Ghost Books

Hello, ay name is Cody and I am 17 years old. I know this book is rated 8-12 but i read it and loved it. I would say it is one of the best Horror mystery books I've ever read. I would recommend this book to people of all ages.

This book is excellent. I would highly recommed you get it. It is the first out of three. A normal family of four rent a summer house. But their two children have realised they are not alone. The children tell their parents but claim they have a wild imagenation. What is the secret to the old house in cherry street? Well, The children are about to find out.

This book has one of the best Haunted House plots I've ever read about. The story line and the characters all tie in to one another. The Cover was astounding! That was one of the best parts of the book. While the writing itself isn't ment for older children, it still fascinated me.I love these three books and wish the authors would write a more advanced version of them.
I only have Book 1 and 3, but I hope oneday I can find the 2nd. I will treasure these books forever!

I didn't like it at all. I read part 1 of this book and it was good. This book didn't even close to as good as the other one. The author kept describing one thing and that wasn't bad. The only thing that was wrong, is that it ended the complete opposite of what I thought. I didn't like the ending either. At the end of every chapter, it had a good cliffhanger. When you read the next chapter, it didn't have much to do with the cliffhanger or it ended up not being good. The book kept you in suspence most of the time, but it wnt away too fast. You could guess who was making all of the trouble by just reading the first couple chapters. All of the main characters in th book were really cool and they stayed in my mind really well. Overall, I thought that this book wasn't that good, but I liked it a little. It would have been better if the story was mre suspenceful and the cliffhangers would end in a different way. One of the lessons I learned in this novel is never underestimate people no matter who they are. They could do anything at anytime. If you are thinking of reading this book, I wouldn't recommend it. I would grade this book a 2 on a scale from 1-10. .

The book House On Cherry Street was about Jason his sister Sally and his baby-sitter Katie, It also had an evil which and a ghost named Bobby. It all started happining when Jasons parents went on a buisness trip and katie came to watch them and this ghost Bobby was trying to scare away katie cause it didn't like baby sitters but katie wouldn't beleive any thing that Jason said but things kept on happning and finally she saw it and believed it then the whitch was tyring to get them but sjhe didn't and they got bobby were he belonged.

Super great author. Kept me thinking about who really was the bad guy. Had a hard time putting down this book.
The character's were so believable. It was like I really knew them. Mel and Phil the greatest. Lenny was also great.

THis book was simply amazing! I thought the plot was a little predictable and I kind of saw the end coming (but all my friends who read it couldn't). It was full of irony and weird twists. I think at the end it started to contradict the writing in the beginning. At any rate, the book was really good! I thought it had a few querks but all of the writing was awesome! There was great detail and everything was so believable! I thought it was great! But, since no one else has said this, it is a thrilling spine-tingler, but, some parts are kind of disturbing, I won't discourage reading it but there are a few creepy parts, to give yall fair warning. Thanks for reading my review.

"If He Hollers" is a suspense book written by A.G Cascone. It's setting takes place in a small town in present time. It is about a group of friends who saw a kidnapping, and tried to foget it, until ten years later.
There are four main characters you need to know: Stacey, Eric, Mel, and Jimmy. It was Stacey's sixth birthday party and all the kids from school were there, when Bobby Crawford was kidnapped. There was only one eye witness a girl named Mel. She saw the kidnapper and blamed herself for the kidnapping. She wished she could have ran out and stopped the guy. Instead she stood there and screamed as little Bobby Crawford was dragged farther and farther in to the dark woods. Exactly ten years later, the kidnapper comes back. First he take Stacey's brother and then Stacey. Jimmy, Eric, and Mel are all worried, and the police say that they most likely just ran away. No one will help them. Mel finds the courage inside of herself, and goes to find some clues in the woods. She finds a can of beer, the same brand the police found after Bobby Crawford disappeared. She brings it to the polce station and they match the finger prints of the kidnapper. Still the police have their doubts.
There was a lot of irony in this book, or a twist in events. While your reading this book you think you know whos the kidnapper is the whole time, when all of a sudden the books rotates a 180 on you. Nothing is what it seems. I think there is a strong surprise ending. You'll never guess who it is. There was also a lot of imagery. When Mel described the woods, I felt chills going up and down my spine. The characters were probably the strongest part of the book. It described all the characters so well. I felt like I knew them all of my life.
This was one of the best books I have ever read. I read the whole book in one day. I just couldn't put the book down. It was that good. I started at nine one night and just kept reading all night. I would recommend this book to anyone. It's simply the greatest.
In conclusion, I think you should read this book. I really enjoyed reading it. I dont really like reading, I find most so boring. If you're like me you won't want to give this book a chance, but please do. I promise you won't be disappointed.

