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Horror stories for 11 year old

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lightswitchmoment · 11/11/2021 16:23

My 11 year old is a reluctant reader but has to read 20 minutes every night am for school. This is becoming a bit of a battle ground so was thinking of getting her some books that might be more to her taste than the ones she is bringing home from school.

She loves Stranger Things and The Quiet Place which are full of jumps but not too scary. I was thinking a horror story pitched at her age group may be suitable if anyone has any recommendations?

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MichelleScarn · 11/11/2021 18:47

Oo yes Point Horrors, loved all the RL Stine, Christopher Pike etc!

Legoisthebest · 11/11/2021 18:45

Point Horror series is aimed at slight older than Goosebumps but you would have to seek them out secondhand. There are various other R L Stine (author of Goosebumps) series that are for older readers. Fear Street I think is one series.
Anthony Horowitz also has a series of horror stories.

lightswitchmoment · 11/11/2021 18:40

Thank you. Wonder if there are any slightly scarier books anyone can recommend

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DaisyDozyDee · 11/11/2021 16:29

Crater Lake by Jennifer Killick is great.

lightswitchmoment · 11/11/2021 16:29

Thank you for the suggestion. We did have some of these donated by a friend but apparently they're too childish.

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Isolemnlyscare · 11/11/2021 16:25

Mine enjoy the goosebumps books, not sure they are scary enough but worth a try