12 Best mystery books like Terror at the Zoo by Peg Kehret

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Terror at the Zoo

By: Peg Kehret

3.86

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Ellen Streater received the perfect birthday present—an overnight camp-out at the zoo. Too bad she …

If you liked the mystery plot in Terror at the Zoo by Peg Kehret , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Killer (Pretty Little Liars, #6)

By: Sara Shepard

3.94

Format: None pages, Library Binding

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Similar categories in Sara Shepard's Killer (Pretty Little Liars, #6) book and Peg Kehret's Terror at the Zoo

  • mystery
  • young adult
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2. Heartless (Pretty Little Liars, #7)

By: Sara Shepard

3.94

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Four gorgeous girls are telling very ugly stories. First Emily, Aria, Hanna, and Spencer claimed th… read more

Similar categories in Sara Shepard's Heartless (Pretty Little Liars, #7) book and Peg Kehret's Terror at the Zoo

  • mystery
  • young adult
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3. The Rainbow Fish

By: Marcus Pfister , J. Alison James

2.67

Format: 166 pages, Hardcover

The Rainbow Fishis an international bestseller and a modern classic. Eye-catching foilstamping, gli… read more

Similar categories in Marcus Pfister's The Rainbow Fish book and Peg Kehret's Terror at the Zoo

  • animals
  • childrens
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4. Cruel Beauty (Cruel Beauty Universe, #1)

By: Rosamund Hodge

3.94

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Graceling meets Beauty and the Beast in this sweeping fantasy about one girl's journey to fulfill h… read more

Similar categories in Rosamund Hodge's Cruel Beauty (Cruel Beauty Universe, #1) book and Peg Kehret's Terror at the Zoo

  • young adult
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5. And the Trees Crept In

By: Dawn Kurtagich

3.82

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Stay away from the woods... When Silla and Nori arrive at their aunt's home, it's immediately clear… read more

Similar categories in Dawn Kurtagich's And the Trees Crept In book and Peg Kehret's Terror at the Zoo

  • mystery
  • young adult
  • horror
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6. Curious George

By: H.A. Rey

3.66

Format: 146 pages, Paperback

The first adventure in this highly popular series tells how the little monkey Curious George, caugh… read more

Similar categories in H.A. Rey's Curious George book and Peg Kehret's Terror at the Zoo

  • animals
  • childrens
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7. Wicked (Pretty Little Liars, #5)

By: Sara Shepard

4.55

Format: 160 pages, Library Binding

In idyllic Rosewood, Pennsylvania, four very pretty girls just can't help but be bad. . . . Hanna w… read more

Similar categories in Sara Shepard's Wicked (Pretty Little Liars, #5) book and Peg Kehret's Terror at the Zoo

  • mystery
  • young adult
Cover of Wanted (Pretty Little Liars, #8) by Sara Shepard

8. Wanted (Pretty Little Liars, #8)

By: Sara Shepard

4.55

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

#1New York Times bestselling series The eighth book in the #1 New York Timesbestselling series that… read more

Similar categories in Sara Shepard's Wanted (Pretty Little Liars, #8) book and Peg Kehret's Terror at the Zoo

  • mystery
  • young adult

9. Corduroy

By: Don Freeman

4.72

Format: 64 pages,

Have you ever dreamed of being locked in a department store at night? The endearing story of Cordur… read more

Similar categories in Don Freeman's Corduroy book and Peg Kehret's Terror at the Zoo

  • animals
  • childrens

10. The Partner

By: John Grisham

3.76

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

They watched Danilo Silva for days before they finally grabbed him. He was living alone, a quiet li… read more

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11. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

By: Eric Carle , Bill Martin Jr.

4.11

Format: None pages,

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? is a children's picture book published in 1967. Written an… read more

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12. Madeline

By: Ludwig Bemelmans

4.00

Format: 112 pages,

Madeline is one of the best-loved characters in children's literature. Set in picturesque Paris, th… read more

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13. The Snowy Day

By: Ezra Jack Keats

3.33

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

Winner of the 1963 Caldecott Medal! No book has captured the magic and sense of possibility of the … read more

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14. Attack of the Black Rectangles

By: Amy Sarig King

4.21

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and finds some words… read more

Similar categories in Amy Sarig King's Attack of the Black Rectangles book and Peg Kehret's Terror at the Zoo

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
"Why do they treat kids like we don't mean anything?"

