# Books like Under the Surface

**10** books similar to *Under the Surface* by Diana Urban (Mystery · grades 7–12), 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:** survival, mystery, friendship
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## Similar books

- [How to Survive Your Murder](https://readinglist.school/book/how-to-survive-your-murder) by Danielle Valentine _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of survival and mystery, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [That's Not My Name](https://readinglist.school/book/thats-not-my-name) by Megan Lally _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of survival and mystery, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Not Quite Dead Yet](https://readinglist.school/book/not-quite-dead-yet) by Holly Jackson _(Grades 7–12)_ — Shares themes of mystery, both on the Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award list, and same genre (Mystery).
- [The Reappearance of Rachel Price](https://readinglist.school/book/the-reappearance-of-rachel-price) by Holly Jackson _(Grades 7–12)_ — Shares themes of mystery, both on the Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award list, and same genre (Mystery).
- [The Agathas](https://readinglist.school/book/the-agathas) by Kathleen Glasgow _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of mystery and friendship, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Thirteen Reasons Why](https://readinglist.school/book/thirteen-reasons-why) by Jay Asher _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of mystery, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Sky's End](https://readinglist.school/book/skys-end) by Marc J. Gregson _(Grades 7–12)_ — Shares themes of survival, both on the Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award list, and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [Sunrise on the Reaping](https://readinglist.school/book/sunrise-on-the-reaping) by Suzanne Collins _(Grades 7–12)_ — Shares themes of survival, both on the Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award list, and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [The Forbidden Book](https://readinglist.school/book/the-forbidden-book) by Sacha Lamb _(Grades 7–12)_ — Shares themes of survival, both on the Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award list, and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [Eat Your Heart Out](https://readinglist.school/book/eat-your-heart-out) by Kelly deVos _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Mystery), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s).

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