27 Best fiction books like Gloom Town by Ronald L. Smith

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Gloom Town

By: Ronald L. Smith

3.49

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Rory applies for a job at a spooky old mansion in his gloomy seaside town, he …

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1. Mascot

By: Charles Waters

4.02

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade n… read more

Similar categories in Charles Waters's Mascot book and Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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2. One Puzzling Afternoon

By: Emily Critchley

3.86

Format: 350 pages, Paperback

A mystery she can't remember. A friend she can't forget. I kept your secret Lucy. I've kept it f… read more

Similar categories in Emily Critchley's One Puzzling Afternoon book and Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town

  • mystery
  • fiction
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3. Witchlings (Witchlings, #1)

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.15

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

A magical adventure for fans of Amari and the Night Brothers and Nevermoor, about three witchlings … read more

Similar categories in Claribel A. Ortega's Witchlings (Witchlings, #1) book and Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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4. Scenes of the Crime

By: Jilly Gagnon

3.02

Format: 379 pages, Paperback

An ambitious screenwriter tries to solve her friend's disappearance by recreating their fateful fin… read more

Similar categories in Jilly Gagnon's Scenes of the Crime book and Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town

  • mystery
  • fiction
"I know how to tell the better story."

-Jilly Gagnon, Scenes of the Crime

"Something can be stunning and still be really fucking dangerous."

-Jilly Gagnon, Scenes of the Crime

"We were all really here because of our secrets. And I, for one, needed to make sure mine were truly safe..."

-Jilly Gagnon, Scenes of the Crime

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5. Daughters of Olympus

By: Hannah M. Lynn

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A daughter pulled between two worlds and a mother willing destroy both to protect her... Gods an… read more

Similar categories in Hannah M. Lynn's Daughters of Olympus book and Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town

  • fantasy
  • fiction
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6. The Amelia Six

By: Kristin L. Gray

3.96

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Amelia Earhart’s famous aviator goggles go missing and eleven-year-old Millie has to find them befo… read more

Similar categories in Kristin L. Gray's The Amelia Six book and Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • juvenile
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7. The Manifestor Prophecy (Nic Blake and the Remarkables, #1)

By: Angie Thomas

4.19

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

Internationally bestselling superstar author Angie Thomas makes her middle grade debut with the lau… read more

Similar categories in Angie Thomas's The Manifestor Prophecy (Nic Blake and the Remarkables, #1) book and Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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8. The Dangerous Ones

By: Lauren Blackwood

3.43

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A romantic historical fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blackwood, set in the A… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Blackwood's The Dangerous Ones book and Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town

  • fantasy
  • fiction
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9. The Lost Whale

By: Hannah Gold

4.40

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A gorgeously written standalone from the acclaimed author of The Last Bear, Hannah Gold's second no… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Gold's The Lost Whale book and Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"A patchwork of blue, emerald and turquoise, with white horses dancing like diamonds on the surface. The water stretched out forever until it melted into the sky."

-Hannah Gold, The Lost Whale

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10. The Diamond of London

By: Andrea Penrose

3.70

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Born into an illustrious family of swashbuckling war heroes and brilliant political leaders, Lady H… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Penrose's The Diamond of London book and Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town

  • fiction
Cover of The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale by Virginia Kantra

11. The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

By: Virginia Kantra

3.73

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A woman learns to follow her own road in this heartwarming novel inspired by The Wizard of Oz by Ne… read more

Similar categories in Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale book and Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town

  • fiction
Cover of Nightbooks (Nightbooks, #1) by J.A. White

12. Nightbooks (Nightbooks, #1)

By: J.A. White

4.00

Format: 320 pages, ebook

A boy is imprisoned by a witch and must tell her a new scary story each night to stay alive. This t… read more

Similar categories in J.A. White's Nightbooks (Nightbooks, #1) book and Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
"And now I realize---so what if I write scary stories? I might hurt someone with nouns and adjectives, but I would never hurt someone for real."

-J.A. White, Nightbooks (Nightbooks, #1)

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13. The Collector (The Collector, #1)

By: K.R. Alexander

3.86

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Josie always liked visiting her grandmother in the countryside. But when her mother loses her job i… read more

Similar categories in K.R. Alexander's The Collector (The Collector, #1) book and Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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14. Sisters of Fortune

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.12

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Based on the true story of the Fortune sisters, three young women each at a crossroads when they bo… read more

Similar categories in Anna Lee Huber's Sisters of Fortune book and Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town

  • fiction
Cover of The Shelterlings by Sarah Beth Durst

15. The Shelterlings

By: Sarah Beth Durst

4.12

Format: 247 pages, Hardcover

A group of magical misfit animals learns to appreciate their seemingly useless powers—and themselve… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Beth Durst's The Shelterlings book and Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
  • magic
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16. An Inconvenient Wife

By: Karen E. Olson

3.53

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

This astonishing crime novel—inspired by the Tudor era—takes the reader into the world of Kate Park… read more