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"If you're comfortable learning history, it's the wrong history."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"I love banned books. I used to read as many to you as I could when you were little, Mac."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"But if we want to change the world so it's good for everyone, it's important to talk about the truth."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

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15. Summer Sons

By: Lee Mandelo

3.80

Format: 372 pages, Hardcover

Andrew and Eddie did everything together, best friends bonded more deeply than brothers, until Eddi… read more

Similar categories in Lee Mandelo's Summer Sons book and Peg Kehret's Terror at the Zoo

  • mystery
  • horror
"It's a choice I made, getting in this thing with you, whatever it is. But don't mistake me, I'm not interested in filling in for a ghost."

-Lee Mandelo, Summer Sons

"His face twisted through several contradictory emotions and he said, "For fuck's sake Andrew. Is there anything in this scenario that feels heterosexual or well-adjusted to you?"

-Lee Mandelo, Summer Sons

"I’m sorry he died before you figured it out. For what it’s worth, I think you might’ve eventually, without me there to displace your bullshit onto. He was head over heels for you, and everyone knew b…"

-Lee Mandelo, Summer Sons

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16. Clown in a Cornfield (Clown in a Cornfield, #1)

By: Adam Cesare

3.74

Format: 346 pages, Hardcover

Quinn Maybrook just wants to make it until graduation. She might not make it to morning. Quinn a… read more

Similar categories in Adam Cesare's Clown in a Cornfield (Clown in a Cornfield, #1) book and Peg Kehret's Terror at the Zoo

  • mystery
  • young adult
  • horror
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17. When Stars Are Scattered

By: Victoria Jamieson

4.62

Format: None pages, Audio CD

Heartbreak and hope exist together in this remarkable graphic novel about growing up in a refugee c… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Jamieson's When Stars Are Scattered book and Peg Kehret's Terror at the Zoo

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
"Pass or fail—I’ve done my best. It’s in God’s hands now."

-Victoria Jamieson, When Stars Are Scattered

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18. Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives

By: Adam Cesare

3.87

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Set a year after the first book, it looks at how the surviving characters are dealing with fame and… read more

Similar categories in Adam Cesare's Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives book and Peg Kehret's Terror at the Zoo

  • mystery
  • young adult
  • horror
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19. Red, White, and Whole

By: Rajani LaRocca

4.43

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An #ownvoices novel in verse about an Indian American girl whose life is turned upside down when he… read more

Similar categories in Rajani LaRocca's Red, White, and Whole book and Peg Kehret's Terror at the Zoo

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
"What does the sky do when the moon is gone forever?"

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months."

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"« We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months. »"

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"Her face is as bright as a full moon, always gentle, always changing, but predictable. Like our moon, she only shows us one face. The strong one."

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

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20. Born Behind Bars

By: Padma Venkatraman

4.24

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Set in Chennai, India, this is the story of a boy who's unexpectedly released into the world after … read more

Similar categories in Padma Venkatraman's Born Behind Bars book and Peg Kehret's Terror at the Zoo

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
"Kabir, let me tell you something I learned the hard way. Hoping for small stuff you can control is okay. But pinning your hopes on an other person is usually a waste of time. Especially if that perso…"

-Padma Venkatraman, Born Behind Bars

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21. Go with the Flow

By: Lily Williams

4.36

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Good friends help you go with the flow. Best friends help you start a revolution. Sophomores Ab… read more

Similar categories in Lily Williams's Go with the Flow book and Peg Kehret's Terror at the Zoo

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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22. Our Crooked Hearts

By: Melissa Albert

3.75

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

Secrets. Lies. Bad choices. Dangerous magic. . . . This is Our Crooked Hearts, a contemporary fanta… read more

Similar categories in Melissa Albert's Our Crooked Hearts book and Peg Kehret's Terror at the Zoo

  • mystery
  • young adult
  • horror
"Magic was a thing with teeth and a history as old as the world."

