26 must-read middle grade books like Greta and the Ghost Hunters by Sam Copeland

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Greta and the Ghost Hunters

By: Sam Copeland

3.83

Format: 285 pages, Paperback

The hilarious tale of a family coming to terms with its ghosts - literally.Greta Woebegone did not …

If you liked the middle grade plot in Greta and the Ghost Hunters by Sam Copeland , here is a list of 26 books like this:

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1. Skeleton Key

By: Anthony Horowitz

3.47

Format: None pages, Paperback

Alex Rider has been through a lot for his fourteen years. He's been shot at by international terror… read more

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  • fiction
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2. 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 Sam Copeland's Greta and the Ghost Hunters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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3. The Book Smugglers (Pages & Co., #4)

By: Anna James

4.12

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Fourth in the modern-classic and bestselling bookwandering series for ages eight to twelve that cel… read more

Similar categories in Anna James's The Book Smugglers (Pages & Co., #4) book and Sam Copeland's Greta and the Ghost Hunters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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4. The Last Bear (The Last Bear #1)

By: Hannah Gold

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An instant classic with a bear-sized heart, Hannah Gold’s debut novel is a touching story of kindne… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Gold's The Last Bear (The Last Bear #1) book and Sam Copeland's Greta and the Ghost Hunters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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5. Malamander (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea, #1)

By: Thomas Taylor

4.05

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Nobody visits Eerie-on-Sea in the winter. Especially not when darkness falls and the wind howls aro… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"The rope swings back towards me. 'Quick, Herbie. Jump!' Now, you've probably worked out by now that I'm not a 'Quick, Herbie. Jump!' kind of guy. I mean, it's not as if there's much need for jumping …"

-Thomas Taylor, Malamander (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea, #1)

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6. Festergrimm (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea, #4)

By: Thomas Taylor

4.32

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

When Herbie and Violet's arch-enemy Sebastian Eels turns up in Eerie-on-Sea, seemingly back from th… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Taylor's Festergrimm (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea, #4) book and Sam Copeland's Greta and the Ghost Hunters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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7. Shadowghast (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea, #3)

By: Thomas Taylor

4.18

Format: 352 pages, ebook

In the third mysterious tale of Eerie-on-Sea, it's almost Ghastly Night, and the Shadowghast—an anc… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • paranormal
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8. Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good

By: Louie Stowell

4.11

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Packed with doodles and cartoons, here is the diary of Loki as he’s trapped on earth as a petulant … read more

Similar categories in Louie Stowell's Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good book and Sam Copeland's Greta and the Ghost Hunters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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9. 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

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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10. Gargantis (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea, #2)

By: Thomas Taylor

4.19

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

There's a storm raging in Eerie-on-Sea. Has the mighty Gargantis come back from the deep...? Whe… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Taylor's Gargantis (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea, #2) book and Sam Copeland's Greta and the Ghost Hunters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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11. The Good Thieves

By: Katherine Rundell

4.11

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

“A dazzling tale of wild hope, lingering grief, admirable self-sufficiency, and intergenerational a… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"It is difficult to sleep when you are besieged by hope."

-Katherine Rundell, The Good Thieves

"He was not tall or broad, but when he grinned it was so vivid that he appeared to take up most of the street and at least half the sky."

-Katherine Rundell, The Good Thieves

"To throw the knife would be death...She wanted nothing to do with death--nothing to do with finality, with endings, with the dark of it. She hated the man more than she hated any living thing, but he…"

-Katherine Rundell, The Good Thieves

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12. Skandar and the Unicorn Thief (Skandar #1)

By: A.F. Steadman

4.13

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Soar into a breathtaking world of heroes and unicorns as you’ve never seen them before in this fant… read more

Similar categories in A.F. Steadman's Skandar and the Unicorn Thief (Skandar #1) book and Sam Copeland's Greta and the Ghost Hunters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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13. Skandar and the Chaos Trials (Skandar, #3)

By: A.F. Steadman

4.55

Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition

The Island always wins… Skandar and his sister Kenna are finally both at the Eyrie, but tensions… read more

Similar categories in A.F. Steadman's Skandar and the Chaos Trials (Skandar, #3) book and Sam Copeland's Greta and the Ghost Hunters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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14. A Christmasaurus Carol

By: Tom Fletcher

4.43

Format: 307 pages, Kindle Edition

The Christmasaurus is back and ready to soar into a new festive magical adventure!Have you ever hea… read more

Similar categories in Tom Fletcher's A Christmasaurus Carol book and Sam Copeland's Greta and the Ghost Hunters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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15. Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun (Onyeka, #1)

By: Tọlá Okogwu

4.11

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

Black Panther meets X-Men in this “fast-paced, action-packed, and empowering” (A. F. Steadman, New … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Dread Wood (Dread Wood, #1) by Jennifer Killick

16. Dread Wood (Dread Wood, #1)

By: Jennifer Killick

4.06

Format: 195 pages, Kindle Edition

The brand new must-read middle-grade novel from the author of super-spooky Crater Lake. Perfect for… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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17. The Valley of Lost Secrets

By: Lesley Parr

4.36

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

September 1939. When Jimmy is evacuated to a small village in Wales, it couldn't be more differe… read more

Similar categories in Lesley Parr's The Valley of Lost Secrets book and Sam Copeland's Greta and the Ghost Hunters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"It's wrong to tar everyone in a family with the same brush."