Similar categories in Karen E. Olson's An Inconvenient Wife book and Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town

  • mystery
  • fiction
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17. Through the Snow Globe

By: Annie Rains

3.87

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

It’s a Wonderful Life meets Groundhog Day, as a woman dangerously close to losing it all receives a… read more

Similar categories in Annie Rains's Through the Snow Globe book and Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town

  • fantasy
  • fiction
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18. Love of My Lives

By: Yamile Saied Méndez

3.07

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

Who hasn’t fantasized about finding a soulmate? In acclaimed author Yamile Saied Mendez’s charmingl… read more

Similar categories in Yamile Saied Méndez's Love of My Lives book and Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town

  • fiction
Cover of The Revenant Games (The Revenant Games, #1) by Margie Fuston

19. The Revenant Games (The Revenant Games, #1)

By: Margie Fuston

3.72

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Blood is survival in Bly's world – any human can compete in the Revenant Games, an annual fight to … read more

Similar categories in Margie Fuston's The Revenant Games (The Revenant Games, #1) book and Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town

  • fantasy
Cover of 12 Days of Book-Club-Mas (Volume VI) by Jessica Booth

20. 12 Days of Book-Club-Mas (Volume VI)

By: Jessica Booth

3.88

Format: 378 pages, Paperback

You are never alone when lost in the magic of a book. 12 short stories comprise the Once Upon a … read more

Similar categories in Jessica Booth's 12 Days of Book-Club-Mas (Volume VI) book and Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town

Cover of The Bookshop of Dust and Dreams by Mindy Thompson

21. The Bookshop of Dust and Dreams

By: Mindy Thompson

4.20

Format: 330 pages, Hardcover

What does all the magic in the world matter if it can't save the ones you love? It's 1944 Sutton… read more

Similar categories in Mindy Thompson's The Bookshop of Dust and Dreams book and Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
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22. Wild About You

By: Kaitlyn Hill

3.95

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Two total opposites. One race through the Great Outdoors. In this grumpy-sunshine teen romance from… read more

Similar categories in Kaitlyn Hill's Wild About You book and Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town

  • fiction
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23. Sleep Like Death

By: Kalynn Bayron

3.56

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and TikTok sensation Kalynn Bayron returns to fairytales with a l… read more

Similar categories in Kalynn Bayron's Sleep Like Death book and Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town

  • fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
Cover of Alliana, Girl of Dragons (Eva Evergreen, #0) by Julie Abe

24. Alliana, Girl of Dragons (Eva Evergreen, #0)

By: Julie Abe

4.04

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time, Alliana believed in dreams and fairy tales as sweet as spun-sugar clouds. Alliana… read more

Similar categories in Julie Abe's Alliana, Girl of Dragons (Eva Evergreen, #0) book and Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of In the Lonely Hours by Shannon  Morgan

25. In the Lonely Hours

By: Shannon Morgan

3.81

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In a bewitchingly melancholy, thrillingly modern ghost story for readers of Eve Chase, Megan Shephe… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Morgan's In the Lonely Hours book and Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • horror
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26. Bladestay

By: Jackie Johnson

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Be careful who you root for When a violent, decades-long feud between two powerful men comes to a … read more

Similar categories in Jackie Johnson's Bladestay book and Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town

  • mystery
  • fiction
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27. Trouble in the Stars

By: Sarah Prineas

4.19

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

An outer-space adventure about a troublesome little shape-shifter on the run from the law. Troub… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Prineas's Trouble in the Stars book and Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Amari and the Despicable Wonders (Supernatural Investigations, #3) by B.B. Alston

28. Amari and the Despicable Wonders (Supernatural Investigations, #3)

By: B.B. Alston

4.37

Format: 400 pages, ebook

The highly anticipated third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Supernatural Investigations … read more

Similar categories in B.B. Alston's Amari and the Despicable Wonders (Supernatural Investigations, #3) book and Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town

  • urban fantasy
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
Cover of The Lightning Bottles by Marissa Stapley

29. The Lightning Bottles

By: Marissa Stapley

4.21

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The author of New York Times bestseller and Reese’s Book Club pick Lucky returns with a love letter… read more

Similar categories in Marissa Stapley's The Lightning Bottles book and Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Gloom Town by Ronald L.  Smith

30. Gloom Town

By: Ronald L. Smith

3.49

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Rory applies for a job at a spooky old mansion in his gloomy seaside town, he … read more

Similar categories in Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town book and Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town

  • urban fantasy
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • supernatural
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
Cover of The League of Picky Eaters by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic

31. The League of Picky Eaters

By: Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic

4.00

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious and heartwarming debut about picky eating, finding your people, and standing proud. … read more

Similar categories in Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic's The League of Picky Eaters book and Ronald L. Smith's Gloom Town

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile

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4.15

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4.05

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4.19

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3.68

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Emily Critchley

3.86

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