Books like The Cursed Moon

If you liked The Cursed Moon, read The Ghost of Fossil Glen, It Came from the Trees, or Tales from Cabin 23: The Boo Hag Flex — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Closest match: The Ghost of Fossil Glen by Cynthia C. DeFelice — shares ghosts

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Looking for books like The Cursed Moon by Angela Cervantes (Horror · grades 3–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of fear, family, and ghosts. The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, 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 3–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to The Cursed Moon

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The Ghost of Fossil Glengrades 3–8
Shares themes of ghosts, both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Horror). Amazon → books like this →
It Came from the Treesgrades 3–6
Shares themes of fear, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Tales from Cabin 23: The Boo Hag Flexgrades 3–6
Shares themes of fear, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Wait Till Helen Comesgrades 4–7
Shares themes of family and ghosts, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
The Ghost of Graylockgrades 5–8
Shares themes of fear and ghosts, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
All the Lovely Bad Onesgrades 5–8
Shares themes of family and ghosts, both on the South Carolina Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Horror). Amazon → books like this →
Ghost Cadetgrades 3–5
Shares themes of ghosts, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →
Ghost in the Housegrades 4–6
Shares themes of ghosts, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Horror at the Haunted Housegrades 4–6
Shares themes of ghosts, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
The Ghost on Saturday Nightgrades 4–6
Shares themes of ghosts, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →

Books like The Cursed Moon for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

  • The Ghost's Grave by Peg Kehret · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of ghosts, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (3–8).
  • The War with Grandpa by Robert Kimmel Smith · grades 4–7 — Both on the South Carolina Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2020s).
  • Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo · 610L — Both on the South Carolina Children's Book Award list (+2 more shared lists) and overlapping grades (3–5).
  • Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston · grades 4–7 — Shares themes of family, both on the Sunshine State Young Readers Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
  • City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab · grades 4–7 — Shares themes of family and ghosts and overlapping grades (4–7).

Books like The Cursed Moon for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

  • The Ghost's Grave by Peg Kehret · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of ghosts, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (3–8).
  • The War with Grandpa by Robert Kimmel Smith · grades 4–7 — Both on the South Carolina Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2020s).
  • Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston · grades 4–7 — Shares themes of family, both on the Sunshine State Young Readers Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
  • City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab · grades 4–7 — Shares themes of family and ghosts and overlapping grades (4–7).
  • Fowl Play by Kristin O'Donnell Tubb · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of family, both on the Sunshine State Young Readers Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).

Common questions

What books are similar to The Cursed Moon?
The 10 closest matches to The Cursed Moon by Angela Cervantes on ReadingList include The Ghost of Fossil Glen, It Came from the Trees, Tales from Cabin 23: The Boo Hag Flex, Wait Till Helen Comes, and The Ghost of Graylock. Each is scored on shared themes (fear, family, and ghosts), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like The Cursed Moon reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–6), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.
How does ReadingList choose similar books?
Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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