11 Best mystery books like The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy by Anne Ursu

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The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

By: Anne Ursu

4.13

Format: 423 pages, Hardcover

A fantasy about a kingdom beset by monsters, a mysterious school, and a girl caught in between them…

If you liked the mystery plot in The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy by Anne Ursu , here is a list of 11 books like this:

1. Secrets of Shakespeare’s Grave (The Shakespeare Mysteries, #1)

By: Mark Edward Geyer , Deron R. Hicks

3.42

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Colophon Letterford has a serious mystery on her hands. Will she discover the link … read more

Similar categories in Mark Edward Geyer's Secrets of Shakespeare’s Grave (The Shakespeare Mysteries, #1) book and Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

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2. The Last Mapmaker

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.15

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A high-seas adventure set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world. As assistant to Mangkon’s most celeb… read more

Similar categories in Christina Soontornvat's The Last Mapmaker book and Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I couldn't see it then, but I could see it now. I opened my eyes, releasing another stream of tears. I had been trying so hard to run from my past. But the past was like mottlefish ink. Even if it fa…"

-Christina Soontornvat, The Last Mapmaker

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3. The Lost Year

By: Katherine Marsh

4.50

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade survival story that traces a family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Marsh's The Lost Year book and Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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4. 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 Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

  • childrens
  • school
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"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)

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5. Spark

By: Sarah Beth Durst

4.22

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

When a shy girl and her dragon-like companion discover their country’s idyllic weather comes at a s… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Beth Durst's Spark book and Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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6. The School Between Winter and Fairyland

By: Heather Fawcett

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A fresh and exciting twist on magical boarding schools, the well-loved Chosen One trope, and the na… read more

Similar categories in Heather Fawcett's The School Between Winter and Fairyland book and Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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7. The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

By: Anne Ursu

4.13

Format: 423 pages, Hardcover

A fantasy about a kingdom beset by monsters, a mysterious school, and a girl caught in between them… read more

Similar categories in Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy book and Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

  • childrens
  • school
  • feminism
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly

8. The First State of Being

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed fo… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's The First State of Being book and Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Amari and the Night Brothers (Supernatural Investigations, #1) by B.B. Alston

9. Amari and the Night Brothers (Supernatural Investigations, #1)

By: B.B. Alston

4.38

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Quinton Peters was the golden boy of the Rosewood low-income housing projects, receiving full schol… read more

Similar categories in B.B. Alston's Amari and the Night Brothers (Supernatural Investigations, #1) book and Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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10. Amari and the Great Game (Supernatural Investigations, #2)

By: B.B. Alston

4.33

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Artemis Fowl meets Men in Black in this magical second book in the New York Times and Indie bestsel… read more

Similar categories in B.B. Alston's Amari and the Great Game (Supernatural Investigations, #2) book and Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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11. Glass Slippers (Sisters Ever After #2)

By: Leah Cypess

4.11

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The second book in the Sisters Ever After series of fairy tale retellings from the point of view of… read more

Similar categories in Leah Cypess's Glass Slippers (Sisters Ever After #2) book and Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • mystery
  • fantasy
Cover of Thornwood (Sisters Ever After #1) by Leah Cypess

12. Thornwood (Sisters Ever After #1)

By: Leah Cypess

3.79

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade Sleeping Beauty rewrite about a girl who lives in the shadow of her older sister and… read more

Similar categories in Leah Cypess's Thornwood (Sisters Ever After #1) book and Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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13. Healer of the Water Monster

By: Brian Young

4.23

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

When Nathan goes to visit his grandma, Nali, at her mobile summer home on the Navajo reservation, h… read more

Similar categories in Brian Young's Healer of the Water Monster book and Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Marvellers (The Conjureverse, #1) by Dhonielle Clayton

14. The Marvellers (The Conjureverse, #1)

By: Dhonielle Clayton

4.00

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Author Dhonielle Clayton makes her middle-grade debut with a fantasy adventure set in a global magi… read more

Similar categories in Dhonielle Clayton's The Marvellers (The Conjureverse, #1) book and Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

  • childrens
  • school
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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15. Violets Are Blue

By: Barbara Dee

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the acclaimed My Life in the Fish Tank and Maybe He Just Likes You comes a movin… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Violets Are Blue book and Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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16. Ophie's Ghosts

By: Justina Ireland

4.28

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of Dread Nation makes her middle grade debut with a sweeping … read more

Similar categories in Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts book and Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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17. The Boys in the Back Row

By: Mike Jung

3.88

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Best friends Matt and Eric are hatching a plan for one big final adventure together before Eric mov… read more

Similar categories in Mike Jung's The Boys in the Back Row book and Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

  • childrens
  • school
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. Living With Viola

By: Rosena Fung

4.17

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

This graphic novel from a debut creator is an exploration of mental health, cultural differences, a… read more

Similar categories in Rosena Fung's Living With Viola book and Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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19. Concealed

