As the award is named for Poe, these novels are sure to appeal to readers who want a good mystery full of thrills and chills. The Edgar Awards, given each year by the Mystery Writers of America, honors a selection of the best young adult mysteries of the year. Of Monsters and Madness by Jessica VerdayĪ romantic retelling of Annabel Lee with a touch of horror.Ī paranormal romance that reimagines the fates Poe’s characters in a modern day high school setting.The Masque of the Red Death by Bethany GriffinĪ steampunk retelling of The Masque of the Red Death.Ī new novel is that reimagines The Fall of the House of Usher.Ī paranormal gothic novel based on the poem Annabel Lee.
These YA novels were inspired by the works of Poe. As far as assigned reading in school goes, short stories like “The Tell-tale Heart” or poems like “The Raven” or “Annabel Lee” were some of my personal favorites that even my less bookish classmates enjoyed. This is a list to satisfy those with an appetite for the macabre or mysterious!Įdgar Allan Poe is often beloved by middle school students. There’s no shortage of young adult fiction in these genres and there’s even quite the list of Poe-inspired works. It’s the time of year where readers start asking for creepy and the supernatural, and teens flock to stories of gothic horror and murder mysteries.
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