Books like The Boggart and the Monster
If you liked The Boggart and the Monster, read The Grey King, The Dark Is Rising, or Bones on Black Spruce Mountain — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Closest match: The Grey King by Susan Cooper
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Looking for books like The Boggart and the Monster by Susan Cooper (Juvenile Fiction · grades 4–8)? 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 4–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to The Boggart and the Monster
The Grey KingSusan Cooper
The Dark Is RisingSusan Cooper
Bones on Black Spruce MountainDavid Budbill
FifteenBeverly Cleary
Jennifer Murdley's ToadBruce Coville
Kavik the Wolf DogWalt Morey
Kid PowerSusan Beth Pfeffer
The Castle in the Attic (35th Anniversary Edition)Elizabeth Winthrop
The Hand-Me-Down KidFrancine Pascal
The Toothpaste MillionaireJean Merrill
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Why each is a match
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- The Grey Kinggrades 3–7
- Is by Susan Cooper, the same author, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →
- The Dark Is Risinggrades 4–9
- Is by Susan Cooper, the same author and overlapping grades (4–9). Amazon → books like this →
- Bones on Black Spruce Mountaingrades 4–8
- Both on the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
- Fifteengrades 4–8
- Both on the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
- Jennifer Murdley's Toadgrades 4–8
- Both on the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
- Kavik the Wolf Doggrades 4–8
- Both on the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
- Kid Powergrades 4–8
- Both on the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
- The Castle in the Attic (35th Anniversary Edition)grades 4–8
- Both on the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
- The Hand-Me-Down Kidgrades 4–8
- Both on the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
- The Toothpaste Millionairegrades 4–8
- Both on the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
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Common questions
- What books are similar to The Boggart and the Monster?
- The 10 closest matches to The Boggart and the Monster by Susan Cooper on ReadingList include The Grey King, The Dark Is Rising, Bones on Black Spruce Mountain, Fifteen, and Jennifer Murdley's Toad. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
- Are books like The Boggart and the Monster reading-level appropriate?
- Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–8), 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.
Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.
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