# Books like Nightmare Mountain

**10** books similar to *Nightmare Mountain* by Peg Kehret (Mystery · grades 3–6), 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:** mystery and detective stories, llamas, ranch life, adventure and adventurers, fiction
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## Similar books

- [Terror at the Zoo](https://readinglist.school/book/terror-at-the-zoo) by Peg Kehret _(Grades 3–6)_ — Is by Peg Kehret, the same author, shares themes of mystery and detective stories, and both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award list.
- [Whispers from the Dead](https://readinglist.school/book/whispers-from-the-dead) by Joan Lowery Nixon _(Grades 6–9)_ — Shares themes of mystery and detective stories, both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list (+1 more shared list), and same genre (Mystery).
- [Abduction](https://readinglist.school/book/abduction) by Peg Kehret _(Grades 3–6)_ — Is by Peg Kehret, the same author, both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Christina's Ghost](https://readinglist.school/book/christinas-ghost) by Betty Ren Wright _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of mystery and detective stories, both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, and same genre (Mystery).
- [Don't Look Behind You](https://readinglist.school/book/dont-look-behind-you) by Lois Duncan _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of mystery and detective stories, both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, and same genre (Mystery).
- [Piggins](https://readinglist.school/book/piggins) by Jane Yolen _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of mystery and detective stories, both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, and same genre (Mystery).
- [The Dark and Deadly Pool](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dark-and-deadly-pool) by Joan Lowery Nixon _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of mystery and detective stories, both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, and same genre (Mystery).
- [The Third Eye](https://readinglist.school/book/the-third-eye) by Lois Duncan _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of mystery and detective stories, both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, and same genre (Mystery).
- [Closed for the Season](https://readinglist.school/book/closed-for-the-season) by Mary Downing Hahn _(Grades 3–8)_ — Shares themes of mystery and detective stories, both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, and same genre (Mystery).
- [Dead Man in Indian Creek](https://readinglist.school/book/dead-man-in-indian-creek) by Mary Downing Hahn _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of mystery and detective stories, both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, and same genre (Mystery).

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