"If He Hollers" is an edge-of-your-seat suspense-mystery. You never know what is going to happen next. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good mystery because this one will just blow you away. I could not put it down.

"If He Hollers" is a suspense book written by A.G Cascone. It's setting takes place in a small town in present time. It is about a group of friends who saw a kidnapping, and tried to foget it, until ten years later.
There are four main characters you need to know: Stacey, Eric, Mel, and Jimmy. It was Stacey's sixth birthday party and all the kids from school were there, when Bobby Crawford was kidnapped. There was only one eye witness a girl named Mel. She saw the kidnapper and blamed herself for the kidnapping. She wished she could have ran out and stopped the guy. Instead she stood there and screamed as little Bobby Crawford was dragged farther and farther in to the dark woods. Exactly ten years later, the kidnapper comes back. First he take Stacey's brother and then Stacey. Jimmy, Eric, and Mel are all worried, and the police say that they most likely just ran away. No one will help them. Mel finds the courage inside of herself, and goes to find some clues in the woods. She finds a can of beer, the same brand the police found after Bobby Crawford disappeared. She brings it to the polce station and they match the finger prints of the kidnapper. Still the police have their doubts.
There was a lot of irony in this book, or a twist in events. While your reading this book you think you know whos the kidnapper is the whole time, when all of a sudden the books rotates a 180 on you. Nothing is what it seems. I think there is a strong surprise ending. You'll never guess who it is. There was also a lot of imagery. When Mel described the woods, I felt chills going up and down my spine. The characters were probably the strongest part of the book. It described all the characters so well. I felt like I knew them all of my life.
This was one of the best books I have ever read. I read the whole book in one day. I just couldn't put the book down. It was that good. I started at nine one night and just kept reading all night. I would recommend this book to anyone. It's simply the greatest.
In conclusion, I think you should read this book. I really enjoyed reading it. I dont really like reading, I find most so boring. If you're like me you won't want to give this book a chance, but please do. I promise you won't be disappointed.

Some of the most creative rabbit-monsters I have ever seen. Im even thinking about getting a couple tattoos of them.

I LOVE portrayals of monster rabbits because I have one myself--I took him in when I found him hopping down the street one week after Easter--yup, he was one of those poor abandoned Easter rabbits. He repays me by acting the savage beast. It is hilarious to be attacked by such an adorable creature, and his is SO WELL represented in this book!

GET THIS BOOK! This is fun to look at! What an imagination! Fluid and Beautiful designs make these drawings irresistable to stare at for hours. The artist is as imaginative as he is a talented.artist.

What delightful book. Gagne in color is even twice the power of his other popular offerings. I think he has really matured into a fine author and every new book is a joy. All I can say to Twisted Rabbits is bravo. What great designer.

Anyone who loves Monty Python, or who is a fan of Anya understands that rabbits are really voracious, man-eating creatures that hunt the night (or Knight) looking for the unsuspecting. And yet we continue to expose out children to them, believing that appearances could never be that deceiving. Finally, Michel Gagne has decides to take the lid of this secret scandal and reveal to the world the real horror that lurks between those sad brown eyes and cutesy tails.

Gagne was an illustrator in the well-known Don Bluth Studios until they closed in 1992. during that period he and another artist, Dave Kupczyk had a one-on-one competition about who could draw the evilest rabbit. While we won't know the real winner until Kupczyk publishes his own book, Gagne's rabbits are a delightfully evil and twisted as they come. The stuff of fluffy nightmares.

This is one of those books that is reserved for gag gifts for rabbit enthusiasts and excesses of cute, but it is fun for anyone that discovers it. Even as we speak, my cats are checking it out and whispering tales about that famous serial killer, Jack the Rabbit. You can't help but like this thin volume. Recommended for the light of heart.

My favorite part of the book was when Ivy and Bean flushed the fossil, half-dollar and barrette down the toilet. It was really funny. You should read Ivy and Bean and ghost that had to go.

