Ghost Stories - Kids Fiction

WARNING: The bone-rattling haunted house tales in this book will SCARE YOUR SOCKS OFF! What happens when a spooky ride at the county fair turns a little too real? Can two friends survive a ghost's wrath after stealing her necklace? Will a boy's smart...

Welcome to Ghost School--where young ghosts learn how to float, fright, and find their spirit! In this adventure, Wailon is playing hide-and-seek when he finds a creepy doll in a jar. But this doll isn't just spooky--she's alive! With help from a quiet friend,...

Welcome to Ghost School--where young ghosts learn how to float, fright, and find their spirit! In this adventure, Boo has written a spook-tacular report for class. But when it's time to read it out loud, she freezes like a ghost in a graveyard! Can...

Welcome to Ghost School--where young ghosts learn how to float, fright, and find their spirit! In this adventure, Glint is excited to grow his very own ghostly plant. But when his Floating Forget-Me-Not sprouts into a spook-tacular flop, he feels like the odd ghost...

Welcome to Ghost School--where young ghosts learn how to float, fright, and find their spirit! In this adventure, Mona loves flying under the stars. When Mr. Bump discovers a lost parakeet, she's eager to help! However, finding the bird's home presents another challenge: flying...

Once upon a time, the name Baroness Spookiness sent shivers down everyone's spine. She was the mistress of mayhem, the queen of all things creepy. But those days are long gone. Now the Baroness is, well, not scary at all.Everything seems perfectly unspooky until...

Two friends must dig into their town's forgotten past and uncover the forgotten truth -- before their whole town goes up in flames. For fans of Small Spaces and Mary Downing Hahn, a spooky ghost story from the award-winning author of The Forgotten Girl...

One last swim. One strange ice cream truck. One empty campsite next door. One photo that should have shown only four friends.This book is packed with creepy, spooky, mysterious summer stories that start out fun and familiar-then turn unforgettable.Inside, you'll find haunted camps, midnight...

Enjoy a good scare? These 20 stories for middle-grade readers will give you ghoulish goosebumps.Billy decides to take a different route walking the dog. But when he follows his four-legged friend after he dashes into a haunted house, will either of them escape its...

A 2025 Children's Book Council Favorites Award Winner in three categories: Middle-Grade, Teacher, & Librarian! For fans of The Last Fallen Star, Witchlings, and Ghost Squad, a heartfelt middle grade debut where Korean folklore is all too real and summer camp includes a gwishin...

Celebrated author Angela Cervantes' brand new novel combines a chilling ghost story with her award-winning, heartfelt storytelling style.One two, the Caretaker's coming for you. Three-four, you'll breathe no more. Five-six, you'll float like sticks. Seven, eight, you'll meet your fate.Rafael Fuentes isn't easily scared....

Moving into a haunted house is bad. Moving in with a ghost-hunting cat? That's a whole new kind of trouble.All twelve-year-old Timmy Thompson wanted was a fresh start in his new town. But when his family moves into a creaky old house full of...

When Josh's dad becomes the live-in caretaker at The Retreat Hotel, Josh is excited to explore the dilapidated building that will be his new home. He soon discovers, however, that room 213 is occupied by a very unwelcome guest--the ghost of a sinister gangster...

Stu and Dan hike into the forest to camp overnight. They get caught in the rain and decide to spend the night in an unlocked hunting cabin. They smell smoke late at night and escape the cabin as it bursts into flames. The next...

Grandfather has just bought a plot of land in the Rocky Mountains -- complete with a ghost town! When the Aldens hear their land is haunted, they don't believe it. But when they see a ghostly figure on the main street, they know something's...

The Boxcar Children are excited because their cousins are moving to Greenfield. They decide to fix up the house that cousins Joe and Alice have bought. There's just one problem: it seems to be haunted -- by a ghost that sings! Is someone trying...

