Books with author Susan McCauley

Great for fans of Holly Black’s Doll BONES, R.L. Stine’s GOOSEBUMP series, Neil Gaiman’s CORALINE.Twelve-year-old Alex may have lost his ability to play sports, but he gained the ability to see ghosts. Now he must figure out how to put a malevolent spirit to rest -- or die trying.Once an athlete and popular kid, Alex is in a terrible car accident that severely injures his hip and leaves him with a rare power: he can hear and see ghosts. All Alex wants is to be normal. But when a vicious spirit beings haunting him, Alex must accept his unwanted psychic powers and work with his best friend and his paranormal investigator cousin to solve the mystery of bones in the wall and put the ghosts in the house to rest. If he fails, he’ll lose his family and friends to a gruesome fate. Ghost Hunters: Bones in the Wall is the first novel in the heart-pounding Ghost Hunters middle-grade horror series.PRAISE FOR GHOST HUNTERS: BONES IN THE WALL:“Young readers should find themselves deeply engrossed. . . a well-structured and absorbing supernatural tale of change and coping.” - Kirkus Reviews"Young readers hoping for a quick read and a good scare are sure to be snared by this satisfyingly spooky story." - BookLife Review"Unique and imaginative, Ghost Hunters: Bones in the Wall blends middle grade angst with a big helping of the heebie jeebies. A sure hit for fans of R.L. Stine." - James R. Hannibal, award-winning author of The Lost Property Office"An inventive, fast-paced tale brimming with chills, thrills, and heart. Perfect for fans of Lockwood & Co."-- Henry H. Neff, author of The Tapestry series

Great for fans of Holly Black’s Doll BONES, R.L. Stine’s GOOSEBUMP series, Neil Gaiman’s CORALINE.Twelve-year-old Alex may have lost his ability to play sports, but he gained the ability to see ghosts. Now he must figure out how to put a malevolent spirit to rest -- or die trying.Once an athlete and popular kid, Alex is in a terrible car accident that severely injures his hip and leaves him with a rare power: he can hear and see ghosts. All Alex wants is to be normal. But when a vicious spirit beings haunting him, Alex must accept his unwanted psychic powers and work with his best friend and his paranormal investigator cousin to solve the mystery of bones in the wall and put the ghosts in the house to rest. If he fails, he’ll lose his family and friends to a gruesome fate. Ghost Hunters: Bones in the Wall is the first novel in the heart-pounding Ghost Hunters middle-grade horror series.PRAISE FOR GHOST HUNTERS: BONES IN THE WALL:“Young readers should find themselves deeply engrossed. . . a well-structured and absorbing supernatural tale of change and coping.” - Kirkus Reviews"Young readers hoping for a quick read and a good scare are sure to be snared by this satisfyingly spooky story." - BookLife Review"Unique and imaginative, Ghost Hunters: Bones in the Wall blends middle grade angst with a big helping of the heebie jeebies. A sure hit for fans of R.L. Stine." - James R. Hannibal, award-winning author of The Lost Property Office"An inventive, fast-paced tale brimming with chills, thrills, and heart. Perfect for fans of Lockwood & Co."-- Henry H. Neff, author of The Tapestry series

Kaitlyn didn’t believe in ghosts—not until one killed her boyfriend and her best friend. Now she must stop the spirit haunting the Devil’s Tree, or she could be next. Seventeen-year-old Kaitlyn wants to escape her drunk mama and her trailer park home life to enjoy a Saturday night off work. Instead, her boyfriend, Hunter, convinces her to go with him and their best friends, Dylan and Keisha, to photograph a desolate tree with an evil past. A terrifying presence chases them from the tree, killing Hunter and Keisha. Left alive with Dylan, Kaitlyn must struggle with her unexpected romantic feelings for him, come to terms with her loss, and face being trapped in a dead-end town. Kaitlyn is desperate to put the past to rest, but when their friends’ spirits begin haunting them, she and Dylan have no choice but to seek help from a Catholic priest and attempt to set the trapped spirits free.

