Books like The Ghost Inside the Monitor

If you liked The Ghost Inside the Monitor, read The Computer Nut, Attaboy, Sam!, or Flying Solo — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Closest match: The Computer Nut by Betsy Cromer Byars — shares computers

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Looking for books like The Ghost Inside the Monitor by Margaret Jean Anderson (Realistic Fiction · grades 4–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of computers and time travel. 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 4–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to The Ghost Inside the Monitor

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The Computer Nutgrades 4–6
Shares themes of computers, both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
Attaboy, Sam!grades 4–6
Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Flying Sologrades 4–6
Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Ramona's Worldgrades 4–6
Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Shiloh890L
Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
The Secret Funeral of Slim Jim the Snakegrades 4–6
Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Virtually Perfectgrades 3–8
Shares themes of computers and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
All About Samgrades 4–6
Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
All the Money in the Worldgrades 4–6
Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Big Bengrades 4–6
Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →

Books like The Ghost Inside the Monitor for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

  • City Spies by James Ponti · grades 4–6 — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
  • Do Bananas Chew Gum? by Jamie Gilson · grades 4–6 — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
  • Eight Keys by Suzanne M. LaFleur · grades 4–6 — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
  • Four Eyes by Rex Ogle · grades 4–6 — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
  • Haven: A Small Cat's Big Adventure by Megan Wagner Lloyd · grades 4–6 — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).

Books like The Ghost Inside the Monitor for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • City Spies by James Ponti · grades 4–6 — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
  • Do Bananas Chew Gum? by Jamie Gilson · grades 4–6 — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
  • Eight Keys by Suzanne M. LaFleur · grades 4–6 — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
  • Four Eyes by Rex Ogle · grades 4–6 — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
  • Haven: A Small Cat's Big Adventure by Megan Wagner Lloyd · grades 4–6 — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).

Common questions

What books are similar to The Ghost Inside the Monitor?
The 10 closest matches to The Ghost Inside the Monitor by Margaret Jean Anderson on ReadingList include The Computer Nut, Attaboy, Sam!, Flying Solo, Ramona's World, and Shiloh. Each is scored on shared themes (computers and time travel), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like The Ghost Inside the Monitor reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–6), 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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