Books like Blackbriar by William Sleator

A lonely orphan girl on the Yorkshire moors befriends a disabled cousin and unlocks the secrets of a hidden garden.

A combined edition of Stephen King’s fantasy novels The Talisman and Black House, bringing together their supernatural quests and familial themes.

Fourteen‑year‑old Alex Rider learns that his supposedly dead uncle was a MI6 operative. When the truth comes out, Alex is thrust into a high‑stakes mission to uncover his uncle’s killers and finish a dangerous secret assignment.

Teen spy Alex Rider teams with CIA to stop a terrorist threat that spans from Miami to Russia.

Stephen King’s thriller follows 12‑year‑old Luke Ellis after he is kidnapped and taken to The Institute, a secret facility that harvests children’s supernatural powers.

During a seaside vacation, Barney discovers a mysterious game called "Interstellar Pig" played by unusual neighbors, turning an ordinary holiday into a suspenseful adventure.

Five sixteen‑year‑old orphans awaken in a surreal, endless staircase complex where they must navigate unequal personalities, scarce resources, and a demanding feeding machine while confronting their isolation.

When the Alden family’s beloved pizza shop faces closure, a group of siblings rallies to keep it open—and uncovers the mystery behind the trouble.

A tense supernatural thriller where demons attempt to compel Sam to say yes to Lucifer, involving civil‑war reenactors, a cursed Judas rope, and a mission to save the sheriff and help Castiel.

A fifteen‑year‑old London magazine publisher, Penelope Tredwell, must solve the mystery of the Crown Jewels’ theft and a supernatural thief before Edward VII’s coronation in 1902.

Belladonna Johnson, two months into her role as the Spellbinder, grapples with new powers while a ghostly map leads her and classmate Steve toward the enigmatic Queen of the Abyss amid disappearing parents and a suspicious foster family.

Fourteen‑year‑old Matt is sent to a remote Yorkshire foster home where he discovers an ancient stone circle and a sinister witchcraft plot.

Two brothers, their sister, and a vicar uncover a buried secret in their English village, racing to stop an ancient evil from awakening before it corrupts them.

A mute orphan is part of a unique school where classes include Fairy Tale Studies and there are strange occurrences like monster sightings.

Seventeen-year-old Vane Weston wakes from amnesia after a fatal tornado, guided by a mysterious girl who turns out to be his guardian sylph—an airy spirit wielding wind power.

Thirteen‑year‑old dirt‑bike racer Phoenix Collins must uncover a family secret after a home robbery, traveling from China to Texas on a quest that blends adventure, mystery, and the bonds of grandparenthood.

Winter, with its unsettling blend of the cosy and the sinister, has long been a popular time for gathering by the bright flame of a candle, or the warm crackling of a fire, and swapping stories of ghosts and strange happenings. Now eight bestselling, award-winning authors - master storytellers of the sinister and the macabre - bring this time-honoured tradition to vivid life in a spellbinding collection of new and original haunted tales. From a bustling Covent Garden Christmas market to the frosty moors of Yorkshire, from a country estate with a dreadful secret, to a London mansion where a beautiful girl lies frozen in death, these are stories to make your hair stand on end, send shivers down your spine and to serve as your indispensable companion to the long nights of winter. So curl up, light a candle, and fall under the spell of The Haunting Season...

Seventeen‑year‑old Ginny leaves her Atlanta home to rescue her missing boyfriend, battling wolves, thieves, and an unforgiving winter.

In 1950s Michigan, young Lewis Barnavelt and his uncle find themselves the targets of a sinister curse—an old hooded figure from the uncle’s past unleashes mysterious accidents that threaten their safety.

Haunted by memories of Varen, Isobel embarks on a perilous journey to Baltimore to confront the mysterious Poe Toaster and return to her dream world, where she faces a new adversary in supernatural horror tales for children aged 8-12.

Jacob Fielding discovers he can be indestructible, but his newfound power forces him to choose who lives and who dies. With thirteen days to decide, he must decide whether to save his friends or sacrifice the ones he loves.

Quincie Morris, an orphaned hybrid-werewolf, battles personal loss and hunger for belonging while her uncle opens a vampire‑themed restaurant. A new chef turns up dead, and Quincie must uncover a dark secret before opening night.

After her Aunt Magnolia dies, Jane is drawn to the glamorous island mansion Tu Reviens, where she faces five pivotal choices that will shape her destiny, love, and identity.

Thirteen‑year‑old Penelope writes macabre tales for London’s "The Penny Dreadful" and investigates a strange outbreak at the local insane asylum.

In William Sleator's "Singularity," sixteen‑year‑old twins Harry and Barry discover a portal to another universe that twists time and space, transforming their competitive rivalry into an unexpected bond.