J. A. White
1) Nightbooks
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Alex's original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping the witch Natacha happy, but soon he'll run out of pages to read from and be trapped forever. He's loved scary stories his whole life, and he knows most don't have a happily ever after. Now that Alex is trapped in a true terrifying tale, he's desperate for a different ending--and a way out of this twisted place. This modern spin on the Scheherazade story is perfect for fans of Coraline...
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The thickety volume 2
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"Deep within the dangerous Thickety, Kara and her brother Taff must figure out who and what to trust in order to escape and stop the evil Sordyr"--
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The thickety volume 4
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"Kara and her brother, Taff, must find the hidden pieces of Princess Evangeline's grimoire to defeat Rygoth and her army of witches"--
4) Gravebooks
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[2022]
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260 pages ; 22 cm
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"Alex again has to write stories to survive, this time learning to finish discarded ideas and overcome writer's block, after he's held hostage in his dreams by fear vampire Simeon, working alongside evil witch Natacha in a story graveyard"--
When Natacha, the witch who held him captive for scary stories, appears again one night, Alex realizes he's trapped in a nightmare-- literally. She's found a way to enter his dreams with a new, terrifying familiar...
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2014
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A spellbinding tale about a girl, the Thickety, and the power of magic. Fans of Neil Gaiman will love this thrilling world.
A dark, forbidden forest. Vicious beasts. Deadly plants. An evil spellbook. Secrets. Mysteries. Witches, both good and bad . . . Welcome to the world of the Thickety.
Full of action, set in an intriguing and dangerous world, and illustrated with gorgeous and haunting line art, The Thickety: A Path
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Fans of Neil Gaiman will love this third novel in the spectacular and twisty fantasy series that has readers and reviewers raving.
Kara and Taff know that only Grace Stone has the power to reverse her Last Spell on their father, and that in order to save him, they have to rescue their foe from the Well of Witches first.
Forgiving Grace should be the hardest part of their journey . . . but soon the children are confronted
...7) Archimancy
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2019
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291 pages ; 22 cm
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Cordelia Liu knew Shadow School was going to be different. Still, she didn't expect the school grounds to be filled with ghosts. Cordelia soon realizes she's not the only one who can see the ghosts; her new friend Benji can too. Together with super-smart Agnes, the trio are determined to find out why the ghosts are there, and whether there's a way to set them free. But the school was created with more sinister intentions, and someone is willing to...
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The thickety volume 1
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[2014]
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488 pages ; 19 cm
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"When twelve-year-old Kara discovers her mother's grimoire in the dangerous forest, she must decide if she'll use it, even though such magic is forbidden"--
9) Gravebooks
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Return to the world of Nightbooks . . . if you dare. Dead stories-and dead witches-are back to haunt Alex and Yasmin. To find a happy ending, Alex will have to write it, in this sequel to Nightbooks from acclaimed author J. A. White.
Alex thought he was done with witches. But when Natacha, the witch who held him captive for scary stories, appears again one night, Alex realizes he's trapped in a nightmare-literally. She's found a way to enter his...
10) Archimancy
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From the acclaimed author of Nightbooks and The Thickety comes a spooky series, perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman, Adam Gidwitz, and Stranger Things!
Cordelia Liu knew Shadow School was going to be different. Still, she didn't expect the school grounds to be filled with ghosts.
Cordelia soon realizes she's not the only one who can see the ghosts; her new friend Benji can too. Together with super-smart Agnes, the trio are determined to find out why the...
11) Dehaunting
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Return to Shadow School for the second installment of the spooky middle-grade series from J. A. White, the acclaimed author of Nightbooks and The Thickety series.
Cordelia Liu's first year at Shadow School was a success. She studied hard and made friends. She also sent hundreds of ghosts into the afterlife, because Shadow School isn't a normal school, and Cordelia Liu isn't a normal girl.
But her second year is already different. Ghosts are refusing...
12) Phantoms
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Cordelia's last year at Shadow School brings readers back for the finale in the spooky middle grade trilogy by J.A. White, the author of the acclaimed Thickety series and Nightbooks. Cordelia must complete her quest to save the world of the living from the ghosts, and dangerous phantoms, who terrorize them.
It's her final year at Shadow School, and Cordelia Liu isn't ready to move on. Which is funny, considering helping ghosts "move on" is sort of...
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The thickety volume 3
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[2016]
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505 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
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"Kara and her brother Taff leave the island of De'Noran and the Thickety to travel to the World, where grimoires are enchanting young girls"--