The Boxcar Children are excited because their cousins are moving to Greenfield. They decide to fix up the house that cousins Joe and Alice have bought. There's just one problem: it seems to be haunted -- by a ghost that sings! Is someone trying...

Max is so close to finding his missing mom. Following a demon, he and Poe arrive back at the abandoned gas station. There, he finds more than he bargained for. And, how can Poe leave him at a time like this? Aligned to Common...

Max's mom is still missing. When Poe flies in with a clue, Max follows him to an abandoned gas station. What lurks in the shadows? More clues? Or more demons? Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Spellbound is an imprint...

Enjoy a good scare? These 20 stories for middle-grade readers will give you ghoulish goosebumps.Ivy and Joe are having fun collecting wood for the campfire, but the fun stops when they encounter a ghost. Can they turn the situation around?Henry and Connor find treasure...

WARNING: The bone-rattling haunted house tales in this book will SCARE YOUR SOCKS OFF! What happens when a spooky ride at the county fair turns a little too real? Can two friends survive a ghost's wrath after stealing her necklace? Will a boy's smart...

From the author of Ghost Girl comes another standalone spooky middle grade for fans of Nightbooks and Ghost Squad, about a terrifying house and the girl haunted by her experience with cancer, grief, and healing. Are you brave enough to step inside?For as long...

SOME PHONE CALLS SHOULD NEVER BE MADE.Jax Winters thought it was just a prank. When he finds a glowing, neon-yellow "Lost Pet" flyer featuring a skeletal, hollow-eyed creature, he makes a fatal mistake: he dials 1-800-FORGET-ME."Thank you for volunteering," a raspy voice whispers.Now, Jax...

In this funny-spooky preschool board book Little Ghost learns the power in finding the right words. Little Ghost is excited for Halloween. But when the big day finally arrives, he can't remember the right word to say. Was it LOO? GOO? Surely it wasn't...

"The perfect non-scary Halloween book to add to your classroom library!" Three little ghosts huddle together to plan a special Halloween night. Will they spook and scare like usual? Or will they decide it's time for a change? Follow these little ghosts on their...

Whilst on the beach at the small Yorkshire coastal village of Tunstall twelve year old twins Wendy and Wayne Rogers are certain that they saw, through the approaching mist, a Second World War German submarine. They could even make out its number, U-115. But...

Whilst on the beach at the small Yorkshire coastal village of Tunstall twelve year old twins Wendy and Wayne Rogers are certain that they saw, through the approaching mist, a Second World War German submarine. They could even make out its number, U-115. But...

Little Leanne doesn't know what's in store for her yet, but her curiosity leads her on a dark and sinister journey into the hidden world of the Haunted Pumpkin Patch. She meets interesting characters and one true friend, who tries to help her escape...

Readers of this book will investigate the facts and compare the data provided in the fascinating text and compelling infographics, and then decide for themselves if ghosts are real.Author: Elizabeth NollISBN-10: 1680720244ISBN-13: 9781680720242Publisher: Bolt!Language: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2017Pages: 32Format: Library BindingWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.70w x...

The Society of Paranormal, Invisible, and Restless Imps and Terrors has a problem: due to so-called "science," the living are believing in ghosts less and less. To boost morale, SPIRIT is opening its doors to new members for the first time in centuries. But...

For Sammy Specter, this is the chance of a lifetime-er, deathtime. In life, Sammy had been a famed detective until his partner stole the credit that was rightfully his. In death, Sammy plans to be your worst nightmare-and to put his old partner back...

All Penny Panic wants is for her favorite SPIRIT-sponsored events to continue. What else is there to do in the afterlife but attend Dinner with the Dead potlucks, Resting in Peace Yoga classes, and Kick-the-Bucket Book Club meetings? But keeping SPIRIT alive-er, keeping it...

The Society of Paranormal, Invisible, and Restless Imps and Terrors has a problem: due to so-called "science," the living are believing in ghosts less and less. To boost morale, SPIRIT is opening its doors to new members for the first time in centuries. But...

