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A delightfully spooky and sarcastic romp through a haunted seaside house where family secrets are just as restless as the ghosts. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Lily's ghosts.
- mildly eerie
- quirky
- cozy
- atmospheric
- 01
Christina's Ghost
Betty Ren Wright · 1987
A delightfully eerie, classic haunted house tale that balances spine-tingling chills with unexpected emotional warmth.
- 02
The ghost sitter
Peni R. Griffin · 2001
A sunlit summer vacation slowly gives way to a gentle, spine-tingling mystery about the ghosts we leave behind.
- 03
A Cry in the Night
Carol Ellis · 1990
A classic, spooky vacation-house mystery where echoes of a tragic past demand to be heard.
- 04
The girl in the locked room
Mary Downing Hahn
A chilling, atmospheric mystery that bridges the gap between the living and the dead through the power of empathy.
- 05
Elizabeth and Zenobia
Jessica Miller
A delightfully eerie gothic mystery about a timid girl, her fearless imaginary friend, and the shadows lurking in an old manor.
- 06
City of Ghosts
Victoria Schwab
A delightfully chilly romp through haunted cobblestone streets that balances genuine spooks with the warmth of an unbreakable friendship.
- 07
Deep and dark and dangerous
Mary Downing Hahn
A damp, creeping chill of a summer vacation where long-buried family secrets refuse to stay submerged.
- 08
The Ghost Next Door
Robert Lawrence Stine
A quintessential suburban ghost story that hides a surprisingly emotional gut-punch beneath its spooky, cliffhanger-driven surface.
- 09
The Legend of the Ghost Dog
Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
A chilling, wilderness-set mystery where the echoes of the past howl through the present.
- 10
Cemetery Street
Brenda Seabrooke
A chilling middle-grade blend of real-world family upheaval and creeping supernatural dread.
- 11
The dead girls of Hysteria Hall
Katie Alender
A creepy, atmospheric thriller that channels the rebellious spirit of girls who were locked away for being too strong-willed.
- 12
Graveyard shakes
Laura Terry
A spooky, spirited graphic adventure where the trials of boarding school give way to the eerie magic of a graveyard underworld.
