Ghost Stories
(October 17, 2001)
Falling leaves, shorter days, crisp autumn nights-it is mid-October and the bewitching hour is at hand. Time to curl up by the fire and treat yourself to a good, spine-tingling ghost story! Maybe you would like one of these books suggested by Nancy Doering, Youth Services Librarian.
To order any of these titles, contact the library by email, mail or phone. You may also request these titles online through our OPAC. Happy Reading!
Ghost's Hour, Spook's Hour by Eve Bunting
BR 7508
At midnight, Biff the dog and his young master are awakened by the "Woooooo" of the wind, and experience a series of truly frightening incidents, all of which turn out to have logical explanations. For
preschool-grade 2.
Spooky and the Ghost Cat by Natalie Savage Carlson
RC 26231 and BR 7113
On Halloween night when black cats have special power, Spooky rescues a pretty, white ghost cat from the witch to whom he once belonged. For preschool-grade 2.
Beneath the Ghost Moon by Jane Yolen
RC 44824
On the night before Ghost Eve, all the farmyard mice are sleeping. They have finished their costumes for the ball the following evening. During the night, mean-hearted creepy-crawlies come out and destroy everything.
But the mice refuse to be defeated. For grades K-3.
Esteban and the Ghost by Sibyl Hancock
BR 5606
A merry Spanish tinker spends Halloween night in a haunted castle waiting for a ghost who has terrified the entire countryside. When the strange figure finally appears, it is unlike anything Esteban could possible
have imagined. A spirited tale for grades K-3.
A Ghost Named Fred by Nathaniel Benchley
BR 1139
Except for the globe he wears on his head when he's playing astronaut, George is just like any other boy. That's why it's so strange that Fred, a really unusual ghost, asks George to help him find the
treasure he's supposed to be guarding. For grades 2-4.
America's Very Own Ghosts by Daniel Cohen
BR 6468
Ghost stories and anecdotes about Abraham Lincoln, a ghost ship, Houdini, and Edison's ghost-machine invention. Easy reading for grades 3-6.
Christina's Ghost by Betty Ren Wright
RC 31858 and BR 6735
As if being ten years old and a tomboy isn't hard enough, Christina finds out she has to house-sit in a gloomy old Victorian mansion with her bachelor uncle Ralph, who doesn't seem to like her one bit. Then,
Chris sees the ghostly figure of a young boy. Before she knows it, both she and her uncle are on the trail of a thirty-year-old mystery. For grades 3-6.
The Ghost on Saturday Night by Sid Fleischman
RC 8743 and BR 8553
When a stranger gives Opie two tickets to a ghost-raising in exchange for some help, Opie never guesses that he will have front row seats to a bank robbery. For grades 3-6. Mark Twain Award.
Haunted House Jokes by Louis Phillips
RC 27665
A collection of ghost-ridden jokes, spooky riddles, and petrifying puns featuring skeletons in the closet, mummies in the basement, and Dracula hanging out in the attic. For grades 3-6.
Nancy Drew Ghost Stories by Carolyn Keene
BR 50418
Girl detective Nancy Drew experiences ghostly encounters in six short mystery stories. In "The Campus Ghost," she investigates a caped apparition and lights in the locked laboratory of a science professor
who died in a car accident. For grades 4-7.
The Ghost Belonged to Me by Richard Peck
RC 10557
The comic adventures of an unlikely foursome along the Mississippi River include exploding steamboats, a prophetic ghost, and an "exorcism." For grades 5-8.
The Headless Ghost by William E. Warren
BR 6932
Ghosts, haunted places, poltergeists, and the Bermuda Triangle are the subjects of these fifteen tales of real-life mysteries. For grades 5-8 and older readers.
Ghost Host by Marilyn Singer
RC 30519
Bart's life seems perfect. He's the star quarterback, and he's good looking, smart, and has a great personality. But when nine ghosts who inhabit his house select him to get rid of a nasty poltergeist,
Bart is forced to face the truth about himself. For grades 6-9 and older readers.
The Restless Dead by Daniel Cohen
BR 6507
Eleven ghost stories--some grim, even gruesome--in which the dead do not always rest in peace. Easy reading for grades 6-9.