7 must-read horror books like Crater Lake: Evolution by Jennifer Killick

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Crater Lake: Evolution

By: Jennifer Killick

4.35

Format: 309 pages, Paperback

It's five months since the nightmare Year Six School trip to Crater Lake, and something has gone ve…

If you liked the horror plot in Crater Lake: Evolution by Jennifer Killick , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom by Louis Sachar

1. There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

By: Louis Sachar

4.01

Format: 195 pages, Paperback

Bradley Chalkers is the oldest kid in the fifth grade. He tells enormous lies. He picks fights with… read more

Similar categories in Louis Sachar's There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom book and Jennifer Killick's Crater Lake: Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"If a monster says hello to you, you should say hello to it. If you don’t, then I have to wonder which one of you is really the monster."

-Louis Sachar, There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

"He understood it when other kids were mean to him. It didn't bother him. He simply hated them. As long as he hated them, it didn't matter what they thought of him."

-Louis Sachar, There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

"-“I think everyone has ‘good’ inside him. Everyone can feel happiness, and sadness and loneliness. But sometimes people think someone’s a monster. But that’s only because they can’t see the ‘good’ th…"

-Louis Sachar, There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

"He sat at his desk – last seat, last row – and looked at the chart on the wall next to him. Of course there was no gold star next to his name. He had already done three things wrong: First, he had kn…"

-Louis Sachar, There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

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2. Charlotte Says

By: Alex Bell

4.50

Format: 231 pages,

The much-anticipated prequel to the bestselling FROZEN CHARLOTTE, a Zoella Book Club title in Autum… read more

Similar categories in Alex Bell's Charlotte Says book and Jennifer Killick's Crater Lake: Evolution

  • horror
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3. The Storm Keeper's Island (Storm Keeper, #1)

By: Catherine Doyle

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

When Fionn Boyle sets foot on Arranmore Island, it begins to stir beneath his feet ... Once in a… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Doyle's The Storm Keeper's Island (Storm Keeper, #1) book and Jennifer Killick's Crater Lake: Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"That is your greatest responsibility. To live a life of breathless wonder, so that when it begins to fade from you, you will feel the shadow of its happiness still inside you and the blissful sense t…"

-Catherine Doyle, The Storm Keeper's Island (Storm Keeper, #1)

"Fiona couldn't summon a smile. His grandfather sighed. 'If you insist on pity, then really you must pity yourself. Your head is still very empty.' Fionn frowned, indignation jostling the urge to cry …"

-Catherine Doyle, The Storm Keeper's Island (Storm Keeper, #1)

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4. Skandar and the Phantom Rider (Skandar #2)

By: A.F. Steadman

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

The Island shall have its revenge . . . Skandar Smith has achieved his dream to train as a unicorn … read more

Similar categories in A.F. Steadman's Skandar and the Phantom Rider (Skandar #2) book and Jennifer Killick's Crater Lake: Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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5. The Final Year

By: Matt Goodfellow

4.71

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Life can be tough in your last year of primary school. Tests to take, preparing for the change to h… read more

Similar categories in Matt Goodfellow's The Final Year book and Jennifer Killick's Crater Lake: Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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6. Tyger

By: S.F. Said

4.17

Format: 304 pages, None

In a strange alternate world, where the British Empire has never ended, a young boy called Adam has… read more

Similar categories in S.F. Said's Tyger book and Jennifer Killick's Crater Lake: Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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7. A Storm of Sisters (A Pinch of Magic, #4)

By: Michelle Harrison

4.34

Format: 339 pages, Paperback

There are secrets hidden beneath the ice . . . bring the magic home in the frosty fourth instalment… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Harrison's A Storm of Sisters (A Pinch of Magic, #4) book and Jennifer Killick's Crater Lake: Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Haunting of Aveline Jones (Aveline Jones, #1) by Phil Hickes

8. The Haunting of Aveline Jones (Aveline Jones, #1)

By: Phil Hickes

4.13

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Aveline Jones loves reading ghost stories, so a dreary half-term becomes much more exciting when sh… read more

Similar categories in Phil Hickes's The Haunting of Aveline Jones (Aveline Jones, #1) book and Jennifer Killick's Crater Lake: Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • horror
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9. Kidnap on the California Comet (Adventures on Trains, #2)

