# 4th grade books about horror stories

**3** books commonly assigned to 4th grade students in US schools that explore horror stories. Every title's grade range covers 4th grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Sourced from Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and 50 state ELA curricula.

**Grade:** 4th grade  ·  **Theme:** horror stories
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/standards-instruction/appendix-b-text-exemplars-and-sample-performance-tasks.pdf

## 4th grade horror stories reading list

- [Horror at the Haunted House](https://readinglist.school/book/horror-at-the-haunted-house) by Peg Kehret _(Grades 4–6 · pub 1992)_
- [Peppermints in the Parlor](https://readinglist.school/book/peppermints-in-the-parlor) by Barbara Brooks Wallace _(Grades 4–8 · pub 1980)_
- [Skeleton Creek](https://readinglist.school/book/skeleton-creek) by Patrick Carman _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2009)_

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