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A hilarious, zero-gravity whodunit that proves living in the future is just as annoying and bureaucratic as living in the present. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Space Case.
- quirky
- mildly claustrophobic
- adventurous
- 01
Spy school
Stuart Gibbs
A high-stakes, laugh-out-loud collision of middle school awkwardness and blockbuster espionage.
- 02
Spy ski school
Stuart Gibbs
A high-altitude blend of middle-school awkwardness and James Bond-style espionage that keeps the laughs and the action rolling.
- 03
This Place Has No Atmosphere
Paula Danziger
A relatable childhood struggle gets an imaginative, out-of-this-world twist as familiar domestic anxieties are transported to a lunar frontier.
- 04
The Spaceship Next Door
Gene Doucette
A grounded, small-town mystery where the mundane reality of a dormant UFO collides with a teenager's search for answers.
- 05
Half Moon Investigations
Eoin Colfer
A pint-sized private eye brings hardboiled noir attitude to the cutthroat world of middle school.
- 06
Timmy Failure
Stephan Pastis
A delightfully absurd, deadpan romp through the mind of a spectacularly oblivious kid detective and his polar bear partner.
- 07
Cam Jansen and the mystery at the monkey house
David A. Adler · 1985
A clever, fast-paced puzzle that empowers young readers to crack the case alongside a sharp-eyed protagonist.
- 08
Aliens for breakfast
Jonathan Etra
A zany, fast-paced sci-fi adventure where the fate of the world hinges on the contents of a breakfast cereal box.
- 09
Wake me at midnight
Barthe DeClements · 1991
A hushed, midnight mystery that peels back the quiet surface of a neighborhood to reveal the secrets hidden next door.
- 10
Detective camp
Ron Roy
A sun-drenched, puzzle-filled summer adventure where clever kids get to outsmart the grown-ups.
- 11
The moon book
Gail Gibbons
A clear, comforting, and wonder-filled journey into the science of the night sky for curious young minds.
- 12
The Apollo Murders
Chris Hadfield
A hyper-realistic, white-knuckle plunge into the deadly paranoia of the Cold War, set against the unforgiving vacuum of space.
