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Alender, Katie
6 Reviews
(3)
YA
Delia and her family are staying inside an old correctional institute Delia's family inherited from her father's reclusive great-aunt; their visit turns tragic when mysterious forces throw Delia out a window. Transformed into a ghost, Delia investigates the house's dark past and uncovers its secrets. This original tale offers a vivid, spooky setting and a memorable cast of turn-of-the-century spirit inmates.
Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith
(3)
YA
Willa's new stepfather's Hollywood mansion is haunted--and the ghost has something to tell her. Meanwhile, with the help of a cute classmate, Willa investigates the murders of the "Hollywood Killer," who arranges victims in famous movie tableaux. Astute readers may guess the identity of the killer, but they'll still be on edge throughout in this unnerving supernatural page-turner.
Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith
(4)
YA
Colette struggles to keep up appearances (and placate her snobbish friends) after her parents' divorce. A class trip to Paris is a welcome distraction, but ghostly visions of Marie Antoinette and a series of gruesome socialite murders lead Colette into a supernatural mystery that spans back to the French Revolution. Underdeveloped characters and trite teenage issues detract from the camp.
Reviewer: Shara Hardeson
(3)
YA
Girls in Alexis's neighborhood are mysteriously disappearing, then found comatose or dead. Alexis blames Lydia--who's haunted her ever since Alexis saw her die--but eventually suspects "kind of a superghost." Super, indeed; this third Bad Girls Don't Lie novel is terrifically suspenseful, transforming an ordinary but controlling relationship (Alexis's new boyfriend is involved) into one that's truly spine-chilling.
Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith
(3)
YA
Alexis and her sister Kasey (Bad Girls Don't Die) have joined the innocuous-sounding Sunshine Club. In service to a spirit called Aralt, club members gain beauty, smarts, and success--but at a price. In this suspenseful, well-plotted novel, Alender dexterously juxtaposes Alexis's desire to both resist and give in to Aralt while conveying the girls' disturbing but believable need for perfection.
Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith
(3)
YA
Though Alexis's younger sister, Kasey, is normally a little odd, one day she starts acting especially weird--to the point where Alexis is terrified of her. Alexis finally figures out that Kasey is possessed by a ghost bent on revenge for a long-ago murder. The spooky story has all the right elements to keep pages turning and lights switched on.
Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith
6 reviews
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