# Books like Wait Till Helen Comes

**10** books similar to *Wait Till Helen Comes* by Mary Downing Hahn (Horror · grades 4–7), 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:** ghosts, family, jealousy
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/similar/wait-till-helen-comes
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## Similar books

- [All the Lovely Bad Ones](https://readinglist.school/book/all-the-lovely-bad-ones) by Mary Downing Hahn _(Grades 5–8)_ — Is by Mary Downing Hahn, the same author, shares themes of ghosts and family, and both on the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award list (+1 more shared list).
- [The Ghost of Fossil Glen](https://readinglist.school/book/the-ghost-of-fossil-glen) by Cynthia C. DeFelice _(Grades 3–8)_ — Shares themes of ghosts, both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award list (+3 more shared lists), and same genre (Horror).
- [The Old Willis Place](https://readinglist.school/book/the-old-willis-place) by Mary Downing Hahn _(Grades 3–6)_ — Is by Mary Downing Hahn, the same author, both on the Dorothy Canfield Fisher / Vermont Golden Dome Book Award list (+4 more shared lists), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [The Dollhouse Murders](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dollhouse-murders) by Betty Ren Wright _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of ghosts and family, both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award list (+3 more shared lists), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [The Ghost's Grave](https://readinglist.school/book/the-ghosts-grave) by Peg Kehret _(Grades 3–8)_ — Shares themes of ghosts, both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list (+1 more shared list), and same genre (Horror).
- [The Ghost of Graylock](https://readinglist.school/book/the-ghost-of-graylock) by Dan Poblocki _(Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of ghosts, both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award list, and same genre (Horror).
- [Christina's Ghost](https://readinglist.school/book/christinas-ghost) by Betty Ren Wright _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of ghosts, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list (+2 more shared lists), and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Ghost in the House](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost-in-the-house) by Betty Ren Wright _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of ghosts, both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, and same genre (Horror).
- [Horror at the Haunted House](https://readinglist.school/book/horror-at-the-haunted-house) by Peg Kehret _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of ghosts, both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, and same genre (Horror).
- [The Ghost on Saturday Night](https://readinglist.school/book/the-ghost-on-saturday-night) by Sid Fleischman _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of ghosts, both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, and same genre (Horror).

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