# Books about ghost stories assigned in US schools

**5** books in the US-school assigned-reading canon explore _ghost stories_. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** 3–8
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/ghost-stories
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore ghost stories

- [Cynthia C. DeFelice](https://readinglist.school/author/cynthia-c-defelice)
- [Peg Kehret](https://readinglist.school/author/peg-kehret)
- [Sid Fleischman](https://readinglist.school/author/sid-fleischman)

## ghost stories canon

- [The Ghost of Fossil Glen](https://readinglist.school/book/the-ghost-of-fossil-glen) by Cynthia C. DeFelice _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Ghost on Saturday Night](https://readinglist.school/book/the-ghost-on-saturday-night) by Sid Fleischman _(Grades 4–6)_
- [The Ghost's Grave](https://readinglist.school/book/the-ghosts-grave) by Peg Kehret _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Girl with the Ghost Machine](https://readinglist.school/book/the-girl-with-the-ghost-machine) by Lauren DeStefano _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Screaming Staircase](https://readinglist.school/book/the-screaming-staircase) by Jonathan Stroud _(Grades 3–8)_

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