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Ghosts Books for Ages 8–11 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Ghosts Books for Ages 8–11

Ghost stories at chapter book age can be genuinely creepy, and children this age love it. These 1,420 books feature hauntings, mysteries, and the particular chill of a story that makes you check behind you before turning off the light.

1,420 books

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Holiday Knock-Knock Jokes

Boo Who? And Other Wicked Halloween Knock-Knock Jokes

Katy Hall, Lisa Eisenberg

For the early reader who loves to tell jokes. This festive collection uses silly Halloween knock-knock puns to help chil

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Night of the Dogman

For children who love spine-tingling thrills and the thrill of the chase. This spooky adventure helps brave readers face

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Hotel Transylvania: The Series #2

My Little Monster-Sitter

Stefan Petrucha

For the child feeling pressure to fit into family expectations, this spooky-silly adventure explores finding your own id

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For the child who feels nervous about starting a new responsibility or wonders if their imagination is getting the best

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For the child taking on their first real job or responsibility, this story explores building confidence and navigating s

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Seven chilling tales jump between the frightening and the funny, capturing the eerie moments where the living and the de

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Don't Ask, Ghosts Tell

Vince A. Liaguno, Sirrah Medeiros

For the child who feels like an outsider or struggles with a secret they can't share: this spooky mystery celebrates the

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The House Sunnyvalle That Didn't Want to Be Haunted.

Brianna-Ann Awahnde

For the child who feels pressured to be something they are not. This story explores a house that refuses to fit the spoo

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The Ghost of Opalina

For the child settling into a new house who wonders what stories the walls could tell. A spectral cat shares 200 years o

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The Lantern Fox #1

The Lantern Fox

For the child finding their inner strength when family life feels uncertain. Navigate a magical spirit realm where coura

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Revenge of the Raithaduine & Penny Dreadful

For the young reader who loves a little chill with their adventure. These atmospheric tales of folklore and mystery are

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Tales from the Deep Beyond

Wordcrafters in Eugene

For the teen writer looking to find their tribe and see that their own imaginative voices are powerful, professional, an

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Spooky Facts for Kids

For the curious middle-grade reader who loves the 'creepy' side of reality. This trivia collection turns science and his

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Library of Doom Graphic Novels

Daniel Montgomery Cole Mauleón

For the child learning to navigate big responsibilities and protect those they love, while discovering that their inner

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Mysteries of the Red Coyote Inn #1

Mysteries of the Red Coyote Inn

For the teen feeling displaced by a family move, this supernatural mystery explores the courage needed to face unknown f

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Crowfield Abbey #2

The Crowfield Demon

For the child who feels like an outsider and finds solace in the natural world. This atmospheric mystery explores belong

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School of the Dead

For the child navigating the unsettling transition of moving and starting a new school while processing the loss of a be

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Dirk Bones and the Mystery of the Haunted House

written and ill. by Doug Cushman

Skeleton reporter Dirk Bones is on the case when local ghosts start to worry that their own house has become haunted.

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Edgar Allen Poe's Tales of Mystery and Madness

Edgar Allan Poe

Grim secrets and unsettling shadows come to life in these four classic horror stories, paired with dramatic and haunting

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Lewis Barnavelt #8

The Specter from the Magician's Museum

For the child who loves the thrill of discovery and needs a boost of courage when facing the unknown. A fast-paced entry

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The End of Time

For the child who enjoys untangling complex riddles and wonders about the intersection of science and superstition in th

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Scary Stories for Kids: Spooky, creepy, eerie, hair-raising true tales

For the child who loves the thrill of a campfire tale and wants to explore the line between reality and the supernatural

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For the curious child visiting family this summer, this mystery helps navigate the excitement and slight nerves of stayi

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