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"Library of Souls"

Your kid finished Library of Souls. Here are 8 books matched across 30 dimensions — not by what other people bought.

The book they finished

Library of Souls

by Ransom Riggs

A gothic series finale that trades neat triumph for moral weight and atmosphere

Kid 65 Parent 61 Teacher 60 Ages 13-15

8 books matched on the same reader profile

Each pick scored its match using the 30-dimension data we record on every book — interest hooks (e.g. epic worldbuilding, friendship arcs), character appeal, emotional core, tone, pacing. The "why it matches" line under each book tells you exactly why it should land.

1
City of Bones

by Cassandra Clare

Kid 73 Parent 61 Teacher 61 Ages 12-15
Why it matches "Library of Souls"
- • Same genre (fantasy)
- • Both dark in tone
- • Same pacing (rollercoaster)
- • Same tension source (supernatural threat)
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2
Rise of the Evening Star

by Brandon Mull

Kid 66 Parent 58 Teacher 60 Ages Ages 10-12
Why it matches "Library of Souls"
- • Same genre (fantasy)
- • Same pacing (rollercoaster)
- • Same emotional weight (moderate)
- • Same tension source (supernatural threat)
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3
The Witches

by Roald Dahl

Kid 74 Parent 66 Teacher 71 Ages 8-10
Why it matches "Library of Souls"
- • Same genre (fantasy)
- • Both dark in tone
- • Same pacing (rollercoaster)
- • Same emotional weight (moderate)
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4
Eyes of the Storm

by Jeff Smith

Kid 67 Parent 65 Teacher 67 Ages 9-12
Why it matches "Library of Souls"
- • Same genre (fantasy)
- • Both dark in tone
- • Same emotional weight (moderate)
- • Same tension source (supernatural threat)
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5
The Silver Chair

by C.S. Lewis

Kid 65 Parent 69 Teacher 70 Ages 9-11
Why it matches "Library of Souls"
- • Same genre (fantasy)
- • Same pacing (rollercoaster)
- • Same emotional weight (moderate)
- • Same tension source (supernatural threat)
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6
Skulduggery Pleasant

by Derek Landy

Kid 77 Parent 69 Teacher 71 Ages 11-14
Why it matches "Library of Souls"
- • Same genre (fantasy)
- • Same pacing (rollercoaster)
- • Same emotional weight (moderate)
- • Same tension source (supernatural threat)
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7
The Okay Witch

by Emma Steinkellner

Kid 73 Parent 69 Teacher 62 Ages 10-12
Why it matches "Library of Souls"
- • Same genre (fantasy)
- • Same pacing (rollercoaster)
- • Same emotional weight (moderate)
- • Shared humor: gentle wit
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8
Dragonborn

by Struan Murray

Kid 71 Parent 65 Teacher 63 Ages 10-12
Why it matches "Library of Souls"
- • Same genre (fantasy)
- • Same pacing (rollercoaster)
- • Same emotional weight (moderate)
- • Shared humor: gentle wit
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How these matches are scored

We score every children's book on KidsBookCheck across 30 dimensions — kid-side (laugh-out-loud, plot twists, mental movie, heart-punch, character voice, etc.), parent-side (writing quality, moral reasoning, vocabulary, age-fit), and teacher-side (read-aloud power, discussion fuel, empathy building). Plus rich metadata: tone, pacing, emotional weight, interest hooks, character appeal, emotional core, tension source, humor style.

For every book, our profile-match algorithm finds others where the most heavily-weighted dimensions overlap. That's why these matches feel different from "readers also enjoyed" — we're matching by what hooks the same reader, not by who else bought it. More about our scoring →