There is a ghost in the girl's bathroom. And Ivy and Bean try to stop it. The main characters are Ivy and Bean. The setting of this book is at school and at Ivy's house. The meaning is Adventure. What the author is saying is have fun and stick up for your friend. My favorite part of the book is when they make a potion to stop the ghost. It actually starts in a funny way. It starts like they are eating lunch and playing with their cheese (actually looking through the hole in their cheese. A person would like this book if they like to read about magic, spells and being sneaky.

by Isabelle

This was my daughters very favorite book of the summer and the first series that she really devoured on her own without suggestion. She even insisted that I take her to the bookstore to check when the third book will be out. In her words "Annie Barrow is the Best Author Ever!"

Ivy and Bean find a ghost in the bathroom, YIKES! What can they do to get the ghost out of there? Sorry I cant tell you but if you buy it you can read this super book! Its non stop fun, but I'd recomend reading book1 first! If you like mystery and some good laughs this book will be perfect for you!

My eight year old discovered Ivy & Bean over the summer as part of a summer reading program. It was a total struggle to get her to read. Once she read Ivy and Bean she was willing to read anything I put in front of her if the reward at the end was another Ivy and Bean book. We just purchased this volume and she read it all through dinner, even telling her sister she was too busy to play video games. According to her "It's really funny, and Ivy and Bean are super nice girls except they like to play tricks sometimes and do other things like my friends and I do and it's not mean or scary and I laughed a lot. Oh, and in this one they think there's a ghost but there probably isn't and sometimes I think there are ghosts places too, but then they aren't there, so I liked that."

Out of the 3 Fear Park books, this one was definitly the best one. It was a very good book. It always kept you guessing. It was awesome!

" The Last Scream" will have anyone screaming! This book is the best R.L. Stine has ever created. I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!!!!!

I recomend this book to anybody that wants some serious suspense. A very surprising ending.

I LOVE THIS BOOK! I LOVED THE FIRST TO PARTS TO IT TOO! I WAS HOPING ROBIN WOULD KILL HER! HE WAS THE COOLEST CHARACTER! tHREW THE WHOLE BOOK I WAS CHANTING: KILL HER! I DIDN'T LIKE THAT GIRL. (I DON'T EVEN REMEMEBER HER NAME. THIS WAS THE BEST BOOK I'VE EVER READ! I ONLY READ FEAR STREET AND LOUIS S.'S BOOKS. I HATE GOOSEBUMPS. BUT THAT'S BESIDE THE POINT. ANY FEAR STRRET BOOK CONNECTING WITH THE FEAR FAMILY AND THIER HISTORY IS AUTOMATICLY GOOD. Oops! Anyways, this is such a good book! I'd read it again if I could find were I put it! I still wish Robin killed that one girl!

This is the last book of the series. I really enjoyed this series. It is about an amusement park (Fear Park). The series is more on the gory side rather than the cozy side; that's why one star is missing. But I did have fun reading this series, even though there are better R.L. Stine books that I have read.

I can truly say that I am anticipating the next edition to this wonderful series. It has had me on the edge the whole time during reading and wanting the next more and more!!!!!

THIS IS A WONDERFUL BOOK. VERY WELL WRITTEN. KEEPS YOU ON EDGE.

Wow !! Great Book .This is A must Read Book . I Can't wait to Sink my Teeth into The next One !!!!

Picked up this book this past weekend and could not put it down. Storyline and characters bring you into their world and won't let go. I cannot wait until the next installment of the series.

A must-have for any Fantasy or Vampire Novel-lover! I was intriqued by the creative storyline and it's modern edge. Read this book!

This piece of fiction (which I don't usually choose) takes place in a small town in Canada and combines history, intrigue, jealousies and tender compassion entwined amongst realistically developed characters who will keep you guessing as to their true natures. The Canadian Roma (gypsy) famila that passes through the community twice a year mixes supernatural tradition into the pot of history and current events, creating a captivating and touching story.

I've waited a long time for a book like Magdalena's Song to be written. Scenery is set up beautifully but the most impressive part of the book is definitely the plot. As the mystery spins out I was lured to turn page after page and entranced by the most unusual but believable characters. The intricately woven plot is woven with wonderful segments of description and lots of realistic dialogue. And, like the novels of Lucy M.Montgomery, every chapter in Mestern's novel is full of good food! The story is a symphony of words accompanied by a phantom gypsy violin. Great book! I couldn't put it down.

