Books like Not Quite Dead Yet

Looking for books like Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson (Mystery · grades 7–12)? It’s most often read for its themes of mystery, mortality, and family. 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 7–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Not Quite Dead Yet

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Why each is a match

How to Survive Your Murdergrades 9–12
Shares themes of mystery and family, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (9–12).
The Reappearance of Rachel Pricegrades 7–12
Shares themes of mystery and family, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (7–12).
The Dollhouse Murdersgrades 4–7
Shares themes of mystery and family, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (4–7).
Final Word (The Winterton Deception #1)grades 3–7
Shares themes of mystery and family and overlapping grades (3–7).
Puzzleheartgrades 4–8
Shares themes of mystery and family and overlapping grades (4–8).
That's Not My Namegrades 9–12
Shares themes of mystery, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (9–12).
The Agathasgrades 9–12
Shares themes of mystery, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (9–12).
The Firefly Summergrades 3–7
Shares themes of mystery and family and overlapping grades (3–7).
The Sherlock Societygrades 4–8
Shares themes of mystery and family and overlapping grades (4–8).
Under the Surfacegrades 7–12
Shares themes of mystery, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (7–12).

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