Books like The Ghost on Saturday Night

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

Closest match: The Ghost's Grave by Peg Kehret — shares ghosts and ghost stories

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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's Gravegrades 3–8
Shares themes of ghosts and ghost stories, both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, and same genre (Horror). Amazon → books like this →
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 →
Ghost in the Housegrades 4–6
Shares themes of ghosts, both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, and same genre (Horror). Amazon → books like this →
Horror at the Haunted Housegrades 4–6
Shares themes of ghosts, both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, and same genre (Horror). Amazon → books like this →
Wait Till Helen Comesgrades 4–7
Shares themes of ghosts, both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, and same genre (Horror). Amazon → books like this →
The 13th Floor: A Ghost Storygrades 4–6
Is by Sid Fleischman, the same author, both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–6). 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 →
A Haunting in Williamsburggrades 3–5
Shares themes of ghosts and ghost stories and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →
Ghost Cadetgrades 3–5
Shares themes of ghosts, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (3–5). 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 →

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.

  • The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright · grades 4–7 — Shares themes of ghosts, both on the Mark Twain Readers Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
  • The Pinballs by Betsy Cromer Byars · grades 4–6 — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (1970s).
  • All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn · grades 5–8 — Shares themes of ghosts, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (5–8).
  • The Ghost of Graylock by Dan Poblocki · grades 5–8 — Shares themes of ghosts, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (5–8).
  • Christina's Ghost by Betty Ren Wright · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of ghosts, both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–6).

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.

  • The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright · grades 4–7 — Shares themes of ghosts, both on the Mark Twain Readers Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
  • The Pinballs by Betsy Cromer Byars · grades 4–6 — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (1970s).
  • All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn · grades 5–8 — Shares themes of ghosts, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (5–8).
  • The Ghost of Graylock by Dan Poblocki · grades 5–8 — Shares themes of ghosts, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (5–8).
  • Christina's Ghost by Betty Ren Wright · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of ghosts, both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–6).

Common questions

What books are similar to The Ghost on Saturday Night?
The 10 closest matches to The Ghost on Saturday Night by Sid Fleischman on ReadingList include The Ghost's Grave, The Ghost of Fossil Glen, Ghost in the House, Horror at the Haunted House, and Wait Till Helen Comes. Each is scored on shared themes (ghosts, robbers and outlaws, and ghost stories), 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 on Saturday Night 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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