psychics

Edie works for the Elysian Society, a secretive service that allows grieving clients to contact their lost loved ones. Edie dresses like the deceased, then swallows a pill called "lotus" to summon their departed minds into hers and let her own mind sink into the background. She tries not to become emotionally involved with her clients, but her latest, Patrick Braddock, and his departed wife Sylvia, become too interesting, and attractive, for her to stay away, and soon, Edie's quiet life begins unraveling as she uses lotus pills to summon Sylvia more, and Sylvia starts taking over.

"Cassidy Blake and her ghostly friend, Jacob, have survived the ghosts of Edinburgh and Paris, but New Orleans is a haunted city in a class by itself, and that is the current stop for her parents' TV show; but there is something a lot scarier than ghosts here: the Emissary of Death is after Cassidy, and to defeat it she will need the help of the Society of the Black Cat and she will also be faced with a terrible choice--lose one of her two friends, either ghost Jacob or her human friend and fellow veil-walker Lara"--OCLC.

Noticing that Henry, the human son of the new owners of Scary Good Shakes who has no idea that supernatural beings even exist, is exhibiting rare psychic abilities, twin witch sisters Bella and Donna must figure out what to do without scaring him off.

At age twelve, Sophie learns that the remarkable abilities that have always caused her to stand out identify her as an elf, and after being brought to Eternalia to hone her skills, discovers that she has secrets buried in her memory for which some would kill.

"Paloma Ferrer is psychic. In fact, everyone in her family line has "the gift." Now that Paloma has come into her powers, she dreams of becoming a famous medium to celebrities, just like her beloved grandma. When Paloma's parents move them from Miami to Los Angeles, she hatches a plan to get her career as a medium up and running. But when a reading gone awry leaves Paloma in a sticky situation with a new friend, she'll need more than a crystal ball to find her way out of this mess"--Provided by publisher.

"Elizabeth Acevedo has said that reading Lorraine Avila feels like an "UPPERCUT to the senses." We couldn't agree more. We have never encountered an author with prose of this sensitivity and fire. Yolanda Alvarez is having a good year. She's starting to feel at home Julia De Burgos High, her school in the Bronx. She has her best friend Victory, and maybe something with Jose, a senior boy she's getting to know. She's confident her initiation into her family's bruja tradition will happen soon. But then a white boy, the son of a politician, appears at Julia De Burgos High, and his vibes are off. And Yolanda's initiation begins with a series of troubling visions of the violence this boy threatens. How can Yolanda protect her community, in a world that doesn't listen? Only with the wisdom and love of her family, friends, and community - and the Brujas Diosas, her ancestors and guides. The Making of Yolanda La Bruja is the book this country, struggling with the plague of gun violence, so desperately needs, but which few could write. Here Lorraine Avila brings a story born from the intersection of race, justice, education, and spirituality that will capture readers everywhere.".

Explores parapsychology, clairvoyance, and many experiments that set out to prove or disprove psychic powers.

"This book introduces readers to strange stories of psychics, some possible explanations, and what people still don't know for sure"--Provided by publisher.

In this graphic fantasy, Ralph has always been the village outcast due to his failure to become the Chosen One. When the village is attacked, Ralph ends up taking the young Raoul under his wing. With some supernatural help, the reluctant hero and Raoul escape danger and set off on a series of adventures.

Kidnapping would-be victims in Golden, N.C., a serial killer sets up a torturous ending for them and then dares the lawmen to arrive in time for a last-second rescue. The primary agent assigned to stop the carnage is Lucas Jordan, who leads the investigation with a unique team of clairvoyant agents.