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3 Outstanding Ghost Stories to Encourage Kids to Read

April 19, 2016 By Rachel Stedman

Ghost Stories To Capture The Imagination.

Spooky stories are thrilling, scary, but always safe – because the child knows that if they put the book down, they can just walk away. Wish life was like that!

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Spooky stories are great at hooking kids into reading. Here are three books I recommend:


The Ghosts of Tarawera by Sue Copsey.

The Ghosts of Tarawera

Quick name drop: Sue was my editor for Prankster. Sue’s writing a three-part series of spooky tales (this is the second in the series) so if your class enjoys this book, then don’t worry, there’s more! The Ghosts of Tarawera is a Storylines Notable Book, and is available from bookstores or directly from Sue, at her website: Suecopsey.com  Sue also has a whole lot of spooky jokes on this website.


Under the Mountain by Maurice Gee

Under the Mountain

A well-known classic, Under the Mountain, is exciting to read aloud. There’s also a movie (which I didn’t like, but some people did), and Penguin have study notes available online here.


The House on the Hill by Kyle Mewburn, Illustrations by Sarah Davis

The House on the Hill by Kyle Mewburn

The House on the Hill is Kyle’s homage to Edgar Allen Poe and is written in rhyming stanzas, a little like The Raven. A natural performer, Kyle has a youtube channel which is great fun. Scholastic have produced some helpful teacher notes here.

Here’s a link to Kyle’s youtube Storytime Channel

Hope you enjoy.

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Filed Under: Children's Literature, Ghost Stories, Literature, The Prankster and The Ghost Tagged With: Children's Books, Ghost Stories

About Rachel Stedman

Award-winning author Rachel Stedman lives in Dunedin, New Zealand with her husband and two children. Her first novel, A Necklace of Souls, won Best First Novel at the New Zealand Post Book Awards 2014. In 2012 Rachel was the winner of the Tessa Duder Award and was shortlisted for the Tom Fitzgibbon Award. If she's not got her nose in a book, she's on instagram or twitter (@rlstedman) or at her local library. Her website is www.RLStedman.com.

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