18 books like Nightmare Academy

What to read after Nightmare Academy — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

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: Monsters, Ghosts, Horror stories, Friendship

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, Friendship, Children's fiction

Scary Stories 3 Alvin Schwartz · 1991 · ★ 3.9 · 115p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Shares: Nightmares, Ghosts, Horror stories, Children's fiction Shares: Nightmares, Ghosts, Horror stories, Children's fiction

I Was a Second Grade Werewolf Daniel Manus Pinkwater · 1983 · ★ 3.7 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Though he has turned into a werewolf, his parents, teacher, and classmates still see him as Lawrence Talbot, second-grader. Shares: Monsters, Horror stories, Children's fiction

The Werewolf in the Living Room Robert Lawrence Stine · 1999 · ★ 3.5 · 122p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Aaron's Dad has a live werewolf in his living room but Aaron is not convinced. Shares: Monsters, Horror stories, Children's fiction

Dragon's Blood Jane Yolen · 1982 · ★ 3.9 · 303p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Jakkin was born into bond, in service in the great dragon barns of Master Sarkkhan. The key to his freedom was a fighting dragon of his own, a skilled and deadly beast that could triumph in the dragon pits which lay beneath the Rock. But that was a distant dream - until the day Jakkin stole a hatchling, and found himself the proud possessor of a dragon among dragons, a true fighting red, a… Shares: Monsters, Adventure, Fantasy, Children's fiction

A Sending of Dragons Jane Yolen · 1987 · ★ 4.0 · 189p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Falsely accused of sabotage, Jakkin and Akki are left to certain death in the wilderness of the planet Austar IV but, with the aid of five baby dragons, manage not only to survive but also to gain unusual powers and insights. Shares: Monsters, Adventure, Fantasy, Children's fiction

W.I.T.C.H. Chapter Book Various · 2004 · ★ 3.2 · 144p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Luba traps the five witches by sending each girl to a separate world. Shares: Nightmares, Friendship, 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

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: 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: Ghosts, Horror stories, 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: Ghosts, Horror stories, Schools, Children's fiction

The Dark Army Joseph Delaney · 2016 · ★ 4.8 · 405p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Tom Ward is now Spook of the county, and with his apprentice, Jenny, he continues the fight against boggarts, witches and terrifying new creatures of the dark. Along with the witch assassin, Grimalkin, Tom and Jenny lead an army into battle against a dangerous enemy -- but it all goes catastrophically wrong. The situation seems hopeless until Alice, Tom's lost love and a powerful witch, appears.… Shares: Monsters, Ghosts, Horror stories, Fantasy

Abhorsen Garth Nix · 2003 · ★ 4.3 · 392p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Book three in Garth Nix's internationally acclaimed Old Kingdom fantasy trilogy that began with Sabriel and Lirael.Beneath the earth, a malignant force lies waiting, greedy for freedom from its ancient prison. As the Old Kingdom falls once more into a realm of darkness and terror, the people look desperately to the Abhorsen, the scourge of the Dead, to save them. Yet Abhorsen Sabriel is lost,… Shares: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Children's fiction

Why I Quit Zombie School Robert Lawrence Stine · 2011 · ★ 4.1 · 139p · ≈ 4h · Moderate When Matt's parents send him to a strange boarding school, where the students move at a dead-slow pace, he begins to suspect he has been enrolled in a school for zombies. Shares: Horror stories, Schools, Adventure, 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: Ghosts, Adventure, Children's fiction

The red sun Alane Adams · 2014 · 298p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "Sam Baron is about to get the shock of his life. First his substitute English teacher claims to have turned his old teacher into a lizard; then a strange dwarf named Rego arrives and claims Sam is from a magical realm called Orkney. When his friends are taken prisoner, it's up to Sam to save them. Sam embarks on a journey to Orkney through a stonefire to find his friends, but when he arrives, he… Shares: Friendship, Adventure, Fantasy, Children's fiction

Egg Monsters from Mars Robert Lawrence Stine · 1996 · ★ 3.4 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Moderate On an egg hunt, Dana finds an abnormal egg that is the size of a softball. It's covered with blue and purple veins and it's starting to hatch. Shares: Monsters, Ghosts, Horror stories, Children's fiction

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