By: M.G. Leonard

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In this second book of the middle-grade Adventures on Trains series, amateur sleuth Hal Beck travel… read more

Similar categories in M.G. Leonard's Kidnap on the California Comet (Adventures on Trains, #2) book and Jennifer Killick's Crater Lake: Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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10. When the Sky Falls

By: Phil Earle

4.32

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Inspired by a true story. It's 1940, and Joseph has been packed off to stay with Mrs F, a gruff wom… read more

Similar categories in Phil Earle's When the Sky Falls book and Jennifer Killick's Crater Lake: Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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11. Escape Room

By: Christopher Edge

3.65

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

When twelve-year-old Ami arrives at The Escape, she thinks it’s just a game – the ultimate escape r… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Edge's Escape Room book and Jennifer Killick's Crater Lake: Evolution

  • science fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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12. The Song Walker

By: Zillah Bethell

4.16

Format: None pages, None

"There are three questions that I need to find the answers to: -Where am I? -What am I doing here… read more

Similar categories in Zillah Bethell's The Song Walker book and Jennifer Killick's Crater Lake: Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Fireborn (Fireborn #1) by Aisling Fowler

13. Fireborn (Fireborn #1)

By: Aisling Fowler

4.16

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Lyra. Lucy. Percy. Once in a generation, a hero emerges whose story enthralls readers worldwide. … read more

Similar categories in Aisling Fowler's Fireborn (Fireborn #1) book and Jennifer Killick's Crater Lake: Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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14. Twitch (The Twitchers, #1)

By: M.G. Leonard

4.34

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

Can a birdwatcher outwit an escaped convict? Twitch has three pet chickens, four pigeons, swallo… read more

Similar categories in M.G. Leonard's Twitch (The Twitchers, #1) book and Jennifer Killick's Crater Lake: Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Bewitching of Aveline Jones (Aveline Jones, #2) by Phil Hickes

15. The Bewitching of Aveline Jones (Aveline Jones, #2)

By: Phil Hickes

4.00

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Turn on your torches and join Aveline Jones! Aveline is thrilled when she discovers that the hol… read more

Similar categories in Phil Hickes's The Bewitching of Aveline Jones (Aveline Jones, #2) book and Jennifer Killick's Crater Lake: Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • horror
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16. Bite Risk

By: S.J. Wills

3.86

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The Last Kids on Earth gets a lupine twist by way of Margaret Peterson Haddix in this eerie middle … read more

Similar categories in S.J. Wills's Bite Risk book and Jennifer Killick's Crater Lake: Evolution

  • science fiction
  • middle grade
  • horror
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17. Every Word A Lie

By: Sue Wallman

3.78

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

  Award-winning author Sue Wallman tells a nail-biting story of a catfishing prank that gets out o… read more

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18. The Other Edie Trimmer

By: Jacqueline Wilson

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant new middle-grade novel from the bestselling Jacqueline Wilson!"I seemed to be seeing do… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Wilson's The Other Edie Trimmer book and Jennifer Killick's Crater Lake: Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Vanishing of Aveline Jones (Aveline Jones, #3) by Phil Hickes

19. The Vanishing of Aveline Jones (Aveline Jones, #3)

By: Phil Hickes

4.21

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Turn on your torches and join Aveline Jones! Aveline is determined to discover the truth behind … read more

Similar categories in Phil Hickes's The Vanishing of Aveline Jones (Aveline Jones, #3) book and Jennifer Killick's Crater Lake: Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • horror
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20. The Lost Tide Warriors (Storm Keeper, #2)

By: Catherine Doyle

4.29

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

In the brilliant sequel to The Storm Keeper's Island, winner of the Books are My Bag Readers Award,… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Doyle's The Lost Tide Warriors (Storm Keeper, #2) book and Jennifer Killick's Crater Lake: Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"Above the thunder clash of an angry sky, the Tide Summoner rang out."

-Catherine Doyle, The Lost Tide Warriors (Storm Keeper, #2)

"It was like his mother always said: Rose-coloured glasses disguise red flags – and Bartley was draped in them."

