Asylum

Asylum by Madeleine Roux
This is a creepy story, throw in some creepy photographs and you're going to want to read it with the lights on!

Dan Crawford is 16 and about to spend his summer at a college in NH taking a 5 week college prep course. He is excited for the program to start. Dan is a loner and somewhat of an outcast at his high school and hopes to make some new friends. It doesn't take him long. He hits it off immediately with his dorm mates, Abby and Jordan and together they dig into the history of their creepy dorm. They learn that the school was once an asylum for the criminally insane and their dorm housed some of the most dangerous patients. The three dig deeper into the shady past of their school and learn it is no coincidence the three of them ended up together. They also learn that some secrets should remain locked away.

                                                                              

Far Far Away

Far Far Away by Tom McNeal
Jeremy Johnson Johnson is just like any other 14 year old boy except he can hear the voice of Jacob Grimm. Jacob has been dead for many years and is unable to cross over. He has attached himself to Jeremy. He feels there is something evil stalking Jeremy and the other children of Never Better. Jacob feels the only way to join his brother, Wilhelm, is to protect them.

Far Far Away is narrated by the ghost of Jacob Grimm and is told in the typical  Grimm Fairy Tale style, dark and twisted. There are many likeable characters but my favorites were Jeremy and Jacob. Jeremy is a nerd who gets into trouble when a fiery red head named Ginger convinces him to pull a prank. The prank goes horribly wrong and the town turns on them. Jacob is stuffy and tries to keep Jeremy out of trouble and safe. You are drawn into their story right from the start. This has something for everyone a ghost, a love story and magic. If you like a dark and twisted tale then this is for you.

                                                                  
                                     

                                                                  





                                                          

The Name of the Star

The Name of the Star  by Maureen Johnson

A ghost story with a twist, The Name of the Star grabs you and doesn’t let go until the ride is over. 

Seventeen year old Rory moves from Louisiana to London to attend boarding school. Just as she arrives someone starts mimicking the brutal murders of Jack the Ripper. She not only becomes a suspect but grabs the attention of the killer when she witnesses one of the murders. Now here is the twist the killer is a ghost.