Books like When Nobody's Home by Judith Gorog

A coming‑of‑age epistolary novel that follows introverted teen Charlie through his freshman year in a 1990s Pittsburgh suburb as he navigates high school, friendship and the challenges of adolescence.

A heart-wrenching coming-of-age story of poverty and resilience in 1930s Brooklyn.

A five‑year‑old boy and his mother are held in a small room, and the story unfolds through the boy’s perspective, highlighting the harrowing effects of captivity.

Ten chilling tales by R. L. Stine, drawn from the nocturnal world of the Nightmare Hour, explore hospital horror, grudging ghosts, and the terror of the haunting Nightmare Inn.

Ten chilling short stories that will haunt you through the night, written by bestselling author R.L. Stine.

A collection of spooky stories set in mundane places like a ski trip and school field day.

Hee Jun arrives in West Virginia from Korea and struggles to fit in—until a friendship and a familiar flower help him plant a piece of home in his new garden.

A collection of contemporary scary stories set inside schools, featuring titles like *Creature Teacher*, *Extinguished Educators*, and *Student Bodies* for young readers.

Short stories of dark and terrifying tales for children, featuring unreliable narrators and first-person perspective, with an emphasis on horror and supernatural elements.

A collection of ten short stories and five poems by Edgar Allan Poe, featuring mystery, horror, and suspense elements.

A spooky anthology for young readers, featuring ten short stories that turn everyday art gallery items into living terrors: a sound‑recording house, a coffee pot that resists obedience, and a haunted automobile.

Ten eerie short stories about unusual haunted houses that thrill middle‑grade readers with pirates, dollhouses, spiders, and ghostly teahouses, all illustrated in stark black and white.

When a young boy named Roo seeks independence, he learns lessons from seeds and their journey to find the perfect place to grow.

A moving memoir by Annie Dillard that recounts her childhood in Pittsburgh during the 1950s.

Adaptation of four tales by Edgar Allan Poe, including an introduction and discussion questions.

A compact collection of six of Edgar Allan Poe's classic short stories—'The Black Cat,' 'The Cask of Amontillado,' 'The Fall of the House of Usher,' 'The Masque of the Red Death,' 'Pit and the Pendulum,' and 'The Tell‑Tale Heart'—exploring dark themes of guilt, obsession, and the uncanny.

A compact collection of Edgar Allan Poe’s four most famous early horror stories—Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar, Oblong Box, System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether, and Tell‑tale Heart—illustrated and abridged for modern readers.

A curated collection of Edgar Allan Poe’s most celebrated short fiction, featuring macabre tales of horror, mystery, and psychological suspense.

Nightfrights is a collection of short horror and mystery tales for young readers.

On the eve of leaving college, Judith Prestwood and her friend, Bronwen Thomas, learn that they have been appointed to the staff of Cambridge Road Secondary Modern School, on the outskirts of the industrial town of Illingborough. They share a flat, ‘Teachers’ Rest’, with another friend, Meg Thorpe, who is already teaching at the school. Life for Judith is by no means dull, from the first day when Desmond Blow brings a white mouse to school, to the pastoral play which she writes and which ends the summer term. In between are much hard work, the Christmas party and concert, the Folk Dance Festival, the Swimming Gala, and the doubtful pleasure of the General Inspection. Life at 'Teachers’ Rest’ and among the male and female members of staff is often both worrying and exciting, and the first year ends with Judith taking a party of boys and girls to the Swiss Alps, and finding that she does really enjoy teaching.