# 7th grade Mystery books

**7** mystery books commonly assigned to 7th grade students in US schools. Every title's grade range covers 7th grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Sourced from Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and 50 state ELA curricula.

**Reading difficulty:** the typical 7th grade band is 925–1185L (Common Core Appendix A). Of the 1 titles here with a Lexile score, 0 are grade-level, 1 more accessible, and 0 a stretch.

**Grade:** 7th grade  ·  **Genre:** Mystery
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://achievethecore.org/page/2699

## 7th grade Mystery reading list

- [Not Quite Dead Yet](https://readinglist.school/book/not-quite-dead-yet) by Holly Jackson _(Grades 7–12 · pub 2025)_
- [Swindle](https://readinglist.school/book/swindle) by Gordon Korman _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2012)_
- [The Dollhouse Murders](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dollhouse-murders) by Betty Ren Wright _(Grades 4–7 · pub 1983)_
- [The Reappearance of Rachel Price](https://readinglist.school/book/the-reappearance-of-rachel-price) by Holly Jackson _(Grades 7–12 · pub 2024)_
- [The Westing Game](https://readinglist.school/book/the-westing-game) by Ellen Raskin _(750L · Grades 5–7 · pub 1978)_
- [Three Times Lucky](https://readinglist.school/book/three-times-lucky) by Sheila Turnage _(Grades 4–7 · pub 2012)_
- [Under the Surface](https://readinglist.school/book/under-the-surface) by Diana Urban _(Grades 7–12 · pub 2024)_

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