# Books like The Graveyard Book

**10** books similar to *The Graveyard Book* by Neil Gaiman (Middle Grade Fantasy · 820L · grades 5–8), 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:** found family, the supernatural and the living, coming of age, death and grief (gentle), identity
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## Similar books

- [The Giver](https://readinglist.school/book/the-giver) by Lois Lowry _(760L · Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of coming of age, both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), and a close reading level (760L vs 820L).
- [Tuck Everlasting](https://readinglist.school/book/tuck-everlasting) by Natalie Babbitt _(770L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of coming of age, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy).
- [The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lightning-thief) by Rick Riordan _(740L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of found family, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy).
- [Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone](https://readinglist.school/book/harry-potter-and-the-sorcerers-stone) by J.K. Rowling _(880L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of identity, both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy).
- [The Witch of Blackbird Pond](https://readinglist.school/book/the-witch-of-blackbird-pond) by Elizabeth George Speare _(850L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of coming of age, both on the Newbery Medal list (+1 more shared list), and a close reading level (850L vs 820L).
- [The Crossover](https://readinglist.school/book/the-crossover) by Kwame Alexander _(750L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of identity, both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list (+2 more shared lists), and a close reading level (750L vs 820L).
- [Where the Mountain Meets the Moon](https://readinglist.school/book/where-the-mountain-meets-the-moon) by Grace Lin _(810L · Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and a close reading level (810L vs 820L).
- [Where the Red Fern Grows](https://readinglist.school/book/where-the-red-fern-grows) by Wilson Rawls _(700L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of coming of age, both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and a close reading level (700L vs 820L).
- [The Tale of Despereaux](https://readinglist.school/book/the-tale-of-despereaux) by Kate DiCamillo _(670L · Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list (+2 more shared lists), same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and a close reading level (670L vs 820L).
- [Ghost](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost) by Jason Reynolds _(730L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of identity, both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and a close reading level (730L vs 820L).

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