9 best-selling juvenile books like What Stays Buried by Suzanne Young

Cover of What Stays Buried by Suzanne Young

What Stays Buried

By: Suzanne Young

4.09

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Calista Wynn will lose her ability to speak with the dead on her thirteenth birthda…

"The same love that bound people together could sometimes be a barrier when it turned to grief."

-Suzanne Young, What Stays Buried

"The same love that bound people together could sometimes be a barrier when it turned to grief."

-Suzanne Young, What Stays Buried

"All the love you’ve been holding in—the kind that’s mixed with grief and hurt, you let it out and set us free."

-Suzanne Young, What Stays Buried

"All the love you’ve been holding in—the kind that’s mixed with grief and hurt, you let it out and set us free."

-Suzanne Young, What Stays Buried

If you liked the juvenile plot in What Stays Buried by Suzanne Young , here is a list of 9 books like this:

Cover of The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead

1. The Lost Library

By: Rebecca Stead

4.14

Format: 215 pages, Hardcover

A little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. When a myst… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Stead's The Lost Library book and Suzanne Young's What Stays Buried

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • ghosts
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
"But aren’t “parents"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"That delicious book smell, his heart said."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Being a Great Reader means feeling something about books."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Head high, my dear! Eyes up! Take your place in the world!"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

Cover of The Mystery of Locked Rooms by Lindsay Currie

2. The Mystery of Locked Rooms

By: Lindsay Currie

4.03

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Crack the codes. Find the treasure. Escape the house. From the acclaimed author of Scritch Scratch … read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Currie's The Mystery of Locked Rooms book and Suzanne Young's What Stays Buried

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • juvenile
Cover of Camp Scare by Delilah S. Dawson

3. Camp Scare

By: Delilah S. Dawson

3.83

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An eerie, twisty ghost story about twelve-year-old Parker, who only wanted a summer of fun and new … read more

Similar categories in Delilah S. Dawson's Camp Scare book and Suzanne Young's What Stays Buried

  • childrens
  • ghosts
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
Cover of The Bellwoods Game by Celia Krampien

4. The Bellwoods Game

By: Celia Krampien

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Doll Bones and Hocus Pocus , this “beautifully creepy” ( Kirkus Reviews ), high… read more

Similar categories in Celia Krampien's The Bellwoods Game book and Suzanne Young's What Stays Buried

  • childrens
  • ghosts
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
Cover of What Stays Buried by Suzanne Young

5. What Stays Buried

By: Suzanne Young

4.09

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Calista Wynn will lose her ability to speak with the dead on her thirteenth birthda… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Young's What Stays Buried book and Suzanne Young's What Stays Buried

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • ghosts
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
  • juvenile
"The same love that bound people together could sometimes be a barrier when it turned to grief."

-Suzanne Young, What Stays Buried

"All the love you’ve been holding in—the kind that’s mixed with grief and hurt, you let it out and set us free."

-Suzanne Young, What Stays Buried

"Sometimes, Calista could feel the grief as if it seeped down from the previous generation — sadness as a hereditary condition."

-Suzanne Young, What Stays Buried

Cover of It Found Us by Lindsay Currie

6. It Found Us

By: Lindsay Currie

3.97

Format: 274 pages, None

From the author of Scritch Scratch and The Girl in White comes a new spooky mystery about a girl de… read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Currie's It Found Us book and Suzanne Young's What Stays Buried

  • childrens
  • ghosts
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
Cover of You Are Here: Connecting Flights by Ellen Oh

7. You Are Here: Connecting Flights

By: Ellen Oh

4.26

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An incident at a TSA security check point sows chaos and rumors, creating a chain of events that im… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Oh's You Are Here: Connecting Flights book and Suzanne Young's What Stays Buried

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Being good was slippery. It didn't stay still; it moved around, and not only that, sometimes it meant exactly opposite things. Like, there were times when being good meant speaking up, but other time…"

-Ellen Oh, You Are Here: Connecting Flights

Cover of This Appearing House by Ally Malinenko

8. This Appearing House

By: Ally Malinenko

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Ghost Girl comes another standalone spooky middle grade for fans of Nightbooks a… read more

Similar categories in Ally Malinenko's This Appearing House book and Suzanne Young's What Stays Buried

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Camp Sylvania (Camp Sylvania #1) by Julie   Murphy

9. Camp Sylvania (Camp Sylvania #1)

By: Julie Murphy

3.88

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin’ and Dear Sweet Pea comes a hilarious and … read more

Similar categories in Julie Murphy's Camp Sylvania (Camp Sylvania #1) book and Suzanne Young's What Stays Buried

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
Cover of Picture Day (The Brinkley Yearbooks #1) by Sarah Sax

