# Books like Closed for the Season

**10** books similar to *Closed for the Season* by Mary Downing Hahn (Mystery · grades 3–8), matched on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

**Themes:** neighbors, murder, friendship, mystery and detective stories
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/similar/closed-for-the-season
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## Similar books

- [Framed!](https://readinglist.school/book/framed) by James Ponti _(Grades 3–8)_ — Shares themes of friendship and mystery and detective stories, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Tarot Says Beware](https://readinglist.school/book/tarot-says-beware) by Betsy Cromer Byars _(Grades 3–8)_ — Shares themes of murder and mystery and detective stories, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [The Name of the Game Was Murder](https://readinglist.school/book/the-name-of-the-game-was-murder) by Joan Lowery Nixon _(Grades 3–8)_ — Shares themes of murder and mystery and detective stories, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Swindle](https://readinglist.school/book/swindle) by Gordon Korman _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list, and same genre (Mystery).
- [Down the Rabbit Hole](https://readinglist.school/book/down-the-rabbit-hole) by Peter Abrahams _(Grades 2–8)_ — Shares themes of murder, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (2–8).
- [Skeleton Creek](https://readinglist.school/book/skeleton-creek) by Patrick Carman _(Grades 3–8)_ — Shares themes of mystery and detective stories, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Alvin's Swap Shop](https://readinglist.school/book/alvins-swap-shop) by Clifford B. Hicks _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of mystery and detective stories, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detective](https://readinglist.school/book/hannah-sharpe-cartoon-detective) by Janet Tashjian _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism](https://readinglist.school/book/molly-moons-incredible-book-of-hypnotism) by Georgia Byng _(Grades 3–8)_ — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list, and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Nightmare Mountain](https://readinglist.school/book/nightmare-mountain) by Peg Kehret _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of mystery and detective stories, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–6).

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