Books with title The Midnight Ghosts

This voice-driven coming-of-age YA novel is perfect for fans of Katie Cotugno and Playlist for the Dead.Susannah Hayes has never been in the spotlight, but she dreams of following her father, a former rock star, onto the stage. As senior year begins, she's more interested in composing impressive chord progressions than college essays, certain that if she writes the perfect song, her father might finally look up from the past long enough to see her. But when he dies unexpectedly, her dreams--and her reality--shatter.While Susannah struggles with grief, her mother uproots them to a new city. There, Susannah realizes she can reinvent herself however she wants: a confident singer-songwriter, member of a hip band, embraced by an effortlessly cool best friend. But Susannah is not the only one keeping secrets, and soon, harsh revelations threaten to unravel her life once again.Set against the scintillating landscape of Southern California, The Midnights is an evocative coming-of-age debut about loss, creativity, and finding your voice while you're still finding yourself.

Four friends set off in search of treasure after discovering an old map in the attic and end up finding adventure as they follow the map’s path through a local haunted house. Andrew and his three best friends, Michael, Daniel, and William, live in the sleepy California town of Telane, a place where nothing interesting ever happens. Once upon a time, Telane was an exciting place—a Gold Rush boomtown. Now, the boys’ families struggle to make ends meet. When Andrew and Michael find an old map in Michael’s attic, the four boys embark on a treasure hunt. They’re looking for fun, but they’re also hopeful. What if the map is real? A long hidden stash of gold could solve all their problems. Their first stop: an abandoned mansion that’s supposed to be haunted. As they venture deeper into the mansion and the mystery, they realize they’re not the only ones on the hunt. They have followers—some friendly, some dangerous. Tunnels beneath the house lead them to an underground river, and soon they’re more concerned with finding their way home than locating treasure. Weird noises, lights, and the sudden appearance of a mysterious guide, all point to one frightening conclusion: the mansion really is haunted! Who, or what, is really lost? The kids or the treasure? And is a heap of hidden gold really worth a bigger heap of danger?

Winner of the Gold 2017 eLit Children’s Book Award!Ages: 9-Adult | Grade Level: 4th and upSomewhere deep in the woods is a mysterious place, guarded by stone dragons, and hidden by a dark force… The town of Davenport is cursed with eternal night, and monstrous citizens roam its streets. Scrawny Wyatt Dumont has never heard of Davenport, and he doesn’t know that monsters actually exist—yet, he’s moving there with his bubbly mother and gloomy, emo sister. Wyatt now finds himself in the middle of a dangerous mystery with heaps of hilarious characters, page-turning thrills, and an unforgettable twist.

It's been two months since Belladonna Johnson discovered she was the Spellbinder, and she's full of questions about her powers. When a ghost finds Belladonna and her classmate, Steve, and gives them a mysterious map, the friends don't know if they should be looking for or hiding from the one person who holds the answers to Belladonna's powers: the Queen of the Abyss. Throw into the mix that Belladonna's parents, who are ghosts, have disappeared and that her brand-new and maybe even sinister foster family seems to know more than they'll let on, and you have a sequel made of high adventure and intrigue, seasoned with affecting characters and topped with a dollop of wit.

It's been two months since Belladonna Johnson discovered she was the Spellbinder, and she's full of questions about her powers. When a ghost finds Belladonna and her classmate, Steve, and gives them a mysterious map, the friends don't know if they should be looking for or hiding from the one person who holds the answers to Belladonna's powers: the Queen of the Abyss. Throw into the mix that Belladonna's parents, who are ghosts, have disappeared and that her brand-new and maybe even sinister foster family seems to know more than they'll let on, and you have a sequel made of high adventure and intrigue, seasoned with affecting characters and topped with a dollop of wit.