Books like Allies

Looking for books like Allies by Alan Gratz (Historical Fiction · grades 5–9)? It’s most often read for its themes of war, courage, and sacrifice. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, 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 5–9 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Why each is a match

Echo680L
Shares themes of war and courage, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
A Long Walk to Water720L
Shares themes of war, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
A Night Dividedgrades 5–8
Shares themes of courage, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912590L
Shares themes of courage, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–5).
Salt to the Sea560L
Shares themes of war, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (8–12).
A Tale of Two Cities1170L
Shares themes of sacrifice, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12).
Code Name Kingfishergrades 4–8
Shares themes of courage, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
Divine Rivalsgrades 9–12
Shares themes of war and courage and overlapping grades (9–12).
Iceberggrades 3–7
Shares themes of courage, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
The Book Thief730L
Shares themes of courage, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (8–11).

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