What books are similar to The Ghost of Graylock?

The 10 closest matches to The Ghost of Graylock by Dan Poblocki on ReadingList include All the Lovely Bad Ones, The Ghost of Fossil Glen, Wait Till Helen Comes, The Dollhouse Murders, and The Doom Stone. Each is scored on shared themes (ghosts, mystery, and fear), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 5–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like The Ghost of Graylock reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 5–8), 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.

Books like The Ghost of Graylock

If you liked The Ghost of Graylock, read All the Lovely Bad Ones, The Ghost of Fossil Glen, or Wait Till Helen Comes — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Closest match: All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn — shares ghosts and mystery

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Looking for books like The Ghost of Graylock by Dan Poblocki (Horror · grades 5–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of ghosts, mystery, and fear. 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 5–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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All the Lovely Bad Onesgrades 5–8: Shares themes of ghosts and mystery, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
The Ghost of Fossil Glengrades 3–8: Shares themes of ghosts, both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award 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 list, and same genre (Horror). Amazon → books like this →
The Dollhouse Murdersgrades 4–7: Shares themes of ghosts and mystery, both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
The Doom Stonegrades 6–9: Shares themes of fear, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (6–9). Amazon → books like this →
The Cursed Moongrades 3–6: Shares themes of ghosts and fear, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Night Terrorsgrades 6–8: Shares themes of ghosts, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
The Ghost's Gravegrades 3–8: Shares themes of ghosts, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
There's a Dead Person Following My Sister Aroundgrades 6–8: Shares themes of ghosts, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
The Hauntinggrades 6–9: Shares themes of ghosts and mystery and overlapping grades (6–9). Amazon → books like this →

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

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

Are You Scared, Darth Vader? by Adam Rex · grades K–3 — Shares themes of fear.
Go Away, Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley · grades K–3 — Shares themes of fear.
Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt · grades K–3 — Shares themes of fear.

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

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

City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab · grades 4–7 — Shares themes of ghosts, both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
Ghost in the House by Betty Ren Wright · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of ghosts, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (4–6).
Horror at the Haunted House by Peg Kehret · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of ghosts, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (4–6).
The Ghost on Saturday Night by Sid Fleischman · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of ghosts, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (4–6).
Smile by Raina Telgemeier · 410L — Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2010s).

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

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

City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab · grades 4–7 — Shares themes of ghosts, both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
Ghost in the House by Betty Ren Wright · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of ghosts, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (4–6).
Horror at the Haunted House by Peg Kehret · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of ghosts, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (4–6).
The Ghost on Saturday Night by Sid Fleischman · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of ghosts, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (4–6).
Smile by Raina Telgemeier · 410L — Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2010s).

Common questions

What books are similar to The Ghost of Graylock?: The 10 closest matches to The Ghost of Graylock by Dan Poblocki on ReadingList include All the Lovely Bad Ones, The Ghost of Fossil Glen, Wait Till Helen Comes, The Dollhouse Murders, and The Doom Stone. Each is scored on shared themes (ghosts, mystery, and fear), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 5–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like The Ghost of Graylock reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 5–8), 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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