Read Alikes

If you have read a good book like Frindle or The Hunger Games and you're looking for more books like that one, you can click on the link for Frindle or the  Hunger Games (below) and you'll find a list of books that are similar in content and style. We've organized the Read Alikes by genre to make it a little easier for you.

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Action Adventure | Ages 5-8 Chapter Books | Ages 6-9 Chapter Books  |  Early Reader  | Fantasy | Fiction | Graphic Novels / Comics / Manga | Historical Fiction | Humor | Mysteries | Non-Fiction | Poetry | Realistic / Contemporary Fiction | Romance | Science Fiction | Sports | Suspense / Thriller / Horror

Action Adventure

If you liked...

• Miles Morales by Jason Reynolds
• My Side of The Mountain by Jean Craighead George
• Naruto
• Nick of Time by Ted Bell
• Peak by Roland Smith
• Powerless by Matthew Cody
• Press Here by Herve Tullet
• Ranger in Time by Kate Messner
• Spy School by Stuart Gibbs
• The Secret Explorers by S.J. King
• Swindle by Gordon Korman
• The Terrible Trio by Swapna Haddow
• The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
• Time Jumpers by Wendy Mass
• The Time Warp Trio by Jon Scieszka
• Trapped In A Video Game by Dustin Brady
• Zeke Meeks by D.L. Green
• Zoobreak by Gordon Korman

Ages 5-8 / Chapter Books

If you liked...

• Magic Kitten by Sue Bentley
• Mr. Shivers by Max Brallier
• Pea Bee and Jay by Brian "Smitty" Smith
• Pencil and Eraser by Jenny Alvarado
• Press Start by Thomas Flintham
• Pizza and Taco by Stephen Shaskan
• Sydney and Taylor by Jacqueline Davies
• Thunder and Cluck by Jill Esbaum
• Twig Friends by Andrew McDonald
• Unicorn and Yeti by Heather Ayris Burnell
• Unicornia by Ana Punset
• Zoey and Sassafras by Asia Citro

Ages 6-9 / Chapter Books

If you liked...

• InvestiGators: Agents of S.U.I.T. by John Patrick Green
• Isadora Moon by Harriet Muncaster
• Itty Bitty Princess Kitty by Melody Green
• Jada Jones by Kelly Starling Lyons
• Jasmine Toguchi by Debbi Michiko Florence
• Judy Moody by Megan McDonald
• Junie B. Jones by Barbara Park
• Katie Woo by Fran Manushkin
• Keena Ford by Melissa Thomson
• Kitty Quest by Phil Corbett
• Kwame's Magic Quest by Bernard Mensah
• The Last Firehawk by Katrina Charman
• Magic Bone by Nancy Krulik
• Mermaid Academy by Julie Sykes
• Mermaid Tales by Debbie Dadey
• Mirabelle by Harriet Muncaster
• My Weird School by Dan Gutman
• Never Girls by Kiki Thorpe
• Once Upon A Fairy Tale by Anna Staniszewski
• Phoebe and Unicorn by Dana Simpson
• Pluto Rocket by Paul Gilligan
• Princess In Black by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale
• Princess Pink and the Land of Fake Believe by Noah Z. Jones
• Pup and Dragon by Alice Walstead and Paul Gill
• Pup Detectives by Felix Gumpaw
• Purrmaids by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
• The Questioneers by Andrea Beaty
• Rainbow Magic Rainbow Fairies
• Ruby Rene Always Gets Her Way by Ashley Iman
• Secrets of Droon by Tony Abbott
• Squish by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm
• Star Friends by Linda Chapman
• Super Pancake by Megan Wagner Lloyd
• The Timekeepers by S J King
• Too Small Tola by Atinuke
• Unicorn Academy by Julie Sykes
• Unicorn Diaries by Rebecca Elliott
• Wallace The Brave by Will Henry
• Ways to Make Sunshine (A Ryan Hart story) by Renée Watson
• Wednesday and Woof by Sherri Winston
• Weenie by Maureen Fergus
• Witchycakes by Kara LaReau

Early Reader

If you liked...

