# Books like The Maze of Bones

**10** books similar to *The Maze of Bones* by Rick Riordan (Mystery · grades 3–8), 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:** scavenger hunts, families, wills, mystery fiction
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## Similar books

- [Pie](https://readinglist.school/book/pie) by Sarah Weeks _(Grades 3–8)_ — Shares themes of families, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Skeleton Creek](https://readinglist.school/book/skeleton-creek) by Patrick Carman _(Grades 3–8)_ — Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Ava and Pip](https://readinglist.school/book/ava-and-pip) by Carol Weston _(Grades 3–8)_ — Shares themes of families, both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Framed!](https://readinglist.school/book/framed) by James Ponti _(Grades 3–8)_ — Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Tarot Says Beware](https://readinglist.school/book/tarot-says-beware) by Betsy Cromer Byars _(Grades 3–8)_ — Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [The Name of the Game Was Murder](https://readinglist.school/book/the-name-of-the-game-was-murder) by Joan Lowery Nixon _(Grades 3–8)_ — Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Closed for the Season](https://readinglist.school/book/closed-for-the-season) by Mary Downing Hahn _(Grades 3–8)_ — Same genre (Mystery), overlapping grades (3–8), and the same era (2000s).
- [Double Fudge](https://readinglist.school/book/double-fudge) by Judy Blume _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of families and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Down the Rabbit Hole](https://readinglist.school/book/down-the-rabbit-hole) by Peter Abrahams _(Grades 2–8)_ — Same genre (Mystery), overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2000s).
- [Loser](https://readinglist.school/book/loser) by Jerry Spinelli _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of families and overlapping grades (4–6).

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