# Books like Black Ships Before Troy

**10** books similar to *Black Ships Before Troy* by Rosemary Sutcliff (Historical Fiction · grades 6–8), matched on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

**Themes:** greek mythology, mythology, greek, trojan war, mythology
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## Similar books

- [Tristan And Iseult](https://readinglist.school/book/tristan-and-iseult) by Rosemary Sutcliff _(Grades 4–9)_ — Is by Rosemary Sutcliff, the same author and overlapping grades (4–9).
- [Bud, Not Buddy](https://readinglist.school/book/bud-not-buddy) by Christopher Paul Curtis _(950L · Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Dragonwings](https://readinglist.school/book/dragonwings) by Laurence Yep _(870L · Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [One Crazy Summer](https://readinglist.school/book/one-crazy-summer) by Rita Williams-Garcia _(750L · Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry](https://readinglist.school/book/roll-of-thunder-hear-my-cry) by Mildred D. Taylor _(920L · Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [The Book Thief](https://readinglist.school/book/the-book-thief) by Markus Zusak _(730L · Grades 8–11)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (8–11).
- [The Cay](https://readinglist.school/book/the-cay) by Theodore Taylor _(Grades 5–8)_ — Same genre (Historical Fiction), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (1960s).
- [The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lightning-thief) by Rick Riordan _(740L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of greek mythology, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [A Corner of the Universe](https://readinglist.school/book/a-corner-of-the-universe) by Ann M. Martin _(Grades 5–8)_ — Same genre (Historical Fiction) and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [A Long Walk to Water](https://readinglist.school/book/a-long-walk-to-water) by Linda Sue Park _(720L · Grades 5–8)_ — Same genre (Historical Fiction) and overlapping grades (5–8).

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