• Penguin Young Readers Level 1 Turtle and Snake Go Camping by Kate Spohn
• Ready to Read Level One Stop That Mop by Jonathan Fenske
• Ready to Read Level One Space Cows by Eric Seltzer
• Ready to Read Level 1 Nothing Fits a Dinosaur by Jonathan Fenske
• Ready to Read Level 1 Volcano (Natural Disasters) by Marion Dane Bauer
• Step Into Reading Step 1 Big Egg by Molly Coxe
• Step Into Reading Step 1 Cat Traps by Molly Coxe
• Step Into Reading Step 1 Hot Dog by Molly Coxe
• Step Into Reading Step 1 I Like Bugs by Margaret Wise Brown
• Step Into Reading Step 1 Ice Cream Soup by Ann Ingalls

Fantasy

If you liked...

• The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
• Jax Freeman by Kwame Mbalia
• Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger
• Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond series by Sayantani DasGupta
• The Last Fallen Star Gifted Clans series by Graci Kim
• The Last Kids On Earth by Max Braillier
• Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
• Legendarios by Karla Arenas Valenti
• Lightfall by Tim Probert
• Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
• The Lost Years of Merlin by T.A. Barron
• The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
• The Marvellers by Danielle Clayton
• The Myth of Monsters by Katherine Marsh
• Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
• Nic Blake and The Remarkables by Angie Thomas
• Once Upon A Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
• Only A Monster by Vanessa Len
• Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun by Tolá Okogwu
• Powerless by Lauren Roberts
• The Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
• Race To The Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
• Ranger's Apprentice by John Flanagan
• Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
• Redwall by Brian Jacques
• Sal and Gabi series by Carlos Hernandez
• The School For Good And Evil by Soman Chainani
• Septimus Heap by Angie Sage
• Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
• The Shadowhunter series by Cassandra Clare
• Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
• Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
• Skandar by A. F. Steadman
• Skullduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy
• Spirit Animals by Brandon Mull
• Storm Runner by J.C. Cervantes
• Strange The Dreamer by Laini Taylor
• Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
• The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann
• Upside Down Magic by Sarah Mlynowski and Lauren Myracle and Emily Jenkins
• Warriors by Erin Hunter
• Whatever After by Sarah Mlynowski
• Wings of Fire by Tui T. Sutherland
• Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer
• Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega

Fiction

If you liked...

• The Mouse and The Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary
• The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
• Owl Diaries by Rebecca Elliottt
• The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
• A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
• Skellig by David Almond
• Stuart Little by E. B. White
• The World According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney

Graphic Novels / Comics / Manga

If you liked...

• Katie the Catsitter by Colleen AF Venable
• Lunch Lady by Jarrett Krosoczka
• Max Meow by John Gallagher
• Mexikid by Pedro Martin
• Mighty Jack by Ben Hatke
• The Misadventures of Max Crumbly Locker Hero by Rachel Renée Russell
• Mr. Wolf's Class by Aron Nels Steinke
• Nat Enough by Maria Scrivan
• New Kid by Jerry Craft
• Pablo and Splash by Sheena Dempsey
• Parachute Kids by Betty C. Tang
• Real Friends by Shannon Hale
• Refugee by Alan Gratz
• Secret Coders by Gene Luen Yang
• Smile by Raina Telgemeier
• Sunny by Jennifer L. Holm
• The Tryout by Christina Soontornvat

Historical Fiction

If you liked...

• Max In the House of Spies by Adam Gidwitz
• My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier
• The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
• Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
• One Crazy Summer by Rita Garcia Williams
• Projekt 1065 by Alan Gratz
• Refugee by Alan Gratz
• The Secret of Sarah Revere by Ann Rinaldi
• Uprising by Jennifer A. Nielsen
• Web of The Spider by Michael P. Spradlin
• Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk

Humor

If you liked...

• James Patterson books
• Kung Pow Chicken by Cyndi Marko
• Lenny and Mel's Summer Vacation by Erik P. Kraft
• The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris
• Melvin Beederman Superhero by Greg Trine
• Mercy Watson by Kate DiCamillo
• Middle School and Other Disasters by James Patterson
• Mo Willems
• My Life As A Book by Janet Tashjian
• Narwhal and Jelly by Ben Clanton
• Once Upon A Tim by Stuart Gibbs
• Roald Dahl
• Slacker by Gordon Korman
• Stick Dog by Tom Watson
• Stink by Megan McDonald
• Super Turbo by Lee Kirby
• Pets Rule by Susan Tan
• Swim The Fly by Don Calame
• The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett and Jory John
• Timmy Failure Mistakes Were Made by Stephan Pastis
• Tom Gates by L. Pichon
• The Wayside School by Louis Sachar

Mysteries

If you liked...

