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Ghosts & Haunted Houses

 

The haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson.

Four seekers look for haunting evidence at the abandoned old mansion called Hill House. Their stay begins as a spooky encounter, but the house is gathering its powers and will choose one of them to make its own.

 

A stir of bones by Nina Kiriki Hoffman.

After discovering the secrets that lie in an abandoned house, fourteen-year-old Susan Backstrom, with the help of some new friends, has the ability to make a safe, new life for herself.

Accelerated Reader Reading Level - 4.2

 

The time of the ghost by Diana Wynne Jones.

A ghost, uncertain of her identity, watches the four Melford sisters hatch a plan to get their parents' attention and slowly becomes aware of the danger from a supernatural power unleashed by the girls and their friends from the boys boarding school run by the Melfords.

Accelerated Reader Reading Level - 5.5

 

Seattle ghost story by Nick DiMartino 

Pepper Merlino, her neighbor Joe Strozza, and eleven-year-old Billy Beck become caught up in a supernatural mystery when they all witness Pepper's grandmother lose her balance and tumble to her death from a bridge over a ravine.

 

The afterlife by Gary Soto.

A senior at East Fresno High School lives on as a ghost after his brutal murder in the restroom of a club where he had gone to dance.

Accelerated Reader Reading Level - 5.2

 

No time to die by Elizabeth Chandler.

Jenny is stalked by a serial killer-- the same murderer who killed her sister Liza, who tries to warn her from the grave.

Accelerated Reader Reading Level - 5.3

 

Bone dance by Martha Brooks.

When her father wills her a cabin on land in rural Manitoba, Alexandra meets a young man who shares her Indian heritage and her experience of being haunted by spirits.

Accelerated Reader--Level 4.7

 

The good house : a novel by Tananarive Due.

The house that Angela ToussaintŐs late grandmother owned is so beloved that townspeople call it the Good  House.  But is it?  Angela hoped her grandmother's famous magic could save her failing marriage while she and her family lived in her grandmother's house; instead an unexpected tragedy ripped the family apart.  Two years later, Angela discovers more senseless tragedies have occured since she left - could they be linked to a terrible entity AngelaŐs grandmother battled in 1929?  Did her teenage son Corey  reawaken something that should have been left sleeping?

 

Real ghosts, restless spirits, and haunted places by Brad Steiger.

A collection of true ghost stories and first-person narratives of close encounters with spirits, ghosts, and haunted places.

 

Haunted Ohio : ghostly tales from the Buckeye State by Chris Woodyard.

A collection of Ohio ghost stories and ghostlore, featuring fifteen selections from throughout the history of the state.

 

Haunted Ohio Volume II : more ghostly tales from the Buckeye State by Chris Woodyard.

A collection of Ohio ghost stories and ghostlore, featuring fifteen selections from throughout the history of the state.