Books like Creepy Castles (Scary Places) by Sarah Parvis

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A brave young mouse and his lady companion explore a deserted castle, unaware that a villainous outlaw is lurking behind them.

Explore 11 real hotels rumored to be haunted, with eerie rooms, cold spots, cold beds, and mysterious handprints—perfect for curious young readers of fact‑based paranormal tales.

Illustrated guide to a 13th‑century Welsh castle and its surrounding town, detailing the planning, architecture, and military engineering that shaped medieval fortifications for young readers.

Gothic horror tales by Ray Russell, featuring hauntingly frightening characters and masterful storytelling.

Inspired by the deaf Thomas Edison, this biography shows how a young man with a disability turned into America's greatest inventor.

Here is a spectacular and informative guide to the castles of the Middle Ages and the lives of the people who lived in them. Superb, full-color photographs of castles around the world, plus specially built models, offer a unique and revealing "eyewitness" view of medieval life, from a castle's construction to its destruction in a siege. See a medieval lavatory, a giant crossbow on wheels, how prisoners were kept secure in dungeons, a herald in full regalia, and castles used by Crusaders in Syria and samurai warriors in Japan. Learn how castles got their water during a siege, how besiegers tunneled under castle walls, how the Normans built castles in a hurry, how the first guns worked, why round towers were better than square ones, and what a castellan's job entailed. Discover how enemies climbed castle walls, what was on the menu at a typical banquet, why many castles had resident carpenters and metalworkers, why Crusader castles were so well built, and much, much more.

Explore the grand Hearst Castle in California—a towering symbol of American architecture and history—through vivid pictures and engaging text tailored for young readers.

Deserted towns are time capsules of the past, and the 11 places explored in this book all have a past marked by tragedy. The Lost Colony, for example, on Virginia’s Roanoke Island, was the first place the English established residence in the new world. But between 1587 and 1590, something went very wrong. All 115 residents, including women and children, simply vanished. Many theories abound about what happened to them, but no one knows for sure. Tales such as these will keep young readers turning the pages as they learn about a fascinating part of history. Ghost Towns is part of Bearport’s Scary Places series.

In graphic novel format, tells the life story of Christopher Columbus and his discovery of the Americas.

Graphic novel biography of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States.