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Books Like The Graveyard Book

by Neil Gaiman · about this book

Loved The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman? If its fantasy, ghosts & hauntings and death of a parent hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Other Birds, The Outsiders and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside The Graveyard Book: Fantasy · Ghosts & Hauntings · Death of a Parent · Young Adult · Orphans

1. 

   Other Birds

   Sarah Addison Allen

   Ghosts & Hauntings · Grief Over a Parent · Found Family · Character-Driven · Death of a Parent

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   The Outsiders

   S.E. Hinton

   Bildungsroman · Coming of Age · Grief Over a Parent · Young Adult · Character-Driven

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   Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

   J.K. Rowling

   Death of a Parent · Grief Over a Parent · Coming of Age · Young Adult · Found Family

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4. 

   The Dream Thieves

   Maggie Stiefvater

   Grief Over a Parent · Young Adult · Death of a Parent · Character-Driven · Found Family

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5. 

   Memoirs of a Geisha

   Arthur Golden

   Bildungsroman · Coming of Age · Character-Driven · Death of a Parent · Atmospheric

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6. 

   Dawn of Wonder

   Jonathan Renshaw

   Bildungsroman · Coming of Age · Character-Driven · Death of a Parent · Fantasy

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7. 

   Sabriel

   Garth Nix

   Grief Over a Parent · Coming of Age · Young Adult · Death of a Parent · Ghosts & Hauntings

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8. 

   Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All

   Laura Ruby

   Ghosts & Hauntings · Coming of Age · Young Adult · Atmospheric · Death of a Parent

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9. 

   The Secret Life of Bees

   Sue Monk Kidd

   Death of a Parent · Grief Over a Parent · Coming of Age · Found Family · Young Adult

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10. 

    Starling House

    Alix E. Harrow

    Grief Over a Parent · Death of a Parent · Found Family · Fantasy · Atmospheric

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11. 

    Fairy Tale

    Stephen King

    Coming of Age · Grief Over a Parent · Death of a Parent · Character-Driven · Fantasy

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12. 

    Taran Wanderer

    Lloyd Alexander

    Bildungsroman · Coming of Age · Character-Driven · Fantasy · Omniscient Narrator

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13. 

    Little Women

    Louisa May Alcott

    Bildungsroman · Coming of Age · Character-Driven · Young Adult · Middle Grade

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14. 

    Ordinary Monsters

    J.M. Miro

    Orphans · Found Family · Fantasy · Atmospheric · Gothic Fiction

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15. 

    Belladonna

    Adalyn Grace

    Ghosts & Hauntings · Young Adult · Death of a Parent · Atmospheric · Fantasy

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16. 

    Little

    Edward Carey

    Coming of Age · Death of a Parent · Character-Driven · Atmospheric · Found Family

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17. 

    The King of Crows

    Libba Bray

    Ghosts & Hauntings · Young Adult · Found Family · Atmospheric · Fantasy

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18. 

    Oona Out of Order

    Margarita Montimore

    Character-Driven · Coming of Age · Grief Over a Parent · Found Family · Death of a Parent

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19. 

    Gather

    Kenneth M. Cadow

    Coming of Age · Young Adult · Character-Driven · Atmospheric · Heartwarming

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20. 

    Tess of the Road

    Rachel Hartman

    Bildungsroman · Coming of Age · Young Adult · Character-Driven · Fantasy

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