18 books like Six Haunted Hairdos

What to read after Six Haunted Hairdos — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

The Ghost at Dawn's house. (Baby-Sitters Club no.09) Ann M. Martin · 1988 · ★ 3.9 · 148p · ≈ 4h · Moderate The members of the Baby-sitters Club split their time between babysitting and investigating the spooky noises behind Dawn's bedroom wall. Shares: Clubs, Ghost Stories, Ghosts, 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

Stacey and the Mystery of Stoneybrook Ann M. Martin · 1990 · ★ 3.7 · 135p · ≈ 4h · Moderate To a New York City girl like Stacey, the fact that an old--supposedly haunted--house in Stoneybrook is being torn down is no big deal. But then her friend Kristy discovers the house was built on a graveyard, and when Stacey sees a horrible face in one of the windows, she wonders if the house really could be haunted! Shares: Clubs, Ghost Stories, Ghosts, Children's fiction

Vampire Kisses 5 Ellen Schreiber · 2008 · ★ 4.4 · 184p · ≈ 6h · Moderate It's tough for love-struck Raven to imagine what's keeping her nocturnal boyfriend from returning to Dullsville. So there's only one thing to do—find Alexander. Along the way, Raven can't resist the spot where she feels most at home, the Coffin Club. But when she stumbles upon a secret door in the club, she descends into a dim catacomb—to a hidden hangout where the house drink happens to be type… Shares: Clubs, Children's fiction

All the lovely bad ones Mary Downing Hahn · 2008 · ★ 4.3 · 182p · ≈ 6h · Moderate TRAVIS AND HIS SISTER, Corey, can’t resist a good trick. When they learn that their grandmother’s quiet Vermont inn, where they're spending the summer, has a history of ghost sightings, they decide to do a little "haunting” of their own. But their supernatural pranks awaken something dangerous, something that should have stayed asleep. Only Travis and Corey can lay to rest the spiteful spirit… Shares: Vermont, Ghosts, Children's fiction

Sixth Grade Secrets Louis Sachar · 1987 · ★ 4.1 · 201p · ≈ 6h · Moderate It starts when Laura finds a baseball cap at a rummage sale. The cap says "PIG CITY," and Laura decides to start a secret club based on the name. But part of the fun of a club is keeping other people out of it...and when Laura's best friend Gabe starts his own rival club called Monkey Town, it begins a prank war that escalates until more than feelings start getting hurt. Shares: Clubs, 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

My Enemy, My Brother James D. Forman · 1969 · 230p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Released from a concentration camp after World War II, a sixteen-year-old boy settles on an Israeli kibbutz but finds his new life threatened by the growing conflict between Arabs and Jews. Shares: Jews, 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

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

The Secret Seven Enid Blyton · 1949 · ★ 3.9 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Challenging It's their very first adventure, and the Secret Seven super-sleuths are already on the trail of some really weird clues. It's snowing and the Seven are dressed in disguise, following a lead to a spooky old house -- and a mystery. Shares: Clubs, Children's fiction

The Entertainer and the Dybbuk Sid Fleischman · 2007 · ★ 3.6 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate One night The Great Freddie, a young ventriloquist, is possessed by a dybbuk.A what?A Jewish spirit. A scrappy demon who glows as if spray-painted by moonlight.The dybbuk is revealed to be the ghost of a twelve-year-old boy named Avrom Amos, a victim of the Nazis during World War II. In a plucky scheme to seek revenge, he commandeers The Great Freddie's stage act and entraps the entertainer in… Shares: Jews, Ghost Stories, Ghosts, Children's fiction

Pollyanna Eleanor Hodgman Porter · 1912 · ★ 4.0 · 146p · ≈ 4h · Challenging An abridged version of the tale of orphaned, eleven-year-old Pollyanna, who comes to live with austere and wealthy Aunt Polly, bringing happiness to her aunt and other members of the community through her philosophy of gladness. Pollyanna knows the secret to finding a smile -- even when really bad things happen. From the moment she arrives in Beldingsville, she shares her Glad Game with everyone… Shares: Vermont, 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

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