
Ghost Stories
Short Stories for Middle Grade Kids Age 8-12
Alex Smart(Author)
Raleigh Press
Published on 6. April 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
196 pages
978-1-7394944-2-1 (ISBN)
Description
Enjoy a good scare? These 20 stories for middle-grade readers will give you ghoulish goosebumps.
Billy decides to take a different route walking the dog. But when he follows his four-legged friend after he dashes into a haunted house, will either of them escape its clutches?
Joanne is fascinated by ancient Egypt. But after she accidentally triggers a curse at the museum, she has limited time to undo her tragic mistake before vengeful mummies come back from the dead!
Tom yearns to be more than a cabin boy, and a ghost ship full of treasure seems his chance. Will he secure the treasure without getting pressed into otherworldly service?
Spooky places, rattling chains, and things that go bump in the night fill this creepy collection of 20 scary stories for young readers ages 9-12. But though the horrors are spine-tingling, each tale has a happy ending, so bedtime will be a breeze!
Ghost Stories is a fright-filled book of middle-grade horror stories. If you or your child like nail-biting escapes, fighting monsters, and outwitting the bad guys, then you'll love Alex Smart's phantom-packed tales.
Buy Ghost Stories to shiver your timbers today!
More details
Language
English
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
254 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-7394944-2-1 (9781739494421)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Alex Smart is the best-selling author of puzzle and trivia books, including the Things To Do While You Poo series.After spending one December in a panic-buying frenzy, she created her books to be high-quality, yet inexpensive, gifts for all those 'hard-to-buy-for' people in her life.Alex has always loved organizing quizzes and hosting silly 'game nights' for friends and family. She is fascinated by quirky trivia and loves unusual, jaw-dropping facts.She and her husband live in Devon, England, where they can enjoy a relaxing puzzle book whilst exploring the country by train. Occasionally, she enjoys being locked in a room with her adult children and trying to escape in under an hour.Her author wesbite can be found at https://alexsmartbooks.com