[Z-cat]

Any good recommendations? I'm working on one myself, and I'd love to know what's out their right now that I might be missing!

[wolfie712 Posts: 238 Status: Offline Teacher, Writer, Up-All-Nighter WWW]

THE GRAVEYARD BOOK is, of course, very popular.  I found it intriguing and well-written.   

And though this one is not new, I still distinctly remember reading GHOSTS BENEATH OUR FEET when I was in 6th grade.  That book scared the daylights out of me (of course, it didn't help that I was reading late at night under my covers)!

Also, I haven't read it yet, but I recently picked up a copy of THE BOOKS OF ELSEWHERE: THE SHADOWS.  It has a creative premise and might be worth checking out.

Best of luck!

Laura

[Stephanie Ruble Posts: 1,904 Status: Offline author/illustrator WWW]

Lily's Ghosts by Laura Ruby <--love, love, love that book!

Breathe by Cliff McNish - scary but good!

Am looking forward to reading other people's recommendations too. I love ghost stories!

[annemleone Posts: 245 Status: Offline]

I blogged about ghost stories a while back and compiled a list of MG and YA stories here:

http://critically-yours.blogspot.com/2009/11/ghost-stories.html

And a review of two of my favorites here:

http://critically-yours.blogspot.com/2009/12/best-ghost-stories-out-there.html

[Amy S Posts: 192 Status: Offline Adventures in writing WWW]

Richard Peck's books are some of my favorites.
amy

[Lwrites Posts: 164 Status: Offline]

THE HEADLESS CUPID by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
WAIT TILL HELEN COMES by Mary Downing Hahn (she's written some other MG ghost stories, too)
A DROWNED MAIDEN'S HAIR by Laura Amy Schiltz

[Beth]

This is not a new book by any means, but I always had a special place in my heart for Jane-Emily by Patricia Clapp.

[Z-cat]

Thank you everyone!
This will keep me busy for a while  :
 

[Vonna Posts: 1,766 Status: Offline WWW]

A wonderful, wonderful new one is Circle of Secrets, by Kimberly Griffiths Little. Also new and awesome is Liesl and Po by Lauren Oliver.

[Bigfoot Posts: 35 Status: Offline WWW]

I also like Jane-Emily a lot. A newer one I love is THE GIRL BEHIND THE GLASS by Jane Kelley.

[Christy Posts: 615 Status: Offline Luck= preparation + opportunity WWW]

And I SO DON'T DO MYSTERIES where the girl's mom becomes a ghost.

[Ruth Donnelly Posts: 660 Status: Offline WWW]

Another great new one is Spellbinder by Helen Stringer.