin, she discovers that the deepest secrets are held not by governments but by those closest to you. 2001.The communist's daughter
Par Dennis Bock. 2006
Battlefield surgeon Norman Bethune - when not tending to Mao's starving army - is diligently writing a philosophical yet jarringly…
frank memoir for the daughter he has never seen. His musings over bombs, blood, betrayals, and lost love offer little in the way of comfort, providing trenchant insights into human nature instead. They reflect the troubled soul of a war-weary idealist whose dreams of a better world were battered by ugly reality. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2006.The bone collector's son
Par Paul Yee. 2004
Fourteen-year old Bing-wing Chan resents his father not only because the man gambles away all their money, but also because…
he now forces Bing to help him in his gruesome job. Ba is the bone collector, digging up the bones of the deceased Chinese so they can be sent to China. Bing encounters some strange incidents after they dig up a skeleton with no skull, but ghosts, magic and a fortune teller help him find his courage. For junior high readers. 2003.The burning summer
Par Claire Rayner. 1984
Ruthie Lee is seven, and England is at war. Brought back from the countryside to live with her mother and…
baby brother in London, she spends summer in the hot dusty streets and the warm companionship of the East End Jewish community. As if air-raids were not enough, there is a shadow across all their lives, for her father has deserted from the army, there is no money coming in, and soldiers are looking for him. 1984.The cabin at the end of the world: a novel
Par Paul Tremblay. 2018
Seven-year-old Wen and her fathers are vacationing at a remote cabin on a quiet lake. One afternoon, as Wen catches…
grasshoppers in the front yard, a stranger unexpectedly appears in the driveway. The stranger, Leonard, and Wen talk and play until Leonard abruptly apologizes and tells Wen, "None of what's going to happen is your fault." Thus begins an unbearably tense, gripping tale of paranoia, sacrifice, apocalypse, and survival that escalates to a shattering conclusion. 2018.The bone snatcher
Par Charlotte Salter. 2017
Stuck in a decaying mansion surrounded by sea monsters, Sophie Seacove's only hope for escape is to find the mysterious…
Monster Box before the other inhabitants of the house get to her first. Grades 5-8. 2017.The chains of fate (Goldhayes trilogy ; #2)
Par Pamela Belle. 1987
Civil war raged over the land, and Thomazine married Dominic whom she could never love, believing her Francis to be…
dead. When she learned that Francis was alive she rode north, deserting her child, to find the man she loved. Time and again, her chains of fate would tear Thomazine and Francis apart, yet some day the chains of love must prove stronger. Sequel to "The moon in the water". Followed by "Alethea". 1987. (Goldhayes trilogy ; 2)The cellist of Sarajevo
Par Steven Galloway. 2008
Sarajevo, 1992. A cellist plays Albinoni's Adagio in G Minor as a memorial on each of twenty-two days following a…
mortar attack that kills twenty-two citizens who are standing in a bread line. The music deeply affects a sniper, a father, and an older man. Inspired by historic events. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. Winner of the 2009 Evergreen Award. 2008.