nineteen eighties

"In 1984 Newark, Beatriz Mendez navigates romance, gang culture, and her family's past. After her gang-leader brother is killed, Beatriz gives up her dreams of dancing in order to run the gang. But her eyes are reopened to her dream of a career in dance when the school brainiac asks her to compete in a dance competition with him--but will the gang let her go?"--Provided by publisher.

"Ever since her older brother disappeared, Jen has been searching for answers. The ruins of Bosco Bay, the theme park where he was last seen, are due to be demolished any day now, but Jen can't let go of the feeling that a clue to her brother's fate still remains there. But Jen's investigation gets complicated when her cousin Allie comes to live with her family for the summer. Allie's mom has tasked her with helping Jen come to terms with her brother's disappearance, but soon Allie comes to believe what Jen does: Jen's brother didn't just run away. And the reclusive theme park designer Mr. Peterson might just know what happened to him"--Provided by publisher.

"Dustin, Lucas, Max, and their friends want to rent videos one night. But when a blackout changes their plans, they swap seven twisted tales based on their hometown. What secrets lurk in an old asylum? Does a mutant creature live at the bottom of Lovers' Lake? Is a harmless teddy bear actually controlled by a supernatural force? These are just a few of the monstrous mysteries in this . . . collection that is sure to thrill fans of Stranger Things ages 8 to 12"--Provided by publisher.

"Mia and her best friend Lara have very different experiences growing up in a northern fishing community in the 1980s"--Provided by publisher.

"It's the winter of 1989 and Ethan is out of town, so Anna is forced to tackle this case on her own. When a movie scream queen asks her to investigate the mysterious happenings at a mansion she's renovating, Anna will stumble into the decades-long mystery of one of Hollywood's most-infamous murder houses... a place with many dark secrets, some of which might just kill her"--Provided by publisher.

"After helping to save her town of Hawkins from mysterious supernatural creatures and Russian spies, Erica is hungry for adventure but her brother is too busy to play games with her anymore"--Provided by publisher.

"The backstory of Stranger Things's Robin, and her journey of coming into her own personality, interests, and sexuality"--Provided by publisher.

"Cassie McDowell's life in 1980s Minnesota seems perfectly wholesome. She lives on a farm, loves school, and has a crush on the nicest boy in class. Yes, there are her parents' strange parties and their parade of deviant guests, but she's grown accustomed to them. All that changes when someone comes hunting in Lilydale. One by one, local boys go missing. One by one, they return changed--violent, moody, and withdrawn. What happened to them becomes the stuff of shocking rumors. The accusations of who's responsible grow just as wild, and dangerous town secrets start to surface. Then Cassie's own sister undergoes the dark change. If she is to survive, Cassie must find her way in an adult world where every sin is justified, and only the truth is unforgivable"--Provided by publisher.

"Lucas Sinclair is tired of feeling like an outsider in his own town. He has no one to lean on for support, with Max still reeling from her trauma and Will and El leaving town. And that's before he can make sense of all the years spent fighting monsters, dodging international spies, and surviving the tragic events at Starcourt. When the start of high school presents Lucas with options beyond playing D&D and being bullied, he wonders whether he can be more than invisible. If he plays his cards right, maybe Lucas can even be--cool"--Provided by publisher.