-Melissa Albert, Our Crooked Hearts

"Rage and time were the only currencies left to her, and she used them."

-Melissa Albert, Our Crooked Hearts

"The memories blossomed and withered, and now they belonged only to me."

-Melissa Albert, Our Crooked Hearts

"The air shimmered with the ghosts of our younger selves, our secrets, our heads side by side on the wooden floor."

-Melissa Albert, Our Crooked Hearts

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23. Fighting Words

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.64

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Ten-year-old Della has always had her older sister, Suki: When their mom went to prison, Della had … read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's Fighting Words book and Peg Kehret's Terror at the Zoo

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
"Broken bones take a long time to heal. Why shouldn't brains?"

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

"Sometimes you've got a story you need to find the courage to tell."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

"This is to remind me of the best day of my life." She looks down at me. For a wonder, she smiles back. "When was that?" she asks. "Tomorrow," I say."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

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24. Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom

By: Ilyon Woo

3.99

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller | New York Times 10 Best Books of 2023 The remarkable true story of El… read more

Similar categories in Ilyon Woo's Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom book and Peg Kehret's Terror at the Zoo

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25. Garlic and the Witch

By: Bree Paulsen

4.36

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Bree Paulsen's brave little protagonist, Garlic, is back in this charmingly illustrated standalone … read more

Similar categories in Bree Paulsen's Garlic and the Witch book and Peg Kehret's Terror at the Zoo

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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26. Total Cat Mojo: The Ultimate Guide to Life with Your Cat

By: Jackson Galaxy

4.33

Format: 365 pages, Paperback

This comprehensive cat care guide from the star of the hit Animal Planet show "My Cat from Hell," J… read more

Similar categories in Jackson Galaxy's Total Cat Mojo: The Ultimate Guide to Life with Your Cat book and Peg Kehret's Terror at the Zoo

  • animals
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27. The Nature of Witches

By: Rachel Griffin

3.82

Format: 367 pages, Hardcover

For centuries, witches have maintained the climate, their power from the sun peaking in the season … read more

Similar categories in Rachel Griffin's The Nature of Witches book and Peg Kehret's Terror at the Zoo

  • young adult
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28. Jackal

By: Erin E. Adams

3.65

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A young Black girl goes missing in the woods outside her white Rust Belt town. But she’s not the fi… read more

Similar categories in Erin E. Adams's Jackal book and Peg Kehret's Terror at the Zoo

  • mystery
  • suspense
  • horror
"When your name is in other people's mouths, they twist it up. They make you into something you are not. When people take you outside yourself, that is when trouble comes."

-Erin E. Adams, Jackal

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29. I Was a Teenage Slasher

By: Stephen Graham Jones

3.68

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling horror writer Stephen Graham Jones comes a classic slasher story wi… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Graham Jones's I Was a Teenage Slasher book and Peg Kehret's Terror at the Zoo

  • mystery
  • horror
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30. Clown in a Cornfield 3: The Church of Frendo

By: Adam Cesare

3.82

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The thrills and chills are far from over in the third novel from Bram Stoker Award winner and maste… read more

Similar categories in Adam Cesare's Clown in a Cornfield 3: The Church of Frendo book and Peg Kehret's Terror at the Zoo

  • young adult
  • horror
Cover of Terror at the Zoo by Peg Kehret

31. Terror at the Zoo

By: Peg Kehret

3.86

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Ellen Streater received the perfect birthday present—an overnight camp-out at the zoo. Too bad she … read more

Similar categories in Peg Kehret's Terror at the Zoo book and Peg Kehret's Terror at the Zoo

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • suspense
  • horror
  • mystery
  • juvenile

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Marcus Pfister , J. Alison James

2.67

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H.A. Rey

3.66

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4.72

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4.21

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4.64

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The Frozen River

Ariel Lawhon

4.43

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3.70

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