18 books like Inbetween

What to read after Inbetween — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

The dead-tossed waves Carrie Ryan · 2010 · ★ 3.9 Gabry lives a quiet life. As safe a life as is possible in a town trapped between a forest and the ocean, in a world teeming with the dead, who constantly hunger for those still living. She's content on her side of the Barrier, happy to let her friends dream of the Dark City up the coast while she watches from the top of her lighthouse. But there are threats the Barrier cannot hold back. Threats… Shares: Zombies, Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction

Monsters Ilsa J. Bick · 2013 · ★ 3.7 · 688p · ≈ 22h · Moderate "Alex and Tom's future is uncertain as they continue the struggle to survive in a post-apocalyptic world, and their lives are threatened by the Changed and other human survivors" Alex's and Tom's futures are uncertain as they continue the struggle to survive in a post-apocalyptic world. Their lives are threatened by the Changed and other human survivors. The plot contains profanity, sexual… Shares: Death, Zombies, Children's fiction

Bröderna Lejonhjärta Astrid Lindgren · 1973 · ★ 4.5 · 227p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Two brothers share many adventures after their death when they are reunited in Nangiyala, the land from which sagas come. Shares: Death, Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction

Running Loose Chris Crutcher · 1983 · ★ 3.8 · 216p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Louie, a high school senior in a small Idaho town, learns about sportsmanship, love, and death as he matures into manhood. Shares: Teenage Girls, Death, Children's fiction

Basement of the undead Jason Strange · 2011 When Lew, Gary, and Lugnut are trapped in their middle school basement, they discover that at night it becomes the domain of zombie teachers and students--will they survive or be forced to join the undead? Shares: Death, Zombies, Children's fiction

There's a Zombie in the Basement Stan Yan · 2016 Milo won't fall asleep because he things the monsters in the basement are gonna get him. And, if he can't get to sleep, no one will. Mom and Dad better hope his wild imagination doesn't get the best of him. Shares: Zombies, Children's fiction

Memoirs of a Neurotic Zombie Jeff Norton · 2014 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate "My name is Adam Meltzer and the last thing I remember was being stung by a bee while swinging at a robot-shaped pinata on my twelfth birthday. I was dead before the candy hit the ground". 'Memoirs of a neurotic zombie' is narrated by the hilarious Adam Meltzer - pre-teen, worrywart, and now zombie. Adam's family gets the fright of their lives when he turns up at their door ... three months after… Shares: Zombies, Children's fiction

Ashes Ilsa J. Bick · 2011 · ★ 3.2 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Alex, a resourceful seventeen-year-old running from her incurable brain tumor, Tom, who has left the war in Afghanistan, and Ellie, an angry eight-year-old, join forces after an electromagnetic pulse sweeps through the sky and kills most of the world's population, turning some of those who remain into zombies and giving the others superhuman senses. Shares: Death, Zombies, Children's fiction

Catalyst Laurie Halse Anderson · 2001 · ★ 3.6 · 232p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Meet Kate Malone—straight-A science and math geek, minister's daughter, ace long-distance runner, new girlfriend (to Mitchell "Early Decision Harvard" Pangborn III), unwilling family caretaker, and emotional avoidance champion. Kate manages her life by organizing it as logically as the periodic table. She can handle it all—or so she thinks. Then, things change as suddenly as a string of chemical… Shares: Teenage Girls, Death, Children's fiction

Ghostgirl Tonya Hurley · 2008 · ★ 4.2 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Now I lay me down to sleep,I pray the Lord my soul to keep.And if I should die before I awake,I pray the popular attend my wake.Charlotte Usher feels practically invisible at school, and then one day she really is invisible. Even worse: she's dead. And all because she choked on a gummy bear. But being dead doesn't stop Charlotte from wanting to be popular; it just makes her more creative… Shares: Teenage Girls, Death, Children's fiction

The Reckoning Kelley Armstrong · 2010 · ★ 3.8 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Grade 8 Up Fifteen-year-old Chloe Saunders and her friends Tori, Simon, and Derek are genetically altered supernaturals on the run from the evil corporation that created them. Hiding out with a family friend, they are trying to make sense of their predicament and discover what sinister plans the Edison Group has in store for them. As a powerful necromancer who can raise the dead in her sleep,… Shares: Teenage Girls, Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction

Zombie town Robert Lawrence Stine · 2001 · 60p · ≈ 2h · Moderate "The zombie with the missing eye stood at the front of the stage. But it wasn't alone anymore. At least ten more zombies had joined it"--Page 4 of cover. Shares: Zombies, Children's fiction

Stars Above Marissa Meyer · 2001 · ★ 4.1 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate The enchantment continues. . . . The universe of the Lunar Chronicles holds stories - and secrets - that are wondrous, vicious, and romantic. The Keeper: A prequel to the Lunar Chronicles, showing a young Scarlet and how Princess Selene came into the care of Michelle Benoit. Glitches: In this prequel to Cinder, we see the results of the plague play out, and the emotional toll it takes on… Shares: Teenage Girls, Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction

The Royal Book of Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson · 1921 · 138p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Scarecrow searches for his family tree and discovers that he is the Long Lost Emperor of the Silver Island. Shares: Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction

The Lilac Fairy Book Andrew Lang · 1910 · 186p · ≈ 6h · Challenging Thirty-three fairy tales including The one-handed girl and The raspberry worm. Shares: Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction

The death collector Justin Richards · 2006 · ★ 3.4 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Three teens and a curator of unclassified artifacts at the British Museum match wits with a madman determined to use unorthodox methods to reanimate the dead, both humans and dinosaurs. Shares: Zombies, Children's fiction

Stink and the Midnight Zombie Walk Megan McDonald · 2012 · ★ 4.0 · 154p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Stink and his friends try to earn money to buy the latest book in the Nightmare on Zombie Street series and go to the book release party. Shares: Zombies, Children's fiction

Little Broomstick Mary Stewart · 1971 · ★ 3.9 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Moderate A black cat that needs to rescue its brother from a witch's spell enlists the help of a lonely ten-year-old Mary Smith. It is Tib the black cat who leads Mary to the strange flower in the woods. When she discovers a little broomstick shortly afterwards, she is astonished to feel it jump in to action. Before she can gather her wits, it is whisking her over the treetops, above the clouds, and in… Shares: Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction

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