What books are similar to The Liars Society?

The 10 closest matches to The Liars Society by Alyson Gerber on ReadingList include The Lost Library, A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall, Final Word (The Winterton Deception #1), Fowl Play, and Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead House. Each is scored on shared themes (mystery, friendship, and trust), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like The Liars Society reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–6), 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.

Books like The Liars Society

If you liked The Liars Society, read The Lost Library, A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall, or Final Word (The Winterton Deception #1) — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes and reading level.

Closest match: The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead & Wendy Mass — shares mystery and friendship

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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 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 3–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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The Lost Librarygrades 4–8: Shares themes of mystery, friendship, and secrets, same genre (Middle Grade Mystery), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
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). Amazon → books like this →
Final Word (The Winterton Deception #1)grades 3–7: Shares themes of mystery, same genre (Middle Grade Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →
Fowl Playgrades 3–6: Shares themes of mystery, same genre (Middle Grade Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead Housegrades 3–7: Shares themes of mystery and friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →
Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detectivegrades 3–6: Shares themes of mystery and friendship, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It Allgrades 3–6: Shares themes of mystery and friendship, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
The Sherlock Societygrades 4–8: Shares themes of mystery and friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Mystery), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler700L: Shares themes of mystery, same genre (Middle Grade Mystery), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
The Lumbering Giants of Windy Pinesgrades 3–6: Shares themes of mystery, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →

Books like The Liars Society 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 mystery, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner · 490L — Shares themes of mystery, same genre (Middle Grade Mystery), and overlapping grades (2–4).
The Firefly Summer by Morgan Matson · grades 3–7 — Shares themes of mystery and overlapping grades (3–7).
Dogtown by Katherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
It Came from the Trees by Ally Russell · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).

Books like The Liars Society 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 mystery, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
Under the Surface by Diana Urban · grades 7–12 — Shares themes of mystery and friendship.
Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson · grades 7–12 — Shares themes of mystery.
The Firefly Summer by Morgan Matson · grades 3–7 — Shares themes of mystery and overlapping grades (3–7).
The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le · grades 7–8 — Shares themes of mystery.

Books like The Liars Society for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of mystery and friendship.
Under the Surface by Diana Urban · grades 7–12 — Shares themes of mystery and friendship.
How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of mystery.
Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson · grades 7–12 — Shares themes of mystery.
That's Not My Name by Megan Lally · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of mystery.

Common questions

What books are similar to The Liars Society?: The 10 closest matches to The Liars Society by Alyson Gerber on ReadingList include The Lost Library, A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall, Final Word (The Winterton Deception #1), Fowl Play, and Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead House. Each is scored on shared themes (mystery, friendship, and trust), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like The Liars Society reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–6), 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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