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Spooky Stories

for middle grade readers

the vanquishers trilogy

from New York Times bestselling author Kalynn Bayron comes an action-​packed trilogy about vampires and their vanquishers, inspired by Buffy the ​Vampire Slayer and The Watchmen.

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spooky standalones

A Stonewall Honor Winner

Indie Next Pick

PW Best Book of the Year

Booklist Editor’s Pick


Some would call River Rydell a ‘chosen one’: born ​with the ability to see monsters and travel to a ​terrifying spirit world called The Otherwoods, they ​have all the makings of a hero.


But River just calls themself unlucky.


Justine Pucella Winans will have you cowering and ​cackling as you follow River's reluctant hero's ​journey, perfect for fans of Coraline, Ghost ​Squad, and Too Bright to See.

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Ollie Di Costa wishes things could be different.


He wishes the bullies at school would leave him ​alone. He wishes his parents would stop ​fighting. He wishes his sister Mia didn't have to ​worry about things like paying for college.


When he and Mia find a two-tailed cat they ​name Wishbone, Ollie takes comfort in telling ​him everything he wishes would change—and ​then suddenly, it does!


But you know what they say about being ​careful what you wish for . . .