Daughters Unto DevilsThis book scared me. Which I didn't expect from YA. The guilt-ridden heroine, Amanda, exists during the time of the pioneers, but this is not Little House on the Prairie. Cabin fever, mental illness, family dynamics, and sexuality are a brew for bad things.
When Amanda and her family have to move, they find a blood-soaked cabin on a prairie rumored to be haunted. But they're desperate. Amanda has learned she's pregnant from a boy she's been seeing and her little sister, Hannah, who was born deaf and blind, takes all of their mother's time. Amanda's best friend is her sister Emily, who is soon smitten by the neighbor, Zeke, a mysterious boy who lives in the forest.
The consequences of living in that cabin are horrific. It's only Amanda who senses what's happening, because of an incident the previous winter. The atmosphere of creeping dread might be a metaphor for the harshness and uncertainty of pioneer life, but this is not a book you want to read at night.