Monday, July 5, 2021

LOHF Award Nominees for Best Middle Grade

The Ladies of Horror Fiction team is pleased to present the 2020 Ladies of Horror Fiction Award Nominees for Best Middle Grade.

The nominees are:

Crater Lake, Jennifer Killick
Ghost Squad, Claribel A. Ortega
The Girl and the Ghost, Hanna Alkaf
Hide and Seeker, Daka Hermon
The Stitchers, Lorien Lawrence
Thirteens, Kate Alice Marshall


Crater Lake by Jennifer Killick

Crater Lake by Jennifer Killick

Who is the mysterious bloodstained man who stops their coach? Why is no one around when Lance and the rest of Year Six arrive at the brand new Crater Lake activity centre? But this is just the beginning of the school trip from hell; a fight for survival that sees five pupils band together to save their classmates from an alien fate far worse than death. But whatever happens, they must Never. Ever. Fall asleep!

Published March 19th 2020 by Firefly Press Ltd | Goodreads | Amazon

To learn more about Jennifer Killick, visit Jennifer Killick’s profile in the LOHF Directory.


Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega

Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega

Coco meets Stranger Things with a hint of Ghostbusters in this action-packed supernatural fantasy.For Lucely Luna, ghosts are more than just the family business. Shortly before Halloween, Lucely and her best friend, Syd, cast a spell that accidentally awakens malicious spirits, wreaking havoc throughout St. Augustine. Together, they must join forces with Syd’s witch grandmother, Babette, and her tubby tabby, Chunk, to fight the haunting head-on and reverse the curse to save the town and Lucely’s firefly spirits before it’s too late. With the family dynamics of Coco and action-packed adventure of Ghostbusters, Claribel A. Ortega delivers both a thrillingly spooky and delightfully sweet debut novel.

Published April 7th 2020 by Scholastic | Goodreads | Bookshop | Amazon

To learn more about Claribel A. Ortega, visit Claribel A. Ortega’s profile in the LOHF Directory.


The Girl and the Ghost by Hanna Alkaf

The Girl and the Ghost by Hanna Alkaf

I am a dark spirit, the ghost announced grandly. I am your inheritance, your grandmother’s legacy. I am yours to command.

Suraya is delighted when her witch grandmother gifts her a pelesit. She names her ghostly companion Pink, and the two quickly become inseparable.

But Suraya doesn’t know that pelesits have a dark side—and when Pink’s shadows threaten to consume them both, they must find enough light to survive . . . before they are both lost to the darkness.

Published August 4th 2020 by HarperCollins | Goodreads | Bookshop | Amazon

To learn more about Hanna Alkaf, visit Hanna Alkaf’s profile in the LOHF Directory.


Hide and Seeker by Daka Hermon

Hide and Seeker by Daka Hermon

One of our most iconic childhood games receives a creepy twist as it becomes the gateway to a nightmare world.

I went up the hill, the hill was muddy, stomped my toe and made it bloody, should I wash it?

Justin knows that something is wrong with his best friend.Zee went missing for a year. And when he came back, he was . . . different. Nobody knows what happened to him. At Zee’s welcome home party, Justin and the neighborhood crew play Hide and Seek. But it goes wrong. Very wrong.

One by one, everyone who plays the game disappears, pulled into a world of nightmares come to life. Justin and his friends realize this horrible place is where Zee had been trapped. All they can do now is hide from the Seeker.

Published September 15th 2020 by Scholastic | Goodreads | Bookshop | Amazon

To learn more about Daka Hermon, visit Daka Hermon’s profile in the LOHF Directory.


 The Stitchers by Lorien Lawrence

The Stitchers by Lorien Lawrence

The start of a spine-chilling new horror series about the eerie happenings in a small town
 
Something strange is happening on Goodie Lane . . .
 
Thirteen-year-old Quinn Parker knows that there’s something off about her neighbors. She calls them “the Oldies” because they’ve lived on Goodie Lane for as long as anyone can remember, but they never seem to age. Are they vampires? Or aliens? Or getting secret experimental surgeries? Or is Quinn’s imagination just running wild again?

If her dad were still around, he’d believe her. When he was alive, they’d come up with all sorts of theories about the Oldies. Now, Quinn’s determined to keep the investigation going with the help of Mike, her neighbor and maybe-crush. They’ll have to search for clues and follow the mystery wherever it leads—even if it’s to the eerie pond at the end of the street that’s said to have its own sinister secrets. But the Oldies are on to them. And the closer Quinn and Mike get to uncovering the answers, the more they realize just how terrifying the truth may be.

Published August 18th 2020 by Harry N. Abrams | Goodreads | Bookshop | Amazon

To learn more about Lorien Lawrence, visit Lorien Lawrence’s profile in the LOHF Directory.


Thirteens by Kate Alice Marshall

Thirteens by Kate Alice Marshall

A sleepy town with a dark secret–and the three kids brave enough to uncover it.

Twelve-year-old Eleanor has just moved to Eden Eld to live with her aunt and uncle after her mother was killed in a fire. Her birthday, which falls on Halloween, is just around the corner, and she hopes that this year will be a fresh start at a new life. But then one morning, an ancient grandfather clock counting down thirteen hours appears outside of her bedroom. And then she spots a large black dog with glowing red eyes prowling the grounds of her school. A book of fairytales she’s never heard of almost willingly drops in front of her, as if asking to be read. Something is wrong in the town of Eden Eld.

Eleanor and her new classmates, Pip and Otto, are the only ones who see these “wrong things,” and they also all happen to share a Halloween birthday. Bonded by these odd similarities, the trio uncovers a centuries-old pact the town has with a mysterious figure known as Mr. January: every thirteen years, three thirteen-year-olds disappear, sacrificed in exchange for the town’s unending good fortune. This Halloween, Mr. January is back to collect his payment and Eleanor, Pip, and Otto are to be his next offering…unless they can break the curse before the clock strikes thirteen.

Published August 18th 2020 by Viking Books for Young Readers | Goodreads | Bookshop | Amazon

To learn more about Kate Alice Marshall, visit Kate Alice Marshall’s profile in the LOHF Directory.


The Ladies of Horror Fiction Award winners will be announced later this month!

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