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    4 New Young Adult Books: Thriller, Scary, Paranormal, Dark & Twisted

    Bianca SchulzeBy Bianca Schulze1 Min Read Book Lists Books with Girl Characters Chapter Books Fantasy: Supernatural Fiction Halloween Books Seasonal: Holiday Books Teens: Young Adults
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    The Children’s Book Review
    Published: September 28, 2013

    Books For Halloween & Beyond

    Ready to read some wickedly compelling young adult novels that touch on the dark and twisted side of literacy? We think you’re going to love these four stand-out titles!

    ADarknessStrangeAndLovelyA Darkness Strange and Lovely (Something Strange and Deadly) 

    By Susan Dennard

    Publisher: HarperTeen (July 23, 2013)

    ISBN-13: 978-0062083296

    Ages 14 and up

     

    shadows-approvedShadows (The Rephaim) 

    By Paula Weston

    Publisher: Tundra Books (September 10, 2013)

    ISBN-13: 978-1770495470

    Ages 14 and up

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    By Gretchen McNeil

    Publisher: Balzer + Bray (September 17, 2013)

    ISBN-13: 978-0062118813

    Ages 14 and up

    Frozen-Heart-Of-DreadFrozen: Heart of Dread, Book One 

    By Melissa de la Cruz

    Publisher: Putnam Juvenile (September 17, 2013)

    ISBN-13: 978-0399257544

    Ages 12 and up

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    Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

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