Kaitlyn didn’t believe in ghosts—not until one killed her boyfriend and her best friend. Now she must stop the spirit haunting the Devil’s Tree, or she could be next.Seventeen-year-old Kaitlyn wants to escape her drunk mama and her trailer park home life to enjoy a Saturday night off work. Instead, her boyfriend, Hunter, convinces her to go with him and their best friends, Dylan and Keisha, to photograph a desolate tree with an evil past. A terrifying presence chases them from the tree, killing Hunter and Keisha. Left alive with Dylan, Kaitlyn must struggle with her unexpected romantic feelings for him, come to terms with her loss, and face being trapped in a dead-end town. Kaitlyn is desperate to put the past to rest, but when their friends’ spirits begin haunting them, she and Dylan have no choice but to seek help from a Catholic priest and attempt to set the trapped spirits free.Praise for The Devil's Tree:“Susan McCauley delivers a poignant and frightening tale of love and redemption against a backdrop of evil, both supernatural and not. It’s a fast and exciting read filled with demons, ghosts, and stolen kisses, and it does an excellent job of reminding us that both revenge and love can be eternal desires. This is one teens and adults will both enjoy.” - JG Faherty, multiaward- nominated author of Hellrider, The Cure, and Cemetery Club“Evil is not always the only enemy you should fear . . . Fast-paced and deftly written, with emotional depth from the darkest of characters, this is a ghost story to savor.” - Peter Adam Salomon, Bram Stoker Award® nominated novelist, author of All Those Broken Angels and Eight Minutes, Thirty-Two Seconds

Kaitlyn didn’t believe in ghosts—not until one killed her boyfriend and her best friend. Now she must stop the spirit haunting the Devil’s Tree, or she could be next. Seventeen-year-old Kaitlyn wants to escape her drunk mama and her trailer park home life to enjoy a Saturday night off work. Instead, her boyfriend, Hunter, convinces her to go with him and their best friends, Dylan and Keisha, to photograph a desolate tree with an evil past. A terrifying presence chases them from the tree, killing Hunter and Keisha. Left alive with Dylan, Kaitlyn must struggle with her unexpected romantic feelings for him, come to terms with her loss, and face being trapped in a dead-end town. Kaitlyn is desperate to put the past to rest, but when their friends’ spirits begin haunting them, she and Dylan have no choice but to seek help from a Catholic priest and attempt to set the trapped spirits free.

Twelve-year-old Alex may have lost his ability to play sports, but he gained the ability to see ghosts. Now he must figure out how to put an evil spirit to rest--or die trying.Once an athlete and popular kid, Alex is in a terrible car accident that severely injures his hip and leaves him with a rare power: he can hear and see ghosts. All Alex wants is to be normal. But when a malevolent spirit begins haunting him, Alex must accept his unwanted psychic powers and work with his best friend, his paranormal investigator cousin, and two friendly spirits to solve the mystery of the bones in the wall and put the vicious ghost to rest. If he fails, he'll lose his family and friends to a gruesome fate.

Our heroine, Roxy, dreams she is in Transylvania at the Castle of Baron Frinklestudle whose experiments generally have disastrous results and chaos usually reigns. The Castle is home to a Zombie cook, a Banshee maid, a Warlock, a knitting spider and a brain in a tank called Vince amongst others. Along with her side-kick Raphael, Roxy battles Vampires, a snake woman, and a Gorgon. Ride with the friends on a magic carpet accompanied by winged dragons and flying Chihuahuas to far off lands as they rescue friends and fight monsters. Humans and animals fend off evil creatures but have the odd giggle too.

The novel is set in the fantasy/sword and sorcery world of dreams. The characters do battle with monsters and evil beings as they seek to find a missing friend lost in the Dream world. The stories are much influenced by the Cthulhu mythos of H P Lovecraft. Incidentally, the heroic warriors facing up to horrible fiends are based upon real animals, apart from the 6 ft Amazonian Rat called Bianca who is made up! The novel is aimed at fans of fantasy, Lovecraft, and reading about scary things with tentacles.

Have you ever had one of those nagging questions that just doesn’t have one of those one-size-fits-all answers? Ben, an intelligent elementary-aged child, wants to know the complete meaning of words that are often hard to understand and even harder to explain. As he talks with the different adults in his life, he begins to realize that the word “forever” has many meanings, which seems to somehow depend on each person’s point of view. As he goes from adult to adult, he becomes frustrated when no one has the answer he is looking for. Finally, he turns to the minister of his church, and after some soul searching, the minister finally gives Ben an answer that explains the word forever in a way that helps Ben fully comprehend the meaning.