Books like The Liars Society

Looking for books like The Liars Society by Alyson Gerber (Middle Grade Mystery · grades 3–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of mystery, friendship, and trust. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

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10 books similar to The Liars Society

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Why each is a match

The Lost Librarygrades 4–8
Shares themes of mystery, friendship, and secrets, same genre (Middle Grade Mystery), and overlapping grades (4–8).
A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hallgrades 3–6
Shares themes of mystery and friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–6).
The Sherlock Societygrades 4–8
Shares themes of mystery and friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Mystery), and overlapping grades (4–8).
Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead Housegrades 3–7
Shares themes of mystery and friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–7).
A Mischief of Micegrades K–3
Shares themes of mystery and friendship and overlapping grades (K–3).
Final Word (The Winterton Deception #1)grades 3–7
Shares themes of mystery, same genre (Middle Grade Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–7).
Fowl Playgrades 3–6
Shares themes of mystery, same genre (Middle Grade Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detectivegrades 3–6
Shares themes of mystery and friendship and overlapping grades (3–6).
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It Allgrades 3–6
Shares themes of mystery and friendship and overlapping grades (3–6).
What Happened to Rachel Riley?grades 6–8
Shares themes of mystery, same genre (Middle Grade Mystery), and overlapping grades (6–8).

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