# Books like The Dollhouse Murders

**10** books similar to *The Dollhouse Murders* by Betty Ren Wright (Mystery · grades 4–7), 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, family, ghosts
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## Similar books

- [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, family, and ghosts, both on the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award list, and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Wait Till Helen Comes](https://readinglist.school/book/wait-till-helen-comes) by Mary Downing Hahn _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of family and ghosts, both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list (+2 more shared lists), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Not Quite Dead Yet](https://readinglist.school/book/not-quite-dead-yet) by Holly Jackson _(Grades 7–12)_ — Shares themes of mystery and family, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [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 Ghost of Graylock](https://readinglist.school/book/the-ghost-of-graylock) by Dan Poblocki _(Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of mystery and ghosts, both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list, and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [A Night Divided](https://readinglist.school/book/a-night-divided) by Jennifer A. Nielsen _(Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Diary of a Wimpy Kid](https://readinglist.school/book/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid) by Jeff Kinney _(950L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [Maniac Magee](https://readinglist.school/book/maniac-magee) by Jerry Spinelli _(820L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Mark Twain Readers Award list (+3 more shared lists), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Mick Harte Was Here](https://readinglist.school/book/mick-harte-was-here) by Barbara Park _(Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH](https://readinglist.school/book/mrs-frisby-and-the-rats-of-nimh) by Robert C. O'Brien _(790L · Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Mark Twain Readers Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (4–6).

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