-Catherine Doyle, The Lost Tide Warriors (Storm Keeper, #2)

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21. The Storm Keepers' Battle (Storm Keeper, #3)

By: Catherine Doyle

4.33

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Fionn Boyle, Storm Keeper of Arranmore, is facing the fight of his life. The terrifying all- powerf… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Doyle's The Storm Keepers' Battle (Storm Keeper, #3) book and Jennifer Killick's Crater Lake: Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"Courage is not a state of being, lad. (...) Even the bravest people have moments of cowardice, and cowardly people have extraordinary moments of bravery."

-Catherine Doyle, The Storm Keepers' Battle (Storm Keeper, #3)

Cover of Crater Lake: Evolution by Jennifer Killick

22. Crater Lake: Evolution

By: Jennifer Killick

4.35

Format: 309 pages, Paperback

It's five months since the nightmare Year Six School trip to Crater Lake, and something has gone ve… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Killick's Crater Lake: Evolution book and Jennifer Killick's Crater Lake: Evolution

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • horror
  • science fiction
  • aliens
Cover of Orphans of the Tide (Orphans of the Tide #1) by Struan Murray

23. Orphans of the Tide (Orphans of the Tide #1)

By: Struan Murray

4.24

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

An ancient myth looms over a new friendship. The City is the only home that Ellie has ever known… read more

Similar categories in Struan Murray's Orphans of the Tide (Orphans of the Tide #1) book and Jennifer Killick's Crater Lake: Evolution

  • science fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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24. The Chime Seekers

By: Ross Montgomery

4.26

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Step into a world of faerie tricks and hidden danger... When an evil faerie steals Yanni's baby sis… read more

Similar categories in Ross Montgomery's The Chime Seekers book and Jennifer Killick's Crater Lake: Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • horror
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25. Feather

By: M.G. Leonard

4.61

Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition

The Twitchers have one last mystery to solve – and this time it's a heist! The final unputdownable … read more

Similar categories in M.G. Leonard's Feather book and Jennifer Killick's Crater Lake: Evolution

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26. Eternity Engine (Orphans of the Tide)

By: Struan Murray

4.47

Format: 455 pages, Paperback

The final instalment in the breathtaking Orphans of the Tide trilogy, which The Times calls 'Unputd… read more

Similar categories in Struan Murray's Eternity Engine (Orphans of the Tide) book and Jennifer Killick's Crater Lake: Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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27. Think Again

By: Jacqueline Wilson

3.90

Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition

⭐ Whatever happened to beloved Girls series characters Ellie, Magda and Nadine? ⭐They're all grown … read more

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28. Shipwreck Island (Orphans of the Tide #2)

By: Struan Murray

4.39

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Loyalties are tested in this sequel to Orphans of the Tide , a smart, unique middle grade read perf… read more

Similar categories in Struan Murray's Shipwreck Island (Orphans of the Tide #2) book and Jennifer Killick's Crater Lake: Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1) by Katherine Rundell

29. Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

By: Katherine Rundell

4.18

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The day Christopher saved a drowning baby griffin from a hidden lake would change his life forever.… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Rundell's Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1) book and Jennifer Killick's Crater Lake: Evolution

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"I'm no philosopher, and I prefer, in an ideal world, to go uneaten. (p. 111)"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

"What is this rainfall of children? Did I go sailing just to have storms of infants cascading down my sail at me? (p. 74)"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

"Nighthand grunted, and signalled for another bottle of wine. "Are you sure?" said Irian. "Shouldn't we keep our wits about us?" "I see no reason to. I prefer the world drunk. It disappoints me less."…"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

Cover of Soulmates and Other Ways to Die by Melissa Welliver

30. Soulmates and Other Ways to Die

By: Melissa Welliver

3.47

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

A high-concept enemies-to-lovers romance – sure to be a BookTok hit! Good news: we all have a so… read more

Similar categories in Melissa Welliver's Soulmates and Other Ways to Die book and Jennifer Killick's Crater Lake: Evolution

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31. Star of the Show

By: Jacqueline Wilson

3.86

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

‘I’m going to a place called Grand Theatre and I’m going to be a dancer in a pantomime!’ Tess love… read more

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4.01

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4.14

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4.39

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4.38

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