What books are similar to A Game of Noctis?

The 10 closest matches to A Game of Noctis by Deva Fagan on ReadingList include Impossible Creatures, Amir and the Jinn Princess, Legendarios: Wrath of the Rain God, The False Prince, and The Witching Wind. Each is scored on shared themes (adventure, ambition, and fantasy), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like A Game of Noctis reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–6), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.

How does ReadingList choose similar books?

Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Books like A Game of Noctis

If you liked A Game of Noctis, read Impossible Creatures, Amir and the Jinn Princess, or Legendarios: Wrath of the Rain God — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like A Game of Noctis by Deva Fagan (Middle Grade Fantasy · grades 3–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of adventure, ambition, and fantasy. The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 3–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Impossible Creaturesgrades 4–8: Shares themes of adventure and fantasy, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy). Amazon →
Amir and the Jinn Princessgrades 4–8: Shares themes of fantasy, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy). Amazon →
Legendarios: Wrath of the Rain Godgrades 3–6: Shares themes of adventure, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy). Amazon →
The False Princegrades 5–9: Shares themes of adventure, both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy). Amazon →
The Witching Windgrades 3–6: Both on the Maine Student Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon →
Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecygrades 3–7: Shares themes of adventure, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon →
The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1)grades 2–5: Shares themes of fantasy, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (2–5). Amazon →
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)740L: Both on the Maine Student Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon →
The Tale of Despereaux670L: Both on the Maine Student Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon →
A Royal Conundrumgrades 3–6: Shares themes of adventure, both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon →

Books like A Game of Noctis for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

Beanie the Bansheenie by Eoin Colfer · grades 2–5 — Shares themes of fantasy, both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (2–5).
The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza by Mac Barnett · grades 2–5 — Shares themes of adventure and overlapping grades (2–5).
Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega · grades 2–5 — Same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), overlapping grades (2–5), and the same era (2020s).
Bone by Jeff Smith · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of fantasy and overlapping grades (2–8).
Call Me Roberto!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos by Nathalie Alonso · grades 2–5 — Both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (2–5), and the same era (2020s).

Books like A Game of Noctis for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

Beanie the Bansheenie by Eoin Colfer · grades 2–5 — Shares themes of fantasy, both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (2–5).
Boy 2.0 by Tracey Baptiste · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of adventure, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8).
Fablehaven by Brandon Mull · grades 4–7 — Shares themes of adventure, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).
Nimbus by Jan Eldredge · grades 3–6 — Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–6).
The Last Dragon on Mars by Scott Reintgen · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of adventure, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8).

Books like A Game of Noctis for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

Boy 2.0 by Tracey Baptiste · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of adventure, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8).
Fablehaven by Brandon Mull · grades 4–7 — Shares themes of adventure, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).
Nimbus by Jan Eldredge · grades 3–6 — Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–6).
The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le · grades 7–8 — Shares themes of fantasy and both on the Maine Student Book Award list.
The Last Dragon on Mars by Scott Reintgen · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of adventure, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8).

Books like A Game of Noctis for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

Refugee by Alan Gratz · 800L — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (5–9).
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins · 810L — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (6–9).
Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin · 920L — Shares themes of ambition and overlapping grades (6–9).
Fences by August Wilson · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of ambition.
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens · 1150L — Shares themes of ambition.

Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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