# Books like It Watches in the Dark

**10** books similar to *It Watches in the Dark* by Jeff Strand (Middle Grade Horror · grades 6–8), 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.

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## Similar books

- [All the Ways to Go](https://readinglist.school/book/all-the-ways-to-go) by Jessie Janowitz _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list, overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2020s).
- [Breaking into Sunlight](https://readinglist.school/book/breaking-into-sunlight) by John Cochran _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list, overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2020s).
- [Juniper Mae](https://readinglist.school/book/juniper-mae) by Sarah Soh _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list, overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2020s).
- [Moko Magic: Carnival Chaos](https://readinglist.school/book/moko-magic-carnival-chaos) by Tracey Baptiste _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list, overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2020s).
- [Not Nothing](https://readinglist.school/book/not-nothing) by Gayle Forman _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s).
- [The Girl Who Figured It Out](https://readinglist.school/book/the-girl-who-figured-it-out) by Minda Dentler _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2020s).
- [The Sherlock Society](https://readinglist.school/book/the-sherlock-society) by James Ponti _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s).
- [Who Got Game? Basketball](https://readinglist.school/book/who-got-game-basketball) by Derrick Barnes _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list, overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2020s).
- [The Mystery of Locked Rooms](https://readinglist.school/book/the-mystery-of-locked-rooms) by Lindsay Currie _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat](https://readinglist.school/book/vamos-lets-go-eat) by Raúl the Third III _(Grades 2–8)_ — Overlapping grades (2–8) and the same era (2020s).

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