18 books like Amber Cat (First Book)

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The Ghost Belonged to Me Richard Peck · 1975 · ★ 4.8 · 183p · ≈ 6h · Moderate In this story set in 1913, Blossom Culp, Alexander Armsworth, adventurer Miles Armsworth, and Blossom's spiritualist mother set out to exorcise a ghost. Shares: Ghost Stories, Ghosts, Children's fiction

Christina's Ghost Betty Ren Wright · 1985 · ★ 3.9 · 105p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Christina's summer in a spooky, isolated Victorian house with her grumpy uncle turns into a ghostly adventure. Shares: Ghost Stories, Ghosts, Children's fiction

The ghost wore gray Bruce Coville · 1988 · 156p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Nina ("Nine") Tanleven and her best buddy Chris Gurley are having a hard time. The play that led to them meeting a ghost and unraveling a mystery has ended. Now the rest of the summer looms ahead, looking dull after their great adventure.Luckily, Nine's dad gets a job designing the restoration of an old – and distressingly run down – hotel in the Catskill Mountains. Nine and Chris are more than… Shares: Ghost Stories, Ghosts, Children's fiction

My Best Friend is Invisible Robert Lawrence Stine · 1997 · ★ 3.6 · 122p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Sammy Jacobs is into ghosts and science fiction. Not exactly the smartest hobby--at least not if you ask Sammy's parents. They're research scientists and they only believe in real science. But now Sammy's met someone who's totally unreal. He's hanging out in Sammy's room. And eating his cereal at breakfast. Sammy's got to find a way to get rid of his new "friend." Only problem is...Sammy's new… Shares: Ghost Stories, Ghosts, Friendship, Children's fiction

Remember me 3 Christopher Pike · 1995 · ★ 3.0 · 244p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Someone did not like Shari Cooper writing her stories. Shari Cooper had died once, and then returned to earth as a Wanderer - a soul who had been given permission to take the place of another soul in a mature body. Shari has regained her memory of her previous life. More than that, she has realized her purpose in returning to mortal life. To write stories for young people to help them understand… Shares: Ghost Stories, Ghosts, Children's fiction

The Headless Ghost Robert Lawrence Stine · 1995 · ★ 3.7 · 144p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Everyone knows about Hill House. It's the biggest tourist attraction in town. That's because it's haunted. Haunted by the ghost of a thirteen-year-old boy. A boy with no head! Duane and Stephanie love Hill House. It's dark. And creepy. And totally scary. Still, they've never actually seen the ghost. Until the night they decide to go on a search. A search for his head... Shares: Ghost Stories, Ghosts, Children's fiction

The house of the nightmare, and other eerie tales Kathleen Lines · 1967 · ★ 3.6 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Moderate CONTENTS: 1 - FROM IMAGINATION The House Of The Nightmare by Edward Lucas White The Hauntings At Thorhallstead by Allen French His Own Number by William Croft Dickinson Gabriel-Ernest by Saki Hand In Glove by Elizabeth Bowen Mr. Fox (traditional english tale) by Anonymous Curfew by L.M. Boston John Bartine's Watch by Ambrose Bierce The Monkey's Paw by W.W.Jacobs My Grandfather, Hendry Watty by… Shares: Ghost Stories, Ghosts, Children's fiction

A bad case of ghosts Kenneth Oppel · 1993 · ★ 4.0 · 87p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Chris Barnes n'aime pas la nouvelle maison dans laquelle sa famille vient d'emménager. Il fait la connaissance de Tina et Kevin Einstein, ses voisins, qui ont élaboré un fantômètre servant à détecter la présence de fantômes. Grâce à cet appareil, Chris découvre que sa maison est hantée par des oiseaux-fantômes. Chris, Tina et Kevin, les petits génies, veulent percer leur mystère. Shares: Ghost Stories, Ghosts, Friendship, Children's fiction

Gus was a friendly ghost Jane Thayer · 1962 · ★ 4.2 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate A ghost and a mouse have a summer house all to themselves while the folks are away for the winter. Shares: Ghost Stories, Ghosts, Children's fiction

It's Not Summer Without You Jenny Han · 2010 · ★ 4.4 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Teenaged Isobel "Belly" Conklin, whose life revolves around spending the summer at her mother's best friend's beach house, reflects on the tragic events of the past year that changed her life forever. Shares: Seashore, Friendship, Children's fiction

Thirsty M. T. Anderson · 1997 · ★ 3.3 · 249p · ≈ 8h · Moderate All Chris really wants is to be a normal kid, to hang out with his friends, avoid his parents, and get a date with Rebecca Schwartz. Unfortunately, Chris appears to be turning into a vampire. So while his hometown performs an ancient ritual that keeps Tch'muchgar, the Vampire Lord, locked in another world, Chris desperately tries to save himself from his own vampiric fate. He needs help, but whom… Shares: Ghosts, Friendship, Children's fiction

The Summer I Turned Pretty Jenny Han · 2000 · ★ 4.2 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate This book is fresh fun and exciting. 15 year Belly Conklin is enjoying another summer with the people that she loves in Cousins, a place she's been going to since she was a baby! The fishers, Aka Jerimiah and Conrad, are finally grown up, and Belly feels like she can fit in aswell. Belly would be turning 16 this year, as now she feels as if she can fit in with the boys. She thinks the summer will… Shares: Seashore, Friendship, Children's fiction

The Ghost in the Big Brass Bed Bruce Coville · 1991 · 185p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Nina Tanleven, six grader, and her best friend, Chris discover the tower room with its big brass bed and grieving little girl ghost. Shares: Ghost Stories, Ghosts, Children's fiction

Ghost Stories Robert Westall · 1988 · 253p · ≈ 8h · Moderate An illustrated collection of scary stories. Shares: Ghost Stories, Ghosts, Children's fiction

The Time of the Ghost Diana Wynne Jones · 1981 · ★ 3.8 · 280p · ≈ 9h · Moderate From Publishers Weekly Published in Great Britain in 1981 and available here for the first time, this gripping novel serves up often giddily hilarious fantasy that nonetheless deals unflinchingly with some ugly issues. At least twice in the course of the multi-layered narrative, the heroine has not the faintest idea who she is?a powerful metaphor for the novel's underlying theme of alienation… Shares: Ghost Stories, Ghosts, Children's fiction

Camp Princess 1 Kathryn Lasky · 2006 · ★ 3.1 · 160p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Camp Princess is just like any other summer camp. Okay, so it's not exactly summer, since the magical kingdom of Palacyndra has seasons that change at the drop of a tiara. And it's not exactly camp, since the princesses stay in fully furnished turrets, complete with chambermaids. But it is a chance to get away from home and enjoy activities such as arts and crafts (with diamonds, of course) and… Shares: Ghost Stories, Ghosts, Friendship, Children's fiction

Devil's Race Avi · 1984 · ★ 3.5 · 160p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Sixteen-year-old John Proud is tormented by the ghost of an evil ancestor, with his own name and his own face, who was hanged in 1854 for being a demon. Shares: Ghost Stories, Ghosts, Children's fiction

Geisterritter Cornelia Funke · 2011 · ★ 4.0 · 252p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Eleven-year-old Jon Whitcroft and new friend Ella summon the ghost of Sir William Longspee, who may be able to protect Jon from a group of ghosts that threatens him harm from the day he arrives at Salisbury Cathedral's boarding school. Includes historical notes. Shares: Ghost Stories, Ghosts, England, Friendship

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