Books like The Agathas

Looking for books like The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow (Mystery · grades 9–12)? It’s most often read for its themes of mystery, friendship, and justice. 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.

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10 books similar to The Agathas

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Why each is a match

Under the Surfacegrades 7–12
Shares themes of mystery and friendship, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (7–12).
How to Survive Your Murdergrades 9–12
Shares themes of mystery, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (9–12).
Not Quite Dead Yetgrades 7–12
Shares themes of mystery, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (7–12).
That's Not My Namegrades 9–12
Shares themes of mystery, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (9–12).
The Reappearance of Rachel Pricegrades 7–12
Shares themes of mystery, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (7–12).
Four for the Roadgrades 9–12
Shares themes of friendship and overlapping grades (9–12).
Murder Among Friendsgrades 9–12
Shares themes of justice and overlapping grades (9–12).
Shut Up, This Is Seriousgrades 9–12
Shares themes of friendship and overlapping grades (9–12).
The Silence That Binds Usgrades 9–12
Shares themes of justice and overlapping grades (9–12).
Antigonegrades 9–12
Shares themes of justice and overlapping grades (9–12).

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