Books like The Sherlock Society

If you liked The Sherlock Society, read Fowl Play, Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead House, or A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like The Sherlock Society by James Ponti (Middle Grade Mystery · grades 4–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of mystery, friendship, and family. 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 4–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Fowl Playgrades 3–6
Shares themes of mystery and family, both on the Sunshine State Young Readers Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Mystery). Amazon →
Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead Housegrades 3–7
Shares themes of mystery, friendship, and family, same genre (Middle Grade Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon →
A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hallgrades 3–6
Shares themes of mystery and friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon →
Final Word (The Winterton Deception #1)grades 3–7
Shares themes of mystery and family, same genre (Middle Grade Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon →
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It Allgrades 3–6
Shares themes of mystery, friendship, and family and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon →
The Liars Societygrades 3–6
Shares themes of mystery and friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon →
The Lost Librarygrades 4–8
Shares themes of mystery and friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Mystery), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon →
Boy 2.0grades 4–8
Shares themes of family and adventure, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon →
Curveballgrades 3–5
Shares themes of friendship and family, both on the Sunshine State Young Readers Award list, and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon →
Fablehavengrades 4–7
Shares themes of friendship, family, and adventure and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon →

Books like The Sherlock Society for younger readers (K–2)

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

Books like The Sherlock Society for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

  • Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye by Geronimo Stilton · 530L — Shares themes of friendship, family, and adventure and overlapping grades (2–5).
  • Growing Home by Beth Ferry · grades 3–5 — Shares themes of friendship and family, both on the Sunshine State Young Readers Award list, and overlapping grades (3–5).
  • Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of friendship and adventure, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8).
  • Puzzleheart by Jenn Reese · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of mystery and family, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8).
  • Stuart Little by E.B. White · 920L — Shares themes of friendship, family, and adventure and overlapping grades (3–5).

Books like The Sherlock Society for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of friendship and adventure, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8).
  • Puzzleheart by Jenn Reese · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of mystery and family, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8).
  • The Last Dragon on Mars by Scott Reintgen · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of friendship and adventure, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8).
  • The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon · 510L — Shares themes of friendship, family, and adventure and overlapping grades (3–7).
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney · 950L — Shares themes of friendship and family, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–7).

Books like The Sherlock Society 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 and family.
  • Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson · grades 7–12 — Shares themes of mystery and family and overlapping grades (7–12).
  • Shut Up, This Is Serious by Carolina Ixta · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of friendship and family.
  • The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of mystery and friendship.
  • The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson · grades 7–12 — Shares themes of mystery and family and overlapping grades (7–12).

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

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