# Books like Not Quite Dead Yet

**10** books similar to *Not Quite Dead Yet* by Holly Jackson (Mystery · grades 7–12), matched on shared themes, 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, mortality, family
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## Similar books

- [How to Survive Your Murder](https://readinglist.school/book/how-to-survive-your-murder) by Danielle Valentine _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of mystery and family, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [The Reappearance of Rachel Price](https://readinglist.school/book/the-reappearance-of-rachel-price) by Holly Jackson _(Grades 7–12)_ — Shares themes of mystery and family, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [The Dollhouse Murders](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dollhouse-murders) by Betty Ren Wright _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of mystery and family, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Final Word (The Winterton Deception #1)](https://readinglist.school/book/final-word) by Janet Sumner Johnson _(Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of mystery and family and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [Puzzleheart](https://readinglist.school/book/puzzleheart) by Jenn Reese _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of mystery and family and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [That's Not My Name](https://readinglist.school/book/thats-not-my-name) by Megan Lally _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of mystery, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [The Agathas](https://readinglist.school/book/the-agathas) by Kathleen Glasgow _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of mystery, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [The Firefly Summer](https://readinglist.school/book/the-firefly-summer) by Morgan Matson _(Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of mystery and family and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [Under the Surface](https://readinglist.school/book/under-the-surface) by Diana Urban _(Grades 7–12)_ — Shares themes of mystery, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [All the Lovely Bad Ones](https://readinglist.school/book/all-the-lovely-bad-ones) by Mary Downing Hahn _(Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of mystery and family and overlapping grades (5–8).

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