11 Best mystery books like Ghostlight by Kenneth Oppel

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Ghostlight

By: Kenneth Oppel

3.87

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

One teen's summer job scaring tourists with ghost stories takes a terrifying turn when he accidenta…

If you liked the mystery plot in Ghostlight by Kenneth Oppel , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. Slugfest

By: Gordon Korman

4.24

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Yash is the best athlete at Robinette Middle School. So good, in fact, that's he's already been pla… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Slugfest book and Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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2. Away With Words

By: Sophie Cameron

3.89

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing 2024 Shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2024… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Cameron's Away With Words book and Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • young adult
Cover of The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity by Nicholas  Day

3. The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

By: Nicholas Day

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how t… read more

Similar categories in Nicholas Day's The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity book and Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight

  • mystery
  • middle grade
"Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa. But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"The Lourve, he concluded, with an insult designed to puncture French pride, "is less well protected than a Spanish museum."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"If the Mona Lisa is the most famous face in art history, Les Demoiselles is a hatchet thrown at it. It's not a pretty painting. Its brutal and uncomfortable."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"Word of his midnight activities gets out. 'The pope has found out that I have skinned three corpses,' Leonardo writes in his notebook. He gets off easy. He's simply told: please stop skinning corpses."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

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4. The Superteacher Project

By: Gordon Korman

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From Gordon Korman, the bestselling author of Restart and The Unteachables, comes a hilarious new s… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's The Superteacher Project book and Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight

  • middle grade
  • fiction
"I understand," he announces finally. "It's because I'm‒different." Paul is amazed. "You learned that from the internet?" "Not directly Mr. Aidact explains. "But I accessed a database of books and mov…"

-Gordon Korman, The Superteacher Project

"Your jokes aren't even funny. What is this thing, anyway?' 'That's the beauty of it!' Oliver crows. 'It's nothing‒just some piece of junk from he supply closet. But you're freaking out because it cou…"

-Gordon Korman, The Superteacher Project

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5. The Probability of Everything

By: Sarah Everett

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A heart-wrenching middle grade debut about Kemi, an aspiring scientist who loves statistics and fac… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Everett's The Probability of Everything book and Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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6. The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby

By: G.Z. Schmidt

3.95

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The Amadeuses were always considered somewhat strange. Even before the incident. When six-year-old… read more

Similar categories in G.Z. Schmidt's The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby book and Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight

  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • paranormal
"Knowledge, someone once said, was power—and the fewer children with power, the better."

-G.Z. Schmidt, The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby

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7. Simon Sort of Says

By: Erin Bow

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more

Similar categories in Erin Bow's Simon Sort of Says book and Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

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8. Beatrice and Croc Harry

By: Lawrence Hill

3.80

Format: 382 pages, Kindle Edition

One of Canada's most celebrated author's debut novel for young readers Beatrice, a young girl of u… read more

Similar categories in Lawrence Hill's Beatrice and Croc Harry book and Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • canada
"Friends are like books. You carry them with you forever, regardless of mundane impediments like geography."

-Lawrence Hill, Beatrice and Croc Harry

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9. The Raven's Revenge

By: Kevin Sands

4.62

Format: 512 pages, ebook

Christopher finally uncovers the Raven’s identity in this sixth novel of the award-winning Blacktho… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Sands's The Raven's Revenge book and Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight

  • canada
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
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10. 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 Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight

  • ghosts
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
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11. Bad Influence

By: Tamsin Winter

3.99

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

A powerfully real and funny new story from the rising queen of teen, about first kisses, learning t… read more

Similar categories in Tamsin Winter's Bad Influence book and Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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12. The Other Side of Perfect

By: Melanie Florence

3.81

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Two kids from two different worlds form an unexpected friendship in this lens into the interworking… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Florence's The Other Side of Perfect book and Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • canada
  • young adult
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13. Eight Days

By: Teresa Toten

3.85

Format: 298 pages, Paperback

Governor General's award-winning author Teresa Toten's story about one girl's transformative eight-… read more

Similar categories in Teresa Toten's Eight Days book and Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • canada
  • young adult
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14. Let the Monster Out: A Novel

By: Chad Lucas

4.01

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An equal parts heart-pounding and heartfelt middle-grade mystery about facing––and accepting––your … read more

Similar categories in Chad Lucas's Let the Monster Out: A Novel book and Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight

  • canada
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
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15. War of the Wind

By: Victoria Williamson

4.13

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

AN ADVENTUROUS ECO-THRILLER FROM AWARD-WINNING CHILDREN’S AUTHOR VICTORIA WILLIAMSON On a remote… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Williamson's War of the Wind book and Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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16. A Perfect Mistake