I'd like to thank Pat Mestern for writing the best book I've read in years. I purchased Magdalena's Song on a Sunday and am usually the type of reader that usually takes weeks to finish a book. I enjoyed this book so much I read it, cover to cover, in two days,closed the cover on Tuesday afternoon. What a wonderful book! I couldn't put it down.

I've never before been so caught up in the lives of a book's characters. From beginning to end "Magdalena's Song" kept me entertained, intrigued and totally immersed in the story. The book made me want to pay a visit the area in which the story took place - Ontario, Canada. I've placed "Magdalena's Song" on my list of purchases for Christmas presents for everyone on my list.

Magdalena's Song is well written.Its pages are inhabited by wonderful characters set in a village you won't soon forget. I couldn't put this book down until the last page was turned. A number of us in our reading group are still debating one burning question - but then you'll have to read it to find out what that question is.

May Bird and Somber Kitty's adventures continue in this worthy successor to May Bird and the Ever After. The story is genuinely suspenseful and continues to display as much depth and originality as the first. Be advised that some younger readers may find the content too disturbing.

A strength of the story is the depiction of May. May is an ordinary child who finds herself in very extraordinary circumstances. Although May is suitably scared as she tries to find a way to escape the Ever After, she also demonstrates amazing courage and heart as she is faced with increasing touch choices.

I think it can be empowering for young readers to see a character in a story who shares their insecurities and self-doubts but ultimately finds inner strength that isn't born of magic or superhuman abilities.

As another character notes, May is small but she is also so much more.

During my first year of teaching 4th grade, I had incidentally bought this book at a "Scholastic Book Fair" at our school. Having read the "teaser" on the back of the book, I began reading this book as a daily "read-a-loud" to my students. We absolutely loved it and they couldn't wait to read each new chapter. My students, both boys and girls related to the colorful characters. My girls especially loved the slow but sure transformation the shy May Bird underwent as she unwittingly explores the "Ever After."
A few of my students transferred to another school during this school year, and I made sure to send them off with their very own (signed by all) copy of May Bird, books one and two.
Word spread around about this book in our small school and soon siblings and friends in other classes were asking about this book. This year my new class of 4th grade students are already familiar with the story and are begging me to start reading it as a daily read-a-loud.
This is truly a well written and creative story that children will enjoy and remember for a long time!

May Bird Among the Stars just might be the best book in the trilogy! With Beatrice finding her mother,Somber Kitty dancing,fighting Evil Bo Cleevil,and going through a portal in the Bogey's closet,there was never a dull moment!! I give this book 2 thumbs up!

I am extremely satisfied with my purchase of this book . My daughter loves this series and its quick arrival has been a wonderful experience!

May Bird-Among the Stars


May Bird- Among the Stars, by Jodi Lynn Anderson, is a fun fantasy fiction. It is also a sequel to the first book, May Bird and the Ever After.
May Bird- Among the Stars is about May Bird, and her journey through the world of ghosts. She is traveling with her friends, Pumpkin, a house ghost, Beatrice, who is looking for her mother, Captain Fabbio, who is looking for his lost crew, and Somber Kitty, May's hairless cat from home. As you might know from the first book, May and Kitty aren't dead, and soon find that they are not alone. There's a secret colony of "un-dead" underground.
I loved this book, because it's filled with adventure. If you liked the first book, you'll love this. Will May save everyone? Will Beatrice be reunited with her mother? Will May and Kitty get back home? Find out here!

I just finished the book last night and was very pleased with it. It's about certain kids that are gifted in having nightmares! Yes, that's right... nightmares! There imagination is so great that they can actually create a portal and bring the nightmares here to earth! Charlie is one of these kids. He's been an outcast since he can remember because all the kids think he's a freak. His parents have been overly protective of him because of this and don't want him to leave the house. Then pops in the Nightmare Academy. A place where Charlie just might fit in. At the academy, Charlie's gift (and the other children's gift) is used to help protect Earth from all of the creatures of the Netherworld. Is this a place where Charlie can fit in? Will he be able to use his powers to help? How much trouble can he get into? You'll have to read it to find out.
I found this book a very easy read. It kept it's pace and was never boring. I highly recommend this book and can't wait for the next one to come out!

Nightmare Academy, Book One: Into the Nether by Dean Lorey is a good read. The flowing style kept me reading for many hours trying to find out what happens next in the story. It has a very interesting and creative story imaginable. Mr. Lorey created a frightening world where you can find many unique and hideous creatures. This book is for young adults but I as an adult found it to be enjoyable to read. If you like Harry Potter, then you would probably like this book too. Read it and find out how good it is. I recommend this book to everyone. Cant wait for book 2 to come out.

