Books like Greetings from witness protection!

A clever, high-stakes caper wrapped around a tender story of a guarded kid finally finding a place to call home. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Greetings from witness protection!.

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01
The ghosts of Mercy Manor
Betty Ren Wright · 1993
A gentle, atmospheric mystery where a displaced child finds purpose in uncovering the sorrowful secrets of a haunted house.
Shares:
- earnest
- suspenseful
02
Surviving the Applewhites
Stephanie S. Tolan
A warm, chaotic plunge into a house full of eccentric artists where a cynical misfit accidentally discovers his own spotlight.
Shares:
- wry
- humorous
- found family
03
Faking normal
Courtney C. Stevens
A raw and tender journey of two traumatized teenagers who become each other's safe harbor in the aftermath of unspeakable pain.
Shares:
- earnest
04
Double Identity
Margaret Peterson Haddix
A tense, eerie puzzle box of a novel where every answered question only deepens the chilling mystery of who you really are.
Shares:
- tense
- earnest
- suspenseful
05
Nowhere to run
Kate William · 1986
An earnest exploration of teenage passion clashing with parental authority, driven by the steady beat of a young musician fighting for her art.
Shares:
- earnest
06
The Bell Bandit
Davies, Jacqueline
A gentle, wintry mystery that wraps a poignant exploration of family changes inside a satisfying neighborhood whodunit.
Shares:
- heartwarming
- earnest
07
House Arrest
K. A. Holt
A raw, fast-paced verse novel that beats with the fierce, desperate heart of a boy trying to save his family.
Shares:
- tense
- earnest
08
The Kid in the Red Jacket
Barbara Park · 1990
A funny, deeply relatable exploration of the awkwardness of being the new kid and the surprising places we find friendship.
Shares:
- wry
- humorous
- earnest
09
The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore
Joan Lowery Nixon · 1979
A tense, claustrophobic thriller about the terrifying isolation of being a victim that nobody believes.
Shares:
- tense
- earnest
- suspenseful
10
Spy school
Stuart Gibbs
A high-stakes, laugh-out-loud collision of middle school awkwardness and blockbuster espionage.
Shares:
- energetic
- wry
- humorous
- suspenseful
11
Changes for Samantha
Valerie Tripp
A heartwarming, briskly paced historical adventure about crossing class lines to rescue the people you love.
Shares:
- heartwarming
- earnest
12
The Bad Beginning
Lemony Snicket
A delightfully dreary romp where clever children must rely entirely on themselves to survive the sheer incompetence of the adult world.
Shares:
- wry

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