Books like Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

If you liked Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, read Twilight, Drama, or Creepy Carrots! — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (Graphic Novel · grades 9–12)? It’s most often read for its themes of orphanages, graphic novels, and supernatural. 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 9–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

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Twilightgrades 9–12
Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Dramagrades 5–9
Same genre (Graphic Novel), overlapping grades (5–9), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Creepy Carrots!grades 3–10
Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, overlapping grades (3–10), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Drums, Girls & Dangerous Piegrades 6–9
Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, overlapping grades (6–9), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Eleanor & Parkgrades 4–9
Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Everything, Everythinggrades 9–12
Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Macbethgrades 9–12
Shares themes of supernatural and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Mississippi Trial, 1955grades 6–9
Shares themes of grandfathers and overlapping grades (6–9). Amazon → books like this →
Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullardgrades 9–12
Same genre (Graphic Novel) and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Patron Saints of Nothinggrades 9–12
Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children for younger readers (K–2)

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

  • Real Friends by Shannon Hale · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of graphic novels and same genre (Graphic Novel).
  • A Friend for Lakota: The Incredible True Story of a Wolf Who Braved Bullying by Jim Dutcher · grades K–3 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list and the same era (2010s).
  • Bone by Jeff Smith · grades 2–8 — Same genre (Graphic Novel).
  • Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings · grades K–3 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list and the same era (2010s).
  • Chester by Mélanie Watt · grades K–3 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list and the same era (2010s).

Books like Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

  • Giants Beware by Jorge Aguirre · grades 3–5 — Shares themes of graphic novels and same genre (Graphic Novel).
  • Real Friends by Shannon Hale · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of graphic novels and same genre (Graphic Novel).
  • The Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of graphic novels and same genre (Graphic Novel).
  • Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova · grades 3–5 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Graphic Novel), and the same era (2010s).
  • Coraline by Neil Gaiman · grades 3–5 — Shares themes of graphic novels and same genre (Graphic Novel).

Books like Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • Real Friends by Shannon Hale · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of graphic novels and same genre (Graphic Novel).
  • The Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of graphic novels and same genre (Graphic Novel).
  • Sunny Side Up by Jennifer L. Holm · grades 3–6 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Graphic Novel), and the same era (2010s).
  • The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of grandfathers and both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list.
  • Parachute Kids by Betty C. Tang · grades 3–7 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list and same genre (Graphic Novel).

Books like Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

  • Refugee by Alan Gratz · 800L — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, overlapping grades (5–9), and the same era (2010s).
  • The Fault in Our Stars by John Green · 850L — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s).
  • The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas · 590L — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s).
  • The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon · grades 9–12 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s).
  • Those Who Wish Me Dead by Michael Koryta · grades 9–12 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s).

Common questions

What books are similar to Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children?
The 10 closest matches to Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs on ReadingList include Twilight, Drama, Creepy Carrots!, Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie, and Eleanor & Park. Each is scored on shared themes (orphanages, graphic novels, and supernatural), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 9–12), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 9–12), 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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