YA Thrills & Chills

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With Halloween looming ever-closer, these YA reads are just the thing to get you into a spooky mood! Prepare for scares as we welcome E.C. MYERS, author of , MARIKO TAMAKI and NICOLE GOUX, author and illustrator of , and YUEH YANG, author of .

by E.C. MYERS

Ruse remembers water, darkness, and then nothing. Nothing -- and then suddenly she's awake in a shaking room she doesn't recognize, with other kids she doesn't recognize either.

Wherever they are, it isn't safe. Flashing colors and bizarre sounds filter through the cracks in the wood, giving way to a nightmarish carnival. Ruse knows that she needs to get out of here, but are her new companions friends, or enemies?

Based on the hit videogame, it's a tense, terrifying tale that you just can't miss.

by MARIKO TAMAKI and illustrated by NICOLE GOUX

The illustrious Wilberton Academy has been thrown into chaos. Beloved student thespian Elizabeth Woodward is found dead the very morning after starring in a production of Rome and Juliet. And thought the death has been ruled a suicide, transfer student Abby Kita remains unconvinced.

Her investigation into the incident will uncover secrets -- those of the theatrical society and the school, and those pertaining to her own tragic past.

by YUEH YANG

Sozo survives the streets through her secret weapon: her ability to conceal her curse. It's a rare talent that her shadowy mentor, Esp, sees as the key to infiltrating the deadly but rewarding Decade Race of Stars.

The prize is irresistible: a single wish for anything, which Esp dreams of using to reshape the world. But every challenge makes it harder for Sozo to keep her monstrous side in check -- especially when sunny Naqi enters the picture, offering her the kindness and friendship that she was never allowed.

As Sozo fights to survive the race, doubts creep in. What if Esp's wish hurts her new friend? With monsters lurking inside and out, she must decide whose future she's fighting for and if she's willing to pay the ultimate price.

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