Reading Riot: Who’s Afraid of Ghosts? Try These Paranormal Books
National Paranormal Day, celebrated May 3, is an unofficial holiday for people who believe in supernatural activities. Paranormal phenomena can be anything outside the normal experience that can’t be easily explained by science.
Do you believe in ghosts, UFOs or telekinesis? Have you heard eerie sounds in the night? Seen unexplained apparitions? Then you’re encouraged to share your experiences. Who knows? You might just have the next bestseller!
Whether you believe in supernatural phenomena or not, it’s fun to read about it! And the young adult collection is full of this popular genre. Read on for our recommendations.
Bruiser by Neal Shusterman
Chime by Franny Billingsley
Chronicles of Nick series by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Crash by Lisa McMann
Cryer’s Cross by Lisa McMann
Darkness Rising series by Kelley Armstrong
Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
The Dead of Winter by Chris Priestley
The Faerie Wars Chronicles by Herbie Brennan
Fairy Bad Day by Amanda Ashby
Flip by Martyn Bedford
The Glass Casket by McCormick Templeman
Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma
Lorien Legacies by Pittacus Lore
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare
The Obsidian Blade by Pete Hautman
Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
Poison Princess by Kresley Cole
Sea of Shadows by Kelley Armstrong
The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
Thin Space by Jody Casella
13 Gifts by Wendy Mass
Unbreakable by Kami Garcia
The Unquiet by Jeannine Garsee
Wake by Amanda Hocking
The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma
White Crow by Marcus Sedgwick
Spooky Reading!
Ann McDuffie, Youth Services, Bealeton branch library
For book lists, program highlights and staff suggestions for young adult readers published prior to January 2015, visit Reading Riot, our blog about the best books, events and websites for teen.