YA Horror

Love to stay up all night with the Final Survivor? These are for you.

Updated December 1, 2023
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Dread nation
Ireland, Justina
Paper Book
* Promotion in the HarperCollins Children's Books Booth at major institutional conferences, including booth blow ups and extensive ARC distribution * YALSA galley mailing * School and Library social media outreach, including starred review brags and book talk written by a YA...

Perhaps more action than horror, but Dread Nation is an alternate history in which the Civil War dead rise as zombies.

The getaway
Giles, Lamar
Paper Book
"Timely, thrilling, and gripping from start to finish. An absolute page-turner." --Karen M. McManus, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying Jay is living his best life at Karloff Country, one of the world's most famous resorts. He's got his family,...
The weight of blood
Jackson, Tiffany D.
Paper Book
Standalone announcement advertising in key school & library media Teens' Top 10/YALSA mailing to 15 teen reading groups across the country Featured title at school & library conferences and preview events (virtual and in-person)  Update Author Study Guide<...

This is one of Melissa's all-time favorite YA Horror novels. If you like Jordan Peele's movies with their mix of creepy atmosphere and social commentary, you're going to love anything by Tiffany D. Jackson.


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