The Monstrumologist

by Rick Yancey

What if there were scientist who really studied monsters? What would their lives be like and how would they go about studying the things they specialized in? Where do you find monsters; or do they find you?

This story is told by Will Henry. He is the apprentice, the assistant, to the town's monstrumologist, Dr. Pellinore. The things Will has seen are incredibly terrorizing and horribly gross. Don't read this book before you go to bed. It may give you nightmares.

Me & Death

by Richard Scrimger

Ever wonder what it's like when you die? This story begins with Jim, the main character, getting hit by a car. He gets a grand tour of what it would be like if he were to die instead of live and come out of the coma he is in. Let me put it this way: He never sees a white light. He discovers that the choices he's made on Earth will have an impact on what kind of "heaven" he will be a part of. This book is funny, sad, serious, and comical all at the same time, and it's only 187 pages long! If you don't like to read, but your teacher says you have to, GET THIS BOOK!! It's short and interesting.

 

The Devouring

by Simon Holt

The existence of Vours, supernatural creatures who feast on fear and attack on the eve of the winter solstice, becomes a terrifying reality for fifteen-year-old Reggie when she begins to suspect that her timid younger brother might be one of their victims. Don't read this book if you get scared easily.