18 books like Devil's Race

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The Phantom Tollbooth Norton Juster · 1961 · ★ 4.2 · 255p · ≈ 8h · Moderate The Phantom Tollbooth is a children's fantasy adventure novel written by Norton Juster with illustrations by Jules Feiffer. It was published in 1961 by Random House (USA). It tells the story of a bored young boy named Milo who unexpectedly receives a magic tollbooth one afternoon and, having nothing better to do, drives through it in his toy car, transporting him to the Kingdom of Wisdom, once… Shares: Community pick

Brideshead Revisited Evelyn Waugh · 1945 · ★ 4.0 · 327p · ≈ 10h · Challenging The most nostalgic and reflective of Evelyn Waugh's novels, Brideshead Revisited looks back to the golden age before the Second World War. It tells the story of Charles Ryder's infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit. Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford, then by his doomed Catholic family, in particular his remote sister, Julia, Charles… Shares: Community pick

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, Horror stories, 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, Horror stories, Children's fiction

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, Horror stories, Children's fiction

Poltergoose Michael Lawrence · 1999 · ★ 3.7 · 142p · ≈ 4h · Moderate After moving to a new house Jiggy is haunted by the ghost of a goose, and his friends join him in trying to lay her spirit to rest. Shares: Devil, Ghost Stories, Ghosts, Children's fiction

Goosebumps - One Day at Horrorland Robert Lawrence Stine · 1994 · ★ 3.8 · 134p · ≈ 4h · Moderate When they get lost on their way to Zoo Gardens Theme Park, the Morris family instead finds Horrorland, an amusement park with no crowds, no lines, and heart-stopping rides that go beyond creepy. Shares: Ghost Stories, Ghosts, Horror stories, 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

Phantom of the Auditorium Robert Lawrence Stine · 1994 · ★ 4.1 · 126p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Hey, that's an awesome book. It talks about a girl and her best friend, who learn that there is a phantom haunting their school over the years and begin to explore that. R.L. Stine here, promises an amazing twist ending. What I liked the most about this book is that besides being spooky and extremely creepy, it is also interesting with small details. Thank God for its one of the best Goosebumps… Shares: Ghost Stories, Ghosts, Horror stories, Children's fiction

This Book Is Haunted Joanne Rocklin · 2001 · ★ 3.8 · 48p · ≈ 1h · Moderate This book's "not too scary" ghost host tells five spooky stories. Shares: Ghost Stories, Ghosts, Horror stories, Children's fiction

Zombie town Robert Lawrence Stine · 2001 · 60p · ≈ 2h · Moderate "The zombie with the missing eye stood at the front of the stage. But it wasn't alone anymore. At least ten more zombies had joined it"--Page 4 of cover. Shares: Ghosts, Horror stories, 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

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, Horror stories, Children's fiction

The Curse of Camp Cold Lake Robert Lawrence Stine · 1994 · ★ 3.4 · 114p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Sarah gets off to a very bad start at Camp Cold Lake, but soon realizes her troubles with her bunkmates were minor compared to the constant badgering she is getting from Della, a ghostly girl who wants Sarah to be her dead buddy. Shares: Ghost Stories, Ghosts, Horror stories, Children's fiction

The Scary Stories Treasury Alvin Schwartz · 1981 · ★ 4.3 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Stories of ghosts and witches, "jump" stories, scary songs, and modern-day scary stories. Shares: Ghost Stories, Ghosts, Horror stories, Children's fiction

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