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JULY 19, 2012
Anna Dressed in Blood Read Alikes

Did you like Anna Dressed in Blood as much as I did?  If so try some of these other great ghostly reads:

Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb

For the first time in 150 years someone is looking at Helen.  She has been haunting a high school English teacher when James, a student, looks right at her.  As they try to find a way to be together, they begin to uncover the secrets of their former lives and of the young people they come to possess.

 

 

Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson

Rory, of Boueuxlieu, Louisiana, is spending a year at a London boarding school.  When she witnesses a murder by a Jack the Ripper copycat she becomes involved with the very unusual investigation.

Bad Girls Don't Die by Katie Alender

Lexi's younger sister Kasey is acting weird and their old Victorian house seems to take on a life of its own. Lexi investigates and discovers some frightening facts about previous occupants of the house, leading her to believe that many lives are in danger.

 

 

Ruined by Paula Morris

Rebecca Brown is living with a family friend in New Orleans while her father travels overseas. The house she is staying in is creepy and her prep school classmates treat her like she's invisible. Only Anton Grey takes the time to be friendly. But does he have a hidden agenda? One night she meets Lisette, a ghost who has haunted a city cemetery since her death 155 years earlier. The encounter uncovers startling truths about Rebecca's own family history.

I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga

Jazz learned all about being a serial killer from his notorious dad, who is now in prison.  When a body is found in a field outside of town Jazz  believes it is the work of a new serial killer.  Jazz begins his own investigation in hopes of clearing the stigma of his family history.

 

 

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Chandra said, on Jul. 21 at 9:49AM
omGOSH! I loved Anna Dressed in Blood, I Hunt Killers, and Name of the Star! And here I thought I didn't care for ghost books....Am definitely putting holds on your other suggestions -- thanks Arra!

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