Spinning Man. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2003 book, The Spinning Man
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The Spinning Man
George Harrar, 2003
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Simon Kaijser, 2018

Evan Birch is a family man and esteemed professor of philosophy at a distinguished college. When Joyce Bonner, a high school student, goes missing, Evan’s previous off-campus dalliances cause his wife to question his alibi. Meticulous police detective Robert Malloy has even more reason to be suspicious when crucial evidence makes Evan the prime suspect in Joyce’s disappearance.


Mostly Ghostly. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 2004 book, Mostly Ghostly: Who Let the Ghosts Out?
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Mostly Ghostly: Who Let the Ghosts Out?
R.L. Stine, 2004
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Rich Correll, 2008

Max, far from the ordinary 11-year-old, possesses an affinity for magic, a disdain for sports, and an inability to utter a single word to his crush, Traci – the school’s most popular girl. However, when he becomes the sole individual capable of perceiving the apparitions haunting his residence, two youthful spirits offer him an extraordinary proposition: in exchange for his assistance in uncovering the enigma behind their parents’ vanishing and confronting a malevolent specter, they pledge to aid him in transitioning from an unnoticed presence to the most noteworthy figure at school!