Books like The Reappearance of Rachel Price

If you liked The Reappearance of Rachel Price, read Not Quite Dead Yet, Everything We Never Had, or How to Survive Your Murder — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson (Mystery · grades 7–12)? It’s most often read for its themes of mystery, family, and identity. The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 7–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to The Reappearance of Rachel Price

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Not Quite Dead Yetgrades 7–12
Is by Holly Jackson, the same author, shares themes of mystery and family, and both on the Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award list. Amazon → books like this →
Everything We Never Hadgrades 7–12
Shares themes of family and identity, both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon → books like this →
How to Survive Your Murdergrades 9–12
Shares themes of mystery and family, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
That's Not My Namegrades 9–12
Shares themes of mystery and identity, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Never Thought I'd End Up Heregrades 7–12
Shares themes of family and identity, both on the Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award list, and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon → books like this →
Stand Up, Yumi Chunggrades 4–7
Shares themes of family and identity, both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
The Dollhouse Murdersgrades 4–7
Shares themes of mystery and family, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
The Westing Game750L
Shares themes of mystery and identity, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (5–7). Amazon → books like this →
Under the Surfacegrades 7–12
Shares themes of mystery, both on the Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award list, and same genre (Mystery). Amazon → books like this →
Willa of the Woodgrades 4–7
Shares themes of family and identity, both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →

Books like The Reappearance of Rachel Price for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

  • Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter Abrahams · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of mystery, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (2–8).
  • The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner · 490L — Shares themes of mystery and family.
  • A Mischief of Mice by Christie Matheson · grades K–3 — Shares themes of mystery.
  • Beanie the Bansheenie by Eoin Colfer · grades 2–5 — Shares themes of identity.
  • Buffalo Fluffalo by Bess Kalb · grades K–2 — Shares themes of identity.

Books like The Reappearance of Rachel Price for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

Books like The Reappearance of Rachel Price for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

Books like The Reappearance of Rachel Price for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

  • Ruby Lost and Found by Christina Li · grades 6–9 — Shares themes of family and identity and overlapping grades (6–9).
  • Shut Up, This Is Serious by Carolina Ixta · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of family and identity and overlapping grades (9–12).
  • The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of mystery, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (9–12).
  • I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou · 1070L — Shares themes of family and identity and overlapping grades (10–12).
  • Louder Than Hunger by John Schu · grades 7–12 — Shares themes of identity, both on the Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award list, and overlapping grades (7–12).

Book data last updated 2026-08-11. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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