By: Melanie Conklin

4.13

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A moving, voice-driven novel about friendship, responsibility, and fighting against unfair expectat… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Conklin's A Perfect Mistake book and Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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17. Fly

By: Alison Hughes

3.84

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

A novel in free verse about a middle schooler who discovers he’s not the only one grappling with th… read more

Similar categories in Alison Hughes's Fly book and Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight

  • middle grade
  • young adult
Cover of Egypt's Fire (The Curious League of Detectives and Thieves, #1) by Tom      Phillips

18. Egypt's Fire (The Curious League of Detectives and Thieves, #1)

By: Tom Phillips

4.01

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Accused of stealing a rare ruby, a down-on-his luck twelve-year-old is swept into the orbit of the … read more

Similar categories in Tom Phillips's Egypt's Fire (The Curious League of Detectives and Thieves, #1) book and Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight

  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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19. Ghostlight

By: Kenneth Oppel

3.87

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

One teen's summer job scaring tourists with ghost stories takes a terrifying turn when he accidenta… read more

Similar categories in Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight book and Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight

  • canada
  • ghosts
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • supernatural
  • paranormal
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20. Forever Birchwood

By: Danielle Daniel

3.97

Format: 304 pages, ebook

The middle-grade debut of star picture-book author and illustrator Danielle Daniel Adventurous, tr… read more

Similar categories in Danielle Daniel's Forever Birchwood book and Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • canada
  • young adult
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21. ELECTRIC LIFE

By: Rachel Delahaye

3.91

Format: None pages, Paperback

None read more

Similar categories in Rachel Delahaye's ELECTRIC LIFE book and Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight

  • young adult
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22. Hidden on the High Wire

By: Kathy Kacer

4.10

Format: 254 pages, Paperback

In the summer of 1941, Irene Lorch must perform the most perilous balancing act of her life… Ire… read more

Similar categories in Kathy Kacer's Hidden on the High Wire book and Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight

  • middle grade
  • canada
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23. Apartment 713

By: Kevin Sylvester

4.26

Format: 231 pages, Hardcover

Secret ballrooms, hidden artwork and unlikely friends—welcome to the Regency, where even time moves… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Sylvester's Apartment 713 book and Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight

  • canada
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
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24. The Stone Child (The Misewa Saga, #3)

By: David Alexander Robertson

4.24

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

It's a race against time to save Eli, in this third book in the award-winning, Narnia-inspired Indi… read more

Similar categories in David Alexander Robertson's The Stone Child (The Misewa Saga, #3) book and Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight

  • canada
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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25. Berani

By: Michelle Kadarusman

4.39

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An honest and stirring novel about the choices made by young environmental activists, and the balan… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Kadarusman's Berani book and Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • canada
  • young adult
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26. How to Be a Goldfish

By: Jane Baird Warren

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

When her class is assigned a family tree project, Lizzie knows hers will become fodder for Scotch G… read more

Similar categories in Jane Baird Warren's How to Be a Goldfish book and Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight

  • middle grade
  • canada
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27. Peanut Butter and Chaos: The Mythic Adventures of Samuel Templeton

By: Anita Daher

3.11

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Nominated for a 2023/24 Red Cedar Award Nominated for the 2024 MYRCA Sundogs! When twelve-year-old … read more

Similar categories in Anita Daher's Peanut Butter and Chaos: The Mythic Adventures of Samuel Templeton book and Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • canada
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28. Fire on Headless Mountain

By: Iain Lawrence

4.01

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Separated from his siblings in the midst of a dangerous forest fire, 11-year-old Virgil must find a… read more

Similar categories in Iain Lawrence's Fire on Headless Mountain book and Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • canada
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29. The Grave Thief

By: Dee Hahn

3.95

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

A twelve-year-old grave thief gets caught up in a royal heist in this compelling middle-grade fanta… read more

Similar categories in Dee Hahn's The Grave Thief book and Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight

  • canada
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
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30. ‎The Bones of Me

By: Kel Duckhouse

3.81

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

Told in dynamic verse and prose, The Bones of Me is a thrilling debut novel about friends and famil… read more

Similar categories in Kel Duckhouse's ‎The Bones of Me book and Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight

  • young adult
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31. Ravenous Things

By: Derrick Chow

3.91

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Kieran Viola and Cassidy Leyendecker at Disney Hyperion have acquired at auction debut middle grade… read more

Similar categories in Derrick Chow's Ravenous Things book and Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror

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