Books like The Screaming Staircase

The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud reads as suspenseful, witty. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Hollow Boy

Jonathan Stroud · 2015

Both explore friendship & supernatural

83% genome match

The Lightning Thief

Rick Riordan

Both explore friendship

47% genome match

Good Omens

Neil Gaiman · 1990

Both explore friendship

47% genome match

The Spook's Curse

Joseph Delaney · 2005

Both explore supernatural & courage

58% genome match

Coraline

P. Craig Russell · 2008

Both explore courage & danger

56% genome match

Skulduggery Pleasant

Derek Landy · 2006

Both explore friendship

55% genome match

The Witches

Roald Dahl

Both explore danger & courage

54% genome match

The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring

John Bellairs · 1976

Both explore friendship & courage

60% genome match

The old Willis place

Mary Downing Hahn · 2004

Both explore ghosts & friendship

56% genome match

Exile

Shannon Messenger · 2012

Both explore friendship

53% genome match

Spy school

Stuart Gibbs · 2012

Both explore friendship & courage

53% genome match

How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse

Cressida Cowell · 2006

Both explore friendship & courage

55% genome match