Lois Ruby

Oooh a delicious spooky story geared towards upper middle school and young young adults.  Focuses on puzzles and ghosts rather than gore and gristly.

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Minnesota

Lila When thirteen-year-old Lila and her family visit Laurel Oaks Plantation in Louisiana, her parents and brother scoff at the claim that the house is haunted. Lila isn't so ready to dismiss the idea. Ever since her friend Roberto died, she's been hearing his voice in the middle of the night. But there are no such things as ghosts, are there? Maybe here, at Laurel Oaks, Lila will find out for sure.... Daphne Daphne was alive once, long ago. She was a house slave to Judge Nethercott at Laurel Oaks Plantation. She met her end in the wintry waters of the Mississippi when she was accused of poisoning her master's wife and two little girls. For two centuries, Daphne has been waiting--waiting for the one who can discover the truth and set her spirit free. Could Lila be the one?

The Secret of Laurel Oaks

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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Texas

While staying with her family in Louisiana's Laurel Oaks Plantation, purported to be one of the most haunted places in America, thirteen-year-old Lila is contacted by the ghost of a slave girl unjustly convicted of murder. Story inspired by the author's visit to the Myrtles Plantation in Louisiana.

Illinois

Nightshade can be deadly. Hannah and Scooter's sprawling, ramshackle house is named for the lethal plant that grows in the dark woods behind it. Hannah knows she's not supposed to explore the forest or nearby Moonlight Lake. But she's feeling lonely and desperate for an adventure. And there Hannah meets Cady, a mysterious girl who promises everything Hannah's been missing. Only Cady has a secret: Cady wants Hannah all to herself. Soon Cady is copying Hannah's style so they can be more alike. She lies to Hannah's friends, insults Scooter, and begs Hannah to break her parents' rules and sneak out for a midnight swim. Hannah wants to believe Cady's just a little insecure. But when she discovers a cemetery beyond the lake with an eerily familiar headstone, she must decide whether to trust her new friend or dig for answers that may lead her to a watery grave . . .

The Secret Grave: a Hauntings Novel

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California

Louisiana

A young YA or upper middle grade book.  Light romance, light drama, violence of the Civil War is talked about but not shown or described graphically.

Rebel Spirits

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Connecticut

Soon Be Free

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“Comic, creepy, calamitous, and . . . completely satisfying."―Claudia Mills, author of The Lost Language and Zero Tolerance

Alabama

Eddie Whatever

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Oklahoma

Told in alternating voices, in 1692 Salem, Puritan Patience and Quaker Thomas are engrossed in a community panic over witchcraft, and as the list of accusers and accused grows, they question their faiths and fight to protect their families.

Gallows Hill

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Pennsylvania

Apprenticed to a barber-surgeon, Elias sets sail for a new life in the Jamestown Colony where he discovers that he has a knack for healing. He meets Sacahocan, a Pamunkee Indian girl who is training to be a medicine woman and dream reader. Though their leaders are at war, Elias and Sacahocan forge a friendship by sharing their medical knowledge.

Journey to Jamestown

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Has been read numerous times. Wish there was a second book. 

South Carolina

Brand new, never read hardback set in 1692 salem ma

Georgia

Michigan

Washington

New Jersey

There’s a little wear on the cover from so many reads when I was a kid but I think it’s still in very good condition sitting on my bookshelf for 10-plus years. 


New Hampshire

While her family is restoring an old house in Lawrence, Kansas, 12-year-old Dana discovers the diary of a Quaker woman whose family sheltered runaway slaves on the Underground Railroad.

Steal Away Home

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New York

Unhappy about her new home at Thornewood Manor before discovering its mysterious backyard doll cemetery, Shelby learns interesting but unsettling facts about the dolls, their strange powers and the girl who used to own them. By the author of The Secret of Laurel Oaks. Simultaneous eBook.

The Doll Graveyard

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Night she could be deadly Hannah and scooter sprawling ramshackle house is named for the lethal plant that grows in the dark woods behind it. Hannah knows she's not supposed to explore the forest or nearby moonlight Lake. but she's feeling lonely and desperate for an adventure. it's there in the woods at Hannah meets caddy I'm serious girl who promises everything Hannah has been missing only caddy has a secret caddy wants Hannah all by yourself soon catty is copying Hannah's style so that they can be more alike she lives she lies to Hannah's friends and salt is scooter begs Hannah to break her parents rules and sneak out after midnight for a midnight swim. Hannah wants to believe Katie's just a little insecure. but when she discovers cemetery beyond the lake with an Erie familiar headstone she must decide whether to trust her new friend or dig for answers that may lead her to a watery grave sounds good.



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