Gracie O'Ghoul loves to help out her parents on their farm-but all her attempts at helping end in huge messes! Her parents decide that helping SPIRIT is just what Gracie needs to keep her busy. So, they send her to the local elementary school...

Ben Tajima doesn't claim to have hit the jackpot with the small toy boat he finds on the Riverwalk in Chicago, Illinois. Still, the antique trinket is cool, even if it is a little dirty. Yet strange things start to happen after he brings...

Isabella Rodriguez is thrilled that she and her sister get to spend a week with their aunt in sunny Los Angeles, California. A budding photographer, Isa keeps her camera at the ready to capture all the iconic sights--especially those of the historic Hollywood neighborhood...

Manchac Swamp in New Orleans, Louisiana, is rumored to be haunted, but Josh Athens doesn't believe it. It certainly didn't affect his decision to take a job with Bayou Boat Tours. But while trying to reach a stranded boat of tourists, Josh's coworker, Carter,...

According to local lore, the town of Chester, New Jersey, has a resident ghost. But neither Kara nor her best friend (and newest Chester resident) Natalie have ever heard of these stories. Yet it isn't long before the girls discover the legend of the...

Alejandro Padilla isn't superstitious and he doesn't believe the stories that an old sailor doll in a Key West, Florida, museum is haunted. Robert the Doll might look creepy, but that doesn't mean the doll is cursed. So Al ignores the tour guide's warning...

Stu gets lost in the woods as night is falling. He knows he's near a quarry where a teenager and his dog had fallen and drowned years before. A dog appears and clearly wants Stu to follow him. Stu starts to follow the dog,...

After the first day of tryouts for the school basketball team, Stu stays behind to shoot extra free throws--his weak spot. As he's shooting baskets, a boy joins him in the gym. He's wearing a retro jersey, and Stu doesn't recognize him. He tells...

After chasing Danny through the mansion, the Captain makes Madame Leota confess a secret about Danny's grandpa. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO.Author: Joshua WilliamsonISBN-10: 1614795894ISBN-13: 9781614795896Publisher: Graphic NovelsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/15/2016Pages: 24Format: Library BindingWeight:...

Do ghosts exist? Join inseparable friends Emmie Seegal and Angela Black, who live near Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, as they discover that the answer to that question could be yes! One memorable summer, unexplained events and strange rescues from life-threatening dangers lead the two...

Luke is the brave leader of all the cats in the North of Exeter. Or so he claims... On the night of Halloween, he plans to overthrow the feared dogs of The Unspeakable South by summoning a mighty cat army. But Fergus, a rough...

From Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile, Drama, and Sisters!Catrina and her family are moving to the coast of Northern California because her little sister, Maya, is sick. Cat isn't happy about leaving her friends for...

The third installment in The Doomsday Archives brings back an old occult relic with a new twist--it has evolved to hunt its victims via online spaces. Of the three young members of the Order, Serena is the most sensitive to otherworldly forces. It's a...

Tiny Ghost is all alone. He'd love someone to play with, but no one can see him.Until one day Sam visits a big, old house. And he can see Tiny Ghost! Can a small boy and a tiny ghost be friends?Well, maybe ...Author: Tatyana...

All Penny Panic wants is for her favorite SPIRIT-sponsored events to continue. What else is there to do in the afterlife but attend Dinner with the Dead potlucks, Resting in Peace Yoga classes, and Kick-the-Bucket Book Club meetings? But keeping SPIRIT alive-er, keeping it...

Gracie O'Ghoul loves to help out her parents on their farm-but all her attempts at helping end in huge messes! Her parents decide that helping SPIRIT is just what Gracie needs to keep her busy. So, they send her to the local elementary school...

A well-crafted debut novel that offers serious food for thought for young readers, without being too scary. Effie knew she wasn't the same after her accident but didn't realize how different she had become until her family vacation. When Effie begins to hear whispers...