Books like The Ghost of Fossil Glen

If you liked The Ghost of Fossil Glen, read The Ghost on Saturday Night, The Ghost's Grave, or The Ghost of Graylock — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like The Ghost of Fossil Glen by Cynthia C. DeFelice (Horror · grades 3–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of imagination, diaries, 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 3–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to The Ghost of Fossil Glen

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The Ghost on Saturday Nightgrades 4–6
Shares themes of ghosts and ghost stories, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
The Ghost's Gravegrades 3–8
Shares themes of ghosts and ghost stories, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
The Ghost of Graylockgrades 5–8
Shares themes of ghosts, both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list, and same genre (Horror). Amazon → books like this →
Wait Till Helen Comesgrades 4–7
Shares themes of ghosts, both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list, and same genre (Horror). Amazon → books like this →
All the Lovely Bad Onesgrades 5–8
Shares themes of ghosts, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
The Cursed Moongrades 3–6
Shares themes of ghosts, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Cold Feetgrades K–5
Is by Cynthia C. DeFelice, the same author and overlapping grades (K–5). Amazon → books like this →
The Dollhouse Murdersgrades 4–7
Shares themes of ghosts, both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list, and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
The Indian in the Cupboardgrades 3–6
Shares themes of imagination, both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Because of Mr. Teruptgrades 3–5
Both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →

Books like The Ghost of Fossil Glen for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

Books like The Ghost of Fossil Glen for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

  • Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House #1) by Mary Pope Osborne · 510L — Shares themes of imagination and overlapping grades (1–4).
  • Frindle by Andrew Clements · 830L — Shares themes of imagination and overlapping grades (3–7).
  • How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell · grades 3–6 — Both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Mick Harte Was Here by Barbara Park · grades 5–8 — Both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (5–8).
  • New Kid by Jerry Craft · grades 4–8 — Both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–8).

Books like The Ghost of Fossil Glen for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • Frindle by Andrew Clements · 830L — Shares themes of imagination and overlapping grades (3–7).
  • How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell · grades 3–6 — Both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Mick Harte Was Here by Barbara Park · grades 5–8 — Both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (5–8).
  • New Kid by Jerry Craft · grades 4–8 — Both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–8).
  • Superfudge by Judy Blume · grades 3–6 — Both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (3–6).

Book data last updated 2026-08-11. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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