Books like Anya's Ghost
12 books with a reading profile close to Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol. Clear-cut; an easy read.
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1
The Saturday Night Ghost Club
horror, narrative
Set in 1980s Niagara Falls, the story follows twelve-year-old Jake Baker during a summer spent with his eccentric Uncle Calvin.
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2
The Halloween Tree
by Ray Bradbury
Also clear-cut · horror, narrative
On Halloween night, eight boys dressed in traditional costumes gather to meet their friend Pipkin, only to find him being pulled away by a dark force toward a derelict house.
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3
Coraline
by Neil Gaiman
horror, narrative
After moving into a Victorian house divided into flats, Coraline Jones discovers a hidden door that leads to a mirror world.
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4
The Thief of Always
by Clive Barker
Also clear-cut · horror, narrative
Ten-year-old Harvey Swick is paralyzed by the doldrums of a gray February until a creature named Rictus beckons him to Holiday House.
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5
A Fall of Marigolds
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
In 1911, Taryn Michaels witnesses the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in Manhattan, an event that claims the life of the man she loves.
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6
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Sarah Agnes Prine chronicles twenty years of her life in the Arizona Territory through handwritten diary entries.
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7
Bleachers
by John Grisham
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
In the small town of Messina, former high school football star Neely Crenshaw returns to the high school bleachers to keep vigil as his legendary coach, Eddie Rake, lies dying.
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8
The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School
by Sonora Reyes
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Aoife Torres, who goes by Yami, is a Mexican-American teenager who is forced to move to a Catholic school after a scandal involving her old public school.
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9
Hang the Moon
narrative, accessible
Set in Prohibition-era Virginia, the story follows Sallie Kincaid, the daughter of a wealthy local patriarch known as the Duke.
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10
My Best Friend's Exorcism
Also clear-cut · horror, narrative
Set in 1988 South Carolina, the story follows high school sophomores Abby and Gretchen, whose lifelong bond is tested after a skinny-dipping trip goes wrong.
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11
Kensuke's Kingdom
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Michael is a boy who sails around the world with his parents and his dog, Stella Artois, on a yacht, but he falls overboard one night during a storm and is washed up on a remote island in the Pacific.
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Moxie
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
In a small Texas town, sixteen-year-old Vivian Carter grows tired of her high school’s double standards, ranging from sexist dress code enforcement to the unchecked harassment from the football team.
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