Ghost Stories - Kids Fiction

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...

Hello Again, Children. Please take a seat and listen, while I tell you a tale about a Midnight Terror. A story that will instill both fear and dismay and that may have you questioning your reality. Join me on this adventure about a glowing...

An enthralling upper middle grade fantasy-mystery set on a remote Scottish island during World War II. When World War II bombs start falling, twelve-year-old Eilidh Flett is evacuated to a place she's never heard of, to live with family she's never met. Stuck on...

A wickedly entertaining supernatural story about three siblings finding their way in the world as ghosts from the bestselling author of the Ivy and Bean series, Annie Barrows. Everyone at the Ghost Guild knows how the afterlife is supposed to work. But something is...

What if the scariest stories were the ones kids couldn't stop asking for?Sleepovers, campfires, and Halloween nights are even better with a just-scary-enough story. Ghost Stories and Horror for Kids Ages 9-12 delivers spooky fun that thrills without going too far.This collection features 20...

A leader-in-training at a beloved summer camp must figure out how to stop a decades-old curse in this middle grade companion novel to the "tightly paced" (Publishers Weekly) The Ghost of Spruce Point. Frankie Wilkins waits all year for her favorite thing--summers in coastal...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Bellwoods Game comes an eerie illustrated middle grade novel about a girl whose new friend and neighbor may have moved into a haunted house. Some spirits never leave. When a new family moves into the...

The perfect book for the spooky, eerie, weird, creepy, horrific and all-around paranormal fan. Join a gang of intrepid ghost hunters as they explore haunted houses, try talking to ghosts, learn about strange mysteries from around the world, and visit a parapsychology clinic to...

Born skeptic Lilac Black does not believe in ghosts--until she is thrust into the secret world of seers and spirits at the Spindlewood School. Perfect for fans of The Clackity and The Swifts.Lilac Black knows the séances her uncle runs for a living aren't...

Help a shy ghost overcome their anxiety in time to attend a party in this whimsical picture book written by one of the creators of Everything Everywhere All at Once and the creator of Summer Camp Island! Ghost is going to a party tonight,...

A hauntingly hilarious riff on the tune "She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain," It's a dark and gloomy night when two children decide to visit a ghost town. It's lonely. It's deserted. And it's certainly eerie. The main street is filled with tumbledown storefronts...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Mystery of Locked Rooms, when a centuries old crypt key is lost--unleashing a dark force--it's up to the son of the local crypt keeper to end the haunting for good. "Follow the clues to...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Mystery of Locked Rooms, when a centuries old crypt key is lost--unleashing a dark force--it's up to the son of the local crypt keeper to end the haunting for good. "Follow the clues to...

Some legends never die... they wait for you in the woods.Ava and Carol are thrilled to spend the weekend at Pinecrest Camp, where they've been invited as special guests to teach a local Girl Scout troop the secrets of detective work and help them...

Little Ghost finds the courage to show his neighbors and friends just how much he cares for them in this delightful Valentine's Day picture book by bestselling author-illustrator Maggie Edkins Willis. Little Ghost loves love and can't wait to make Valentine's Day cards for...

Something strange is happening at Lightfoot School... and the students are the first to sense it.Rumors whisper through the hallways about The School Snatcher, a shadowy creature said to drag misbehaving kids into another dimension. Most think it's just a scary myth... until students...

Meet Little Ghost and Robot . . . A spellbinding tale about chosen family and belonging, from the bestselling creator of The Bear and the Piano and illustrator of Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years.Little Ghost and Robot make unlikely friends: one is emotional,...

The next evolution in storytelling from New York Times bestselling, Newbery Medal Winning author Erin Entrada Kelly!Twelve-year-old Lila has two goals for the summer: 1. Win back the friends who ditched her for being "too dramatic"2. Stop being so dramaticBut then Lila's estranged Grandpa...

A ghostly mystery full of laughs, friendship, and furry fun!Charleston and his trusty sidekick Shadow are back - and this time, they're chasing one of the world's biggest mysteries: Bigfoot!Rumors whisper that the legendary creature hasn't been spotted in New York's Hudson Valley for...

Set in the '60s at a summer camp, The Mystery of the Haunted Dance Hall is a spooky, atmospheric middle-grade story for fans of classic ghost stories, unlikely friendships and intriguing mysteries. Now available in paperback! Bee's mom has a job in New York...

In the latest middle-school horror from K. R. Alexander, a boy learns that some gifts can never be returned...Why won't you play with me?Back when Gideon was in third grade, he received what he thought was a babyish present -- a teddy bear that...

A crafty little witch and cast of distracting ghosts give knitting advice in this sweet and funny story that includes step-by-step instructions so little ones can knit their very own ghost! Knitting a ghost is easy. To knit a ghost, you need to cast...

A recently deceased pet goldfish has unfinished business in this spooky and silly Level 3 Ready-to-Read perfect for fans of Goosebumps and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Victor loves his goldfish, Doris, very much, but goldfish don't live forever. After Victor says...

Two kids' inventive sidewalk chalk drawings come to life and get into mischief in this spooky and silly Level 3 Ready-to-Read perfect for fans of Goosebumps and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Max and Raven have a plan to make their street...

Tiptoe, glide, and spin through the night alongside a group of friendly neighborhood ghosts who just cannot stop giggling in this irrepressible, interactive picture book--BOO! These ghosts love scaring! It's their favorite thing to do, because when they start scaring, they can't help but...

Author: E. G. FoleyISBN-10: 1098254767ISBN-13: 9781098254766Publisher: Chapter BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/30/2024Pages: 208Format: Library BindingWeight: 6.35lbsSize: 12.00h x 10.40w x 5.00d

Author: Janet SmithISBN-10: 1622496752ISBN-13: 9781622496754Publisher: Biblio PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/06/2026Pages: 222Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.47d

Micah's new house isn't like the other houses. Sure, it has a large kitchen and lots of sunlight, but it's missing the one thing every other house has-its very own ghost! At school, the other students all talk about their ghosts and their spooky...

Gossamer House is heaving with ghosts but that's not all its hiding Leslie Sanstrom gets a creepy vibe when she arrives at Gossamer House for the Castillo d'art summer program. The spiky roof gables, looming clock tower and deathly-grey exterior make her spine tingle.The...

Scritch! Scratch! What was that? This Halloween, give readers a "safe scare" with a rhyming picture book about a group of kids outrunning a witch's itchy spell, perfect for little ones looking for a dose of extra-eerie fun! Scritch! Scratch!What was that?The witch!She's in...

After eating a glowing green egg, aspiring journalist Florence Fortescue can suddenly see that her house is overrun with ghost chickens in this delightfully bizarre and hilarious first book of a new early middle-grade series for readers aged 8 to 12! Eleven-year-old aspiring journalist...

The line between the ghost world and our world gets even thinner in this haunting new installment of this multidimensional series where ghosts talk from the pages.Rosteen is dead. He knows he's dead. And yet... he's still around. He died as a kid in...