Books like The Ghost on Saturday Night

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

Looking for books like The Ghost on Saturday Night by Sid Fleischman (Horror · grades 4–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of ghosts, robbers and outlaws, and ghost stories. 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 on Saturday Night

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The Ghost of Fossil Glengrades 3–8
Shares themes of ghosts and ghost stories, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (3–8). 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 Whipping Boygrades 3–7
Is by Sid Fleischman, the same author, both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–7). 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 →
The Ghost of Graylockgrades 5–8
Shares themes of ghosts, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
Wait Till Helen Comesgrades 4–7
Shares themes of ghosts, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
Humbug Mountaingrades 4–9
Is by Sid Fleischman, the same author and overlapping grades (4–9). Amazon → books like this →
All the Money in the Worldgrades 4–6
Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (1970s). Amazon → books like this →
Alvin's Swap Shopgrades 4–6
Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (1970s). Amazon → books like this →

Books like The Ghost on Saturday Night for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

  • Banana Twist by Florence Parry Heide · grades 4–6 — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (1970s).
  • City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab · grades 4–7 — Shares themes of ghosts and overlapping grades (4–7).
  • Hostage by Willo Davis Roberts · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of robbers and outlaws and overlapping grades (3–8).
  • It Came from the Trees by Ally Russell · grades 3–6 — Same genre (Horror) and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Loot by Jude Watson · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of robbers and outlaws and overlapping grades (3–8).

Books like The Ghost on Saturday Night for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • Banana Twist by Florence Parry Heide · grades 4–6 — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (1970s).
  • City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab · grades 4–7 — Shares themes of ghosts and overlapping grades (4–7).
  • Hostage by Willo Davis Roberts · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of robbers and outlaws and overlapping grades (3–8).
  • It Came from the Trees by Ally Russell · grades 3–6 — Same genre (Horror) and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Loot by Jude Watson · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of robbers and outlaws and overlapping grades (3–8).

Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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