# Books like On the Day I Died: Stories from the Grave

**10** books similar to *On the Day I Died: Stories from the Grave* by Candace Fleming (Realistic Fiction · 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.

**Themes:** cemeteries
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## Similar books

- [Boxes for Katje](https://readinglist.school/book/boxes-for-katje) by Candace Fleming _(Grades 3–8)_ — Is by Candace Fleming, the same author, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [All the Impossible Things](https://readinglist.school/book/all-the-impossible-things) by Lindsay Lackey _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [Amelia Lost](https://readinglist.school/book/amelia-lost-the-life-and-disappearance-of-amelia-earhart) by Candace Fleming _(Grades 4–10)_ — Is by Candace Fleming, the same author, overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (2010s).
- [Best Friends](https://readinglist.school/book/best-friends) by Shannon Hale _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie](https://readinglist.school/book/drums-girls-and-dangerous-pie) by Jordan Sonnenblick _(Grades 6–9)_ — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).
- [Ellie's Story](https://readinglist.school/book/ellies-story) by W. Bruce Cameron _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Front Desk](https://readinglist.school/book/front-desk) by Kelly Yang _(640L · Grades 3–7)_ — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [Ghost Boys](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost-boys) by Jewell Parker Rhodes _(360L · Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Ghosts](https://readinglist.school/book/ghosts) by Raina Telgemeier _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [The Fourteenth Goldfish](https://readinglist.school/book/the-fourteenth-goldfish) by Jennifer L. Holm _(Grades 4–6)_ — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).

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