# Books like The Screaming Staircase

**10** books similar to *The Screaming Staircase* by Jonathan Stroud (Fantasy · 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:** ghost stories, paranormal fiction, psychic ability, haunted houses
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## Similar books

- [The Girl with the Ghost Machine](https://readinglist.school/book/the-girl-with-the-ghost-machine) by Lauren DeStefano _(Grades 3–8)_ — Shares themes of ghost stories, both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher](https://readinglist.school/book/jeremy-thatcher-dragon-hatcher) by Bruce Coville _(Grades 4–6)_ — Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Magyk](https://readinglist.school/book/magyk) by Angie Sage _(Grades 3–8)_ — Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism](https://readinglist.school/book/molly-moons-incredible-book-of-hypnotism) by Georgia Byng _(Grades 3–8)_ — Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [The Ghost's Grave](https://readinglist.school/book/the-ghosts-grave) by Peg Kehret _(Grades 3–8)_ — Shares themes of ghost stories, both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane](https://readinglist.school/book/the-miraculous-journey-of-edward-tulane) by Kate DiCamillo _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [A Tale Dark and Grimm](https://readinglist.school/book/a-tale-dark-and-grimm) by Adam Gidwitz _(Grades 4–7)_ — Same genre (Fantasy), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s).
- [City of Ghosts](https://readinglist.school/book/city-of-ghosts) by Victoria Schwab _(Grades 4–7)_ — Same genre (Fantasy), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s).
- [Max and the Midknights](https://readinglist.school/book/max-and-the-midknights) by Lincoln Peirce _(Grades 3–6)_ — Same genre (Fantasy), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2010s).
- [The Dragonet Prophecy](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dragonet-prophecy) by Tui T. Sutherland _(Grades 3–7)_ — Same genre (Fantasy), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2010s).

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