Books like The Time of the Ghost
Diana Wynne Jones
The Time of the Ghost is 254 pages, about 4 hours 39 minutes at 250 words a minute.
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The Summoning 7.3 h 
The Reckoning 7.3 h 
Sweet Miss Honeywell's Revenge 8.1 h 
Remember Me 4.4 h 
The Haunting 2.5 h 
Scary Stories 3 2.1 h 
Far Far Away 6.9 h 
The Empty Grave 8.8 h Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.