Books like Three Times Lucky

If you liked Three Times Lucky, read City of Ghosts, Framed!, or Out of My Mind — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes and reading level.

Looking for books like Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage (Mystery · grades 4–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of friendship, family, and small town. The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, 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 4–7 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Three Times Lucky

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City of Ghostsgrades 4–7
Shares themes of friendship and family and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon →
Framed!grades 3–8
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon →
Out of My Mind700L
Shares themes of friendship and family and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon →
Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet820L
Shares themes of friendship and family and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon →
Sal and Gabi Break the Universegrades 4–7
Shares themes of friendship and family and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon →
Swindlegrades 4–7
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon →
The Season of Styx Malone510L
Shares themes of friendship and family and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon →
Wonder790L
Shares themes of friendship and family and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon →
Closed for the Seasongrades 3–8
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon →
Countdown to Yesterdaygrades 3–6
Shares themes of friendship and family and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon →

Books like Three Times Lucky for younger readers (K–2)

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

  • Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye by Geronimo Stilton · 530L — Shares themes of friendship and family and overlapping grades (2–5).
  • Ivy and Bean by Annie Barrows · 580L — Shares themes of friendship and family and overlapping grades (2–4).
  • Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo · 450L — Shares themes of friendship and family.
  • Bink & Gollie by Kate DiCamillo · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of friendship and overlapping grades (2–8).
  • Dog Man by Dav Pilkey · 390L — Shares themes of friendship and overlapping grades (2–5).

Books like Three Times Lucky for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

  • Curveball by Pablo Cartaya · grades 3–5 — Shares themes of friendship and family and overlapping grades (3–5).
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney · 950L — Shares themes of friendship and family and overlapping grades (3–7).
  • Fablehaven by Brandon Mull · grades 4–7 — Shares themes of friendship and family and overlapping grades (4–7).
  • Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye by Geronimo Stilton · 530L — Shares themes of friendship and family and overlapping grades (2–5).
  • Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead House by R.L. Stine · grades 3–7 — Shares themes of friendship and family and overlapping grades (3–7).

Books like Three Times Lucky for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney · 950L — Shares themes of friendship and family and overlapping grades (3–7).
  • Fablehaven by Brandon Mull · grades 4–7 — Shares themes of friendship and family and overlapping grades (4–7).
  • Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead House by R.L. Stine · grades 3–7 — Shares themes of friendship and family and overlapping grades (3–7).
  • Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detective by Janet Tashjian · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Just a Pinch of Magic by Alechia Dow · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of friendship and family and overlapping grades (4–8).

Books like Three Times Lucky 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 family and same genre (Mystery).
  • Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson · grades 7–12 — Shares themes of family, same genre (Mystery), 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 friendship and same genre (Mystery).
  • The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton · 750L — Shares themes of friendship and family and overlapping grades (7–9).

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

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