18 books like The Haunting

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

The Haunting Margaret Mahy · 1982 · ★ 3.6 · 135p · ≈ 4h · Moderate After a shy and rather withdrawn eight-year-old begins receiving frightening supernatural images and messages, he learns about a family legacy which could be considered a curse or a rare gift. Shares: Ghosts, Children's fiction

Found Margaret Peterson Haddix · 2008 · ★ 4.0 · 314p · ≈ 10h · Moderate When thirteen-year-olds Jonah and Chip, who are both adopted, learn they were discovered on a plane that appeared out of nowhere, full of babies with no adults on board, they realize that they have uncovered a mystery involving time travel and two opposing forces, each trying to repair the fabric of time. Shares: Adoption, Children's fiction

The Mystery of the Singing Ghost Gertrude Chandler Warner · 1992 · ★ 4.0 · 119p · ≈ 3h · Moderate While helping fix up the old house their cousins have bought, the Aldens hear stories about its being haunted and find evidence suggesting that there may be a ghost there. Shares: Haunted houses, Family, Ghosts, Mystery

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: Haunted houses, 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: Ghosts, Mystery, Children's fiction

Georgie Robert Bright · 1920 · ★ 5.0 · 42p · ≈ 1h · Challenging Feeling unwanted in his New England home when the step he has been creaking is nailed down, Georgie the ghost decides to leave. Shares: Haunted houses, Ghosts, Children's fiction

Black Dove, White Raven Elizabeth Wein · 2015 Don’t miss Elizabeth Wein’s stunning new novel, Stateless Emilia and Teo's lives changed in a fiery, terrifying instant when a bird strike brought down the plane their stunt pilot mothers were flying. Teo's mother died immediately, but Em's survived, determined to raise Teo according to his late mother's wishes-in a place where he won't be discriminated against because of the color of his… Shares: Adoption, Children's fiction

The Screaming Staircase Jonathan Stroud · 2013 · ★ 4.3 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Follows three young operatives of a Psychic Detection Agency as they battle an epidemic of ghosts in London. This book is part of a brilliant series for children (and parents) who love to be creeped out. It’s set in London when the city is experiencing an outbreak of ghosts who kill people if they come into contact with them. The catch: only children can see them. These stories features the… Shares: Haunted houses, Ghosts, Mystery, 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: Haunted houses, Ghosts, Mystery, Children's fiction

The boy and the ghost Robert D. San Souci · 1989 · ★ 4.0 · 33p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Here's a story in the best American folk tradition. It combines a ghost, a hidden treasure, and an appealing young character who sets out to make his fortune, and does so by courage, kindness and the sort of innocence that invariably succeeds in folk literature. Thomas is the youngest of seven children. His parents work from sunup to sundown on their little back-country farm, but earn barely… Shares: Haunted houses, Ghosts, 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: Haunted houses, Ghosts, Children's fiction

Gespensterjäger Cornelia Funke · 1993 · ★ 2.0 · 135p · ≈ 4h · Moderate German-language description: Ein schleimiges Gespenst sitzt im Keller! Tom will nur noch eines: flüchten. Doch da bietet ihm die erfahrene Gespensterjägerin Hedwig Kümmelsaft ihre Hilfe an und Tom traut sich, das Gespenst zu verjagen. ---------- Timid nine-year-old Tom Tomsky reluctantly agrees to help professional ghostbuster Hetty Camomile dispel an IRG (Incredibly Revolting Ghost) from an… Shares: Haunted houses, Ghosts, Children's fiction

Il castello di Zampaciccia Zanzamiao Elisabetta Dami · 2000 · ★ 4.2 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Moderate This book is very scary. Shares: Haunted houses, Ghosts, Mystery, 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: Ghosts, Children's fiction

Il tesoro del pirata fantasma Elisabetta Dami · 2012 · ★ 4.1 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Billy Squeakspeare wakes to find large holes dug in his yard. The legend says that Morgan Blackwhisker buried a treasure as a gift for lady Squeakspeare .It's upto billy and creepella to to find out if ht ghost of Morgan Blackwhisker has dug the hole or someone else . Shares: Haunted houses, Ghosts, Mystery, 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, Children's fiction

Ghosts Don't Eat Potato Chips Debbie Dadey · 1992 · ★ 4.3 · 72p · ≈ 2h · Moderate "The hugely popular early chapter book series re-emerges with a new look! Brand-new eye-catching cover art brings a modern feel to this classic monster series for young readers. "Eddie's Great-aunt Mathilda is sick and he has to help take care of her. But when Eddie and his friends visit Mathilda's house, strange things start to happen. Howie sees someone staring at him from the attic window… Shares: Haunted houses, Ghosts, Children's fiction

Pleasing the Ghost Sharon Creech · 1996 · ★ 3.6 · 89p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Ever since his father died, Dennis has been seeing ghosts. Lots of ghosts. They blow in on the breeze, visit for a while, and fly off again. But one night the ghost of his Uncle Arvie floats in the window. And Arvie wants to do more than chat. Together, they find a lost love letter, finish a special painting, and dig up buried treasure — all for Arvie's widow, Julia. Dennis loves having his uncle… Shares: Family, Ghosts, Children's fiction

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