Ghost & Horror

Top ghost and horror picks for junior readers

Updated December 4, 2023
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The bewitching of Aveline Jones
Hickes, Phil; Robinson, Keith
Paper Book
The second in a deliciously spine-tingling, spooky series. Turn on your torches and join Aveline Jones! Aveline is thrilled when she discovers that the holiday cottage her mum has rented for the summer is beside a stone circle. Thousands of years old, the local...
The collectors
Lawrence, Lorien
Paper Book
Lorien Lawrence's The Collectors is the second young readers novel in the Fright Watch series. The Ladies in White want you to join their family--forever . . . After defeating the Oldies, Quinn and Mike thought that things...
Ghostcloud
Mann, Michael
Paper Book
A riveting, magical escapade about finding friendship and the courage to set yourself free against all odds. Kidnapped and forced to shovel coal underground, in a half-bombed power station, 12-year-old Luke Smith-Sharma keeps his head down and hopes he can earn his freedom from...
The haunting of Aveline Jones
Hickes, Phil
Paper Book
Turn on your torches and join Aveline Jones! Aveline loves reading ghost stories, so a dreary half-term becomes much more exciting when she discovers a spooky old book. Not only are the stories spine-tingling, but it belonged to a girl called Primrose Penberthy, who vanished...
The stitchers
Lawrence, Lorien
Paper Book
First in the Fright Watch series, Lorien Lawrence's The Stitchers is the spine-chilling middle-grade horror that Stephen King called "the perfect book for kids to cool off with on a hot summer day, because the chills come guaranteed"--and perfect for fans of Stranger Things and...
The Vanishing of Aveline Jones
Hickes, Phil.
Paper Book
The third thrilling, chilling mystery in this frightfully spooky series. Turn on your torches and join Aveline Jones! Aveline is determined to discover the truth behind her uncle's mysterious disappearance when she travels to his home with Mum and Aunt Lilian. After years...

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