spirits

The existence of ghosts and spirits cannot be accounted for by science or logic. Nonetheless, since ancient times, many people across civilizations, cultures, and walks of life have believed in these entities.

Now that she is better settled into her new life at Gloomsdale, eight-year-old Liv Livingston feels like she has adjusted to this town of ghosts and supernatural beings, so she soon has the confidence to try out for the Ghoul Squad, the school's cheerleading team.

"Chelsea is missing, but she's not gone. In this moving graphic novel, thirteen-year-old Reanna grieves the loss of her older sister. Can she find comfort through her family's Ojibwe traditions? It's been a year since Reanna's sister, Chelsea, went missing on her way home from school. Without any idea of what happened, Reanna and her family struggle to find closure. Driven from their home by memories, Reanna's mom moves to the big city. Left behind on the reserve, Reanna and her little brother go to live with their dad. Reanna is hurt and angry that her mom has run away. She feels lonely, abandoned--but she is not alone. Lights turn on in empty rooms, and objects move without being touched. There are little moons everywhere"--Provided by publisher.

"In The King of Birds, a quarrel between a mouse and a sparrow over a golden apple leads to a civil war. In The Water Spirit, an unwitting merchant is tested and tricked by powerful creature. Then it's a race against time in Tyna of the Lake as a young boy must find a willing ally to help escape a water doom"--Back cover.

"Privately questioning her remote community's superstitions about dangerous powerful spirits in their Devil's Alley home, Cecelia Rios experiments with the forbidden art of brujer?a to rescue her kidnapped sister"--OCLC.

After two out-of-season hurricanes nearly destroy her island home, Corinne discovers that the god Huracan is angry and she, aided by friends and enemies alike, races to calm him.

Shinonome, a Tsukumogami, runs the spirit realm's only bookstore with his daughter, Kaori, who happens to be a different species entirely. Now, the spirit and human father-daughter pair are faced with decisions that will change the course of their lives forever. Prepare to laugh, cry, and go through a rollercoaster of emotions with the conclusion of this heartwarming tale of the spirit realm!--Cover.

Kaori and Suimei have finally realized how they feel about each other, but their love will have to wait-the bookstore is in terrible danger. One day, a fox spirit called Hakuzousu storms in, screaming, "The spirit realm has no use for such an unscrupulous bookstore!" He blames his daughter's love for a human on the influence of human books. Shinonome can't just shrug off such an insult, and Kaori fears that a fight between her father and the fox will reduce the store to ashes. So, she sets out to seek help from the Three Great Tanukis of Japan to quell Hakuzousu's anger, but whether they'll answer her call is another story.

Something wicked this way comes-and it isn't a spirit. A strange fox-masked man has breached the boundaries of the spirit realm, and his designs are as life-threatening as they are mysterious. Worst of all, Suimei suspects that the man is an exorcist, so as a safety precaution, he asks Kaori to move in with him. Neither Suimei nor Kaori expect the spirits to kick up such a fuss over his simple suggestion, but it's plain as day to everyone else that the two are more than friends. Will they understand their feelings for each other before this new threat tears them apart forever?--Back cover.

When Kaori learns that the young wife who lives next door will soon give birth, it should be a joyous occasion. But the mother-to-be leaves Kaori wondering about her own past. How in the world did she come to enter the spirit realm, all those years ago? And whatever became of her human parents? Little does she realize that the answer is far closer than she thinks. The kasha Nyaa, Kaori's lifelong best friend, knows more than she's ever let on, and she's about to finally yield the secret of Kaori's birth mother.--Back cover.