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If you loved Dead Rules by Randy Russell, this shelf of 24 books shares the same pull — rooted in Death, Grief, Bereavement, Girls & Women, Horror, and Social Themes.

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Top related books to Dead Rules

Handpicked for thematic and literary overlap — the best shelf companions to Dead Rules.

The Haunting of Sunshine Girl Book One — Paige McKenzie

The Haunting of Sunshine Girl Book One

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Girls & Women • Horror

As I Descended — Robin Talley

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Girls & Women • Horror

Gooney Bird Greene: Three Books in One! Gooney Bird Greene, Gooney Bird and the Room Mother, Gooney the Fabulous — Lois Lowry

Gooney Bird Greene: Three Books in One! Gooney Bird Greene, Gooney Bird and the Room Mother, Gooney the Fabulous

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Girls & Women • Social Themes

The Everafter — Amy Huntley

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Girls & Women • Social Themes

Grandma and the Moon’s Hidden Secret — Jumoke Verissimo

Grandma and the Moon’s Hidden Secret

Jumoke Verissimo

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Girls & Women • Social Themes

Indigo — Alice Hoffman

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Girls & Women • Social Themes

The Red Pencil — Andrea Davis Pinkney

Andrea Davis Pinkney

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Girls & Women • Social Themes

Lessons from a Dead Girl — Jo Knowles

Lessons from a Dead Girl

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Girls & Women • Social Themes

Emma Moves in — Clare Hutton

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Girls & Women • Social Themes

A Home for Goddesses and Dogs — Leslie Connor

A Home for Goddesses and Dogs

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Girls & Women • Social Themes

Opposite of Always — Justin A. Reynolds

Opposite of Always

Justin A. Reynolds

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Girls & Women • Social Themes

My Jasper June — Laurel Snyder

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Girls & Women • Social Themes

Zac and Mia — A. J. Betts

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Girls & Women • Social Themes

The Goddess Legacy The Goddess QueenThe Lovestruck GoddessGoddess of the UnderworldGod of ThievesGod of Darkness — Aimée Carter

The Goddess Legacy The Goddess QueenThe Lovestruck GoddessGoddess of the UnderworldGod of ThievesGod of Darkness

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Girls & Women • Social Themes

Thirteen Reasons Why — Jay Asher

Thirteen Reasons Why

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Girls & Women • Social Themes

Girlhood — Cat Clarke

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Girls & Women • Social Themes

Powerless — Lauren Roberts

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Girls & Women • Social Themes

These Shallow Graves — Jennifer Donnelly

These Shallow Graves

Jennifer Donnelly

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Girls & Women • Social Themes

Perfect — Natasha Friend

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Girls & Women • Social Themes

All the Blues in the Sky — Renée Watson

All the Blues in the Sky

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Girls & Women • Social Themes

13 Reasons why — Jay Asher

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Girls & Women • Social Themes

Powerful — Lauren Roberts

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Girls & Women • Social Themes

The Facts Speak for Themselves — Brock Cole

The Facts Speak for Themselves

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Girls & Women • Social Themes

Last Summer with Maizon — Jacqueline Woodson

Last Summer with Maizon

Jacqueline Woodson

Themes: Death, Grief, Bereavement • Girls & Women • Social Themes

This list brings together 24 books that share meaningful common ground with Dead Rules by Randy Russell. Connected by Death, Grief, Bereavement, Girls & Women, Horror. Authors featured include Paige McKenzie, Robin Talley, Lois Lowry, Amy Huntley, and others. Each pick was selected for thematic and literary overlap — not just genre similarity.

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