Nightmare Acadmy is a very fun read out loud book. My sons, ages 8 and 9 were very entertained with the over the top antics of some of the characters; they were quite taken by the orginality of the book. The very menacing figure of Barrakas and the tense confrontation scenes added some real spice to the narrative. They both were asking about the sequel as soon as we were done, as high a recommendation as they can give, and they would stay up after lights were out making up their own Nether creatures. I would caution for children much younger than the recommended ages as the scene where the hags steal memories is very creepy.

My problem is the language. This book is recommended for 9-12 year olds. There is frequent use of saltier language than I like for this age range. Hell and God are used as epithets, which would make me testy enough, but Mr. Lorey also used the word p***. Was it really necessary in a children's book? Does everyone have to push the envelope of the lowest common denominator? Some one should take the high road, for pity's sake! Parents do a read ahead. I was able to edit most of it as I read but I may never have known if I didn't read it aloud.

I got this book for my sons ages 9 and 12 as they had just finished "Skullduggery Pleasant" and couldn't find anything else they really liked. One after the other (oldest first)they sat down and finished "Nightmare Academy" in one sitting. Video games were left to the side as they were too interested to see what happened at the end of the book. What more could you want?

A very absorbing tale and the start of a thrilling new series. Great characters and even cooler creatures. Plus a page-turning plot that I found tremendously satisfying. It really transported me to an exciting place -- which is what all good fiction is supposed to do. Can't wait for the NEXT book in the series. Lorey is a YA author to watch!

I just now found the name of this book. When I was a child in the 70's I lived a few doors down from our town library. I checked out this book many times. I have searched for it for years but couldn't remember the name of the book or the stories...just what 2 of them were about. I am ordering this book immediately and highly recommend it. These were very intense stories for children and I loved it!!!

The stories in this lost treasure are genuinely scary (as in, "will keep you up and night and give you nightmares"). Not semi-scary with scary pictures (Alvin Schwartz's "Scary Stories," I'm talking to you). They are a bit longer than your typical "spooky stories for kids" fare, finely crafted in a technical sense, and fantastically written. (These are no attention-taxing Victorian novellas, however--more moody, condensed epics whose pacing manages to stay, remarkably, almost journalistically efficient.) The downright demented (and, no, I'm not exaggerating) "Wendigo's Child" frightened me most as a kid, but all of the pieces are honest-to-goodness classics. The illustrations, while not as, ah, "earthily" frightening as Stephen Gammell's (peerless illustrator of the "Scary Stories" series), very much have their own unique brand of 1970s-flavored, crazed, nightmare-inspiring creepiness. Most highly recommended.

Like other reviewers, I discovered this book in my grade school library in the late 70s. I remember noticing, aside from the surreal cover, that the size and binding were very similar to two other children's horror anothologies published around the same time... Baleful Beasts and Eerie Creatures and Tales of Terror (Ida Chittum). There was another Elwood anthology called Horror Tales, also the same size and binding.

The stories are creepy, the illustrations (black and white) are great. There is one story that depicts in pretty specific detail a character casting a spell to raise demons, which really excited my 3rd grade imagination. Of course I tried to perform the spell myself with the help of a friend. Don't worry---it didn't work, and the experience didn't scar me for life. However, if you are squeamish about such content, consider yourself warned.

Why don't they make books like these anymore?

I read this book when I was a child in the 70's--I checked it out of the Buckley Elementary School library over and over...I have been looking for it forever. I couldn't remember the name of the book, just the creepy, haunting stories about the Lamia, the Wendigo, and the Vrkolak and the story about the boy in the woods with the dogs(see how long it's been!). To this day I remember the scary illustrations and the chills I got from reading it and visualizing the stories in my mind! I am glad to finally have found it and intend to buy a copy right away. This is a haunting book and GREAT for kids (and adults) who like scary stuff.

I read this book also in 4th grade in Quail Hollow Elementary and it had lost it's cover, so it was just a Big Black Book. The stories inside were so chilling I have had nightmares to this day about frog men, wendigos boney feet scratching the floor and weird satanic rituals by people I knew. I am 32 now and finally have a title for my fears. Thanks Mr. Elwood for compiling this casket of terrors. I recommend it highly! I hope to find a copy again soon for my children.