-Lesley Parr, The Valley of Lost Secrets

"It's a weak adult who gets their power from hitting a child."

-Lesley Parr, The Valley of Lost Secrets

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18. Dead Good Detectives (Dead Good Detectives, #1)

By: Jenny McLachlan

4.33

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Sid Jones loves hanging out in the graveyard with her best friend Zen - they are desperate to see a… read more

Similar categories in Jenny McLachlan's Dead Good Detectives (Dead Good Detectives, #1) book and Sam Copeland's Greta and the Ghost Hunters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • ghosts
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19. The School for Thieves (Crookhaven, #1)

By: J.J. Arcanjo

4.28

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

"So this is really a school for criminals." It was meant as a question, though it came out more as … read more

Similar categories in J.J. Arcanjo's The School for Thieves (Crookhaven, #1) book and Sam Copeland's Greta and the Ghost Hunters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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20. Like a Charm

By: Elle McNicoll

4.25

Format: 313 pages, Paperback

Edinburgh is a city filled with magical creatures. No one can see them... until Ramya Knox. As … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Exactly. These stories about fairies and giants and vampires and trolls... they may have written them completely wrong. But you're still more likely to find a magical monster in a story than someone …"

-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm

"Ramya, your brain...it's why you can see through Glamour. It's why you're immune to Sirens. It's...it's incredible. I wish I were like you. I've never met anyone that can do what you do. I swear. It …"

-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm

"Books are like little pockets of time. Little artifacts from other cultures and other periods of history. You can go to a museum where they put everything behind glass and won't let you touch things.…"

-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm

"Maybe you don't need the whole world. Maybe you don't need a fridge full of gold stars. You don't need to fit the mold. You just need one person who believes you're right, just as you are. That the g…"

-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm

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21. The Girl Who Stole an Elephant

By: Nizrana Farook

3.87

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Chaya, a nobleman’s rebellious, outspoken, no-nonsense daughter, just can’t resist the shiny tempta… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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22. The House at the Edge of Magic

By: Amy Sparkes

3.72

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Nine is an orphan pickpocket determined to escape her life in the Nest of a Thousand Treasures. Whe… read more

Similar categories in Amy Sparkes's The House at the Edge of Magic book and Sam Copeland's Greta and the Ghost Hunters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • paranormal
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23. Oh Maya Gods!

By: Maz Evans

4.21

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

Meet the brand-new Gods Squad led by Vesper, the bossy, football-mad adopted daughter of Elliot Hoo… read more

Similar categories in Maz Evans's Oh Maya Gods! book and Sam Copeland's Greta and the Ghost Hunters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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24. The Boy Who Made Monsters

By: Jenny Pearson

4.56

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A one-of-a-kind tale of love, loss, laughter and hope, from award-winning author Jenny Pearson. … read more

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25. Hacking, Heists & Flaming Arrows (Robin Hood, #1)

By: Robert Muchamore

3.92

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

A town. A forest. A hero. You can't go far without a quick brain and some rule-bending in a plac… read more

Similar categories in Robert Muchamore's Hacking, Heists & Flaming Arrows (Robin Hood, #1) book and Sam Copeland's Greta and the Ghost Hunters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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26. The House on the Edge

By: Alex Cotter

3.88

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Where has Faith’s dad gone? Why has he left his family living in an old house perched on a crumblin… read more

Similar categories in Alex Cotter's The House on the Edge book and Sam Copeland's Greta and the Ghost Hunters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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27. The Nightsilver Promise (Celestial Mechanism Cycle, #1)

By: Annaliese Avery

3.68

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The first book in a magical fantasy trilogy from debut author Annaliese Avery. London, the Empir… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Greta and the Ghost Hunters by Sam Copeland

28. Greta and the Ghost Hunters

By: Sam Copeland

3.83

Format: 285 pages, Paperback

The hilarious tale of a family coming to terms with its ghosts - literally.Greta Woebegone did not … read more

Similar categories in Sam Copeland's Greta and the Ghost Hunters book and Sam Copeland's Greta and the Ghost Hunters

  • childrens
  • ghosts
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • paranormal
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29. Mysteries at Sea: The Hollywood Kidnap Case

By: A.M. Howell

4.57

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Alice and Sonny investigate the kidnapping of a Hollywood star, in this installment of the bestsell… read more

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30. The Spirit Snatcher

By: Cat Gray

4.17

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

Welcome to Elbow Alley, secret home to all things magical, eerie...and deadly Pip always worries a… read more

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31. Skandar and the Skeleton Curse (Skandar, #4)

By: A.F. Steadman

4.70

Format: 411 pages, Kindle Edition

As Skandar and his friends begin their fourth year at the Eyrie, the Island’s unicorns are struck b… read more

Similar categories in A.F. Steadman's Skandar and the Skeleton Curse (Skandar, #4) book and Sam Copeland's Greta and the Ghost Hunters

  • fiction

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4.39

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4.12

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Petra Dvořáková

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Weronika Ancerowicz

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