New to the series
Start with The School Is Alive! to learn Sam's secret and decide whether this level of spooky fun suits your child.
Book Series · 10 Books
Eerie Elementary Books
In order from The School Is Alive! to The End of Orson Eerie?.
A deliberately spooky early chapter-book series about a hall monitor protecting his classmates from a school that is literally alive.
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Reading order
How to Read the Eerie Elementary Books
Read books #1–10 in order. Each volume has its own school emergency, but the mystery of Orson Eerie and Sam's role in fighting it build across the sequence.
Sources: Official series inventory.
For parents
What Parents Should Know
Children face monsters, traps, disappearances, and a living evil school. The scares are real but contained in fast, heavily illustrated stories designed for readers who want beginner horror rather than a long middle-grade thriller.
Where to start
Where Should My Child Start?
Where the story begins
First Book in the Series
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Book #1 · Chapter Book · Ages 6–8 · 2014
The School Is Alive!
By Jack Chabert, Sam Ricks (Illustrator)
A young boy discovers that his school is alive and trying to eat its students.
96 pages· 5,884 words· Est. 1 hour read
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Summary: Sam Graves, the new hall monitor, discovers his school is alive and sinister. With the class play approaching, he must team up with friends Lucy and Antonio to confront the school's dark forces. Can they save their classmates and themselves from the school's eerie grip? The clock is ticking, and the stakes are high in this thrilling adventure.
In reading order
Eerie Elementary Series
10 books · Published 2014–2019
#1
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The School Is Alive!
Chapter Book · Ages 6–8 · 2014
A young boy discovers that his school is alive and trying to eat its students.
#2
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$674
The Locker Ate Lucy!
Chapter Book · Ages 6–8 · 2014
A boy must rescue his friend from a haunted school that is alive and trying to eat them.
#3
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Recess Is a Jungle!
Chapter Book · Ages 6–8 · 2016
Three friends must navigate a mysterious jungle and a monstrous jungle gym to save their school from destruction
#4
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$574
The Science Fair Is Freaky!
Chapter Book · Ages 6–8 · 2016
A group of students must navigate a supernatural science fair.
#5
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School Freezes Over!
Chapter Book · Ages 6–8 · 2016
A group of students must stop their school from coming to life and eating them.
#6
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Sam Battles the Machine!
Chapter Book · Ages 6–8 · 2017
Three friends team up with a mysterious substitute teacher to defeat an evil elementary school.
#7
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Classes Are Canceled!
Chapter Book · Ages 6–8 · 2017
Three friends must stop a supernatural school from being demolished, which would unleash its evil powers on the town
#8
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The Hall Monitors Are Fired!
Chapter Book · Ages 6–8 · 2018
A group of students must stop their school from eating them.
#9
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The Art Show Attacks!
Chapter Book · Ages 6–8 · 2018
Three friends must stop a mad scientist's evil painting from being sold at an art show and spreading its dark powers beyond the school grounds.
#10
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The End of Orson Eerie?
Chapter Book · Ages 6–8 · 2019
A group of students must stop a haunted school from attacking them.
Good to know
Common Questions
How many books are in the Eerie Elementary series?
There are 10 books in the Eerie Elementary series. It began with The School Is Alive! in 2014, and the newest book, The End of Orson Eerie?, was published in 2019.
What order should you read the Eerie Elementary books in?
Start with The School Is Alive! and follow the series order — the books above are numbered #1 through #10.
What ages are the Eerie Elementary books best for?
The series is best for ages 6–8, based on the age ranges of the individual books.
Which Eerie Elementary book is the longest?
The Art Show Attacks! (Book #9) is the longest book in the series at 6,242 words (96 pages).
Which Eerie Elementary book is the shortest?
The End of Orson Eerie? (Book #10) is the shortest at 5,638 words (96 pages).
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