occultism

Teen witch Faye Faulkner is unpopular, spends her lunch period with her best friends, the high school's other social rejects, and ignores taunts from the cool kids. But when Cody, a lonely freshman, finds her way to Faye's cafeteria table, it sets off a peculiar chain of events: a series of pranks swiftly go from mischievous to downright dangerous, and no one is safe. When things start to really get out of hand, Cody confesses to Faye that she signed up for a social media challenge that promises popularity to those who follow the demands of influencer Shy Shelbi. Faye decides to help, but Shelbi is much more than she seems. Faye hopes her witchcraft will be enough to defeat her.

"[Presents a guide on] how to investigate mysterious hauntings and manner of ghostly apparitions wherever they may happen"--Back cover.

"Manuela Azul has been crammed into an existence that feels too small for her. As an undocumented immigrant who's on the run from her father's Argentine crime-family, Manu is confined to a small apartment and a small life in Miami, Florida. Until Manu's protective bubble is shattered. Her surrogate grandmother is attacked, lifelong lies are exposed, and her mother is arrested by ICE. Without a home, without answers, and finally without shackles, Manu investigates the only clue she has about her past-a mysterious 'Z' emblem-which leads her to a secret world buried within our own. A world connected to her dead father and his criminal past. A world straight out of Argentine folklore, where the seventh consecutive daughter is born a bruja and the seventh consecutive son is a lobiz?n, a werewolf. A world where her unusual eyes allow her to belong"--Provided by publisher.

A graphic novel adaptation of Neil Gaiman's "The Graveyard Book", in which the orphan Bod, short for Nobody, is taken in by the inhabitants of a graveyard as a child of eighteen months and raised lovingly and carefully by the community of ghosts and otherworldly creatures. But Bod must remain in the graveyard, for leaving it could mean his death at the hands of a man named Jack--the man who murdered Bod's family.

"Two years ago, Louise Le Blanc fled her coven and took shelter in the city of Cesarine, forsaking all magic and living off whatever she could steal. There, witches like Lou are hunted. They are feared. And they are burned. Sworn to the Church as a chasseur, Reid Diggory has lived his life by one principle: Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. His path was never meant to cross with Lou's, but a wicked stunt forces them into an impossible union--holy matrimony. The war between witches and Church is an ancient one, and Lou's most dangerous enemies bring a fate worse than fire. Unable to ignore her growing feelings, yet powerless to change what she is, a choice must be made"--Provided by publisher.

"Plagued by nightmares from their summer in the Brookline asylum, Dan, Abby, and Jordan return to New Hampshire College for a prosective students weekend, only to find themselves caught in a dark and dangerous mystery"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the history of magic, witchcraft, and occultism.

Colton, Daphne, and the others must choose between those striving to take down the world's clock towers so that time can run freely, and terrorists trying to bring back the lost god of time.

"Savannah, Georgia is one of the most haunted places in the United States, a fact Jennifer Strange has become all too aware of since moving there to live with her sister after their father's disappearance. Ghosts love her. They haunt her and everyone around her. Now they seem to want her to do something for them. Just what she's not sure but she better figure it out before they force her to join them"--Provided by publisher.

"Emil and Brighton defied the odds. They beat the Blood Casters and escaped with their lives--or so they thought. When Brighton drank the Reaper's Blood, he believed it would make him invincible, but instead the potion is killing him. In Emil's race to find an antidote that will not only save his brother but also rid him of his own unwanted phoenix powers, he will have to dig deep into the very past lives he's trying to outrun. Though he needs the help of the SpellWalkers now more than ever, their ranks are fracturing, with Maribelle's thirst for revenge sending her down a dangerous path. Meanwhile, Ness is being abused by Senator Iron for political gain, his rare shifting ability making him a dangerous weapon. As much as Ness longs to send Emil a signal, he knows the best way to keep Emil safe from his corrupt father is to keep him at a distance. The battle for peace is playing out like an intricate game of chess, and as the pieces on the board move into place, Emil starts to realize that he may have been competing against the wrong enemy all along"--Provided by publisher.