Books About Hauntings

The Best Hauntings Books for Kids

By the Bookroo Editors

Looking for excellent children's books about hauntings? This collection brings together Bookroo's highest-rated and most useful picks in one place.

Start with our editorial favorites, then browse recommendations organized by reading stage to find the right book for your reader.

The Piano
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2009

The Piano

By Edgar J. Hyde, Chloe Tyler (Illustrator) · Creepers series

A family buys a piano during a road trip and soon discovers it plays music on its own, leading them to uncover a forgotten composer's legacy.

128 pages· 13,551 words· Est. 2 hour read
3.3/5 Goodreads · 426 ratings
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Paperback
Summary: The Houston family finds a bargain piano, but their joy turns to terror as it plays eerie melodies on its own. Is it cursed, or is someone from the past trying to communicate? As the haunting tunes persist, the family must unravel the piano's dark secret before it's too late. What message does the past hold, and why has it chosen them?
Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2016

Ghosts in Palaces

Explore haunted palaces where ghostly queens still roam.

24 pages· 604 words· Est. 6 min read
3.8/5 Goodreads · 18 ratings
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Library Binding
Summary: Step into England's haunted palaces, where the past lingers in the form of ghostly encounters. Young readers will uncover eerie tales of spirits, including the spectral presence of Anne Boleyn. What secrets do these gilded halls hold, and who might you meet in the shadows? Discover the chilling stories that bring history to life in a way you never imagined.
Chapter Book · Ages 13–18 · 2009

Skeleton Creek

A dark secret haunts Skeleton Creek. Can Sarah and Ryan uncover the truth before it's too late?

188 pages· 54,715 words· Est. 5 hour read
4.0/5 Goodreads · 8,680 ratings
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Summary: In Skeleton Creek, Oregon, Ryan and Sarah stumble upon a chilling secret that their town wants hidden. After a dangerous encounter leaves Ryan injured, he's confined at home. But Sarah presses on, capturing eerie videos at the abandoned dredge. Forbidden from direct contact, they rely on covert messages and Sarah's secret website to piece together the mystery. As they delve deeper, the stakes rise. What sinister truth lies beneath Skeleton Creek, and will they uncover it before it consumes them?
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