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Ready for a Scare?

Heather Alexander (2011)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesYou're Invited to a Creepover #3
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads4.22

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

KidnappingDeath

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Synopsis

Kelly has a virtual sleepover for her birthday in this scary You’re Invited to a Creepover tale. Birthday girl and queen of all things spooky, Kelly Garcia is all set to have the perfect night. First her parents are going out of town. And although they hired a babysitter, Kelly is excited to basically be on her own. And then there’s the sleepover she’s having—a virtual, webcam sleepover where she and her friends can scare each other silly by telling ghost stories and summoning the spirit of Miss Mary, a woman from their small town who died tragically a long time ago. But when her friends start disappearing one by one and the babysitter is nowhere to be found, Kelly starts getting scared…for real. Is Miss Mary’s ghost kidnapping everyone? Will Kelly be next? This creepy tale is a level 5 on the Creep-o-Meter.

Is Ready for a Scare? appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A spooky sleepover story with supernatural scares appropriate for middle grade readers. Friends disappear one by one during a virtual ghost-summoning session, creating suspense without graphic content.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include kidnapping and death.

Who'll love this

Perfect for kids who love scary stories and sleepovers—virtual ghost summoning goes terrifyingly wrong when friends start vanishing.

Tags

HorrorMysteryContemporary FantasyParanormal