• Masterminds by Gordon Korman
• Minerva King's Detective Club (MK's Detective Club) by James Patteron and Keir Graff
• Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
• The Misfits by Lisa See
• Mrs. Smith's Spy School For Girls by Beth McMullen
• Murdle Jr. by G. T. Karber and Chris Grabenstein
• Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene
• Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
• Real Pigeons by Andrew McDonald
• Sammy Keyes by Wendelin Van Draanen
• The Secret Zoo by Bryan Chick
• Shakespeare's Secret by Elise Broach
• Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
• Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
• The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson
• The Sherlock Society by James Ponti
• The Underdogs by Kate Temple
• Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn
• The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson
• The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

Non-Fiction

If you liked...

• Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales
• National Geographic Kids Almanac 2027
• National Geographic Kids First Big Book of Space
• National Geographic Kids Peek Otter
• No Better Friend by Robert Weintraub
• Ordinary People Change the World by Brad Meltzer
• Random Facts for Kids
• Ripley's Believe It Or Not Seek The Strange
• Scary States of Mind series
• Scientists in The Field series
• Science Comics
• She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton
• The Scholastic Book of World Records 2026
• Steve Sheinkin
• Super Interesting Facts For Smart Kids
• True Rescue The Finest Hours by Michael J. Touglas
• Tweak Growing Up On Methamphetamines by Nic Sheff
• Weird But True by National Geographic Kids
• What Is series
• Who Was/Who Is series
• Who Would Win
• Why 1111 Answers to Everything
• World Without Fish by Mark Kurlansky
• You Wouldn't Want To Be
• The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2027

Realistic / Contemporary Fiction

If you liked...

• Me and Earl and The Dying Girl
• Looking For Alaska by John Green
• Magnolia Wu Unfolds It all by Chanel Miller
• Mallory by Laurie B. Friedman
• Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
• MexicanWhiteboy by Matt de la Pena
• Merci Suarez Changes Gears by Meg Medina
• Monster by Walter Dean Myers
• Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
• The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
• President of the Whole Fifth Grade by Sherri Winston
• Ramona by Beverly Cleary
• Restart by Gordon Korman
• Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech
• Sandhya Menon
• Santiago's Road Home by Alexandra Diaz
• Schooled by Gordon Korman
• Soar by Joan Bauer
• Scorpions by Walter Dean Myers
• Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
• Slam by Walter Dean Myers
• Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
• Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
• Staying Fat For Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher
• Tangerine by Edward Bloor
• The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead
• The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
• The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
• Sable by Karen Hesse
• The Secret Language of Girls by Frances O'Roark Dowell
• The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger
• Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage
• The Trouble With Heroes by Kate Messner
• The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
• The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
• Twenty-Four Seconds by Jason Reynolds
• Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
• Walter Dean Myers
• Wonder by R. J. Palacio
• Yaqui Delgado Wants To Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina

Poetry

If you liked...

• Jack Prelutsky
• Shel Silverstein

Short Stories

If you liked...

• Dare To Be Scared by Robert D. San Souci
• Half Minute Horrors by Susan Rich

Science Fiction

If you liked...

• Matched by Allie Condie
• Maximum Ride by James Patterson
• The Maze Runner by James Dashner
• Michael Vey by Richard Paul Evans
• Mortal Engines by Phillip Reeve
• Scythe by Neal Shusterman
• Star Wars
• Steelheart (The Reckoners) by Brandon Sanderson
• Stranger Things
• The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
• The Compound by S.A. Bodeen
• The Ear The Eye and The Arm by Nancy Farmer
• The Giver by Lois Lowr
• The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
• The Last Dragon On Mars by Scott Reintgen
• The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
• The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
• The Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
• The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
• Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
• Unwind by Neal Shusterman
• Vault of Dreamers by Caragh M. O'Brien
• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
• Zita The Spacegirl by Ben Hatke

Suspense / Thriller / Horror

If you liked...

• April Henry
• Acceleration by Graham McNamee
• Coraline by Neil Gaiman
• Doll Bones by Holly Black
• The Face On The Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney
• Five Nights At Freddy's by Scott Cawthon and Elley Cooper
• Gaslit by Megan Davidhizar
• Goosebumps by R. L. Stine
• Hidden by Helen Frost
• The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
• Maureen Johnson
• Notebook of Doom series by Troy Cummings
• One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
• Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac
• Stephen King
• Stuck in Neutral by Terry Trueman
• The Clackity by Lora Senf
• We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
• Wolf Rider by Avi