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White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi from Picador on Vimeo . An unconventional and eerie tale, WIFW takes place in Dover, in the family home of Miranda and Eliot Silver, who have recently lost their mother, Lily. Their father, a Gallic chef of few words, has converted the family home to a B & B, and in doing so, angered the house, who is set on consuming Miranda, as it consumed her mother and grandmother before her. Narrated by multiple voices, including the house itself, the story turns darker and darker as Miranda, suffering from a rare eating disorder exacerbated by her mother's death, slips further and further away from her brother and father. A literate ghost story that will please fans of Audrey Niffenegger's Her Fearful Symmetry. Click here for a full review. Grade 9+

The most comforting, delightful, and pleasurable read I have had in a long time, AO tells the story of 16 year-old Morwenna, who has just been sent off to boarding school in order to escape her evil witch of a mother and connect with a father she has never known. Grief struck after the death of her twin sister (while evading her evil mother), Mor finds solace in the world of books and magic. She has incredible appeal for oddball bibliophiles around the world: "What I mean is, when I look at other people... and see what they like and what they're happy with and what they want, I don't feel as if I'm part of their species. And sometimes - sometimes I don't care... Sometimes it feels as if it's only books that make life worth living..." A gorgeous book, endorsed by Ms. Le Guin herself, and a perfect match for sci-fi book clubs. Give it to fans of Le Guin, Vonnegut, Rowling, and magic. Guaranteed to make you feel less lonely. Grade 9+

Chip Linton slowly loses his mind after he pilots a plane that crashes into a river after a pair of geese simultaneously destroy both engines, killing 39 of the 43 passengers aboard. Chip survives, but he is no longer able to fly, and he retreats to a small town in New England with his wife Emily, a lawyer, and their lovely twin daughters, Hallie and Garnet, to get away from horrific memories and the press. Unfortunately, their new Victorian mansion of a home has a tragic history of its own. Haunted distraught Chip starts spending lots of time in the basement. With dead people. A classic page-turner of a ghost story with a modern twist that will thrill fans of the genre who are willing to suspend their disbelief long enough to make it to the surprise ending. Don't miss Mr. Bohjalian's other books, especially Secrets of Eden . Grade 9+