De Becerra, Katya

"When Sophia Galich was twelve, she starred in her older sister Layla's amateur horror movie Vermillion, which recorded raw footage of her very real reactions to scenes her sister concocted in their old Californian house on the coast--Cashore House. In the years after the film's release, Sophia's relationship with her sister became more strained, while her memories of the now-infamous house fueled her nightmares. Vermillion amassed an army of fanatical fans who speculated about the film's hidden messages, and it was rumored that Layla made a pact with the devil--her soul in exchange for fame and arcane knowledge. Sophia dismissed this as gossip . . . until Layla disappeared. Now, Sophia must study the trail of clues Layla has left behind, returning to the very place where it all began. As she gets closer and closer to Cashore House's haunted heart, she must once again confront the ghosts of her childhood. But the house won't reveal its secrets without a fight"--OCLC.

"Alif had exciting summer plans: working on her father's archaeological dig site in the desert with four close friends . . . and a very cute research assistant. Then the sandstorm hit. Their camp wiped away, Alif and the others find themselves lost on the sands, seemingly doomed . . . until they find the oasis. It has everything they need: food, water, and shade--and mysterious ruins that hide a deadly secret. As reality begins to shift around them, they question what's real and what's a mirage. The answers turn Alif and her friends against each other, and they begin to wonder if they've truly been saved"--OCLC.

On her eighteenth birthday, Hayden inherits her childhood home; on the condition that she uncover its dark secrets. Hayden tried to put her past behind her, and it worked. She's getting ready for college, living in a Brooklyn apartment, and hanging out with her best friend and roommate, Del. But now it's all coming back: her mother's mysterious disappearance a decade ago, her father's crazy theories, and Hayden's own dark dreams of strange symbols and rituals in the Colorado woods where she grew up. As soon as Hayden arrives at her hometown, Del in tow, it begins: Neighbors whisper secrets about Hayden's mother; the boy next door is now all grown up in a very distracting way; and Hayden feels the trees calling to her; to discover something incredible that threatens reality itself.