What books are similar to Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism?

The 10 closest matches to Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism by Georgia Byng on ReadingList include Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher, The Indian in the Cupboard, The Lifters, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Each is scored on shared themes (amistad, bank robberies, and ficción juvenil), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–8), 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.

Books like Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism

If you liked Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism, read Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher, The Indian in the Cupboard, or The Lifters — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism by Georgia Byng (Fantasy · grades 3–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of amistad, bank robberies, and ficción juvenil. 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 3–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatchergrades 4–6: Shares themes of friendship, both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, and same genre (Fantasy). Amazon →
The Indian in the Cupboardgrades 3–6: Shares themes of friendship, both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list, and same genre (Fantasy). Amazon →
The Liftersgrades 3–8: Shares themes of friendship, both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list, and same genre (Fantasy). Amazon →
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulanegrades 3–6: Both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon →
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone880L: Shares themes of friendship, both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon →
Powerlessgrades 4–7: Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon →
City of Ghostsgrades 4–7: Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon →
Closed for the Seasongrades 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). Amazon →
Diary of a Wimpy Kid950L: Shares themes of friendship, both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon →
Eragongrades 6–9: Both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (6–9). Amazon →

Books like Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism for younger readers (K–2)

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

Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye by Geronimo Stilton · 530L — Shares themes of friendship and overlapping grades (2–5).
Ivy and Bean by Annie Barrows · 580L — Shares themes of friendship and overlapping grades (2–4).
Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo · 450L — Shares themes of friendship and overlapping grades (K–3).
A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of ficción juvenil and overlapping grades (2–8).
A Lot to Like! by Derek Anderson · grades 2–5 — Shares themes of friendship and overlapping grades (2–5).

Books like Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Fablehaven by Brandon Mull · grades 4–7 — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–8).
Magyk by Angie Sage · grades 3–8 — Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–8).
Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry · grades 3–8 — Both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–8).
Stepping Up by Mark Fink · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, and overlapping grades (3–8).

Books like Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Fablehaven by Brandon Mull · grades 4–7 — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–8).
Magyk by Angie Sage · grades 3–8 — Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–8).
Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry · grades 3–8 — Both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–8).
Stepping Up by Mark Fink · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, and overlapping grades (3–8).

Books like Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan · grades 5–9 — Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–9).
Drama by Raina Telgemeier · grades 5–9 — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list, and overlapping grades (5–9).
The Maze Runner by James Dashner · grades 7–12 — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list, and overlapping grades (7–12).
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak · 730L — Shares themes of friendship and overlapping grades (8–11).
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini · 840L — Shares themes of friendship.

Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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