# Books like The Ghost of Lizard Light

**10** books similar to *The Ghost of Lizard Light* by Elvira Woodruff (Realistic Fiction · grades 3–5), 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.

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## Similar books

- [The Secret Funeral of Slim Jim the Snake](https://readinglist.school/book/the-secret-funeral-of-slim-jim-the-snake) by Elvira Woodruff _(Grades 4–6)_ — Is by Elvira Woodruff, the same author, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Ghosts Don't Get Goose Bumps](https://readinglist.school/book/ghosts-dont-get-goose-bumps) by Elvira Woodruff _(Grades 3–5)_ — Is by Elvira Woodruff, the same author and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Loser](https://readinglist.school/book/loser) by Jerry Spinelli _(Grades 4–6)_ — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Satch and Me](https://readinglist.school/book/satch-and-me) by Dan Gutman _(Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Togo](https://readinglist.school/book/togo) by Robert J. Blake _(Grades 2–8)_ — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8).
- [A Dog Called Kitty](https://readinglist.school/book/a-dog-called-kitty) by Wallace, Bill _(Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Ferret in the Bedroom, Lizards in the Fridge](https://readinglist.school/book/ferret-in-the-bedroom-lizards-in-the-fridge) by Bill Wallace _(Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Maxi’s Secrets: (Or, What You Can Learn from a Dog)](https://readinglist.school/book/maxis-secrets) by Lynn Plourde _(Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Night of the Twisters](https://readinglist.school/book/night-of-the-twisters) by Ivy Ruckman _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Shiloh Season](https://readinglist.school/book/shiloh-season) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).

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