Books like All the Lovely Bad Ones

Looking for books like All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn (Horror · grades 5–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of ghosts, family, and mystery. The 10 titlesbelow 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 5–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to All the Lovely Bad Ones

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Why each is a match

The Cursed Moongrades 3–6
Shares themes of ghosts and family, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (3–6).
The Dollhouse Murdersgrades 4–7
Shares themes of ghosts, family, and mystery and overlapping grades (4–7).
The Ghost of Graylockgrades 5–8
Shares themes of ghosts and mystery, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (5–8).
Wait Till Helen Comesgrades 4–7
Shares themes of ghosts and family, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (4–7).
Cryptid Huntersgrades 5–8
Shares themes of family and mystery and overlapping grades (5–8).
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time1090L
Shares themes of family and mystery and overlapping grades (8–12).
City of Ghostsgrades 4–7
Shares themes of ghosts and family and overlapping grades (4–7).
Final Word (The Winterton Deception #1)grades 3–7
Shares themes of family and mystery and overlapping grades (3–7).
Fowl Playgrades 3–6
Shares themes of family and mystery and overlapping grades (3–6).
Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead Housegrades 3–7
Shares themes of family and mystery and overlapping grades (3–7).

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