What books are similar to The Ghost of Graylock?

The 10 closest matches to The Ghost of Graylock by Dan Poblocki on ReadingList include All the Lovely Bad Ones, The Cursed Moon, The Dollhouse Murders, The Ghost of Fossil Glen, and Wait Till Helen Comes. Each is scored on shared themes (ghosts, mystery, and fear), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 5–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like The Ghost of Graylock reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 5–8), 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.

Books like The Ghost of Graylock

If you liked The Ghost of Graylock, read All the Lovely Bad Ones, The Cursed Moon, or The Dollhouse Murders — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like The Ghost of Graylock by Dan Poblocki (Horror · grades 5–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of ghosts, mystery, and fear. 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 5–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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All the Lovely Bad Onesgrades 5–8: Shares themes of ghosts and mystery, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon →
The Cursed Moongrades 3–6: Shares themes of ghosts and fear, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon →
The Dollhouse Murdersgrades 4–7: Shares themes of ghosts and mystery, both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list, and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon →
The Ghost of Fossil Glengrades 3–8: Shares themes of ghosts, both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list, and same genre (Horror). Amazon →
Wait Till Helen Comesgrades 4–7: Shares themes of ghosts, both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list, and same genre (Horror). Amazon →
The Doom Stonegrades 6–9: Shares themes of fear, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (6–9). Amazon →
City of Ghostsgrades 4–7: Shares themes of ghosts, both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) list, and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon →
It Came from the Treesgrades 3–6: Shares themes of fear, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon →
Tales from Cabin 23: The Boo Hag Flexgrades 3–6: Shares themes of fear, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon →
The Ghost on Saturday Nightgrades 4–6: Shares themes of ghosts, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon →

Books like The Ghost of Graylock for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

A Mischief of Mice by Christie Matheson · grades K–3 — Shares themes of mystery.
Dog Man by Dav Pilkey · 390L — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) list, overlapping grades (2–5), and the same era (2010s).
Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter Abrahams · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of mystery and overlapping grades (2–8).
The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner · 490L — Shares themes of mystery.

Books like The Ghost of Graylock for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

The Ghost's Grave by Peg Kehret · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of ghosts, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (3–8).
Duke by Kirby Larson · grades 3–5 — Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2010s).
Smile by Raina Telgemeier · 410L — Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2010s).
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick · grades 3–7 — Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2010s).
The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead & Wendy Mass · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of mystery, both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) list, and overlapping grades (4–8).

Books like The Ghost of Graylock for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

The Ghost's Grave by Peg Kehret · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of ghosts, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (3–8).
Smile by Raina Telgemeier · 410L — Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2010s).
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick · grades 3–7 — Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2010s).
The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead & Wendy Mass · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of mystery, both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) list, and overlapping grades (4–8).
Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd · grades 4–6 — Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–6).

Books like The Ghost of Graylock for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of mystery.
Legend by Marie Lu · grades 6–9 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) list, overlapping grades (6–9), and the same era (2010s).
Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson · grades 7–12 — Shares themes of mystery and overlapping grades (7–12).
Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson · grades 7–12 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) list, overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2010s).
Stuck in Neutral by Terry Trueman · grades 7–10 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) list, overlapping grades (7–10), and the same era (2010s).

Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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