[aisle] Scary Books for Teenagers?

[Brenda Glenn]

The Nest by Oppel. It's got a lower lexile than teen books and even though
it's meant for middle grades, I was seriously scared/creeped out.

Brenda Glenn
Teacher Librarian
Washington School
bglenn at emsd63.org


On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 1:54 PM Michelle Glatt via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I'll second Daniel Kraus. Definitely read *Bent Heavens, *Tad--it's every
> bit as horrifying as the other two.
>
> If you are looking for horror-movie-type books:
> Enter the Dark House (and sequel) by Laurie Stolarz
> Clown in a Cornfield (and sequel) by Adam Cesare
>
> Tiffany Jackson's *White Smoke* and *The Weight of Blood *are
> terrific--the latter is an homage to *Carrie.*
>
> My new favorite horror author writes lots of coming-of-age stuff, but it
> is categorized as "adult": Stephen Graham Jones. His works are powerful and
> beautifully written and his "other job" is professor of English.
>
> A person to follow for more ideas and info: Becky Spratford (@raforall on
> Twitter). She literally writes the book on horror in libraries, and she is
> a founder of *Summer Scares,* a library initiative that selects three (of
> each) adult, teen, and middle grade books to celebrate every summer. She is
> also heavily involved in the Horror Writers Association, which administers
> the Bram Stoker Award, which has a young adult category every year.
>
> Michelle
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> Michelle Glatt
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> Chiddix and Evans Junior High Schools
> Bloomington-Normal, IL
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> On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 12:12 PM Tad Andracki via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Daniel Kraus writes truly terrifying horror for teens. *Scowler* and
>> *Rotters* are the ones I know best, but *Bent Heavens* looked pretty
>> scary, as well.
>>
>> All best,
>> Tad
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 11:34 AM Jennifer Bromann-Bender via AISLE <
>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>>> What scary books would you recommend for teenagers that might actually
>>> scare them?  The last one the student read was House by Peretti.
>>>
>>> Jennifer Bromann-Bender
>>> Librarian
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