Books like All the Lovely Bad Ones
Looking for books like All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn (Horror · grades 5–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of ghosts, family, and mystery. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, 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 5–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to All the Lovely Bad Ones
The Cursed MoonAngela Cervantes- The Dollhouse MurdersBetty Ren WrightThe Dollhouse MurdersBetty Ren Wright
Wait Till Helen ComesMary Downing Hahn
Cryptid HuntersRoland Smith
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-TimeMark Haddon · 1090L- Final Word (The Winterton Deception #1)Janet Sumner JohnsonFinal Word (The Winterton Deception #1)Janet Sumner Johnson
Fowl PlayKristin O'Donnell Tubb
Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead HouseR.L. Stine
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It AllChanel Miller
Not Quite Dead YetHolly Jackson
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Why each is a match
- The Cursed Moongrades 3–6
- Shares themes of ghosts and family, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- The Dollhouse Murdersgrades 4–7
- Shares themes of ghosts, family, and mystery and overlapping grades (4–7).
- Wait Till Helen Comesgrades 4–7
- Shares themes of ghosts and family, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- Cryptid Huntersgrades 5–8
- Shares themes of family and mystery and overlapping grades (5–8).
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time1090L
- Shares themes of family and mystery and overlapping grades (8–12).
- Final Word (The Winterton Deception #1)grades 3–7
- Shares themes of family and mystery and overlapping grades (3–7).
- Fowl Playgrades 3–6
- Shares themes of family and mystery and overlapping grades (3–6).
- Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead Housegrades 3–7
- Shares themes of family and mystery and overlapping grades (3–7).
- Magnolia Wu Unfolds It Allgrades 3–6
- Shares themes of family and mystery and overlapping grades (3–6).
- Not Quite Dead Yetgrades 7–12
- Shares themes of family and mystery and overlapping grades (7–12).