18 books like The Boyfriend

What to read after The Boyfriend — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

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: Ghosts in fiction, Ghosts, Mystery, Children's fiction

Down a Dark Hall Lois Duncan · 1974 · ★ 4.0 · 181p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Suspicious and uneasy about the atmosphere at her new boarding school, fourteen-year-old Kit slowly realizes why she and the other three students at the school were selected. Shares: Horror stories, Supernatural, Mystery, Children's fiction

Phantom Lisa Jane Smith · 2011 · ★ 4.3 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Elena (18) en haar vrienden zijn terug in Fell's Church. Al snel gebeuren er onverklaarbare dingen en Elena voelt steeds sterker de aanwezigheid van de dode Damon. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar. Shares: Love, Interpersonal relations, Horror stories, Romance & Relationships

Through the Zombie Glass Gena Showalter, · 2013 · ★ 4.4 · 476p · ≈ 15h · Moderate After a strange new zombie attack, a terrible darkness blooms inside Alice urging her to do wicked things. She's never needed her team of zombie slayers more--including her boyfriend, Cole--than she does now. But as Cole strangely withdraws and the zombies gain new strength, Ali knows one false step may doom them all. Shares: Love, Horror stories, Supernatural, 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: Ghosts in fiction, Ghosts, Mystery, Children's fiction

The Nightmare Room - The Howler Robert Lawrence Stine · 2001 · ★ 3.0 · 155p · ≈ 5h · Moderate The seventh book in the Nightmare Room series by bestselling author R.L. Stine. Shares: Ghosts in fiction, Ghosts, Horror stories, Children's fiction

My Darling, My Hamburger Paul Zindel · 1969 · ★ 3.6 · 161p · ≈ 5h · Moderate From Goodreads: “ Four friends, Two couples, One year that will change their lives. Liz and Sean, both beautiful and popular, are madly in love and completely misunderstood by their parents. Their best friends, Maggie and Dennis, are shy and awkward, but willing to take the first tentative steps toward a romance of their own. Yet before either couple can enjoy true happiness, life conspires… Shares: Dating, Love, Children's fiction

The seer of shadows Avi · 1772 · ★ 4.1 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Demanding In New York City in 1872, fourteen-year-old Horace, a photographer's apprentice, becomes entangled in a plot to create fraudulent spirit photographs, but when Horace accidentally frees the real ghost of a dead girl bent on revenge, his life takes a frightening turn. Shares: Ghosts in fiction, Ghosts, Horror stories, Children's fiction

The Ghost Next Door Robert Lawrence Stine · 1993 · ★ 3.8 · 144p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Hannah's boring summer changes when a new boy, who seems to disappear in the strangest ways, moves in next door. Shares: Ghosts in fiction, Ghosts, Horror stories, Children's fiction

Destiny Rising Lisa Jane Smith · 2012 · ★ 3.7 · 440p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Destiny: Rising is a free-to-play, massively multiplayer online video game developed and published by NetEase, with licensing from Bungie. A live service mobile game that is part of the ''Destiny'' series, it was released worldwide (with some exceptions) on August 28, 2025, for Android and iOS devices. The game is set in an alternate timeline, taking place many years prior to the events of the… Shares: Love, Interpersonal relations, Horror stories, Supernatural

Wolf Trap Benjamin Hulme-Cross · 2015 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Moderate There is a werewolf on the island. Mr. Blood tries to trap it. But who is really the hunter, and who is being hunted? Shares: Horror stories, Supernatural, Children's fiction

A quiet kind of thunder Sara Barnard · 2017 · ★ 4.0 · 403p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Steffi doesn't talk. Rhys can't hear. They understand each other perfectly. Love isn't always a lightning strike. Sometimes it's the rumbling roll of thunder ... Steffi has been a selective mute for most of her life - she's been silent for so long that she feels completely invisible. But Rhys, the new boy at school, sees her. He's deaf, and her knowledge of basic sign language means that she's… Shares: Love, Interpersonal relations, 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

In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories Alvin Schwartz · 1984 · ★ 4.4 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Seven scary stories to tell at night in front of a fire or in the dark, based on traditional stories and folktales from various countries. Shares: Ghosts, Horror stories, Supernatural, Mystery

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

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner Stephenie Meyer · 2009 · ★ 3.9 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate This novella tells the story of Bree Tanner, a character first introduced in Eclipse, and the darker side of the newborn vampire world she inhabits. In another irresistible combination of danger, mystery, and romance, Stephenie Meyer tells the devastating story of Bree and the newborn army as they prepare to close in on Bella Swan and the Cullens, following their encounter to its unforgettable… Shares: Love, Interpersonal relations, Horror stories, Mystery

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

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