The Face in the Frost
by John Bellairs
Young adult · ages 12–18 · grades 7–12 · 890L · 176 pages · 2000
Why we'd hand it over
A genuinely atmospheric adult-leaning fantasy that rewarded Bellairs' careful prose; 12-year-olds who loved Coraline can handle the dread, but this isn't a light series-reread.