10. Picture Day (The Brinkley Yearbooks #1)

By: Sarah Sax

3.83

Format: 288 pages, Library Binding

Everyone knows the most stressful day of middle school is picture day ! And that's exactly where th… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Sax's Picture Day (The Brinkley Yearbooks #1) book and Suzanne Young's What Stays Buried

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of The International House of Dereliction by Jacqueline Davies

11. The International House of Dereliction

By: Jacqueline Davies

4.04

Format: 227 pages, Hardcover

In this not-so-scary ghost story from Jacqueline Davies, bestselling author of the Lemonade War ser… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Davies's The International House of Dereliction book and Suzanne Young's What Stays Buried

  • childrens
  • ghosts
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • paranormal
  • juvenile
Cover of Not Quite a Ghost by Anne Ursu

12. Not Quite a Ghost

By: Anne Ursu

4.08

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy comes an unforgettable and … read more

Similar categories in Anne Ursu's Not Quite a Ghost book and Suzanne Young's What Stays Buried

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • ghosts
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
  • juvenile
Cover of The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn by Sally J. Pla

13. The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn

By: Sally J. Pla

4.57

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Neurodivergent Maudie is ready to spend an amazing summer with her dad, but will she find the coura… read more

Similar categories in Sally J. Pla's The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn book and Suzanne Young's What Stays Buried

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Field of Screams by Wendy Parris

14. Field of Screams

By: Wendy Parris

3.77

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A new pulse-pounding supernatural mystery about twelve-year-old Rebecca, who has always wanted to h… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Parris's Field of Screams book and Suzanne Young's What Stays Buried

  • childrens
  • ghosts
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
Cover of What Happened to Rachel Riley? by Claire Swinarski

15. What Happened to Rachel Riley?

By: Claire Swinarski

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An eighth grader uses social media posts, passed notes, and other clues to find out why a formerly … read more

Similar categories in Claire Swinarski's What Happened to Rachel Riley? book and Suzanne Young's What Stays Buried

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • juvenile
Cover of The Carrefour Curse by Dianne K. Salerni

16. The Carrefour Curse

By: Dianne K. Salerni

4.15

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The Addams Family meets The Westing Game in this exhilarating mystery about a modern magical dynast… read more

Similar categories in Dianne K. Salerni's The Carrefour Curse book and Suzanne Young's What Stays Buried

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
Cover of Ellie Engle Saves Herself by Leah  Johnson

17. Ellie Engle Saves Herself

By: Leah Johnson

4.13

Format: 288 pages, None

Ellie Engle doesn’t stand out. Not at home, where she’s alone with her pet fish since her dad moved… read more

Similar categories in Leah Johnson's Ellie Engle Saves Herself book and Suzanne Young's What Stays Buried

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Otherwoods by Justine Pucella Winans

18. The Otherwoods

By: Justine Pucella Winans

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The Otherwoods is calling. And it won't be ignored. Some would call River Rydell a 'chosen one':… read more

Similar categories in Justine Pucella Winans's The Otherwoods book and Suzanne Young's What Stays Buried

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Cursed Moon by Angela Cervantes

19. The Cursed Moon

By: Angela Cervantes

3.91

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Celebrated author Angela Cervantes' brand new novel combines a chilling ghost story with her award-… read more

Similar categories in Angela Cervantes's The Cursed Moon book and Suzanne Young's What Stays Buried

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
Cover of The Vanquishers (The Vanquishers, #1) by Kalynn  Bayron

20. The Vanquishers (The Vanquishers, #1)

By: Kalynn Bayron

4.12

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In the world of the Vanquishers, vampires were history . . . until now.Malika “Boog” Wilson and her… read more

Similar categories in Kalynn Bayron's The Vanquishers (The Vanquishers, #1) book and Suzanne Young's What Stays Buried

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
Cover of The Secret of the Ravens by Joanna Cacao

21. The Secret of the Ravens

By: Joanna Cacao

3.85

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In this charming middle grade graphic novel, orphan twins Elliot and Liza find themselves taking on… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Cacao's The Secret of the Ravens book and Suzanne Young's What Stays Buried

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction

21 Best fiction books like What Stays Buried by Suzanne Young

Transform Your Habits

The Lost Library

Rebecca Stead

4.14

Transform Your Habits

The Mystery of Locked Rooms

Lindsay Currie

4.03

Transform Your Habits

Camp Scare

Delilah S. Dawson

3.83

Transform Your Habits

The Bellwoods Game

Celia Krampien

4.03

View all the books

17 must-read fiction books like Camp Scare by Delilah S. Dawson

Transform Your Habits

Darkroom

K.R. Alexander

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Thirteens (Thirteens, #1)

Kate Alice Marshall

3.97

Transform Your Habits

Sunny Makes Her Case (Sunny #5)

Jennifer L. Holm

4.23

Transform Your Habits

The Mystery of Locked Rooms

Lindsay Currie

4.03

View all the books

Never miss a story from us, get weekly updates in your inbox.