Ghost Stories

Elena is the school beauty, but she's bored. Until a new boy turns up in her class. Stefan is dark and mysterious - and she's determined to get to know him better. But Stefan is just as determined to resist her ... until a series of attacks in the area...

Your home's been attacked. Your dad's in an asylum. You're running for your life. And there's nowhere to hide. You've stumbled on the city's greatest secret: Darkside. Incredibly...

First published in 1977, this cult classic has been reissued for a new generation of ghost-hunters. This book is for anyone who has shivered at shadowy figures in the dark, heard strange sounds in the night, or felt the presence of a mysterious...

The astonishing, beautiful new story for all readers of 10 and over from the bestselling and Costa-shortlisted author of TIME TRAVELLING WITH A HAMSTER. 'A wonderful story' Kiran Millwood Hargrave There are stories about people who...

Books 1, 2 and 3 in the Skulduggery Pleasant - the biggest, funniest, most thrilling comedy-horror-adventure series in the universe! From number-one-bestselling author Derek Landy. Book 1: SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT. Meet Skulduggery Pleasant:...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Lillian Shepherd Memorial Award 2021. Nominated for Doug Wright Award for Best Book 2021.Book InformationISBN 9780735264472Author Riel NasonFormat...

A classic children's story from one of our best-loved authors, former Children's Laureate Anne Fine. The Modern Classics edition features new illustrations and bonus material. Bill Simpson wakes up to find he's a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063065147Author PrestonplayzFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint HarperalleyPublisher HarperalleyWeight(grams) 590gDimensions(mm) 230mm * 182mm * 22mm

Marjorie Glatt's life hasn't been the same ever since she discovered a group of ghosts hiding in her family's laundromat. Wendell, who died young and now must wander Earth as a ghost with nothing more than a sheet for a body, soon became one of...

Get ready for Halloween with this child-friendly collection of spooky stories from all over the world. Feel your pulse race and your skin tingle as you turn the pages of this spine-chilling anthology of spooky stories from around the world. Read all...

The ULTIMATE story collection for Skulduggery Pleasant fans, now updated to include Apocalypse Kings AND six more new stories for this edition - 22 stories in all! ENTER A WORLD OF MAGIC AND MYSTERY ...

Five little ghosts floated off one day,Over the hills and far away.Mamma Ghost said "Fly back to me!"How many ghostlings can you see?Join the adorable ghostlings on another lift-the-flap adventure through a spooky forest.There's so much to see as Mamma...

Welcome to Shadowhall Academy, where spirits haunt the school halls. A brilliantly spooky new series from the author of Aveline Jones.I heard a tapping noise, right by my head. Like there was someone in the wall trying to get my attention...When Lilian...

'The perfect mix of funny, foul and fearful' Metro 'Brilliantly imagined ... laugh-out-loud funny' Sunday Express The third book in the bestselling, gorgeously gothic and wickedly funny Amelia Fang series - perfect for readers of 7+...

The brand new must-read middle-grade novel from the author of Crater Lake. Perfect for 9+ fans of R.L.Stine's Goosebumps and Stranger Things. "Deliciously scary and hilarious comedy-horror, perfectly...

'You must get away tonight,' the man had told him. David escapes from the concentration camp where he has spent his entire life and flees across Europe. He is utterly alone - who can he trust? What will await him? And all the while, how can he...

Award-winning author Sue Wallman tells a nail-biting story of a catfishing prank that gets out of control ... and gets deadly. Two friends, Amy and Stan, plan revenge on their prankster friend Hollie by catfishing...

My name is Eleanor Kerchner.You can call me the Queen.I died in 1895.Now it's time to play.A chilling ghost story by the bestselling author of The Spiderwick Chronicles, Holly Black.Recipient of a Newbery Honor Award. An ALA Notable Book. A Kirkus...

Who is the mysterious bloodstained man who stops their coach? Why is no one around when Lance and the rest of Year Six arrive at the brand new Crater Lake activity centre? But this is just the beginning of the school trip from hell; a fight for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913556389Author Isla WynterFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Peryton PressPublisher Peryton Press

A beautiful fresh cover for the paperback edition of Chris Riddell's Costa Award-winning Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse. Illustrated in black and white thoughout, full of adventure and dark humour, it is perfect for children aged 8 to 11!Ada Goth is...

Being BAD has never felt so GOOD! The second book in the villainously funny, highly illustrated young middle-grade series from author-illustrator Ryan Hammond. For fans of Amelia Fang, Dog Man and Grimwood. Don't miss the third installment, How to Win...

Share the spirit of Christmas with Dickens A Christmas Carol as an illustrated chapter storybook made for young readers! This timeless tale will have beginner readers drawn into the memorable story of Ebenezer Scrooge.Humbug! On a cobblestone street in...

Setting: New York City. Kid scientists Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler are investigating ghosts and other paranormal activity in the city. They see their first ghost (Slimer) in the NYC Public Library and that leads them to create the...

There are secrets hidden beneath the ice . . . bring the magic home in the frosty fourth instalment of the bestselling Pinch of Magic Adventures, from the award-winning author Michelle Harrison. When the Widdershins sisters and Granny are called away...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062682895Author Alvin SchwartzFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins

A beautiful fresh cover look for the second title in Chris Riddell's Costa Award-winning Goth Girl series: Goth Girl and the Fete Worse Than Death. This funny sequel to Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse is packed with gorgeous black-and-white...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781801051453Author Bobbie BrooksFormat HardbackPage Count 12Imprint Imagine That Publishing LtdPublisher Imagine That Publishing LtdDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

"Sometimes funny, always creepy, genuinely moving, this marvellous spine-chiller will appeal to readers from nine to ninety." - "Books for Keeps". "I was looking forward to "Coraline", and I wasn't disappointed. In fact, I was enthralled. This is a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060575915Author Neil GaimanFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollinsWeight(grams) 113g

THE WINNER OF THE KLAUS FLUGGE PRIZE 2021A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A great story about making friends by being yourself and the illustrations are a constant visual delight" Malorie BlackmanGustavo is a ghost. He is good at doing all sorts of...

Mystery Tour is one of the titles in Allan Ahlberg's iconic children's picture book series about skeletons, Funnybones. Despite being set in a dark dark house, this brightly coloured book is perfect for early readers!One dark dark night the three...

Welcome to the irresistible world of Greenglass House, where thirteen-year-old Milo is spending the winter holidays stuck in a house full of strange guests who are not what they seem. There are fresh clues to uncover as friends old and new join in his...

Stranger Things meets Point Horror in the first of a brilliant new series for readers aged 11+ from Yvette Fielding, British television's first lady of the paranormal and presenter of Most Haunted. When Clovis, Eve and Tom decide to play with a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062682826Author Alvin SchwartzFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062682826Author Alvin SchwartzFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062968975Author Alvin SchwartzFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollinsWeight(grams) 612g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781338686432Author Lucy StrangeFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Chicken HousePublisher Chicken HouseWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 145mm * 33mm

Penny swears that when she was a little girl, a creature called the Bawk-ness Monster-half sea serpent, half chicken-saved her from drowning. Now, years later, she's about to move away to a new city, and before she goes, she needs the help of her best...

Marzana and her best friend are bored. Even though they live in a notorious city where normal rules do not apply, nothing interesting ever happens to them. Nothing, that is, until Marzana's parents are recruited to help solve an odd crime, and she...