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A delightfully deadpan, spooky-cute romp through amnesia, armed with snark, slingshots, and four black cats. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Lost Days (Emily the Strange #1).
- spooky-cute
- surreal
- eccentric
- mildly gothic
- 01
Monument 14
Emmy Laybourne
A claustrophobic, high-stakes survival story where the end of the world is watched through the glass doors of a big-box store.
- 02
The lost mind
Christopher Pike
A frantic, blood-stained puzzle box of a thriller where the scariest monster might be the one inside your own head.
- 03
1-800-Where-R-You
Meg Cabot
A snarky, fast-paced romp about a tough-as-nails teenager who accidentally acquires a superpower and wants absolutely nothing to do with it.
- 04
Graveyard shakes
Laura Terry
A spooky, spirited graphic adventure where the trials of boarding school give way to the eerie magic of a graveyard underworld.
- 05
Amulet
Kazu Kibuishi · 2008
A cinematic, visually sweeping plunge into a shadowy wonderland where grief is the catalyst for a high-stakes adventure.
- 06
Awakening (Chasing Yesterday #1)
Robin Wasserman
A paranoid, pulse-pounding descent into the terrifying shadows of a forgotten past.
- 07
Emilie & The Hollow World
Martha Wells
A thrilling subterranean voyage where a desperate escape transforms into a daring adventure of aether currents and unknown depths.
- 08
Gone
Michael Grant · 2008
A claustrophobic, superpowered descent into teenage anarchy where survival means losing your innocence.
- 09
Gregor the Overlander
Suzanne Collins
A tense, shadowy descent into a hidden world where a reluctant older brother must navigate terrifying creatures and ancient prophecies to keep his baby sister safe.
- 10
So Yesterday
Scott Westerfeld
A sharp, street-smart dive into the mechanics of cool, wrapped in a fast-paced urban mystery.
- 11
Bone
Jeff Smith · 1995
A masterful bait-and-switch that lures you in with slapstick comedy before sweeping you away on a breathtaking fantasy epic.
- 12
Tenth Grade Bleeds
Heather Brewer
A supernatural coming-of-age tale where the horrors of high school are eclipsed only by the literal monsters hunting in the shadows.
