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A sun-drenched, snark-filled romp through the afterlife where the biggest annoyance isn't the ghosts, but the feelings they bring with them. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Mediator.

  • sun-drenched
  • spooky
  • energetic
  • nostalgic
  1. 01

    Haunted

    Meg Cabot

    A snappy, supernatural romance where teenage angst meets high-stakes ghostly drama.

    Shares:
    • energetic
    • snarky
    • conversational
  2. 02

    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.

    Shares:
    • energetic
    • nostalgic
    • snarky
    • irreverent
  3. 03

    As dead as it gets

    Katie Alender

    A chilling supernatural thriller where high school halls become the battleground for intertwined, ghostly fates.

    Feels:
    • chilling
    • tense
    • dread-soaked
  4. 04

    The ghost and the goth

    Stacey Kade

    A snarky, opposites-attract supernatural comedy that hides a surprisingly tender heart beneath its sharp high-school banter.

    Shares:
    • snarky
    • sarcastic
  5. 05

    Bad Girls Don't Die

    Katie Alender · 2009

    A snarky, fast-paced descent into suburban horror where high school angst collides with genuine supernatural dread.

    Shares:
    • sarcastic
  6. 06

    Ghostgirl

    Tonya Hurley

    A delightfully macabre satire of high school hierarchy where social death is literal but the friendships are surprisingly full of life.

    Feels:
    • darkly whimsical
    • campy
    • quirky-goth
  7. 07

    Elsewhere

    Gabrielle Zevin

    A bittersweet, imaginative exploration of what it means to live, even after life has ended.

    Feels:
    • melancholic
    • hopeful
    • ethereal
  8. 08

    The truth about forever

    Sarah Dessen

    A sun-soaked summer of chaotic catering gigs, found family, and learning to let go of the need to be perfect.

    Shares:
    • sun-drenched
    • nostalgic
  9. 09

    Let Me Tell You How I Died

    Sinclair Smith

    A creepy, nostalgic descent into a dead girl's mind through the pages of a cursed diary.

    Feels:
    • creepy
    • claustrophobic
    • dread-soaked
  10. 10

    Remember Me

    Christopher Pike

    A ghostly whodunit wrapped in vintage teen drama, where the ultimate betrayal is investigated from beyond the grave.

    Shares:
    • nostalgic
  11. 11

    The ghost sitter

    Peni R. Griffin · 2001

    A sunlit summer vacation slowly gives way to a gentle, spine-tingling mystery about the ghosts we leave behind.

    Shares:
    • nostalgic
  12. 12

    Whisper of Death

    Christopher Pike

    A surreal, claustrophobic nightmare where teenage guilt manifests as an apocalyptic reckoning.

    Feels:
    • dread-soaked
    • claustrophobic
    • surreal

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