Books like A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall

If you liked A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall, read The Liars Society, The Lost Library, or The Sherlock Society — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes and reading level.

Looking for books like A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall by Jasmine Warga (Middle Grade Mystery · grades 3–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of mystery, friendship, and art. The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 3–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall

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The Liars Societygrades 3–6
Shares themes of mystery and friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
The Lost Librarygrades 4–8
Shares themes of mystery and friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Mystery), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
The Sherlock Societygrades 4–8
Shares themes of mystery and friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Mystery), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
Fowl Playgrades 3–6
Shares themes of mystery, both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Mystery). Amazon → books like this →
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler700L
Shares themes of mystery and art, same genre (Middle Grade Mystery), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead Housegrades 3–7
Shares themes of mystery and friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →
A Mischief of Micegrades K–3
Shares themes of mystery and friendship and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Final Word (The Winterton Deception #1)grades 3–7
Shares themes of mystery, same genre (Middle Grade Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →
Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detectivegrades 3–6
Shares themes of mystery and friendship and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It Allgrades 3–6
Shares themes of mystery and friendship and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →

Books like A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

  • The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner · 490L — Shares themes of mystery, same genre (Middle Grade Mystery), and overlapping grades (2–4).
  • A Lot to Like! by Derek Anderson · grades 2–5 — Shares themes of friendship and overlapping grades (2–5).
  • Buffalo Fluffalo by Bess Kalb · grades K–2 — Shares themes of friendship.
  • Dadaji's Paintbrush by Rashmi Sirdeshpande · grades K–3 — Shares themes of art and overlapping grades (K–3).
  • Fox Has a Problem by Corey R. Tabor · grades 2–5 — Shares themes of friendship and overlapping grades (2–5).

Books like A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

  • A Royal Conundrum by Lisa Yee · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Countdown to Yesterday by Shirley Marr · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Dogtown by Katherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Just Keep Walking by Erin Soderberg Downing · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner · 490L — Shares themes of mystery, same genre (Middle Grade Mystery), and overlapping grades (2–4).

Books like A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

  • Under the Surface by Diana Urban · grades 7–12 — Shares themes of mystery and friendship.
  • What Happened to Rachel Riley? by Claire Swinarski · grades 6–8 — Shares themes of mystery, same genre (Middle Grade Mystery), and overlapping grades (6–8).
  • A Royal Conundrum by Lisa Yee · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Countdown to Yesterday by Shirley Marr · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Dogtown by Katherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).

Books like A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

Common questions

What books are similar to A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall?
The 10 closest matches to A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall by Jasmine Warga on ReadingList include The Liars Society, The Lost Library, The Sherlock Society, Fowl Play, and From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Each is scored on shared themes (mystery, friendship, and art), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–6), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.
How does ReadingList choose similar books?
Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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