# 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

- [Christina's Ghost](https://readinglist.school/book/christinas-ghost) by Betty Ren Wright _(Grades 4–6)_ — Is by Betty Ren Wright, the same author, shares themes of ghosts, and both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list.
- [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 list (+3 more shared lists), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [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).
- [Ghost in the House](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost-in-the-house) by Betty Ren Wright _(Grades 4–6)_ — Is by Betty Ren Wright, the same author, shares themes of ghosts, and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detective](https://readinglist.school/book/hannah-sharpe-cartoon-detective) by Janet Tashjian _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of mystery, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and same genre (Mystery).
- [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 list, and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [The Ghost of Fossil Glen](https://readinglist.school/book/the-ghost-of-fossil-glen) by Cynthia C. DeFelice _(Grades 3–8)_ — Shares themes of ghosts, both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Terror at the Zoo](https://readinglist.school/book/terror-at-the-zoo) by Peg Kehret _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award list (+2 more shared lists), same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Something Upstairs](https://readinglist.school/book/something-upstairs) by Avi _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of ghosts, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and same genre (Mystery).
- [The Haunting](https://readinglist.school/book/the-haunting) by Joan Lowery Nixon _(Grades 6–9)_ — Shares themes of mystery and ghosts, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (6–9).

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