6 must-read queer books like Deephaven (Deephaven Mystery, 1) by Ethan M. Aldridge

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Deephaven (Deephaven Mystery, 1)

By: Ethan M. Aldridge

4.01

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From Ethan M. Aldridge, bestselling creator of  Estranged , comes a gothic middle grade prose novel…

If you liked the queer plot in Deephaven (Deephaven Mystery, 1) by Ethan M. Aldridge , here is a list of 6 books like this:

Cover of A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1) by Lisa Yee

1. A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

By: Lisa Yee

3.82

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

When a notorious thief is out for priceless treasure (gems! cats! general decorum!)—who're you gonn… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Yee's A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1) book and Ethan M. Aldridge's Deephaven (Deephaven Mystery, 1)

  • mystery
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fiction
"They all perished. tragic deaths. sad parents. lawsuits.' Monica's words were met with stunned silence. ignoring the horrified looks on the student's faces, she shouted, 'Joking! We discovered that t…"

-Lisa Yee, A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

Cover of Things in the Basement by Ben Hatke

2. Things in the Basement

By: Ben Hatke

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling author Ben Hatke comes Things in the Basement, a young readers grap… read more

Similar categories in Ben Hatke's Things in the Basement book and Ethan M. Aldridge's Deephaven (Deephaven Mystery, 1)

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
Cover of Duel by Jessixa Bagley

3. Duel

By: Jessixa Bagley

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A rivalry between sisters culminates in a fencing duel in this funny and emotional debut graphic no… read more

Similar categories in Jessixa Bagley's Duel book and Ethan M. Aldridge's Deephaven (Deephaven Mystery, 1)

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of The Mystery of Locked Rooms by Lindsay Currie

4. 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 Ethan M. Aldridge's Deephaven (Deephaven Mystery, 1)

  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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5. 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 Ethan M. Aldridge's Deephaven (Deephaven Mystery, 1)

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
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 Ethan M. Aldridge's Deephaven (Deephaven Mystery, 1)

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

7. 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 Ethan M. Aldridge's Deephaven (Deephaven Mystery, 1)

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • supernatural
  • fantasy
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8. 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 Ethan M. Aldridge's Deephaven (Deephaven Mystery, 1)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
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9. Gone Wolf

By: Amber McBride

4.12

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Amber McBride lays bare the fears of being young and Black in America, in this… read more

Similar categories in Amber McBride's Gone Wolf book and Ethan M. Aldridge's Deephaven (Deephaven Mystery, 1)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag

10. The Deep Dark

By: Molly Knox Ostertag

4.42

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

From Molly Knox Ostertag, writer-illustrator, comes a darkly beautiful story of identity, family, l… read more

Similar categories in Molly Knox Ostertag's The Deep Dark book and Ethan M. Aldridge's Deephaven (Deephaven Mystery, 1)

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • queer
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11. Deephaven (Deephaven Mystery, 1)

By: Ethan M. Aldridge

4.01

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From Ethan M. Aldridge, bestselling creator of  Estranged , comes a gothic middle grade prose novel… read more

Similar categories in Ethan M. Aldridge's Deephaven (Deephaven Mystery, 1) book and Ethan M. Aldridge's Deephaven (Deephaven Mystery, 1)

  • gothic
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • supernatural
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Anzu and the Realm of Darkness: A Graphic Novel by Mai K. Nguyen

12. Anzu and the Realm of Darkness: A Graphic Novel

By: Mai K. Nguyen

4.27

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

5 Worlds meets Spirited Away in this tale of a girl fighting her way back home after getting trappe… read more

Similar categories in Mai K. Nguyen's Anzu and the Realm of Darkness: A Graphic Novel book and Ethan M. Aldridge's Deephaven (Deephaven Mystery, 1)

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Otherwoods by Justine Pucella Winans

13. 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 Ethan M. Aldridge's Deephaven (Deephaven Mystery, 1)

  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Ruptured by Joanne Rossmassler Fritz

14. Ruptured

By: Joanne Rossmassler Fritz

4.21

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The sensitive, suspenseful story of a family coping with a life-changing tragedy, told in stunning … read more

Similar categories in Joanne Rossmassler Fritz's Ruptured book and Ethan M. Aldridge's Deephaven (Deephaven Mystery, 1)

  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of Don't Want to Be Your Monster by Deke Moulton

15. Don't Want to Be Your Monster

By: Deke Moulton

4.12

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

Two vampire brothers must set aside their differences to solve a series of murders. Adam and Vic… read more

Similar categories in Deke Moulton's Don't Want to Be Your Monster book and Ethan M. Aldridge's Deephaven (Deephaven Mystery, 1)

  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • horror
  • supernatural
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Treasure Island: Runaway Gold by Jewell Parker Rhodes

16. Treasure Island: Runaway Gold

By: Jewell Parker Rhodes

3.73

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling and award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes reimagines the classic novel Treasure Isl… read more

Similar categories in Jewell Parker Rhodes's Treasure Island: Runaway Gold book and Ethan M. Aldridge's Deephaven (Deephaven Mystery, 1)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
Cover of The Curse of Eelgrass Bog by Mary Averling

17. The Curse of Eelgrass Bog

By: Mary Averling

4.21

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Dark secrets and unnatural magic abound when a twelve-year-old girl ventures into a bog full of mon… read more

Similar categories in Mary Averling's The Curse of Eelgrass Bog book and Ethan M. Aldridge's Deephaven (Deephaven Mystery, 1)

  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of The Wrong Way Home by Kate  O'Shaughnessy

18. The Wrong Way Home

By: Kate O'Shaughnessy

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Library Binding

Twelve-year-old Fern believes she's living a noble life--but what if everything she's been told is … read more

Similar categories in Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home book and Ethan M. Aldridge's Deephaven (Deephaven Mystery, 1)

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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19. Code Red

By: Joy McCullough

4.04

Format: 240 pages, ebook

In the spirit of Judy Blume, this empowering and heartfelt middle grade novel celebrates finding yo… read more

Similar categories in Joy McCullough's Code Red book and Ethan M. Aldridge's Deephaven (Deephaven Mystery, 1)

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • lgbt
Cover of Lunar Boy by Jacinta Wibowo

20. Lunar Boy

By: Jacinta Wibowo

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

For fans of The Witch Boy and Squished, Lunar Boy is a must-have heartwarming coming-of-age graphic… read more

Similar categories in Jacinta Wibowo's Lunar Boy book and Ethan M. Aldridge's Deephaven (Deephaven Mystery, 1)

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of World Made of Glass by Ami Polonsky

21. World Made of Glass

By: Ami Polonsky

4.24

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A girl channels her grief and pain into love and activism in this heartbreaking, heart-mending nove… read more

Similar categories in Ami Polonsky's World Made of Glass book and Ethan M. Aldridge's Deephaven (Deephaven Mystery, 1)

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • lgbt
"I’m not strong,"

-Ami Polonsky, World Made of Glass

"We are dying because we are gay."

-Ami Polonsky, World Made of Glass

"I said, ‘Mom, I’m a homosexual,’ and she put down the glass that she was washing and said, ‘Jason Randolph Holmes, the world is going to try very hard to convince you that there’s something wrong wit…"

-Ami Polonsky, World Made of Glass

"Julian felt both familiar and unfamiliar, like he understood maybe the tiniest thing about what I was going through while, at the same time, still being a total stranger. I imagined a paperweight hea…"

-Ami Polonsky, World Made of Glass

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