By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez

3.92

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Ivette Joanna And now: Katrina Whatever her name is, it won't last long. Katrina doesn't k… read more

Similar categories in Christina Diaz Gonzalez's Concealed book and Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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20. Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero

By: Saadia Faruqi

4.19

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Yusuf Azeem has spent all his life in the small town of Frey, Texas—and nearly that long waiting fo… read more

Similar categories in Saadia Faruqi's Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero book and Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

  • childrens
  • school
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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21. Unstuck

By: Barbara Dee

4.07

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

From critically acclaimed author Barbara Dee comes a middle grade novel about a girl whose struggle… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Unstuck book and Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Remember, you don't write to win a trophy. You write because you love to, and because there's a story you want to tell. That's the prize you give yourself, and it's the only one that matters."

-Barbara Dee, Unstuck

"I thought your writing was going better lately. So why are you forcing yourself to write something different? I mean besides your story, which is what you really want to write. What you need to write…"

-Barbara Dee, Unstuck

"I guess if you're a superstar like Dahlia, people expect you to win every contest, get perfect grades, go to a fancy college, even if that's not who you really are. Maybe if you're Journey, people ex…"

-Barbara Dee, Unstuck

Cover of The Memory Thieves (Conjureverse, #2) by Dhonielle Clayton

22. The Memory Thieves (Conjureverse, #2)

By: Dhonielle Clayton

4.16

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Eager to wield their stapiers for Marvel Combat, Ella, Brigit, and Jason are back for their second … read more

Similar categories in Dhonielle Clayton's The Memory Thieves (Conjureverse, #2) book and Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Lupe Wong Won't Dance by Donna Barba Higuera

23. Lupe Wong Won't Dance

By: Donna Barba Higuera

3.94

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Lupe Wong is going to be the first female pitcher in the Major Leagues. She's also championed cause… read more

Similar categories in Donna Barba Higuera's Lupe Wong Won't Dance book and Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Princess Protection Program (The Princess Protection Program #1) by Alex London

24. The Princess Protection Program (The Princess Protection Program #1)

By: Alex London

3.59

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Every fairy tale ends with its characters living happily ever after, right? A valiant prince quests… read more

Similar categories in Alex London's The Princess Protection Program (The Princess Protection Program #1) book and Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

  • childrens
  • feminism
  • middle grade
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Princess! It is not safe here any longer!" he called. "Are you? Umm... finished with your... umm..." He didn't know how to ask his royal bride-to-be if she was done pooping."

-Alex London, The Princess Protection Program (The Princess Protection Program #1)

Cover of The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1) by Christina Soontornvat

25. The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1)

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.18

Format: 151 pages, Hardcover

From two-time Newbery honor recipient Christina Soontornvat comes a compelling new young middle gra… read more

Similar categories in Christina Soontornvat's The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1) book and Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"There is no shortcut to becoming what you already are. Don't try to be powerful, be strong, be magical. You cannot be a Guardian-you cannot be anything -if you can't just be ."

-Christina Soontornvat, The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1)

Cover of The Wrong Way Home by Kate  O'Shaughnessy

26. 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 Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Liars' Room by Dan Poblocki

27. Liars' Room

By: Dan Poblocki

3.60

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

This spooky stand-alone from MG horror expert Dan Poblocki is perfect for fans of Katherine Arden a… read more

Similar categories in Dan Poblocki's Liars' Room book and Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
Cover of Girl of the Southern Sea by Michelle Kadarusman

28. Girl of the Southern Sea

By: Michelle Kadarusman

3.99

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From the time she was a little girl, Nia has dreamed up adventures about the Javanese mythical prin… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Kadarusman's Girl of the Southern Sea book and Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

  • childrens
  • school
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
Cover of Candidly Cline by Kathryn Ormsbee

29. Candidly Cline

By: Kathryn Ormsbee

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A must-read for fans of Julie Murphy and Ashley Herring Blake, this queer coming-of-age story from … read more

Similar categories in Kathryn Ormsbee's Candidly Cline book and Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

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

30. 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 Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Neptune Promise (The Neptune Trilogy #3) by Polly Holyoke

31. The Neptune Promise (The Neptune Trilogy #3)

By: Polly Holyoke

4.38

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Genetically engineered to live in the sea, Nere Hanson and her friends face daunting new challenges… read more

Similar categories in Polly Holyoke's The Neptune Promise (The Neptune Trilogy #3) book and Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

  • fantasy
  • young adult

27 Best fiction books like The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy by Anne Ursu

Transform Your Habits

The Last Mapmaker

Christina Soontornvat

4.15

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The Lost Year

Katherine Marsh

4.50

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A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

Lisa Yee

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Spark

Sarah Beth Durst

4.22

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20 Top fiction books like The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly

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Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

Lisa Yee

3.82

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The First State of Being

Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

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Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

Dan Gemeinhart

4.54

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