When Trina and her father move into an abandoned wreck of a mansion called Goldenrod, Trina thinks her life is finally coming together. She can put down roots at last. Maybe she'll even have a best friend! But the kids at school make fun of her, and it seems like Goldenrod itself is haunted. Then Trina finds Augustine, a tiny porcelain doll left behind when the house was boarded up a century ago. Augustine isn't like other dolls: she talks and talks and talks. Augustine helps Trina realize that Goldenrod is trying to tell her an important secret . . . one that may just change her life.

After the death of his beloved grandfather, Cooper Cameron invents rituals to cope with his fear that something else bad will happen. But as his OCD behavior affects his family, Cooper's determined to cure himself by journaling his observations.

Ghost story master Mary Downing Hahn unrolls the suspenseful, spine-chilling yarn of a girl imprisoned for more than a century, the terrifying events that put her there, and a friendship that crosses the boundary between past and present. A family moves into an old, abandoned house. Jules's parents love the house, but Jules is frightened and feels a sense of foreboding. When she sees a pale face in an upstairs window, though, she can't stop wondering about the eerie presence on the top floor—in a room with a locked door. Could it be someone who lived in the house a century earlier? Her fear replaced by fascination, Jules is determined to make contact with the mysterious figure and help unlock the door. Past and present intersect as she and her ghostly friend discover—and change—the fate of the family who lived in the house all those many years ago.

If you like NARNIA you will love SILVERGLADE. The two Silverglade books and their companion Goldenrod series tell the exceptional story of ordinary people faced with extraordinary events. In Goldenrod Secret Hope, we find Quasar and Nemo, heroes from the Silverglade books, continuing their tormented quest, while a new and unexpected messenger rides to warn of certain betrayal. The armies of The Lord Hiram, Triiton King of Luminus, and Fedale so called Emperor of The Alliance, move like players in a cosmic game of chess. But this is no game. If good and simple people do not stand against the forces of the Black Tree and Serpent, evil just might prevail. These books are designed to entice book-lovers and non-readers alike to embark on an adventure of faith and friendship, treachery and perseverance. Everything about these books, from the font size and number of pages, to the characters and twists and turns in plot have been designed to provide a captivating reading experience. May your light be bright, and may your walk be worthy.

In the ancient Scottish ballad "Tam Lin," headstrong Janet defies Tam Lin to walk in her own land of Carterhaugh . . . and then must battle the Queen of Faery for possession of her lover’s body and soul. In this version of "Tam Lin," masterfully crafted by Pamela Dean, Janet is a college student, "Carterhaugh" is Carter Hall at the university where her father teaches, and Tam Lin is a boy named Thomas Lane. Set against the backdrop of the early 1970s, imbued with wit, poetry, romance, and magic, Tam Lin has become a cult classic—and once you begin reading, you’ll know why. This reissue features an updated introduction by the book’s original editor, the acclaimed Terri Windling.